Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
NATIONAL RELIEF,
NOT REELECTION,
HOOvER'S FIRST AIM
Secretary Says President
Subordinates Personal Poll
tics to Economic Program.
FRIENDS PUSH PLANS
FOR STATE PRIMARIES
Burke Confers With Leaders Fol
lowing Browns Statement
Executive Will Run.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

While the White House put the soft
pedal on discussion of President Hoover
as a candidate for denomination and
reelection, friends of Mr.. Hoover today
announced their intention of going
right ahead to gather in delegates to
the Republican National Convention
pledged to Mr.. Hoover.
Cognizance of Postmaster General
Browns statement to newspaper men
yesterday that the President will STAND
for denomination was taken at the
Executive Mansion today. The Post
master General had said also to the
press that whatever was necessary 10
get convention delegates would be done
in the interest of President Hoover's re-
nomination, which was interpreted as
meaning that Mr.. Hoover's name would
be filed in presidential primary States.
Burke Urges Hoover.
James Francis Burke, general cousSei
of the Republican National Committee,
conferred with Republican leaders on
methods of entering Mr.. Hoovers name
He said in Pennsylvania certain Repuo-
lican leaders would enter the President
name, but declined to say who they
were.
Despite the Presidents assurances
that personal politics are out of his
mind at present, Burke, speaking freely
with newspaper men at the White
House. said he was in Washington tc
talk politics and to start laying the
groundwork for the next presidential
campaign.
Meanwhile Secretary Hurley an
nounced the Oklahoma delegation tc
the Republican National Convention
would be pledged to President Hoover.
The War Department head said
Oklahoma does not have a primary, but
selects its delegates through the con-
vention system, and he is altogether
certain that they would be Hoover dele
gates"
He hopes to be able to take some part
In the pre-convention campaign.
1t was said apparently on behalf OF
the President by his secretary, Theo-
dore G. Joslin, that the President Is not
thinking about presidential politics at
this time and that he is giving his un-
divided thought and attention to the
problems confronting the country and
to his program for economic relief
Dawes at White House.
Mr.. Joslin was asked whether Post
master General Browns statement tC
the press yesterday was authorized by
the President. Mr.. Joslin represented
the President as thinking of nothing
bordering on politics at this time. The
President, Mr. Joslin added in his eff
fort to meet the problems before him
refuses to see any one regarding per-
sonaf politics
Ambassador Charles @. Dawes, who is
soon to give up his post in London, was
a White House guest again today. Gen.
Dawes recently in Chicago made a
statement denying absolutely that he
would consider being candidate for
the Republican presidential nomination
this year and pledging his support OF
President Hoover for denomination and
reelection. 1t Is understood the Presi-
dent discussed today the disarmament
conference with Gen. Dawes, who is to
head the American delegation to &C.
, neva, and also the selection of a sue
ceSSor to Gen. Dawes as Ambassador
to Great Britain.
In informed Republican circles today
| 1t was said emphatically that the
! friends and admirers of President Hoo
| yer were planning to send delegates to
| the G. o. P. National Convention ready
! to vote for his denomination. This
means, it was explained, that they
would enter the Presidents name In
presidential preferential primaries where
| it was necessary.
Decision Awaited.
| Whether the President would himself
take formal action by authorizing his
| friends in Ohio, where the law requires
| compliance by the candidate, to run as
Hoover pledged delegates was matter
which would be determined later, it was
said. Uninstructed delegates, favorable
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