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Show A Till Party for Hoover " Wasltlugton, Jan. 31, If so-called "lenorlstlc" tactics fall to compel efther of tho old parties to name Herbert Her-bert Hoovor as their nndldte for th picsldcncy, a specUl call will bo Issued, Is-sued, Immediately upon (ho heels of the close of the Democratic convention, conven-tion, foia.""'non-piirllsan" convention lu Chicago next June. This iufot million obtained lu uu tlientle ijuarturs heio today, is nn'lii-dlcatlon nn'lii-dlcatlon of thu manner In which tt.u men behind the Hoovor boom will operate to biiiig tho former food ad-mlnlstiatur ad-mlnlstiatur out ns nn avowed cnmll-dale cnmll-dale for tho presidency. Despite the opposition which the blith ot tho Hoover boom has already al-ready experienced, and tho declaration declara-tion of leaders In both tho Republican Republi-can and Democratic parties that hu could not hu considered as n candidate, candi-date, the Hoover bncker8 believe thul enough Independent seutlmunt has been manufactured to ussuro hful nf liberal suppoit on a third patty ticket. tick-et. Meanwhile, hovvevor, the fight Is on to compel ono ot tho major paries par-ies to adopt him nnd thus furnish tho uiganizntioit whin Is such a accessary ac-cessary adjunct of a presidential campaign. Tho Hoover bnekers nio content, for tho present, nt least, that Mr. Hoover lemnlii silent so ftu nJ polillcB Is concerned, und that his qualities bo dwelt upon ns thoso which have caused a "spontaneous" demand Hint he become it candidate for the ptfsldoncy. From now on tho supposed fncta that Mr lloovei lias done nothing Ig secure clthc hu UuiiiuLiunu or itepubllcan iiiim-iuntlons, iiiim-iuntlons, that ho maintains no headhunt head-hunt (era, has no organization, employs em-ploys no piess agents nnd is Indeed tho unthltiiusis of what all thu other candidates nio, constitute tho heavy ammunition in the hands of Hooro ' partisans. Tho anxluty'of Mr. Hoovoi'.! sup- potters hovyevei) lliut his caiulldav) atuirriu' continue to bo the talk of the 4, l'our, has led theli campaign ha'f'vay Into thu open. As both old pn'.n.s will hold theli conventions next J fit" tfiey wliT stiivo from now on to win ono oi tho other to tho Hoover iau-daid iau-daid nnd, falling in this, will incite inc-ite call fi tho "uoti-p.iitlsan convtn-timi." convtn-timi." Chicago Is the tentative choice for this assembly, probably because the Windy City vvaK ino birthplace or tin 1'iogiessivo party, tho most reccrii thlid party to tuko lts place lu tho btatoly obitu,u of parties that mUht havo been. Though It may lie , v lioast of 'fioovur's hackois that he has no oigaui7.it Ion. it Is significant that in somo umiuicr or other, nt uslness meetings, chamber ot commerce com-merce sessions and othei like gatherings gath-erings which are non-piiitisan In charactet, whenever tho siibj 'i ul politics Is raised, Mr Hoover's name 1-s injected into thu convoiaatlon. This senttiiienl building will progress until June, and (ho Hoovei spouscis nre hoperul that It will assumo piu- poil Ions that will make necessary his recognition by al least ono of riio conventions. Meanwhile however, tho quill 'vo-it of oigaulz.itlon will coiitiuuo ap-ico and from II -If disappointment 13 ex- peilenced nt the handa of both col.- ontlnna will come the cull foi the "non-pat tlsan convention" Thus the Hoover wotkors aio eaily Insuring tho "spontnnletv" nf such a call If tho convention comes Into f't It Is Tuuparatlvely slmplo, oven n this lime, to foi east Its operations. Thp ery will he raised that tho poo- plo havo been tiTcked. tlmt nellhor old party is deserving any longer of tho public's roufliioiicii beciuto neither has bowed to (ho will of tho great Amorlan electorate, tho vast majority of whom deslied the nomln- jnlion nf Mi. Hoover. Tho liolegatos to tho cimie.i'lo IMJl then ilemand tho iiiuiil'intPirj Ilcrbort Hoover and he probably will be accepted by acclamation. A suitable suit-able running ntato will be chosen, and the fight will be on. The party, ot otitic, will bo In a soinl-strntegtc position because the platfomi ot tho Democratic and Itepubllcan partlos will then be public documontg and It can Insert radical planks In its own platform so as to make the latter appear mure a document of the people peo-ple than either ot the two. Though Hoover is labeled as a "mugwump" by numerous politicians In both the Republican aad I)pmbcrt tic parties, political analysis brie tu not deprecated the strength of tho Cot mer food ndnilnlstrator. The point is this That Mr. Honv-1 er may easily be associated with certain cer-tain eloments of strength In both parties, and if tho cards aio dealt lma ceitnln way, ho may recclvo this suppoit. If not, his backers hope lo capitalize It In a third party, of which bo would bo tho nominee. |