Hoover in Emporia
William Allen White, Oct. 15, 1920
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE did a good job when it brought Herbert Hoover to Emporia. In the midst of the infernal quarrel and bitter partisan recriminations of an unusually vapid campaign, Herbert Hoover came along, talking common sense, candidly and with great wisdom. Always he understated things; always he repressed his personality. No finer exhibition of what a great man really is was ever given in Emporia than the appearance of Herbert Hoover before the Chamber of Commerce and before the joint meeting at the Current Club and the Forum at the Gufler home later in the evening. The Chamber of Commerce serves Emporia in a lot of ways and this service was quite as important as bringing an industry to town or getting a new train on the Santa Fe.
William Allen White
Oct. 15, 1920