Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-30
HOOVER FLAYS
INTOLERANCE
IN CAMPAIGN
Asserts He Does Not
Want Support For
Presidency on Basis
Of Religion

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2e.-tR)-
Herbert Hoover announced fatty to-
day that he wanted no support for
the presidency on the basis OF re-
ligion.
His declaration was made In a sec
ond formal statement repudiating q
circular bearing the stamped sigma
ture Of Mrs. Willie W. Caldwell, re-
publican national committeewoman
FOR Virginia, and appealing to wom-
en- TO save the United States from
being Romanized."
II cannot fully express my indig-
nation Of any such circulars the
republican presidential candidate
said. sNor can 1 reiterate too
strongly that religious questions
have no part in this campaign. /
have repeatedly stated that neither /
nor the republican party want sup
port on that basis.
"There are important and vital
reasons for the return Of the repub-
lican administration, but this is not
one OF them"
Hoover's statement supplemented
one issued last night in which he re-
iterated the declaration he made in
his acceptance speech against re-
ligious intolerance in American po-
litical affairs.
Before he made that speech. he
issued the Instructions on which DR..
Hubert Work, chairman Of the re-
publican party officials and work
ers that neither religion nor prohi-
bition were to be treated as issues
IN this campaign.
Shows Intense Feeling
Before issuing his statement to-
day, Hoover conferred with several
of his closest advisers, including
William J. Donovan, assistant Unit
ed States attorney general, and Off
GERS Of the national committee.
When he called newspaper corre-
spondents into his office to make
his statement public. he plainly
showed intense feeling.
Hoover declined TO go into a de-
tailed discussion of the incident
which led 70 his renewed d~eclara-
ton, but Mrs. Caldwell in a tele-
gram TO the republican national COM
mittee amplified her previous in
formal statement that she had not
authorized the injection into the cir
cular sent 70 women in Virginia Of
any reference to the religious ques-
ton.
She stated 20 republican party Of
ficials that she directed the issu-
ance OF the circular to volunteer
Hoover workers in the state and
gave q general outline Of what she
wanted to say. Before the circular
was prepared she was called to
Washington TO attend a party cen
ference here and, she explained, the
literature was sent u in her abb
sence bearing a facsimile Of her sig
nature.
Work Issues Statement
Chairman Work late today issued
the following statement:
II have now had opportunity to
investigate the origin Of a circular
letter containing reference to re-
ligi0us questions which have been
issued from a local committee office
IN Virginia. ! am informed that the
national committeewoman did not
authorize the introduction Of the re-
ligious question, that she has al
ways opposed ID as a campaign ques-
tion. The republican party does not
countenance any appeal Of this CIR
acter.
Callers during the day included
Senator Arthur N~andenberr Of Mich
igan, a delegation from the Inter-
national knights Of the Round Ia
bic, and a group or county chairmen
Of the Republican Service League Of
New Jersey.
Nandenberg predicted that the
nominee would carry his state bv
three 20 one. asserting That the dcm-
ocrats based their hopes On the city
of Detroit.
The delegation from the Knights
Of the Round Table, which is hold
Ing its annual convention here. pre-
sented Hoover with a walking cane
made from q 3~,0O0-year-old Califor-
MIA redwood tree. Through Charles
9. White Of Oakland, Calf. founder
OF the organization. and Harry G.
Jones Of Dallas. Texas. president al
the Dallas Round Table. thew ev-
tended their best wishes for his
success