Study of the Hegemony of Parasitism - michaeljgoodnight.com

During the 1920s, Republican politicians favored the
nomination of Dawes for president. Although it seemed
that he was backing a sure loser, Donovan worked as
Hoover's top strategist for four years. When Hoover was
nominated on the first ballot at the Republican
Convention (a tribute to the power of the Rothschilds),
Donovan wrote his acceptance speech. It was
understood that Donovan was to be Hoover's running
mate. However, Hoover immediately realized that
because he was running against Al Smith, a Roman
Catholic, he would lose the massive anti-catholic vote if
he picked Donovan, also a Roman Catholic, as his
running mate. Hoover had no intention of losing his
trump card in the forthcoming election. He cast Donovan
aside without a second thought, and even refused to
consider him for a cabinet post, such as Attorney
General, probably the only time in American politics that
the architect of a successful Presidential campaign was
denied a position on the team or in the Cabinet.
The disheartened Donovan decided to forego political
life. In 1929, he organized the law firm of Donovan,
Leisure, Newton and Irvine, with offices at 2 Wall St. He
also took a 23 room suite at the Shoreham Hotel for the
firm's Washington offices. During ensuing years,
Donovan rarely saw his wife, although they were never
legally separated. Dunlop's biography of Donovan notes
that "He always had his pick of feminine admirers. To
many of the women he met, Donovan was irresistible."
Ruth Donovan stayed at their summer home on the