Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-20
HOOVER BRANDS
. INTERVIEW FALSE
Miami Herald Apologies for
Story Attacked as "Sheer
Mendacity.'
Rr thA Associated Preea.

MIAMI. Fla. February 20.-Char-
acterizins purporte6 interview pub
lished yesterday morning by the Miami
Herald as "a piece Of sheer mendacity
on the part of your correspondent.
Herbert Hoover, Secretary Of Commerce
and presidential candidate, in iele-
gram 10 the Herald from Savannah
YESTERDAY denied the story en- maSSe
and each paragraph individually he
described it as faxed from beginning
70 end.
Mark Sullivan, political writer. who
aecon,uauie6 the Secretary 10 Key
west on a fishing trip. and whom the
Eersld's Key West correspondent
quoted in the story AS Hcover's political
spokesman. in a telegram denying the
story said that he never talked with
your correspondent or any other cor
respondent" and that many Of the
things statements attributed him IN
the storv) are known by me to be I'M
true, ard others never heard OF, but
believe 10 be untrue,
Released as Hoover Left.
The story from Key West. released
after the Secretary left that city on the
vav 70 New York said. III quoting Sui
Ivan. that Mr.. Hoover had decided not
70 allow his named TO be used III any
State primary where he would be OPP
posed by tavorite son. except in the
case of Ohio, where he already has au-
thorized It. Such a policy would have
debarred him from the Illinois and In
diana primaries. where Gov. Lowden
and Senator watson are in the race.
according to the story.
al @0t
Nebraska would be left alone for the
moment. though plans were in the max
ing 70 enter him in primaries IN 10
States.
NJ. Hooyer's telegram TO the Herald
said:
"Purported interview with me pub
ns.led this morning is faxed from be-
ginning TO end. both in direct or in
direct quotation through Sullivan. Not
o single paragraph represents the fact
or opinions. No discussion was held,
either directly or indirectly. with either
your or any others press representative.
As a piece of sheer nendaci'y on part
OF your correspondent, have never
seen the equal
Sullivan Denies Story,
Sullivan said:
II have read dispatch summarizing
story from Key West to Miami Herald
In which ! am quoted. ! never talked
with your correspondent or any other
correspondent None of the things at
tributed TO me were ever said by me
to any one Many of the things are
known b. me TO be untrue and others
! never heard Of but believe TO be UNI
true. This is an example Of taking so
6agrant that 1t is a duty to you to
tell you"
The Herald says. in explanation Of
the published interview:
Sunday morning the Miami Herald
published what purported TO be. and
what it believed TO be, an authentic
interview with Hon. Herbert Hoover,
Secretary Of Commerce in President
Coolidges cabinet and a candidate for
nomination for President at the COM
ing Republican convention. Mark Sui
Ivan, a well known national newspaper
correspondent. was copiousiy quoted
throughout.
Published in Good Faith.
The Herald published this interview
with considerable elatiou, because We
had been informed that this would be
the only interview given out By Secre-
tary Hoover while IN Key West, and
the editors felt that IL had received
special consideration in this connection.
The interview. OF course, was pub
Eshed 10 good faith and without the
slightest suspicion Of its authenticity.
Under these circumstances. Of course,
al the Miami Herald can do is to ad-
nit that il was imposed upon by its
own employe, apologize TO Secretary
Hoover, Mr.. Sullivan and TO readers of
the Herald and 10 express its sincere
regret for the occurrence
The Herald representative at Key
West has been discharged"