Evening star., 1928-03-13
HOOVER DISMISSAL
BY COOLIDGE ASKED
BY WILLIS LEADER
Representative Brand As
serts Secretary Uses Office
to Boost Candidacy.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

A demand for the removal from the
cabinet of Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover was made when the Willis
Hoover campaign for Ohio's delegation
to the Republican national convention
was carried into the House today.
Senator Willis spokesman was Rep
resentative Brand of Ohio. and Repre-
sentative Burton. also Of Ohio, took
up the cudgel for Secretary Hoover.
Assailing Mr.. Hoovers Americanism
and Republicanism. Mr.. Brand took
much the same line in his address as
did Senator Willis in his WellSton,
Ohio. attack upon Mr.. Hoover week
ago.
Mr.. Brand charged that the Depart
ment of Commerce Is "honeycombed
with politics" in the interest of Mr..
Hoover's candidacy for the Republican
presidential nomination. and demanded
that President Coolidge ask the resig-
nation of Mr.. Hoover from the cabinet.
Charge OF Inefficiency.
II am informed from reliable
sources" said Mr. Brand, that the
Department Of Commerce Is today
honeycombcd with politics: that the
Governments business is not today Is
per cent efficient IN that department:
that today It is not even so per cent
Efficient that all of the officers OF this
department out over the United States
are now using themselves as political
factors in this campaign. This can
readily be believed by anybody in Ohio.
We have seen an ex-city political
boss picked up IN Ohio and made AS
Sistant Secretary OF Commerce after
MFR. Hoover began to run for President.
We have seen this man occupying this
position and drawing the salary. run
ming MIR. Hoover's campaign In Ohio:
spending half his time there and the
other half in Washington running Mr..
Hoover's national campaign. Now
under these circumstances the CAM
paign of Mr.. Hoover for President is
being paid for to very large extent
out of the Treasury OF the United
States, and ! ask the President TO ask
the resignation Of Herbert Hoover as
Secretary Of Commerce. in the interest
of economy and In the interest OF fair
play in politics"
Representative Burton severely con-
demned the address Of his colleague.
1t abounds IL, erroneous statements.
said Mr.. Burton. and half truths, illus
trated by statements on quotations ig-
noring the contest and the occasion.
ANY man who has contributed Such
splendid achievements TO the welloeing
of the United States as has Secretary
Hoover should be free from such an at
tack, II We are ever to maintain hon-
est. capable and devoted public Serv-
ants, they should not be subjected 10
such vicious criticism.
This address Is not the product OF
one man alone. II contains all the
SlanderouS or otherwise, col
lected by snooperS who have secured
the world 70 ind something In the rec
ord Of Mr.. Hoover"
MIR Burton denied In detail the
charges made by Mr.. Brand against The
Of Commerce.
Replies on Patronage.
Mr., Burton declared that the number
Of Federal once holders. poStmasterS.
United States marshalS and others, ae-
lively engaged In the campaign for Sem
ator Willis in Ohio far outnumeered
any Federal employees who might favor
the nomination Of MFR. Hoover III that
state.
lie read 10 the House letter written
by Mr., Brand himself 10 MIR, Hoover
utlACl NNtC NJ buhuNAN 49, A9-Ss NV
claring that he would gu to the rreSi-
dent and urge MIR. HooverS appoint-
ment as Secretary ot Agriculture, say
ing that II don't know anybody who
fits the place so well aS YOU"
The House rocked with laughter as
Air, Burton read this letter and an.
nounced that II had been written by
Mr Brand,
The House fioor and the galleries
we're crowded during the debate over
MIR, Hoover. Democrats, rejotciug III
the Republican strife clapped and
rheered Mr Brand when he demanded
the resignation OF Mr., Hoover nom the
cabinet
On the Republican side there were
cheers and applause when Mr Brand
first mentioned Mr., HcoyerS name as
4 candidate for President,
Hut Mr., Brand also revealed the in~
wardness of the tlght heing waged
against Mir Hoover In Ohio. for one Of
the Subheads IN hts addreSs read;
IF YOU want Willis. Dawes or Low
den. vote for Willis"
The Ohio Representative frankly
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