Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
Press Emphatically Atheists
Herbert HOover's Eligibilit,

! Herbert EooVers eligibility for the
presidency. 50 far as any question o.
residence is concerned. Is attaSsed en-
phatically by the press Virtually with
. out dissent the editors OF the country
denounce the whispering" campaign n
which II has been suggested that NJ
Hoover's long stays abroad on business
and during his Belgian relief activities
robbed him Of his right 10 become Pres
ident under the clause OF the Coast
tuition Ghicn reads
No person eNcept a natural born,
citizen ar a ci;iTen of the United States
at the time Of the adoption of this
Constitution. shall BE- eligible To the Of
flee Of President, neither shall any per
son b. eligible to that office who shah
no, have attained 10 the ass of - wears
and been Is wears resi6en; within the
United States
The Shippers 81 the Secretary have
uncovered 4 mares nest III the igiis-
ment at ire Psila6elphla sEveaig,g Bul-
letin ,indepen6snt Republican,, BY
many precrdentS Of judicial decision, As
we'll as ev the rule. of reason, he has
never erased to have his h<ssnS. as Vel.
as his citizenship. IN these Unttss
States The i,ynche0rs Advance
,Democra;ica contends ;hat IT those
nomination. can tlnd no better grussaCi
ussm which 10 oppose his candidacy II,
favor NJ Ihe candidacy NJ same cth =
sspssnt, thes wall have 6sft}cU), sts,s
preventing ms NCsns 'hs nCSt ECpuo~
,iean noR,,nTs'>
The contention IS absurd htssaiis
and tn ,hc tght ot nretersnts SAYS
he Buffalo eyxnins News tHvrunhcsrt
NlMls tes Scranton Times tDemccgat-
se,, feels that II Ar Hoover develops
strength - msAs hin, the Republican
nominee. ghS question: al his eEsiesh,s
because nj ANY s,lrsea tack ot gv0
tcnce will not lessen his vote sgsEsnS
aeihty " The AShevslls Times stnGss~
asnden; NemocCailcA, concludes thai
the people As a whoA would prAtaeiy
tsel that man claiming to es an
American citizen should nor hs HAIRED
tson running FOR the presidency De-
cause ut pssS,6,e tack ~ tWo wears
NJ actual and eAannuanee rASiaesirs In
thlS country,
The Ch,raso frtSalae .Renshheao,
remarks We d. NOE know who N we
snonsels fer line talk ~ dlSauahtS,as
Mr., HNc,st, eus Il need SeseeelV ~
said that the tactleS reflect 40 ereASils
anon their ORIGINATOR las EaS,s>.Ss
World News tmdependeas Ise.MSSratsc>
sees III the ISSUE an illustration NJ IN a
lengths ~ which the cssNe>sssoA tn NJ,
Hoover within has own yaGtN Is pr~,
pared IL 50,
with the Streaeta Ut Hoover every
where west at Pittsburgh IL Is nA be-
scnd the range ut yN.S> NIFTY lNAt a
combination nj the WrSs ansl the Se.a,n
might nnhesSe the Cls Guard ratel~.
fhe fact thar unusual legal nxNNeS nA>e
been snssessee III deteat HgS,ves r,as q
Gates that the party eSSSSeS feag thAS re>
salt, IA the olssnAtsA NJ tbs santa R@y~
hsra hslN News unemssratleN In
the Saase Ncia ire New NeTk sur ,tN~
dependent presents this sNplAAaSstAgt
III Il doubtful II any SessatsS oalssiti,sa
III Republican rankS ~ Nit u.sever u
haSsd N the iA~NeAt sseStdet,ee 0tseS~
tsea, What estaeasN has sss>teHee<s tAss
Republican h'adegS nf the kSASt, View
INK ths tsSS>,e,hN Ut My NeeNes'S noM,
taasian - their tack NJ aSagAnVe tastt
he would e@ neafN A. SEseasS ia tasS
seglan as ereslstenS ISsaASlss ~ Al.
Aushes tae these lradsss asselnse iaN.
the nomination vt MIR Aeaseg waAlta
make the n.Nnsaaste at ssav SaAseA
even MSMe af 4 CERTAINTY shan N Az
aeasN tStay
In al thess Years he MAS aN Am
nASsaaar 1T Aaayelvan Initiative, Ike
Was 4 magnificent eNgEeSSisa NJ Amer
lean efficiency, declares the sslNelnstass
tsaAsA star tNspaalleAAA, ana the MI
NaMkee ,splgaaal siAsseSsasslengA believes
that this sSeaas" Is hkaiF - IA has aas
sfisss Al III - sseseln 10 Al Aees ~ 5