Show HOOVER WITH 1 CI C. O. O 1 Pi P. ONLY Cant Can't Acc Accept Democratic or Third Party Place NEW YORK TORK AprIl Herbert S. S Herbert Hoover in a statement issued to all u Hoover Republican clubs today made plain that he would not consider the Democratic or a a. third party presidential presidential d nomination After referring to his allegiance to the Republican party over years Hoover Hoover Hoover Hoo Hoo- ver said I r trust I shall not be further embarrassed embarrassed em em- by suggestion of ot some Independents in independents In- In dependents of r the alternative of placing placing ing my name before any other party for fora a primary sense of teamwork in any party Y organization would preclude such a a. possibility Hoover explained his indorsement of President Wilsons Wilson's plea for return of a Democratic congress at the last congressional election as follows Some people of this this this' sort partisans partisans partisans parti parti- sans feel great trouble of ot mind that in a letter addressed to a friend I expressed my alarm at the then growing partisanship and stressed the need for unity of action between the executive and legislative branches of ot the government while we were still sUIl faced with the problems of ot war It was obviously my duty as an important important important tant war official to support the president president president dent without thought of any political interest to myself from the day I en entered entered entered en- en the administration until I left It and I put no qualifications upon or apologies for loyalty to ones one's chief in office Hoover said that owing to the pressure of his work in food relief he would be unable to make a a. personal personal personal per per- campaign He said he did not believe his friends could find any a ad advantage advantage ad- ad vantage in seeking to further his in interests interests interests in- in In primaries yet to be held but suggested they would find tind their energies better applied to promotion promotion promotion promo tion of their views to the country and the delegates already named with full respect to their prior pledges |