Evening star., 1928-06-20
Popular Support for Hoover
Called Republican Talisman

zette CDemocrattc). and this is empha-
sized also by the st. Louis Times IRE
publieanl and Charlotte Observer tin
dependent Democratic). while the Ro-
anoke World-News independent Demo-
cratIcl contends: The Democrats have
but one candidate who can hope TO
measure swords with the champion
named at Kansas City. Talk of any
other man than the Governor OF New
York as the candidate of the Houston
convention Is merely to give up the fight
before it has begun"
On the other hand, the Ann Arbor
Daily News independently states: The
specter of Al Smith had much to DO
with the selection Of Hoover" thought
which comes also from the Milwaukee
Journal independently. "A national
battle OF giants is seen by the Okla
homa City Oklahonan independently,
and the Kalamazoo Gazette (independ-
enO, Duluth Herald independent Re-
publican) and Brooklyn Daily Eagle lin
dependenD expect a spirited and close
political fight.
Comments on the wide range OF i'm
portant activities and public service in
which MIR. Hoover has engaged with
outstanding skill come from the Los
Angeles Express (Republican), Kansas
City Journal-Post (independent Repub-
lican). Altoona Mirror independently.
Charleston Daily Mail independent
Republican,. Madison Wisconsin State
Journal independently, Buffalo Evening
News lRepublican). Long Beach Press
Telegram CRepublicanl. Jersey City
Journal independent Republican, and
Jackson Citizen-Patriot independently.
The Utica ObServer-Dispatch (inde-
pendenp calls him the strong man Of
the cabinet, outside, perhaps, the field
of finance" and the Hartford Times
independent Democratic) points 20
his success with the Department of
Commerce. HE Is keenly sensitive to
responsibility" in the judgment of the
South Bend Tribune independently.
and the Indianapolis Star tindependent
Republican, sees in him one who is
equal to every emergency" To the Co
lunlbus Ohio State Journal it appears
that If the Republican candidate wins.
the great powers of the presidency will
be in safe and competent hands"
But naturally the opinion is not
record. the Louisville Times tinde-
pendenD declares that lit is Hoover,s
task 10 make good on the assertion
of his friends that the man who has
solved all other problems presented 10
him can solve the garm-relief problem
without advocating tariff reduction.
He now has an opportunity 20
redeem himself. 70 demonstrate what
his supporters assert. that he is really
the farmers best friend" states the
ST. Paul Pioneer-PffSS independently,
and the Dayton Daily News Demo
craticl comments in view of the placing
ENt -.
Whether or not his selection will
placate the farmers after two p-cSi-
dental vetoes Of the farm bill remains
TO be seen" The Denver Post tinde-
pendent Republican, suggests that
Mr.. Hoover is, by rearing, euvirnp-
.rGent and inclination. an Easterner
or, rather, an internationaliSt. in view
point"
+ MIR 'fFooNer alarms the Eastern
financial and industrial interests" il
Is pointed opt, by the Houston Chrcr-
iIle tpemocraticl, because they can't
be certain what he'll do tomorrow.
and he effendS the AGRICULTURAL Middle
West because of his entire urban
niindedneSS and apparent aSSuupticn
thar The Farming classes we're meant
to be inferior classes" Attention is
glfep to the problem OF the farmers
by the Davenport Democrat Demo-
craticl, which believes that "a mil
lien or more of them will refuse to
be Hooverized' -; Scranton Times
tDemoeraucl, Savannah Press (peu,c-
cratief, savannah News tindependcnt
Democratiel, Bangor Commercial IRE
paolicans and Sioux City Tribune tin
dependenO,
Whether ais passion for efficiency
mas removed him in any degree from
the plane ON ahieh best can ee under
stood the trials and aspirations OF the
common man Is for ,he American pec-
pie TO Judge" SuSSeStS the Chicago
Ilaiiy News independently The Halil-
more Evening sun independent DEM
ocraticl AYERS that his net eontribu-
tlon To the discussion ot pubic aueS-
ITEMS has been n general ref
erenee 10 the Cooliage policies" The
Chattanooga Times ,independept DEM
ocratiel believes that Hoover. the
Coolidge conservative. 81 called, and
Haugen nlonstroSity. viii have great
dtrhculty IN meeting upon common
lever and standing upon = 'eonGenial
square
The lansing State Journal ttnde-
pendentl realizes this contrast be-
tween the partyS new standard bear
erS. but allows the reader TO pass his
own Judgment on = team that repre-
sents "the new and the old-~-ah0t-
ment$ on both SldsS uE the ehasm be-
tween past and tGteirc-~a business
executive, an old-time party regular