Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15
NATIONAL MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY WILLIAM HARD.

the committee. Perry Howard of Mis-
sissippi--the third and only surviving
negro member of the committees
being severely pursued by judicial agents
of the Republican Federal Government
for alleged injudicious transactions in
relation to Federal offices in Mississippi.
In such circumstances some Demo-
Gratis are hoping to hew of for them
selves a considerable proportion Of
wavertng negro votes In border" and
Northern regions.
To answer them the Republicans are
about to wake up and realize that Trey
have mighty little chance of carrying
any solid Southern State and that 1t Is
less important TO them to conciliate
white sentiment in those States than 1t
is to conciliate and revive negro senti-
nent and favor in the States of the
border" and the North.
We may look in this campaign for a
great resurrection of Republican inter-
est in negro welfare and recognition and
ballot-box action.
~ + 4
elem" Shaver, retiring chairman of
the Democratic national committee,
can tell John j. Raskob some useful
| things about his new Job. Mr.. Shaver,
when he took Office in 1924, was
| thought by virtually the whole press
| gallery to be laughably simple and in
nocent and uncOmmanding. He has
lived to have the high esteem and the
absolute confidence of all concerned.
He has made for himself secure place
| in his party's affections and counsels.
In Houston he remarked with resigna-
ton to this writer, "A national chair
man has to do chores for everybody and
make himself into nothing" That's
wisdom, as well as a fine spirit, and Mr..
Raskob could paste it over his new desk.
one of the rising stars of politics on
the Republican side will now be Mr..
Lawrence Richey, associated with Her
bert Hoover intimately in the Food Ad-
ministration and then in the Depart
ment of Commerce, Mr.. Richey is now
located in the Republican national
committee. He is a genius at getting
things actually done for all who have
| the legitimate right to ask TO have
them done, and he never gives inter-
views. With those two qualities he is
going to go far and high.
What is a candidate going to do who
wants to avoid the pomp and majesty
of q special train? Mr.. Hoover, for
his Western trip, has tried to get at
| tached to an ordinary train. News
paper correspondents and pfotogra-
pliers. however. demand to go with him.
Their cars. added to Mr. Hoover's work
car, would make an ordinary train too
| long and heavy for the locomotive.
Therefore, If Mr. Hoover insists upon
being attached to an ordinary train,
| the railroad companies will split his
| cars of and run them as special
section" This special section" viii
thereupon look Just like special
| train" and the newspaper correspond
ents will date their dispatches from
''the Hoover Special" anyway. So
there is no solution to this problem.
The Republican nominee stood the
other day in the Department OF Com
merce Building, waiting for an elevator.
He gazed intently at the elevator door.
A crowd gathered and gazed at him.
1 The more they gazed, the more the can
didate concentrated on gazing at the
door. The crowd maintained respect
full silence. The candidate maintained
an intent contemplation Of the doors
glass and iron. He was manifestly
o. 'ag TO- the elevator to come and end
the scene It came and he got into 1t
| with the air of visitor not quite sure
that the Secretary Of Commerce would
see him.
tCopyright. 1927