Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29


When Chairman Hamilton visited
California recently he knew Of the
fractional differences that had grown
up in this state, but he went directly
to call on Hoover and the latter for
mally introduced the national chairman
to q San Francisco audience, one OF
the most enthusiastic political rallies
In years.
So far as healing the scars Of the
primary battle, when the Hearst
forces and the regular Republicans
clashed, there are some after ef-
fects, but the men high up IN the
party are not allowing the primary
fight to affect their desire for unity
in the coming battle.
Hoover's speeches in the last few
months have developed huge mail.
One of his assistants told me that as
many as 5000 letters would come In q
single day after Nationwide broad
cast.
There seems no doubt that the en-
phasis which Hoover has been giving
to the fundamentals Of constitutional
Government has awakened a consider
able response among the middle
classes in various parts of the country.
Wanted Bank Crash Averted.
Hoover feels, as is perhaps most
natural because Of his experience, that
the bank panic Of February, 1888,
could have been avoided and untold
losses to the American people saved.
He believes that the conferences held
at Hyde Park early in 1888. which no
doubt were intended to be secret,
leaked out and that spectators
learned Of an intention to go of the
gold standard, thus shipping many
hundreds of misunderstanding in
the neighborhood of 100000, 900
to other countries.
Hoover, 1t will be recalled, asked
for assurances from the President
elect to reafirm the gold position of
the country as outlined in the 1892
campaign by Mr.. Roosevelt, but 1t is
asserted that when this was not forth
coming the rumors Of proposed de-
valuation grew and led ultimately to
the conditions that forced the closing
Of the banks.
It would appear that some day this
particular period in American history,
between election day, 1882, and inau-
guration day, 1888, would be thor
oughly studied by some committee in
Congress to see to what extent specu-
lative elements, interested in making
. profit as consequence of proposed
New Deal policies, pursued a course
that led to the bank holiday itself.
Complies and Studies Data.
Hoover has modest home here in
the hills of Palo Alto. The view of the
rolling country from his window and
the secluSion which his little home
seems to offer makes 1t possible for
him to give hours upon hours of de-
lberate study to some of the para
mount problems before the Nation.
He keeps constantly at work examin-
ing q multitude Of data that he gath
ers, bearing on public questions. If
he has speech to write he works
over 1t for days and days. Incl
dentally, asked a number Of people
how they accounted for the improve
ment in Hoover's style of writing and
delivery, and they all said it was
his own work and that having been
relieved Of the restraints Of the presi-
dency he had reverted to his natural
self-the Hoover Of pre-war days.
Hoover fishes and takes frequent
motor trips with Mrs. Hoover. He
went to Nevada the other day to look
over some mining ~property-he Is
still interested in his profession as a
mining engineer.
Altogether found the former Presi-
dent Of the United States in good
spirits and deeply intent on helping
In the present campaign. I found
him o believer in q clean campaign
and very much opposed to some of
the extreme attacks which have been
made upon Mr.. Roosevelt. My i'm
preston Is that Mr.. Hoover will get
into the coast campaign rather vigor-
ously, Is he is very popular in Cali
fornia and might be able to assist in
this State, which Is at the, moment
apathetic toward the whole campaign,
not having become aware Of the un.
DERIVING issues.
(copyricht. 1850