Despite being a Republican, Hurley had often supported the Roosevelt administration and as he was a prominent Republican with many connections in Oklahoma, Roosevelt owed a political debt to Hurley, which he paid by appointing him his special envoy to China.
Hurley was being a Republican. Hurley had often supported the Roosevelt administration. Roosevelt was being a Republican. Roosevelt owed a political debt to Hurley. He paid by appointing him his special envoy to China. He was a prominent Republican with many connections in Oklahoma.