The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-23
THE DAILY EDITORIAL DIGEST
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| Trying to Get Hoover or the Fence.
1t would be great relief to the lead
| ers of both parties If Herbert Hoover
would say fatty which party he be-
| longs to. Although he is mot candi-
| date" for presidential nomination it is
various primary returns that he has
captured IL big independent following
in both parties. At first he doomed up
as the big hope of the democrats, but
his recent statement that he was a
progressive republican" before the war
Ii interpreted widely as n signal that
he would prefer to be courted by the
| republicans. But as the same state
ment declined the use of his name in
n republican primary, there is comfort
also for those democrats who are urg-
ing his candidacy.
The San Francisco Chronicle Ond.),
which has strong republican leanings.
declares that 1t will support him on n
republican ticket, and adds that ut is
only as candidate for the republican
nomination on platform of republican
principles that we can consider Mr..
Hoover at all at this time" The re-
publicans, with Hoover as their can
ddate." declares the Providence Tri-
bune Gnd. Rep.), would be capable
OF rendering the greatest service ever
rendered by any political party in time
"a good enough republican" to de-
serve the nomination.
The appeal for the election OF DEM
| ocratic congress In 1918" adds the
Tribune, is the only blot upon Mr..
Hoover's political record from the re-
publican point of view. Mr.. Hoover
was not thinking of the success of any
party, but just the best means Of end
ing the war with all its miseries and
horrors. There will be many men Vot-
ing for the republican candidate for
president next fall who do not at pres
ent consider the control of the present
congress by the republicans as much of
an Improvement upon recent democratic
congresses"
III nominated at ALL" thinks the New
York Times Qnd. Dem.). Mr.. Hoover
must be nominated by the republican
party" and the Baltimore News Und)
agrees that The will be aligned with the
republicans unless the reactionarles con-
troll the Chicago convention" though 1t
does not expect his nomination, but
gussos that the q. o. L. will shun
the spectacular both In platform and
candidate" and may even go so far
as to incur the danger OF being called
safe and sane In both respects" The
Philadelphia Public Ledger Und.) has
republican tendencies also. but is sup
porting the Hoover candidacy vigorously
why are the republican Old Guard
exhausting all the resources of invec-
tive. insinuation and autocratic ostra-
cism to drive Hoover out OF the only
party to which he has ever belonged
and into tho possible reach of the des-
porate democratic gamblers. who sadly
realize that they have nothing in their
own stable that can even make a racer
Is the Old Guard so afraid or
Hoover that they will give the
democrats their CHANGER"
As for the popular demand for Hoover
in the republican ranks. the Springfield
Union tRop) points out that In the
Minnesota primaries, without an Or
ganization and without even n willing
ness 60 he considered an aspiraut." his
vote was half that cast for Johnson,
and one-third Of Gen. Woods" and
shows degree Of spontaneous senti-
meut that must he somewhat discon-
ccrtiug TO those candidates who are
| boldly seeking the nomination" SINH
larly Il IL discovered by the Duluth
Herald Ond) that in recent news
paper poll IN Oregon there were ms
many republican ballots cast for Hoover
as for all the other republican candi-
dates"-namoly. Wood. johnson. Low
den. poiudeNter and Harding.
The Knoxville sentinel Gnd. pem)
while Il thinks Hoover "a receptive hut
not aEgressive candidate on progress
i've republican principles" thinks he
will have great difficulty In obtaining
tho republican nomination though It
would feet no disposition to weep II
tho republicans should win with such
candidate" Tho Sentinel agrees with
Senator Pcnrose that Hoover right
fully belongs TO the Wilson end OF the
democratic party.'" other democratic
papers take a similar view. Thus the
Louisville CoWicr-Jourual OemN says:
'Thc rcactionary group I'm the re-
publican party is master Of the party
now II viii control the republican
convention At Chicago next June, nomi-
Mating its candidate and debating rs
platform Herbert Hoover Will
nnd NO place In the O. G. L. tent this
wear ON witch to lay his head.
An the indications NOW are that unless
Mr. Hoover should allow his great en-
crrtC> 10 80 20 waste in this years cam
Uairu hc will have 20 enlist with the
democrats"
Even the progressive republican
support will fail Nr. Hoover. iu tho
view Of the Dallas News tud Dem y.
g,r 'rrast eft the teFvgr3-luukprs e that
marty are against the league OF nations,
whereas Mt Hoover rs Cor &C.," and the
Philadelphia Record Oud Dem thinks
Mt Hoover has t1k0n himself def
rItrly out 81 tho republican ranks
no certainly isut willing 20 be C'0ssi-
God With Ilf Johnson or bis own state.
or ia DOC Wood OFF N,v N1wsh.rr
who arc all uat are LEFT OF the Eull
Moose out4t"
The Louiv,IN, Tost UndN nnds that
$50 FAR ms fhr republican leaders nrc
concerned NJ Hoover has committed
an uuforEivHnle SIN. We has actually
said that o., war was success. 80
whereas 'thc republican uartv e COM
rIt',a On fHr proposition tNHf the war
WAS fH.fr' NorU0Nrr. tho Eost