Evening star., 1932-06-18
Statement Says Duties of
Office Will Require Most
of Presidents Time.
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
HEADQUARTERS PLANNED
Pressure of Business to Prevent
Chief Executives Attendance
at Olympic Games.

The White House announced today
that with the exception of a few major
addresses advancing policies of the ad-
ministraticn, President Hoover will not
take part in the forthcoming campaign.
In brief statement. evidently in
splred by newspaper stories during the
past few days that he would take an
active part in the campaign, the Presi-
dent made his position clear.
simultaneously, he announced that
the headquarters of the Republican Ma
tional Committee here would be closed
and campaign centers established In
Chicago and New York. He also made
1t known that he probably will not make
his scheduled journey to the West
Coast to open the Olympic Games.
Presidents Statement.
The statement follows:
Il have Informed Republican leaders
that except for few major addresses
eXpounding policies of the administra-
tion, will not take part in the forth
coming campaign as my undivided at.
tentlon must be given to the duties of
my office.
The campaign will be conducted and
managed entirely by Chairman Sanders
and the Republican organization. It
has been settled that the Offices Of the
Republican National Committee should
be removed from Washington and es-
tablished at Chicago and New York.
Mr.. Sanders will be visiting Washington
In the course of few days to complete
these arrangements.
In accordance with the traditions
since their beginning that heads of
State should open the Olympic games,
I had hoped to avail myself of that
pleasure and had also hoped to spend
few weeks at my home at Stanford
University, but at this moment this
seems improbable as my paramount
duty is here"
Remains in Capital.
Anticipating the possibility Of the
arrival late today Of Chairman Sanders,
besides the business Of his Office which
required his attention today, President
Hoover decided to remain in Washing
ton this week end, although he had
been looking forward to q visit to his
Rapidan camp.
1t was said at the White House that
it was not known Just when Mr..
Sanders would arrive for his first con-
ference with Mr.. Hoover since his Sc
lection to take charge of the cam
paign. The impression was. however,
that Mr.. Sanders would present him
self either late this afternoon, tomor-
row or Monday.
Indications also were that others
prominent in the high counselS of the
party would confer with the President
either today or Monday.
1t IS expected that when Mr. Hoover
and the new head of the National Com
mittee and the other party chieftains
get together, tentative plans Of gen.
eral nature for the conduct of the cam
paign will be worked out. When this
has been accomplished and the general
policy has been agreed upon, the de-
tails will be turned over to Chairman
Sanders and his associates to handle.
Requested Removal.
The removal of national headquarters
from Washington is understood to
have been decided upon at the earnest
request OF the President himself, al
though some of the party leaders had
been suggesting such step for some
time.
A number of reasons have been ad-
vanced for the Presidents desire to
take the headquarters out of Wash
ington Principal among these is the
understanding that he is anxious to be
left as free as possible to carry on the
work of the Government without the
interference that naturally would fol-
low if Washington were the campaign
headquarters.
Another reason for the shift Of head
quarters is that the political strategy Of
locating in the Middle West as well as
in New York City cannot be over
estimated. The Middle West is expected
to be one of the pivotal sections in
November, and the fact that the party's
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