New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
bIG BUSINESS IS <
 BOOSTING HOOVER
Charles Evans Hughes Nov Close
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Washington. Aug. 5 (UP)-Big 1 business wants to see Secretary of Commerce Hoover succeed to the l presidency.
 He is being boosted strongly by the business powers of the country, with Charles Evans Hughes of New York a close second. Vice-President Dawes. regarded by some observers 1 as a strong potential candidate for the republican party. lacks the sup port in business quarters which, at the moment is being concentrated chiefly on Hoover.
 That is the word that went forth today from important money inter- ests, now that President Coolidge's choose" has been rather generally taken as putting him out of the 1928 | running.
 Henry Ford's advocacy of tho commerce secretary last week was the first gun in the campaign of finance interests to start boom for him. Now other money powers are taking up the cry. They feel Hoov- CT is sound" man, with proven experience in engineering, business and organization.
 He would do nothing to disturb business. they say. and his support CTS feel that, on the contrary, he would inspire confidence in indus l try.
 The. argument that Hoover is not popular with the politicians" is met by his packers with the claim that his stock is rising even with the men who pull the convention strings.
 | Hughes. too, has substantial fol- lowing, but 1t is doubted that he is willing to undertake again strenu- ous campaigning. He is credited with making fabulous sums in his law practice, and many business men and politicians believe he is quite sincere in his recent state ment that he is too old to undertake the trying task of fighting for cleo ton.
 Frank Lowden as farm relief ad- vocate is drowned on by Wall Street. l Dawes has a considerable follow ing but many men with money are a bit doubtful about him as presi- dential candidate. In the first place, Wall Street dislikes his farm relief position. In the second, it feels that the inventor of the picturesque "Hell-and- Maria" expression is bit too fiery and too picturesque for their liking. Some business leaders l fear he might act on the spur of the moment on some important is- sue that would have an unfavorable reaction on business. They figure he might make good newspaper headlines, but business, frankly all ways timid on questions of policy and where big sums are involved is described as finding the Chicago banker a bit too Spectacular" Hoover is popularly supposed to have President Coolidge's endorse ment as Their apparent" but poli- ticians are not entirely convinced that this is the case. They recall the recent remarks of the president concerning Hoover, which were then
 interpreted as showing some cool ness on the executives part toward his cabinet colleague. Mir. Coolidge's
 observations were followed by spe-
 cial White House breakfast consid-
 cred as a Hove feast" for Hoover
 and this was supposed to have taker
 out any sting that may have beer
 seen to Turk in the presidential re-
 marks.
 The fact remains, however. thai big business is now supporting Hoover and feels he would be 2
 good man to carry out the "econ.
 omy" and prosperity" program
 which Wall Street endorses from
 the depths of it's money bags.