"Herbert Hoover is likely to be defeated in the coming presidential election, if certain influential persons, who seem willing to place their 'wetness' above their interest in President Hoover's reelection, succeed in forcing upon him a platform in which he does not believe", declared Professor T. N. Carver, Charmin of the division of History, Government and Economics, in an interview yesterday.

Professor Carver, who has been nominated for election as a delegate to the convention, is a firm supporter of Hoover, but on a dry platform. He believes that a wet plank would be disastrous to Hoover, either forcing him to refuse to run, or insuring his defeat by separating the candidate from his platform. "This would so antagonize the western states already suspicious of the supposed Republican alliance with big business", said Professor Carver", that it would be fatal to the Republican party. This same mistake was made by the Whig Party in 1852", he continued, "when it permitted the Southern Whigs to write the platform and the Northern Whigs to name the candidate. It destroyed the Whig Party. It was not a 'howling' success in 1928, when the Democratic Party ran a wet candidate on a dry platform, and it will not be successful in 1932, if the Republican party tries to run a dry candidate on a wet platform.

"It is recognized by everyone," added Professor Carver, "that President Hoover is the logical candidate of his party. He has worked conscientiously and effectively to carry out the policies of his party in the midst of difficulties, and in the face of violent criticism he has kept his head."

Professor Carve's running mate in the primary election, which will be held on April 26, is C. S. Luitwieler, of Newton, and their alternates are A. L. Miller '11, of Brookline, and M. C. Crawford, of Water town. If elected, Professor Carver will attend the national convention, which is to be held in Chicago beginning June 14.