Show Merry Go By Iy DREW PE PEARSON and ROBERT ALLEN Id Stark Mark W WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Herbert Herbert Hoover is in the Republican nomination race chiefly for one purpose pur pur- pose pose revenge Before 1928 1926 the controlling motive behind Hoovers Hoover's presidential ambitions was an urge for pow power r Since his defeat in 1932 the ruling passion passion pas pas- pas pas- sion of his life has been retaliation He wants revenge not only on the Democrat who ousted him from office offices but on Republican leaders leaders both Old and Progressives Hoover is furious with the the- theOld Old be beca because ause of their open disparagement of him and their refusal r to treat him as the tit titular lar leader of the party He hates the Progressives because because because be be- cause cause they either b bolted or did not lift a finger to in 1932 also because they have taken the lead in opposing his attempts to stage a comeback A Candidate When he first cam came ou out of his self-imposed self shell of silence early l last st year Hoover definitely definite definite- l ly y had his his' eye on the nomination The field was wide op open n. n Landon was a name little known outside of ot Kansas and the pres ex-pres- ident had received a most encouraging response on his first cautious thrust at the new deal F Feelers elers he put out am among ng members of his own regime still further inspired his hope Ogden L. L Mills his secretary of the treasury treasury treasury treas treas- ury and right bower warmly urged him hint to unfurl unfurl unfurl un un- un- un furl his banner Arthur Hyde his secretary of f agriculture was even more enthusiastic Hyde fervently assured him the country was only awaiting his call to rise and go forth to battle Who's Hoover The first thing he did was to take steps to pep up his speeches A friend recently congratulated congratulated congratulated con con- the president ex on his livelier rhetorical rhetorical rhetorical rhe rhe- style Hoover nodded his head said gravely It wa a problem at first what to do doto doto doto to enliven my speeches Some of my California California California Califor Califor- nia friends su suggested I send my speeches to the men gag in Hollywood and let them put some humor in them Did you asked the friend thinking friend thinking it was wasa a jest Yes I did replied Hoover seriously But ButI I J felt I couldn't use the type of jokes they sug sug- Ben Allen Hoovers Hoover's press counselor back in inthe inthe inthe the old Belgium relief days who launched the first stream of worldwide publicity about him proved a much more successful literary aid Rejoining his old boss Allen took Hoovers Hoover's press relations in hand brought about a marked im improvement im- im provement Decline But while Hoovers Hoover's public utterances improved improved improved im im- im- im proved his lis is nomination chances went into a tail tail- spin At the meeting of the Republican national national national na na- na- na committee last December the keynote of the the record deliberations was anybody but Hoover From then on on he faded rapidly from as as a serious contender Undeterred The realization that his chances of winning winnin the nomination were dawned dawne on ott Hoover and he tactics He spread assurances throughout the party that he was not a candidate that his sole sale object was t to make sure the Cleveland convention picked th the right man roan and wrote the right kind of a platform Success in these directions is very verr tam tain The Landon camp is strongly opposed to any Hoover influence in in the shaping of the thee platform They fear fear- with good reas reason m that the president ex-president will attempt to insert a fa favorable favorable favorable fa- fa reference to his regime He suggested this to the Kansas governor when Landon was writing his Kansas day speech but Landon turned him down Hoover Delegates To keep himself in the pi picture ture Hoover is maneuvering aggressively to drum up a force of or more delegates under his control With such a troop in hand he wo would ld be be beable able to command a certain degree e of consideration This explains Hoovers Hoover's bitter resentment against Landon for his entrance through Governor Governor Gov Governor Merriam into the California dele delegate fight Hoover wants a delegation which while nominally uninstructed actually would be bc under under un un- der den his thumb But now his chances even of making a ashow showing show showing ing mg m at t the thc convention arc fading as did his time one high hopes of the presidential nomina nomina- tion It looks like a long rond road back for the sage sale of Palo Alto lUG 1930 b 7 United syndicat Inc lac I |