Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07
HOOVER SWAMPED
WITH WELL WISHES
President Is Greeted
With Flood of Congratu-
Iatory kilograms.
BY REX COLLIER,


PALo ALTO, Calf, November T.
With memories of the tumultuous
battle of the ballots last night still
whirling in his mind, Herbert Hoover
awoke today to a new world of oppor-
tunity in his role of President-elect of
the United States and plunged into the
baf1ing task Of reading mountain Of
congratulatory kilograms.
Nearly 1000 of the messages had
poured into his home from all parts of
the world before he retired last night,
including one from his defeated oppo-
nent, and thousands more flooded over
taxed communication wires today. He
sought seclusion in his study so that he
could answer at least the more i'm
portant ones.
Overwhelmed at the completeness of
his victory-the supreme triumph of a
sensational career that has known no
defeat since he set out from the farm
ing fields of Iowa to seek fame and
fortune In the Far West--Hoover looked
forward humbly to the opportunity to
serve country which had given him,
poor Quaker orphan boy, "his
chance
Greeting to TownsfOlk.
He summed UP his feelings in a
husky word of greeting to the wild and
riotous thousands of fellow townSfolk
who marched up San Juan Hill last
night, with Sousa's Band in the lead, to
pay him rousing tribute.
Il thank you all for coming up here
to greet u.s." he said, standing in the
glare of arc lights on the terraced roof
of his imposing California home. Il do
appreciate it from the bottom Of my
heart. thank you."
To the millions of American citizens
who chose him as their leader during
the next four years he wished to ex-
press similar sentiments of appreciation
from the very bottom of his heart.
To this correspondent, who had been
with him throughout his flood relief
| trips of year ago, he said, with a
hearty grip Of the hand, Il knew you'd
| like It,"
Avoids Making Speech.
To the 200 or so close friends, neigh.
and cheered him until the oaken beams
above him seemed to tremble, he begged
to be excused from making a speech.
| mot tonight, thank you," he sale
with a smile, as cries of Speech
! Speech!" rang in his ears.
/ The scenes ON San Juan Hill last
night will linger indelibly in the mem.
/ ories of thoseI privileged to be there
| All of Stanford's $500 students and al
| of Palo Altos citiZenry turned out er
maSSe as success seemed sure and laiC
siege to the big Spanish house, which
! overlookS the scenes of Hoover'S early
| college struggles. The shouts of frenZiee
| college boys, the boom of bursting
| bombs overhead, the stirring strains ol
| the March Kings "Stars and Stripe:
| Forever" and the chorus of college yell;
and songs blended into a reckless
| spine-chilling medley that cannot bt
described on paper.
Results on BIackb0ards.
Hoover learned of his victory in thu
big, luxurious living room OF his nome
He had studied incoming reports earlier
In the evening in his private study, JUS
off the living room, but as the returns
began to show q definite trend In nj
favor he Joined his eager, elbowint
guests in watching the chaking up O
the results on three big blackboard
near a great stone fireplace.
He chatted with those around hin
about the rapid Kaleidoscope Of develop
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