Evening star., 1932-01-25

Announcement by Postmaster General
Brown that President Hoover will be a
candidate for reelection produces no
surprise, statements in national COM
ment generally taking the stand that
no other candidate in his own party is
likely to qualify as an opponent. 1t Is
also pointed out that his record in Office,
his economic policies and political ira
dition combine to make him the logical
choice of the party, with developments
of the next six months the major factor
in Republican success in the next cam
pa:gn.
mfr. Hoover has a practically clear
road to denomination; and the election
is 10 months away" states the Boston
Transcript independent Republican,, 4,
with the estimate: The truth is that
Mr. Hoover Is supplying the only leader
ship the country knows, aside from ca J
demands that the Government borrow
and fork over $4,000 900, 900 to be hand
ed around among the people without re-
course" The Roanoke Times Demo
cratic) suggests that probably the Sc
verC criticism and the succession OF
tough breaks that he has encountered
throughout his first term have but in
ten9ified his ambition to be reelected
and show the country that he really is
fi-St-class. executive"
THE announcement, thus early" ac-
cording to the Cleveland News (Repub-
lican), will help to smoke out party
opposition, If there is to be any, to the
President. Rivals for the nomination
there may be in the form OF tavorlte
sons. as usual, but thus far. determined
opposition has not developed and does
not apear as a probability The Demo-
Gratis, on the other hand, have been
busy for some time trotting out candi-
dates who will figure in the party al
fairs right up to the convention.
"It is the general expectation" ac-
cording to the Rock Island Argus I'm
Gependent), that the response to the
announcement will make it plain that
the influential party leaders will pro-
claim their allegiance to the Hoover
standard" Asserting that the eandl-
dacies of Senator johnson OF Calitor-
MIA and Senator Borah OF Idaho are
not to be taken seriously" the Roches-
ter Times Union independently ADVISES
that I'VE have the admission from MS
strongest political opponents OF the op-
posing party that the President Is not
to blame for these trying times" and
holds that "he has shown strength and
constructive ability of high order"
Observing that the announcement is
made in connection with queries about
the North Dakota primaries, the New
Orleans Times -Picayune (Democratlc)
offers the statement as to the Situa-
ton: Word comes that the North Da-
kota Senators have been urging Senator
johnson of California to try his polit1-
cal luck by contesting for North Da-
kotas delegates to the Republican con-
yention. They are not themselves sold
on the Hoover candidacy, and appar-
emily believe that their constituents Will
vote their disapproval thereof If a
suitable opposition candidate will enter
the North Dakota primary That States
delegation in the national convention
is not large, but the fact that its presi-
Dental primary leads all the others
gives the primary result some value as
a preliminary test of Republican Senti-
ment. If North Dakota Republicans are
as strongly anti Hoover as some reports
have pictured them, the Presidents in
decision about entering their State pri-
mary needs no other explanation. But
Senator johnson also IS undecided
according to report, so maybe all hands
are awaiting clarification of North Da-
kotas political atmosphere"
ut Is simply too bad" in the opinion
Of the St Louis Times (Republican),
that any weaknesses in the Hoover
candidacy are due to circumstances not
at all local to this country. No one
government could hope to avert from
its people the penalties of bad economic
conditions which many nations had
created. This Is not job for any one
nation and much less so for any one
man. Mr.. Hoover will be credited with
having made noble effort, but will
have to stand or fall upon actual re-
suits shown. The inevitable necessity
for explanations Is not an element of
strength"