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Hoover’s Acceptance We disagree with Hoover’s position on prohibition as expressed in his acceptance speech. We believe that the evils attendant upon prohibition outweigh the good, and that modification is needed. Last January we indorsed Hoover for the presidency and since that time we repeatedly have voiced our faith in him. And now, despite our disagreement on the prohibition question, what he said on the subject furnishes a striking example of why we have that faith. His declaration is typical of the man. It is concise, positive, direct and unqualified, insofar as it expresses Hcover’s position—but at the same time it concedes the right of the other point of view. It is free from bigotry. We are more interested in the elimination of bigotry from this country and the establishment of tolerance than in any other single issue in all the long list of vital public questions. Why? Because tolerance, "malice toward none and charity toward all,” the greatest characteristic of the greatest of all our presidents, furnishes the way, and the only way, by which all the other problems sanely may be solved. Without it as the prevailing state of mind in a democracy, society is rigid and progress is blocked. The major ills of the world are the outgrowth of bigotry. All the pages of history prove that. The evils of prohibition have been the result of the blind and bigoted manner in which its creators have managed their cause. Now comes Hoover, the presidential nominee, himself a believer in prohibition, and in a few short sentences lifts the question entirely out of the zone of fanaticism and places it upon the high plane of common sense. In so doing he has offended the bigots, but at the same time he has challenged the admiration of every open-minded citizen, whether that citizen agrees with Hoover or not. t r </ • Reasserting that he personally does not favor repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, Hoover says: ‘‘Change in the Constitution can and must be brought about only by the straightforward methods provided in the Constitution itself. There are those who do not believe in the purpose of several provisions of the Constitution. No one denies their right to seek to amend it. They are not subject to criticism for asserting that right.” Up to now the fanatical dry has typified the whole prohibition movement. That the Eighteenth Amendment is not’Bebatable, that it is "the law of the Medes and the Persians,” forever graven on the tablets of onr Nation, and that those who advocate the changing of it are lost souls —such has been the theme of its sponsors, in the person of the Anti-Saloon League. Hoover reverses'all that. While firmly stating his own adherence to the Eighteenth Amendment, he grants that others who disagree with him not only have a right to advocate the repeal, but are subject to no criticism for exercising that right. And thereby he opens the way, in event of his e : ection, for a sane treatment of the whole issue--for treatment of it not as an immutable thing, but as an open question, as all questions should be in a democracy. The law of averages provides that differences of opinion will exist as between individuals and groups of individuals. It is humanly impossible to agree with everything that any candidate for public office believes. Confidence in the fundamental honesty, intelligence and fairmindedness of a man, rather than complete unity of opinion, is what counts, and the final test of that confidence is more likoly to arise in those issues on which you differ than in those on which there is accord. It is for that reason that we point to Herbert Hoover's stand on prohibition as a conspicuous cause for our great confidence in the man. The same tolerance—the same tone of sincerity—that characterizes his remarks on prohibition, threads throughout the whole Hoover message, which, incidentally, in its simplicity and directness of language is a pleasant relief from the flowery flamboyance of the usual political address. In what he says about agriculture, he is tolerant toward the enemies within his own party—not a word of bitterness against those who have so bitterly opposed him—only a broad and sympathetic recognition of the seriousness of that great question, a frank, unaffected and lucid expression of his ideas about relief, and his pledge if elected to work to the end that there may be established for "our farmers an income equal to those of other occupations: for the farmer’s wife the same comforts in her home as women in other groups; for the farm boys and girls the same opportunities In life as other boys and girls.” On religious liberty, on national defense, on individualism and equal opportunity, on labor,' public works, and unemployment, the message is one of sustained sincerity and sympathy and confirms the conviction that the words of Herbert Hoover are the words not merely of an engineer and an accountant who thinks in terms of system and standardization, but of a great humanitarian, a great practical idealist, who, while recognizing the desirability of national prosperity, fully realizes, as he himself puts it, that ‘‘our purpose is to build in this Nation a human society, not an economic system.” There are omissions in the speech to which Hoover himself refers. There are questions he does not discuss, but which he says he intends to discuss before

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election day. In our opinion, it is vital that this message be amplified by other addresses between now and November. Conspicuous among the problems that should be discussed is that of super-power, Muscle Shoals, Boulder Dam and that whole subject, the ramifications of which more and more intimately are touching the lives and pocketbooks of all America. A careful reading of the speech of acceptance gives no reason to doubt that he will meet those other problems with the same frankness and the same tolerance as that displayed in the address, at Pale* Alto. Mouley Mohammed’s Problem Pity the poor young sultan of Morroco, Mouley Mohammed. He is only 16, is- more modern; than his forefathers, has western ideas, and apparently is eager to do a good job of ruling. But he has met his first problem, and has been unable to solve it. / sJ The problem is his harem, for his father willed him some 300 wives along with the throne. The young sultan found himself face to face with all sorts of scheming and intrigue, with 300 bickering Jealous women, each seeking to become the official wife and motlher of a future sultan. Mohammed allowed himself to become worried, and small wonder. Finally, so the gossip goes, he fled and is now in France incognito as an ordinary tourist, thinking it over. Young Mouley Mohammed deserves sympathy. Few men are so sought after as he. Yet everyone knows it is not always easy to keep family peace and harmony even in a monogamous land. Multiply ordinary domestic problems by 300 and be glad you’re not a sultan. ' Friendship That Pays American recognition of the Chinese nationalist regime may turn out to have a decided dollars-and-cents value in the future. Dr. Julius Klein of the Department of Commerce points cut that China, potentially, is one of the world’s j greatest markets for manufactured articles. Even today China buys $110,090,000 worth of goods from this' country annually. Her future possibilities are almost unlimited. Everybody knows what an important item good will is to a salesman. Doesn’t it stand to reason chat the way of the American manufacturer trying to sell goods in China is going to be made easier by this most recent display of American friendship? China is going to be a great market. There are good materialistic reasons for hoping that our Government does everything in its power to cultivate the good will of the Chinese people. The Lucky Southern Route The southern air route across the Atlantic seems to be luckier than the northern. Plane after plane has tried the northern route, only to disappear forever. The months have brought no trace of Nungesser and Coli, or of the aviators who followed them. Undoubtedly all were forced down on the water; and when they came down there was no steamship at hand to pick them up. But now consider the southern route. De Pinedo came down and was rescued. George Haldeman and Ruth Elder came down right beside a steamer. Courtney was picked up soon after he hit the water. The two Polish fliers have now added their names to the list by a similar bit of good fortune. There must be something lucky about that southern route. Cleveland gunman murdered another man who wouldn’t pay him a $35 debt. His methods are a bit strong, but there’s a future for that man in the collection agency field, at that. What with Mr. Tunney leaping off into matrimony, it begins to look as if Colonel Lindbergh is just about the only really distinguished bachelor this country has left.

Gargles, Salves, Snuffs No. 127

THE EXTENSIVE medical practices of the Egyptians are known to us through a number of papyri which have come down to us. The most famous, called the Elbers papyrus, dates back to 1500 B. C., and is now in the Leipbig Library. Discussing the Egyptians, Sir William Osier wrote: “One is impressed by the richness of the pharmacopoeia, and the high development which the art of pharmacy must have attained. "There were gargles, salves, snuffs, inhalations, sup-

prescriptions In the papyri for ophthalma.” Ophthalmia is inflammation of the eye. The Egyptians were also pioneers in the development of what today would be ••’ailed public health measures or hygiene. There were many laws regarding the cleanliness of cities and houses. There were also laws regulating personal cleanliness. The priests set an excellent example by bathing frequently and appearing always in spotless clothing. The reputation of the Egyptian physicians spread in time to other countries. The Odyssey of Homer, for example, refers to Egypt as a “country producing an infinite number of drugs, where each physician possesses knowledge above all other men.” Reference to the medical knowledge of Egypt are found in the Bible in Jeremiah, xlv:ll. A study of mummies made in recent years has thrown interesting light upon the most prevalent diseases of ancient Egypt. One of the most common seems to have been osteoarthritis, a chronic inflammation of the joints. Many of the mummies show bone deformities such as result from this disease. Curvature of the spine is exceptionally common. M

M. E. TRACY SAYS: “Mr. Hoover Is Scolded for Praising the Republican Administration, but Who Expected Him to Do Otherwise? What Kind of a Candidate Would He Make if He Had Net?

PEOPLE who keep up with politics knew quite well what was coming, not only from Mr. Hoover, but from his critics. If he said nothing particularly startling, neither have they. We are always hoping that some one will upset the apple cart, but one rarely does. What is equally true, no one could and get away, with it. This is a Government of parties, not men. Though we constantly deny It, the nominee is measurably the leader of his paruy. In ninety-nine cases out of 109 conformity Is the first essential of preferment. tt tt tt Millions Lean to Wets The only circumstance that permits a candidate to be at all original is the presence of a strong rebellious element within his party. Governo'r Smith’s wet attitude, which is the most original feature of his campaign thus far, finds lodgement in the fact that millions of Democrats are supposed to feel the same way. You simply do not find candidates standing forth alone, presenting issues and ideals that no one else has entertained, contriving innovations for the entertainment of the multitude. The thing just is not done. u t$ Smith’s Turn Next Mr. Hoover has made the usual acceptance speech, and it has been received in the usual way. Republican politicians and papers have called it masterly, while Democratic politicians and papers have describe it as drab, uninteresting j and ambiguous. When Governor Smith takes his turn at the “mike,” we shall behold a cut and dried repetition of the ! performance. We live under the party system, but refuse to admit it. Mr. Hoover is scolded for praising | the Republican administration, but! who expected him to do otherwise? i What kind of a candidate would he j make if he had not? What would the Democrats think of Governor Smith if he should fail to give the party honorable mention? We jolly ourselves too much about such things. tt tt St Party Praise Necessary There have been scores of acceptance speeches by presidential nominees since this republic was formed. How many of them can you remember? How many of them failed to run true to form? In how many instances did the candidate ignore his party record, or offer new and unexpected ideas? Can you think of a case where a nominee went back on his party, or confronted it with a program it was not looking for, unless a desenting faction had gained control? Can you think of a speech that outlived the campaign it opened? We do not wait for acceptance speeches to find out what the issues are or how the candidate stands on them. That is old'stuff, not only flashed out at the preceding convention, but made clear by the candidate’s career. We did not have to wait for Saturday to know that Hoover would be against repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, and we do not have to wait for Aug. 20 to know that Governor Smith will advocate modification. tt Its tt Speech Worth Reading Like most other acceptance speeches, Mr. Hoover’s is worth reading and discussing because of the way it reveals the man’s attitude toward questions in general. One gathers that he will be fair, careful and deliberate; that he is free from prejudice and will discourage intolerance; that he likes prosperity best because of the way it can be translated into human comfort and happiness; that he sees public problems from the standpoint of an engineer, and that, while committed to the policies of the Republican party, he will insist on honest, efficient government. Such an address as Mr. Hoover made is easy to ridicule, being serious it lends itself to sarcasm. It represents little less than a clover patch for the cynic and wisecracker. Democratic editorial writers have already given us a hint of what they can do in these respects. But Mr. Hoover will find plenty of backing, even if it is not quite so clever. To an obvious extent, he reflects the attitude, ideals and aspirations which dominate the country. Call them rotarian if you will, but they dominate it just the same. We are proud of our prosperity and. of the things it has enabled us to accomplish; proud that we own ajid operate four times as many autos as the rest of the world put together; proud of our schools, radio sets and stunt fliers; proud of our charity and scientific expeditions; proud of our ability to produce more tons of coal per man per day than any other people; proud that we are passing England in the amount of foreign leans; proud of our material progress, which we like to believe is doing some spiritual good; proud that business has ceased to be a wholly money-grabbing affair: proud of men like Herbert Clark Hoover, even if they do force us to think when we would like to laugh and preach optimism when we would rather gloom. Daily Thoughts Be thou faithful unto death.— Rev. 2:10. tt tt a FAITH converses with angels and antedates the hymns of glory.— Jeremy Taylor. jt , , c ,

positories, fumigations, enemata, poultices and plaste r s ; and they knew the use at opium hemlock, the copper salts, squills and castor oil. "Surgery was not very highly developed, but the knife and actual cautery were freely used. Ophthalmic surgery was practiced by specialists, and there are many

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BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN, Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hygeia, the Health Magazine. MEDICAL literature and that of education and psychology have been filled with articles on the kind of attention that parents must give to unusual children. Os course, every parent thinks that his child is unusual. Books have been written about the nervous child. Many children are born with unstable nervous systems. the stability being made worse rather than better by unintelligent guardianship. Dr. Brian Crichton has described in the Irish Journal of Medical Science a special group which he classifies as hypersensitive children. These children respond unduly to simple situations, developing hatreds and remarkable affections on small basis. They are easily impressionable, exaggerating small remarks into serious situations. For instance, one such child developed the notion that children could be had by eating great quantities of food and becoming constipated. It persisted in this technic for weeks, became severely ill and it was only after mental as well as a pysical study of the child's condition was made that relief was obtained. The case was important, emphasizing the danger of imparting knowledge to a child in an unsuitable manner. Typer-sensitive children fear ridicule above every other impression. Physical punishment means little to them, but ridicule produces a Bridge Play Made Easy BY W. W. WENTWORTH (Abbreviations: A—ace; K—king: Q than'ioj I—^ack: 1 —^ ack: x— ' an x card lower BEFORE opening your partner’s suit, consider what information you can furnish him by your lead. The following illustrations bear on this point. In each instance east has bid one heart but the declarer has won the contract with a bid of spades. West holds—spades 4 32; hearts 4 32; diamonds AK J; clubs 6 West should lead the king of diamonds first and then switch to partner’s suit—hearts. East will, as a result, be in a position to visualize West’s hand and lead diamonds up to him, to make the jack of diamonds a winner. West holds—spades 7 4 2; hearts 765 4; diamonds 65 4 32; clubs A. West should lead ace of clubs and then switch to partner’s suit. East will, as a result, know that the ace of clubs is a singleton. West holds—spades 4 32; hearts 432; diamonds A K; clubs 6 5 4 3 2. West should lead the ace of diamonds, followed by the king of diamonds. Then he should lead a small card in the heart suit. East, recognizing West’s "down and out” signal in diamonds, would play a diamond as soon as he was “in the lead” and West would trump it. West would follow by leading another Heart and the maximum would be made of the hand. Except when you hold the Ace singleton, the ace-king or the ace-king-ja’k in another suit as above exemplified, lead your highest card in the suit named by your partner when the game is being played in a trump suit. (Copyright. 1928, by the Ready Reference Publishing: Company) This Date in U. S. History Aug. 13 1691—New Hampshire and Massachusetts separated for the second time. 1864—Grant moved on Richmond. 1898—Manila surrendered to United States forces. 1912—House of Representatives passed bill enabling postal employes to form a union, but not to strike with an outside union.

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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE Great Care Needed With Sensitive Child

sense of inferiority with a terrific reaction. Hypersensitive children respond in most instances with unduly severe reactions to music. Fear plays a great part in their lives and they, are likely to demand the presence of light in their sleeping rooms and to indicate in other ways fear of the dark and of the unknown. Doctor Crichton advises that parents and teachers study the hypersensitive child to determine the basis for the sensitivity. Little should be said of their fail-

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Richinond Item There’s something inspiring to us about the recent stories of Warren T. McCray’s plan to come back. At the age of 63 this former Governor of Indiana is striving to pay back every cent that his friends lost through his financial misfortunes of a few years ago. Not many men of his age, who have gone through what he has, would bother to do a thing like that. Those who are acquainted with Mr. McCray know that he is sincere in his determination to make up to those who trusted him all that they lost Following out this determination he has gained control of his stock farm again and there will wage his battle. He knows purebred livestock, and prior to his financial trouble, had one of the best known herds of Hereford cattle to be found anywhere. It is in a field with which he is thoroughly familiar that he will conduct his campaign. We have a great deal of admiration- for a man who will adopt the course that Mr. McCray has. It is the honorable thing to do and just what might be expected from a man of his caliber. South Bend Neivs Times And now, the political experts say, the boxing question will be an issue in the fall campaign in Indiana. It isn’t a question of who Frank Dailey or Harry Leslie favor as the successor of Tunney’s relinquished crown. The boxing issue is simply this: Shall professional pugilism, already practiced in various cities of the State, be legalized? The question is a debatable one. Some Illinois residents are pretty well soured on the idea of legalized boxing as a result of recent performances in that State. Others, including some prominent Hoosiers, believe that boxing, properly regulated, is not open to valid objection. That’s the catch in the whole question—the subject of proper regulation, and it has been the catch in numerous other States. Somehow we can not conceive of the Indiana public becoming greatly agitated on this question. There are so many other issues to think about. There is the question,, for instance, of what to do about Indiana’s reputation as a commonwealth of shady political machinations in recent years. After all that is the primary question confronting the voters this fall. The electorate should have a deep interest in this subject. It hasn’t particularly been displayed as yet. but there may be what the political writers like to call a “strong undercurrent” among the “silent voters.” Legalization of boxing is up to the State Legislature. We doubt if many voters will jude their candidates for the assembly by the latter’s stand on boxing. Hammond Times The methods by which men choose their brides have been the subject of comment since Adam carried Eve off to the Garden of Eden. There was hardly less formality in the days of old Rome when patricians would gamble away their wives during craps games. A husky Caesar might feel the gush of hot blood rushing through his veins, while being carried

ures and much made of their successes. Such children cannot be terrorized into obedience, but must be handled with sympathetic insight. Many such a child has been ruined by the desire of a too physical parent to make a man of the boy too soon. That is the type of parent who throws the 2-year-old screaming and protesting into the lake, the river or the sea, with the idea that in that manner he can overcome its fear of the water. The usual result is to develop a child who will never learn to swim.

through Rome’s narrow streets by a couple of black slaves, if he saw a fair-haired fruit vendor’s daughter and, he too. might order one of his courtiers to bring her to his palace, if she wasn’t too narrow in the hips. Slim waists and skinny shins were not the vogue in those days. Tom Heeney, recently sent into pugilistic oblivion by Champion Gene, seems to be made of the same stuff as the "boys” of old. Following Tom’s revival after the eleventh round, he blinked his eyes and called for a couple of reporters. A short time later it was announced that he had eloped with a New York bride. Heeney believed in action and knew that "faint heart never won fair lady.” In base metaphor, Gene has been stumbling around in his matrimonial intentions, like the night of the seventh round of his bout with Dempsey. Well, If we are to believe the latest rumors, he has fallen and taken the count. If Gene stays down as long as some of the Dempsey supporters thinks he did the night of the seventh rouna at Soldiers’ field, he’ll celebrate many wedding anniversaries. Well, we hope he does. But there has been such a hullaballo about Tunney’s marriage prospects that if he really told us in secret that he was going to get married—and no kiddin’ —we’d be prompted to say: “And so’s your old man.” And doubting his veracity, if he then told us to go ask Miss Lauder, we’d be afraid she might say: “Well, why don’t you speak for yourself, John?” Until the wedding bells jingle past our ears, we’re skeptical. Questions and Answers You can get an answer to any answerable question of fact or Information by writing to Frederick M. Kertyv. Question Editor. The Indianapolis Tines' Washington Bureau. 1322 New York Ave., Washington. D. C.. enclosing 2 cents In stamps for reply. Medical and legal advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be made. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential. You are cordlnally Invited to make use of this free service as often as you please EDITOR. What is the name of the long white cloak that is worn by Arabs? Burnoose. Do old photographic plates require more exposure than fresh ones? Twice the exposure is required on old plates. Although they may appear to have plenty of density while in the developer, they really have not. This deceiving density is a chemical fog which develops an old plates, especially around the edges. Develop old plates about one-third more than new ones. When did “The Student Prince” open in New York City. Dec. 2, 1924, at Jolson’s Theater. What is the difference between “cardinal and “ordinal” numbers; and how are they written in a sentence? Cardinal numeral adjectives (one, two, tjiree, four, etc.) are used in counting, and answer the question, “How many?” Ordinal numeral adjectives (first, second, third, fourth, etc.) denote the position or order of a person or thing in a series. For example: “Carl plays the second violin.” “Your friend is sitting in the fifth row.”

.AUG. 13, 1928

KEEPING UP With THE NEWS

BY LUDWELL DENNY T yyiVERSITY. Va., Aug. 13. Hoover's acceptance speech has been picked to pieces by the non-partisan political scientists and politicians at the institute of public affars here, and they cannot agree. “It is a frank and satsfactory statement,” say some. “No, it is evasive and disappointing,” say others. Even Hoover’s statement on prohibition. which is accepted by the majority as “a courageous dry affirmation,” is interpreted by some as keeping the door open for modification if and when he desires. His statements on farm relief and foreign relations aroused most criticism, while the Democrats chided him for “evading” the power trust and Republican corruption issues. Here is a cross-section of the reactions on Hoover’s prohibition utterance : Representative L. C. Crampton of Michigan, Republican dry leader in Congress. “It is the statement of a man who is at heart for prohibition, not as a political play or weapon, but because he earnestly seeks promotion of human happiness. If elected President he will in this as in other great problems seek actively and constructively to promote their wise solution.” Dr. Albert Dieffenbach, minister and editor of the Christian Register: “He is noncommittal on modification under the eighteenth amendment.” Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, chairman Women’s National Democratic Club: “It is a flat dry statement. It accepts Smith’s challenge.” Dr. John H. Latane, John Hopkins University: "It leaves him free during the campaign to advocate a change of the Volstead act iri either direction.” Dr. A. R. Hatton, Northwestern University: “It is a frank dry pronouncement and Joins the campaign issue squarely.” Dean C. G. Maphis, University of Virginia: "He is not clear as to whether he objects to modification under any circumstances,” Mrs. Blair, as a Democratic women's leader, criticized other portions of the address. “In one line he accepts the whole liability of the Harding administration. He speaks of equality of opportunity for all, but fails to be specific regarding Muscle Shoals, efforts of the power trust to control resources and public opinion, and regarding methods of taxation.” a a it HOOVER'S statement on farm relief was attacked by Dr. John D. Black of Harvard, leader of the institute’s round-table on agriculture: "He offers nothing new whatever in the way of a positive program for agriculture. His stabilization corporations are the old CoolidgeJardine program. His proposal to tariffs on farm products has been the program for eight years: and he hopes to accomplish more by this method than is at all possible. An increase in sugar and wool duties would so raise the cost of living that the Republicans probably will not attempt it; the sugar growers abroad would get the benefit. The tariff limit has already been reached on wheat, butter and many other commodities. Increased tariff on corn would effect only the Atlantic coast where it would raise production cosst of dairymen and poultrymen. "Hoover does not specify a concrete vigorous program; the farmers will be disappointed in his statenr.ent.” a u tt DR. LATANE, leader of the round-table on foreign affairs, said: “His statement on foreign relations is very unsatisfactory. He seems unwilling to state his position on our Caribbean policy and Marine intervention,, which has caused so much criticism during the Coolidge administration. Hoover, as is well known, is a strong advocate of the League of Nations and World Court, but has been the member of an administration which did everything it could do to injure the League and which did not use its full influence to pnut us into the court. This shows Hoover’s remarkable inability to influence his colleagues. "He sat through the most corrupt administration in history without speaking, and in this acceptance speech he is still silent.” Mark Graves of the New York State tax commission, leader of the the roundtable on taxation, attacked Hoover’s economy claims: “Is Hoover’s satisfaction with the last seven years of Republican administration not tempered by Daugherty, Fall, Forbes, Teapot Dome and prohibition enforcement scandals? “As for his economy claims, such decreases as have occurred in the last seven and a half years relate wholly to the inevitable demobilization of war time activities. But during that period the ordinary governmental expenses have increased and are still rising. "Hoover speaks of four tax reductions, but neglects to say that in 1927 receipts from dlrte and indirect taxation were $307/.'00,000 greater than in 1924, and $457,000,000 or 13 per cent greater, if you include postal revenues. Appropriations for 1927 were $500,000,000 larger than in 1024, and expenditures of his own Department of Commerce and all other departments have risen.” a a tt BUT many found speech admirable, showing much more statesmanship, sincerity and ability than customary in presidential candidates. Among these were Dr. Hatton, Dr. Reed, Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt, president of Reed College, and Victor Rosewater, former chairman of the Republican national committee. "Hoover's acceptance is a frank, straightforward statement of his position on most of the salient subjects involved in the campaign,” Rosewater said. "He plainly accepts the record of his party and contents himself to ask its indorsement at the poles in the choice of the successor to Mr. Coolidge.”