Show I I I I I j I DISHEARTENING TO HIS ENEMIES ENEl Fallon Fallen Nevada Eagle It must be a a. surprising and disheartening thing thins to the enemies enemies enemies en en- of President Hoover to find him showing such remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able strength in in wide nation-wide straw votes now being taken b by S Central Press and Pathfinder As this was written Hoover far and away in the lead in both ballots as the poplar choice for president t in spite of the abuse that hat has been heaped upon his head lead and the sureness cock of his lis enemies who have declared that he wouldn't have a look A preliminary tabulation made by Pathfinder r in its issue for this week shows Hoover running nearly two to one ahead ahe-ad of Governor Roosevelt of New Sew York his closest opponent Only 12 of the 48 states have havo thus hus far returned more votes for any other candidate than for Hoover indicating if straw ballots can be taken as criterions criterions criter- criter ions ons of the trend a comfortable block of sta states tes still in the Hoover Republican column It is true that more votes i been cast for all the other candidates can can- canI I together than for Hoover i er alone but the votes of several several sever sever- al of the states can hardly be considered more than complimentary complimentary complimentary gestures towards toward favorite sons The fact seems to be that there are still stin a great many I people in this country who have confidence in Hoover who say little and saw saw wood while the opposition blames him for everything from the boll boU weevil to the war in China It may well weIl be that the people of af this n nation tion are more willing wining to permit Mr 1 Hoover Hooker to go o quietly ahead doing doing- the best he can jean under the most trying of circumstances than than the they are to trust the untried promises of i I others mothers who are arc no more able than is he to command the return return return re- re turn of prosperity with a wave of of f a magic wand wand- I I I |