The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
HOOVER VOTE APPEAL TO
BE MOST CONSERVATIVES
RECENT BALLOT HISTORY
Safe and Sane Standard
to Be Raised in Effort to
Pull Ballots.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times STAFF Writer

CHICAGO, June 18.-Major de-
cisions of political strategy, agreed
upon here by administration lead
ers before quitting the convention
city, indicate that President Hoo
yer will seek reelection with the
most conservative appeal in recent
political history.
The selection of Representative
Everett Sanders of Indiana as ma
tional chairman, the platform and
the men running the Presidents
campaign show that the G. o. P.
will try to reset the 1924 and 1896
stage.
In those years the slogan was that
only the Republicans could be en-
trusted with the responsibility of
government because the Democrats
were irresponsible.
Whether this tag will stick de-
ponds, 1t is conceded, on what the
Democrats will do with respect to
economic issues, prohibition and
tnelr candldate.
Want Roosevelt as Foe
The Republicans are hoping the
Democrats will adopt a platform
vague and weak on prohibition and
economic questions, and nominate a
man who will not appeal as a bold,
honest and adventurous figure
Privately, many of them are pray
ing that Governor Franklin D..
Roosevelt of New York will emerge
as the victor from next weeks Dem
ocratic powwow.
Though there were few political
philosophers at the convention, the
thought is that political history in
Great Britain and Germany can be
made to repeat itself here.
G. o. P. Strategists believe, as did
Mckinley, Mark Hanna and Coo
lidge, that in time of economic
stress the voters will flock to the
safe and sane" standard.
Even Coxey Is "MiIder"
AS indicative of this sentiment,
two men who played a prominent
part in the convention were Gov
ernor James Rolph of Hoover's home
state, who declined to free Tom
Mooney, and Ex-Governor Alvan T.
Fuller of Massachusetts,, who was
chief executive there when Sacco
and Vanzetti were electrocuted.
Even General Jacob S. Coxey.
who headed "Coxey's army" dele
gate, seemed milder than usual.
The choice of Sanders in place of
Senator Simeon D. Tess of Ohio has
little political significance except as
a possible bid for Coolidge's cam
paign support.
Sanders was Coolidge's White
House secretary, and the two are
still on close terms.
1t means that Hoover, Postmaster
General Walter F. Brown and
Ogden L. Mills of New York, secre-
tary of the treasury, will run the
campaign.
Sanders will, it is expected, be
only figurehead. He was named
because old guardSmen on the ma
tional committee opposed the selec-
ton of James R. Garfield of Ohio.
chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee.
He's Ideal Figurehead
ReSenting Browns domination of
the convsQtion, the practical poll
t1clans insisted on different per-
sonality, especially as Garfield made
enemies in the prohibition fight.
But Sanders will, it is known. be
no more than Browns assistant.
At the capital and in Indiana.
Sanders is regarded as a nice fell
low, but not as a forceful or indie
pendent figure.
He has been assailed by some sem
ators as a lobbyist since he quit
the White House.
He is tra-conServative and I'M
emotional, and he was chosen be-
cause he is the ideal f1gurehead for
the sort of fight the G. o. P. intends
to make.