Evening star., 1935-11-18
DENIES HOOVER
WILL ENTER RACE
Allen Declares Former Pres.
ident Is Only Interested
In Issues Now.
BY the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y. November ia
statement indicating Herbert Hoover
thinks his candidacy for President
may be necessary was attributed to
him today by the proprietor of hotel.
but few hours later friend denied
Hoover had made a statement about
his plans to any one.
Mrs. Gussie Machson, proprietor Of
the Monticello Inn, where Hoover
stopped Unexpectedly last night dur
ing snowstorm, said that in a pri-
vate conversation she asked Mr. Hoover
il he was going to run for President.
He said. sometimes you have to
do those things" Mrs. Machson re-
ported. adding that Mr. Hoover told
her he could not say definitely.
Mr.. Hoover had no comment today
in Binghamton, where he visited Will
liam H. Hill, his assistant Eastern
States campaign manager in 1928.
Hoover's friend, Ben S. Allen Of
Palo Alto, Calf who accompanied
the former President, said there had
been "lot of conversation and a
little joking" about the possibility of
Mr.. Hoover's candidacy last night at
Monticello, but he had declined to
make any statement about his plans.
He hasn't got any, TO tell the
truth" Allen said. Allen is the for
mer Presidents travelling companion.
He said Mr.. Hoover had been asked
by newspaper man at the hotel If
he would be a candidate. He replied
that the question was premature. that
what he is interested in now is the
issues" Allen said
Two Sullivan County Republicans,
who called on the former President at
the inn. said they had not heard him
make the remark. but Mrs. Machson
said she was positive she understood
Mr.. Hoover correctly.
AS matter of confirmation the
Associated Press asked her to verify
by telegram her telephoned report of
what the former President had said.
Her telegram in full follows:
Herbert Hoover arrived Monticello
Inn 7:3o pm. Sunday night with Ben
jamin S. Allen and chauffeur Big
following of guests followed him in.
Before Mr.. Hoover went to bed con-
versed with Mrs. MachSon of Month
cello Inn. She asked him if he is
going to run for President. He said:
Sometimes you have to do those
things. but couldn't say definitely
Send papers to inn.
MRS. MACHSON. Proprietor.
Monticello Inn"
BY telephone she first quoted Mr..
Hoover as saying:
II don't know. Maybe I'll have to
(runD. This is the kind of thing
man can't always get out Of"
Howard Beecher, Sullivan County
Republican chairman. said he did not
hear Mr. Hoover comment on his
possible candidacy Beecher said he
thought Mrs. Machson might have
been excited because Of Hoover's un-
expected visit to her hotel and might
have misunderstood him.
John P Curtis. editor of the Sulli-
van County Republican, who also
called at the inn, said the former
President discussed the pre-campaign
situation privately with his visitors.
He said he did not hear any discussion
of his own possible candidacy, and
that if Mrs. Machson had heard
correctly, Mr. Hoover probably was
either speaking jocularly or made Q
slip OF the tongue"
BALTIMORE, November 18 CP-
Herbert Hoover was quoted by two
officials of the Maryland Federation
of Young Republicans today as say
ing fatty he is not a candidate for
the 1886 Republican presidential nom
ination.
The two are Charles H. Cover. vice
president, and Harry Leeward Katz,
chairman Of the Executive Committee
of the federation. They said the for
mer President made his statement at
a dinner at the Union League. New
York. the night before he addressed
the Ohio Society attacking the New
Deal and offering fiscal program of
his own.
"Mr. Hoover answered question
after question" said statement by
Cover and KatZ. In direct answer to
a question whether it was advisable
to concentrate attention now on the
prospective candidate, he replied that
there are approximately 81 candidates
and that he is not one of these"