approach at defining problems in a technical and procedural manner. Because of this Hoover became pleased with the political drift that was occurring under the Republicans. It pleased him to have a government that would try to avoid anything that would "destabilize the established order." It was during the period after the House hearings that Hoover had discovered the importance of having some type of a support base in Congress. He would start to cultivate friendships with those on important committees such as the Ways and Means, Appropriations, and the Judiciary. This would not only help him in the future, but it was also an aid in keeping his job. While he did manage to prove his worth as an insider bureaucrat, it was not easy in Harding's crony based administration. The Bureau had started to become a politicized organization. Breaking into the offices of Harding's political rivals became a usual occurrence, and corruption began to flourish. Through it all Hoover still followed quietly behind his superiors helping them in any way he could. He was always known as a hard worker, and his insider information made him a valuable asset to anyone who would use him.In 1924 Calvin Coolidge was elected into the office of president after the people of the nation had began to grow weary of the rumors and publicity of such corruption caused by the Harding administration. The new president quickly began to clean house including Attorney General Daugherty who had originated much of the corruption in the Justice Department. He was replaced by Harlan Fiske Stone who started to clean out the Department the same way the president was doing with the higher offices. He started with the Bureau that had been corrupted by men who would sell secret information or otherwise have criminal characteristics. This included many of the top officials including the Director, so that Stone was now in need of a new man. Hoover's name only came by chance through the rou...
