AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 177, 28 July 1928, Page 21

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.

a HOOVER IN FAVOUR. THE WET AK3 DP.Y LAW, ; i ': \:.-!'.\v .ri.b.iiT. ! "Mr. ]'ra uk AVa :mi :i. \ ice-p reside fit ■ ..f tii.- N\-w York Rotary Club, and the | orgaiii-ing manager of 'lie pen company, iot that name, i- i t present mi a holiday | ! visit to New Zealand and Australia. Mr. "Waterman stood against Jimmy j | Walker for the Mayoralty of New York! I two year- ago a- a Republican. Talking! ! of the coming Pr.—ideniial election, he ! -aid: "J am strong !"!' Hoove". Ihe I : t. I.■ Ii 11g e adniini-tratioii has been sol : good, ;r lid the Mates are so prosperous • |at tic present time that J feel UOsitiv- 1 j j.lloo\.r v.iil become President. 1 ! intended in c.iuic out and -et> th f ' ! eob.nie- \ear- ago. but have never been j able to ibid time before."' Speaking of the I prohibition Jaw. lie said he did not think | either the Demoeratie or Republican I party wnild Iry to win the election en ei'.in r a dry or a wet policy . "In thej I country tinvn-." lie added, "prohibition j ! l;m ion- well, but a- far a- the eitic- | |a : e. .neer nei I. thev might ju-: a- well! Jh a \... the open bar and tiie hotel, -o pre-J ! xale'iT and irl- i-: •Mil i- the b... .t!e_- -in „• j J btl -i 11 es -." j : ."-peaking of the Ira n--i'aei!ie Slight,! N11". Waterman -aid: "I would have come! with them, but they did not invite me.", lie -poke ol the great excitement ;.b| over the Males r.ver the great feat audi the laudatory newspaper j nicies in' regard to Ihe -A 11-11 ai ia n-' great stunt.j "I hi-." be said, "-howed I lie g'Ood feeling i ie\i- I iUg b" t we. ■ n the IWO conn IFs. Tie- ; pnbii.- v. ere absolutely thrilled —I • •■t.'ertul exploit." ;