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...Chicago to make a St. Patrick's Day speech Secretary of War Hurley, talking privately to friends, was overheard by a newsman to say: "I believe the national convention will adopt a more liberal stand on Prohibition. A great many people are going to look for Wet candidates in November. Eventually I think the Prohibition question will be settled on the basis of State's rights." Back in Washington where Dry leaders were shocked and hurt by his words, Secretary Hurley hastened to explain: "When I want to speak in quotation on Prohibition, the words will be mine...
...Fresh opposition was heard to the renomination of Vice President Curtis, a Dry of Dry Kansas. Mentioned for his place on the ticket were such non-Drys as Secretary of the Treasury Mills, Secretary of War Hurley, Philippine Governor Theodore Roosevelt...
...keep the spirit of the truce and to claim no political credit for his relief measures, has shown more co-operation with the Democratic majority of the House than have the members of his Cabinet. Last week Democrats were able to point accusing fingers at Secretary of War Hurley,- Secretary of the Treasury Mills, Secretary of the Interior Wilbur and Secretary of Agriculture Hyde as officials who would not ''play ball'' with the House on economy and reorganization. The Speaker's management of the House continued to inflate the Garner-for-President boom. Texas Democrats...
...Irrepressible Secretary Hurley last week clashed with Democratic John Jacob Raskob. Declared Mr. Raskob in New York: "I have good information that President Hoover will run on a Prohibition referendum platform if his party should adopt such a platform." Retorted Mr. Hurley: "Mr. Raskob is in a position to speak much more accurately of the amount of money he and his associates have spent slandering and misrepresenting the President than he is of the President's views on the 18th Amendment. . . . I'm not speaking for the President and I don't think anyone else...
...Heard Secretary of War Hurley testify against Philippine independence...