Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15

Postmaster General walter p.
Browns inclusion In the Hoover swing
through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois ID
all the proof that's needed to establish
the political importance Of the Presi-
dents little dash into the Middle West.
Mr.. Brown is the one Simon-pure poll
ticiAn In the cabinet, unless you except
Pat Hurley. The Oklahoman has been
coming on like q house afire since he
1929. President Hoover has boundless
faith in Walter Browns political tudg-
ment and acumen. He was one Of the
Chiefs" principal lieutsnants in the
1928 preconventiop tight and, along
with the late Jim" Good. had charge
Of Hoover fortunes Mt Kansas City.
Months before that Brown engineered
the pivotal Ohio primary campaign
from which Hoover emerged triumphant.
For two years strife within the @. o. P.
has ragged more or less necessarily
around the Postmaster Generals head:
but, with the Presidents unqualified
backing, Brown always bobbed up Sc.
renely. HIS job this week is to keep his
eyes and ears wids open for rejection
OF Hoover sentiment, pro or con.
y 4 4. \
Early In June this observer risked the
prediction that the Presidents indian
apolis speech tonight would be q 1882
keynote utterance. On the eve OF the
Hoover party's departure word was
passed out ut the White House that the
taIk to the Hoosier Republican editors
was to be "the" speech OF the week.
Delivered In administration midstream,
the hour Is logical for review OF the
distressful past and o look ahead, par
ticularly with respect to the Ides OF
November next year. Nobody expects
Hoover In 50 many words TO announce
his candidacy for reelection. That he
asDires TO q second term has always
been taken for granted. That he is
confident Of getting IL IS not SO gener-
ally realized. His serenity Is. based on
two convictions: % That times q
wear and o half hence will be sum
GENTLY improved to take the curse on
"Four More Years Of Hoover" and I'D
that the dry side OF the liquor contro-
yersy is still the winning end OF the
argument.
Charles Evans hughes would UNI
do.lbtedIy have been at the Harding
Memorial dedication except fer q long
standing date" at Providence, r. /.
THE Chief Justice pledged himself 70 De
al, the Brown University commencement
and deliver an address on the fiftieth
anniversary of his class, that OF 81.
ANYBODY in doubt as to Hughes rever-
ence for Harding's memory has. only TO
recall his stirring address at the con-
House Of Representatives in February,
1924. In these days of revived disarma. =
ment discussion throughout the world,
it's worth remembering-as Hughes dio
on the occasion above mentioned-that
as long ago as Hardings nomination.
acceptance speech at Marion In 1920,
the President-to-he said: II can hear
In the call CT conscience an insistent
voice for largely reduced arnaments,
with attendant reduction CT burdens
upon peacerloving humanity. We wish
to give Of American influence ana ex-
ample; we must give OF American Lead
ersiip to that Invaluable accomplish
ment." =.
Echoes Of Bob" Lucas recent rcund-
I'M Of young Republicans" in Washing
ton: Pat Huriey's dragging in OF Char.
lev Curtis name in the Secretary OF
wars old-fasnioned stump speech. Ban-
uueteerS saw in Pats strategy the wish
TO convince the Vice President that
the Oklahoma Adcnig isn't out for Cur.
It's job Amsang re ssse s.assace q q
tina Republican National COMMITTEE, 70
the william Mckinley Of pre-preslden-
tsai days. Public emergence Of Dolly
Cam as q. o. p. politician and speech
maker. Second lady CT the land sat
With the hoi polloi at the Young Re-
pubiicans' dinner and nowhere near
the head table. =. w. Kingsland Macy,
New York State leader. reminding folks
that his part of the country. Long Is
land. contains . third Of the Empire