Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
HOOVER TO AVOID
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
President Announces He Will
Limit Participation to
Several Speeches.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.


yesterday that he intends to give I'M
divided attention to the duties of his
Office and not take an active part In
the Forthcoming campaign except fol
few major speeches expounding ad-
ministration policies" put at rest re-
ports since his denomination that he
would virtually run his own campaign
and would probably make a series OF
speeches on a political tour.
Aside from his appreciation of his
responsibilities as President, Mr.. Hoo
yer has plainly shown during his pub
lie life that he has no taste for cam
paigning or anything else incidental
to politics.
COP. Headquarters to Be Moved.
Those who know the President we'll
were not surprised yesterday When ne
made his position SO clear. Neither
was any great surprise caused in polit-
ical circles here when he, in the same
public statement, announced that the
headquarters of the Republican Ma
tional Committee would be removed
from Washington and established in
Chicago and New York.
This step has been expected by many
for some time. Mr.. Hoover's known
wishes OF having the political head
quarters taken away from the shadow
of the White House may have been
sufficient reason for this course, but
in addition to that, party leaders had
long since come to the conclusion that
setting UP headquarters in the Middle
West and in New York would be GOOD
political strategy.
Presidents Statement.
Mr.. Hoover's statement explaining his
own position and announcing the es-
tablishing of headquarters in Chicago
and New York, as made public at the
White House yesterday, read as follows:
Il have informed Republican leaders
that except for a few major addresses
eypounding policies of the admlnlstra-
ton 1 will not take part in the forth
coming campaign as my undivided at
tention must be given to the duties OF
nv office. The campaign will be con-
Quoted and managed entirely by Chair
man Sanders and the Republican Or
ganization. It has been settled that
the Offices of the Republican National
Committee should be removed from
Washington and established at Chicago
and New York Mr.. Sanders will be
visiting Washington in the course OF a
few days to complete these arrange
ments.
In accordance with the tradition
since their beginning that heads OF
States should open the Olympic games,
I had hoped to avail myself OF that
pleasure and I had also hoped to spend
a few weeks at my home at STANFORD
University, but at the moment this
seems improbable as my paramount
duty is here"
BY turning over the management OF
his campaign to Everett Sanders, tne
new national chairman, and other party
leaders, President Hoover Will not DE
establishing precedent.
With the exception OF Willlam HOW
ard Taft in 1912, all of Mr.. Hoover's
predecessors in recent years who were
candidates to succeed themselves, re-
Trained from active campaigning.
Radio Addresses Likely.
While President Hoover said he in
tends to make "a few major addresses
expounding policies Of the administra-
ticn," it IS not thought by those close
to him that he meant to convey the
impression that he is going any great
distance from Washington to deliver
these. BY means of the NATIONWIDE
radio hookups such trips on the part
of a candidate are not essential II reacn-
ing large audience is all that Is hopeo
for.
The impression about the White
House is that Mr.. Hoover will break tbs
mcnotony of his Summer by 1requenl
week end trips to his fishing camp or
the Rapidan River.
There are some who are expecting
him to select that spot for the scene
of his official notification and his
speech of acceptance. Extra wires anS
radio broadcast facilities have been ex-
tended to his camp.
Free Of Politicians.
Aside from the advantages Of political
strategy to be gained by removing the
national campaign headquarters from
Washington to Chicago and New York
there are other reasons which prompted
this decision. The principal one Of
these was the Presidents wish to be
relieved of the great army Of politicians
and others who would be troorlng to
Washington if the headquarters were
here.
In anticipation CT an early visit from
Mr.. Sanders, President Hoover was en-
gagged to some extent yesterday consid-
ering tentative plans and campaign
policies. For suggestions in this con-
nection he conferred separately with
Walter Newton, his political secretary
who returned yesterday from the Chi
cago convention; Lawrence Richey, his
personal secretary; Secretaries Stirscn
Mills, Adams, Hurley and Doak.