Apparently, his claim was that they were only slightly better than the Bolsheviks. “Slightly.” I’m betting they’d have not murdered tens of millions had they gotten into power. It’s quite possible some individuals were so naïve as to believe an ideology couldn’t possibly murder so many of its citizens. Hoover probably fits there.
Frank Lowden was ok wasn’t he? Too bad he turned down the Vice Presidency and that cretin Dawes got it. Lowden likely would have been nominated in ‘28 as sitting VP.