Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
SOUTHERN LEADERS
BACK HOOVER VIEW
Political Chieftains of Both
Parties Commend Desire to
End Patronage Abuse.

President Hoover's announcement de-
creeing an end to existing Republican
party organizations in South Carolina,
Georgia and Mississippi, seemingly has
met with the warm approval of politi-
| cal leaders of both parties in the South
Associated Press dispatches from
| Southern States today quoted leaders in
| both parties as supporting Mr. Hoov-
er's declaration that the duty of reor-
ganization to correct abuses in the
| handling of patronage rests with the
people in those States.
Senator William j. Harris. Democrat
! of Georgia, who with his Democratic
| colleague, Senator Walter F. George,
, introduced in the Senate the resolution
| that led to investigation of patronage
conditions by a Senate committee and
developed evidences of bribery and the
selling Of post office appointments, was
quoted as saying: Il wish Mr.. Hoover
we'll in his undertaking and hope he
keeps 1t up.
"Of course there are many splendid
men and women holding Office in the
South now" he stated But the crea-
! ton is not greater than the creator. If
| the President selects outstanding men
and women to advise him he will get
| the best results"
G.. o. p. Forces Go to Work.
On the heels of the Presidents state
! ment, advices from Georgia were that
H. G.. Hastings, Atlanta business man
and State manager of the Hoover Cur
! tbs Clubs during the campaign, had
undertaken the work of building Re-
publican party in the State. Hastings.
| pointing cut that the State gave 80, 900
votes to Hoover, as compared with 80
| 900 for Coolidge. said conferences were
| being held among Republicans and
Democrats who supported Mr.. Hoover
| and that campaign committees were
continuing their organization.
Comment on the Hoover announce
ment was refused by Joseph w. Toll
bert, head of the South Carolina Re-
publican organization and senior men,
Der In continuous service of the Re-
publican national committee.
IT am not going to make a statement
about it," he said in Columbia. Il have
not been notified. If they want to
notify me they know where they can
reach me-"
Mrs. Frederick Redfern of Columbia,
Republican national committeewoman.
likewise refused to comment, but her
husband, DR.. F. c. Redfern. an active
worker in the State organization, ex-
pressed the opinion that the Tolbert
| leadership would be upheld.
Texas Leader Is Gratified.
Describing patronage conditions In
the State as IAN internal scandal,
Representative William F. Stevenson,
Democrat. of Cheraw. S. c., said: Il am
gratified to see that Mr.. Hoover has
| lived up to his reputation as BUSH
ness man, man of character who Is
not afraid Of political machines in doing
the honest thing"
Republican leaders in Texas express
sed qualification that Mr.. Hoover ap-
proved their effort to broaden the basis
OF party organization by the establish
ment of advisory committees. r. B.
Creager of Brownsville, national COM
mitteeman, declared the administra-
ton of Mr.. Hoover would see Texas
established as two-party State. Mr..
Hoover's statement, said Creager, will
"help wipe out the remnants of narrow
partisanship and sectional prejudice In
the South"
Senator Pat Harrison, Democrat.
commenting on the Presidents declara-
ton, said he was "gratified to see the
belated gesture on the part of the Re-
publican party TO put cloak Of re-
spectability In the party in the South"
However" he said, "if Mr.. Hoover