The Bismarck tribune., 1930-09-25
STIMSON PRAISES
HOOVER RECORD IN
new YORK ADDRESS
Secretary of State Says Presi-
dent Has Kept 81 Of 35
Campaign Pledges
PROHIBITION IS IGNORED
Makes No Mention Of Liquor Is
sue Which Troubles En-
pire State 6. o.P.

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 25.-(AP)-
Henry L. Stimson, secretary Of state,
in the keynote address at the Repub-
lican state convention today. declared
the Hoover administration by legis-
lative or executive action has re-
deemed 81 Of its IS campaign
pledges.
He made no mention of prohibition,
one Of the major problems before
the conventions platform makers.
He devoted his address to praise
of the national administration and
asked that it be measured in the
light of the business depression.
Citing President Hoover's activities
after the stock market crash last
fall, Secretary Stimson declared
these had held "the ship Of business
steady"
ut was the first time that such
leadership had been exercised by any
of our presidents in a similar crisis,
he said. "It prevented the immedi-
ate panic which threatened in the
autumn Of 1929, and to date through
out g. V and worldwide strain it
is still holding the labor and indus
try Of the United States in situa--
ton which is favorably compared
with that in other countries. and in
this country in other times.
ut is inevitable that this economic
situation should be in the background
Of our minds when we appraise the
work of the administration, In whose
thoughts and work it has occupied so
prominent a position during these
past months.
Has Blinded Many \
"Not only has it added immense
problems and burdens to the original
program of the administration, but
undoubtedly it has blinded many peo-
pie to the actual accomplishments OF
the government during the last IL
months"
Reviewing the achievements of the
administration. Mr.. Stimson dealt
with the tax reduction effected on
last years incomes, enactment of the
Smoot- Hawley traiff and the agri-
cultural marketing act, and the
strengthening Of the Merchant Ma
rine.
The principal problem to which
President Hoover addressed himself
on assuming office, said Mr.. Stim-
son, was the betterment of foreign
relations. The secretary praised the
manner in which these were handled.
Summing up, Secretary Stimson
said mo president in recent year, if
at any time, has so completely trans
lated his campaign pledges into per-
formance."
This was accomplished, he said,
only by means of an effective coop
Grafton between the president and
congress, a cooperation rendered un-
usually difficult by factional divi-
sions in his own party in the senate.
"These accomplishments were the
result of study, planning and fore
sight by the executive, and the con-
structive solutions thus obtained will
be Of fundamental and increasing
benefit to the public"
Wet Sentiment Increases
Leaders striving to hold their par
ty in today's convention to its ira
ditional dry policy and to harmony
with the national administration on
prohibition pronouncements labored
against mounting tide Of wet senti-
ment.
Champions of repeal boasted they
would control q clear majority on the
first ballot and that they would force
the choice of anti-prohibition candi-
dates and the insertion of platform
plank advocating repeal of the eigh-
teenth amendment.
The fight over the prohibition
plank overshadowed all other issues
and even the candidates. Advocates
Of repeal prophesied they would have
between 500 and 700 of the 991 votes
from the outset.
The threat to the dry policy Of the
party met uncomprOmising resis-
tance from drys outside the party,
but leaders close to the national ad-
ministration looked for no wide-
spread detection if the convention
should insist on wet plank and wet
candidates.
Charles H. Tuttle. United States
district attorney, who advocates re-
peal of the eighteenth amendment
and the substitution of an amend.
ment enabling state liquor control,
held most of the interest as the nom-
inee for governor.
The repeal forces were prepared
to support him, and many drys were
not ready to support for nomination
Attorney General Hamilton Ward of
Buffalo. whose prohibition attitude !
was not defined. The w. C. T. u, |
in an effort to obtain a dry plank,
declined to throw its strength to
Ward. preferring to support a third |
party candidate.
Former United States Senator |
James w. Wadsworth. championing
q cause which was credited with |
costing him reelection to congress |