Evening star., 1932-08-12
SMELL SAYS NATION
SUSTA|NS HOOVER.
Formally Notifying President
of Nomination, He Cites
Accomplishments.

welfare against all the seen ana uH-
seen powers of economic evil overl
spreading the world" in an address last
night by Representative Bertrand H
Smell of New York, formally notifying
the Chief Executive of his nomination
In his address. delivered before party
leaders in Constitution Hall, the per-
manent chairman Of the Republican
National Convention told the President
the Nations recovery depended upon
him Representative Smell reviewed
briefly the Presidents rehabilitation
and relief program and asserted:
You have furnished a determined
leadership that has commanded the
admiration Of the American people.
THE greatest honor that has come
to YOU. Mr.. President has been the
steadfast confidence of the people dur
ing your administration. They chose
YOU because they knew they could trust
YOU. and when the trial came you
proved worthy of that trust
Notified of Nomination.
The text of SHELLS address follows:
''Mr President:
1T is the pleasant duty OF this COM
mittee to notify you that the Repuo-
lican National Convention, on June l6,
+o he the candidate of the Republican
party for President of the United
States for the term beginning March
4, 1888.
"You were chosen President by the
overwhelming vote of the people in
November, 1928. in recognition of your
rre-eminent public service, not only in
behalf of your native land, but in be-
half of all humanity during and after
the World War.
There was no indication that your
term of office would be marked by any
great emergency that would test your
powers and tax your strength, but the
people. with that intuition which un-
erringly guides the NatiCn Alright, de-
cided their destinies would be safest in
YOUR hands during the uncertain period
of readiuStment that inevitably follows
every great war.
Cites Economic Disaster.
with the suddenness of an earth
nuake the world was shaken by economic
disaster. Upon you, sir, fell the re-
sponsibility of exerting all the pcwers
of government to protect this country.
Manifold calamities menaced the
people.
Industry not only was paralyzed but
threatened with extinction.
Private credit disappeared.
"One foreign government after another
became involved in difficulties which
reacted upon the United States.
"All your experience, all your knowl-
edge, all your energy, were called upon
to ward of imminent disaster and to
devise and establish program for lift
ing the country out of the depression
that ravaged the world.
I'VE recognize that it has been i'm
possible for you to impart to the people
all the details of the dangers that have
confronted them.
In the thick of battle it is not the
generals business to issue bulletins; it
is his business to fight the enemy.
The greatest honor that has come
to you, Mr.. President, has been the
steadfast confidence of the people dur
you because they knew they could trust
you, and when the trial came you
proved worthy of that trust.
Preserves Nations Welfare.
Against all the seen and unseen
powers of economic evil overspreading
the world you have preserved the well
fare Of your country.
You averted industrial strife. riot
and bloodShed which have marked every
other depression.
You prevailed upon labor and capital
to work hand in hand, in cooperation
with the Government.
You mobilized private financial Or
ganizations so they could save them
selves.
You averted a financial panic that
threatened Europe, and SO kept it from
our shores.
You devised and brought to execu-
ton a plan that relieved the drought
stricken regions without humiliating
them with dole.
'As the dreadful sweep of this uni
versal depression pressed with un-
yielding force, you devised the broad
est plans known to history for the pro-
lection and relief of our people.
AT the opening of Congress last
it, asking for the cooperation of all
parties in translating that program
into law, and from that day to this
you have boldly amasSed the resources
of the Nation for the relief of need in
every part of our land Every recon-
mendation you have made has been
based solely on need and no other
thought or purpose has ever entered
your program. During it all, you have
furnished a determined leadership that
has commanded the admiration Of the
American people.
Gave Generous Credit.
ITO the extent that opposing polit-
ical parties extended this cooperation,
you gave generous credit.
You were patient, yet persistent in
the difficult task of securing legisla-
ton from a querulous Congress, one
part Of which stood in political oppo-
Sition to you.
The people have noted with salts
faction your enlightened method OF
dealing with Congress, whereby you
obtained the necessary support OF pollt-
ical adversaries, not for yourself, but
for the welfare of our common country
Your magnanimous acknowledgment
of this support does you honor, while
not obscuring the fact your task wa!
made infinitely difficult because OF dem
agogic political opposition.
We congratulate you, Mr.. President
upon your success in preventing tht
enactment of ill-advised and improvi
dent legislation which would have alikt
burdened national recovery and i'm
periled national security.
To oppose this legislation offered b,
political adversaries, while obtamlni
from them Jne SuppolI NeCcSSaLy "
effectuate your own plans, called 10
both courage and tact. These qualitie
you have exercised increasingly, to tn
great advantage of all citizens.
Nation Depends on Him.
Your plans for national rehabilita
ton nave been translated into laws
You are engaged now in the great tas
of administering these laws.
Upon you, sir, depends the recover
of the United States. We bring you
message of encouragement and sup
port from the people The Republican
party rejoices that it has furnished t
the Nation the one man in this emer
gency who is -eminently qualified t
lead, to serve, to save.
In the midst of your exaoting dutie;
we beg of you to draw comfort an
strength from the knoWledpe that tn