The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-03

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is growing more unpopular every day
The hint comes strongly, also, that
friends of President Hoover are going
to keep quiet about it in their state
primary campaigns, just as the presi-
dents supporters are doing now in
this state.
The political writer's may be wrong,
of course, for they actually know little
If any more about the political situa-
ton than the average man in the
street. Their sole advantage is that
they have more contacts and more ex-
perience in putting together the jig
saw puzzle which politics always Of
fers.
1t would seem, however, that they
are being conservative in this year
when anything can happen, polite
ally.
The North Dakota correspondent
for the Washington newspaper felt
safe in intimating there is Demo-
cratic trend in this state. Why
shouldn't he after that surprising ga
600 votes in the Democratic presi-
dental primary in March?
On the whole, it would seem the
president is getting few breaks and
that he will face particular difficulty
in the west, since the trend west of
the Mississippi river seems to be
against him.
With his friends running to cover
it would seem that Hoover is being left
out in the storm to weather the po-
litical winds alone-if he can.
Even his publicity stunts are having
a bad back-lash.
A few days ago some newspapers
made much of the journey from De-
troit to Washington of Irene, Bernice
and Clifford Feagan who went to ask
the presidents help in getting their
father out of Jail. The president met
them cordially at the White House
and promised to use his good offices in
seeing that the quality of mercy oper-
ated for the Feagan family.
The next day, Papa Feagan was re-
leased from durance vile and the
president appeared in the kindly light
so necessary for a public man if he
would get the sentimental vote.
And then came the denouement
which should make the president take
his political stage manager out in the
White House woodshed.
From Minneapolis came word that
Police Chief w. j. Meehan had asked
Feagan's arrest for an alleged embez-
element there in 1881.
1T was nice that the story cams
out in the newspapers" Chief Meehan
said. i've been looking for Feagan
for several months and this is the
first time I've had line on him.
And that leaves Mr.. Hoover holding
the sack, SO to speak.
The poor man doesn't seem to get
any breaks at all.
X X
In these phases of his campaign the
president might take a few tips from
New Yorks Democracy.
When Mayor Jimmy" Walker was
on the griddle before the Seabury in
vestigating committee, he was contin-
ually cheered by the crowd which had
gathered to see the show. The en-
thusiasm for the mayor was marked,
the intention being, of course, to
prove that Seabury was prosecuting
this notable maker of profitable
friendships.
Later, when Walker left the stand,
women in the crowd pelted him with
roses.
1t may be impolite to wonder just
how the roses happened to be handy
when Walkers feminine admirers be-
came suddenly enthused, but the fact
remains they were there. AS far as
it went the demonstration clicked
In the case of the Detroit fiasco,
however, Hoovers roses turned out to
be cabbages.