Evening star., 1924-07-24
DAVIS GIVEN HOPE
OF MANY STATES
Optimistic Reports on Maine,
Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire Received.
CONTINUES SPEECH WORK
Candidate Has Time for Recrea-
ton, Despite Activi-
ties.

By the Associated Press.
DARK HARBOR, ISLEBORO, Me,
July 24.-Optimistic reports on the
political outlook in Maine were
brought here today by William R
Pattangall, Democratic candidate for
governor of this State, who has an
engagement to confer during the day
with John w. Davis, Democratic can
didate for President Mr.. Pattangall
was accompanied by Fulton J. Red
mon, who is contesting the seat Of
United States Senator Bert NJ Fer
nald.
The political conference today was
the second the Democratic nominee
last Saturday His first was with
Homer S. Cummings, national com
mitteeman from Connecticut, who
gave gratifying reports to Mr.. Davis
on the prospects in Connecticut. New
Hampshire and other sections of New
England. Mr.. Cummings expressed
the belief that the appearance in
these states of Gov. Alfred E Smith
as a campaigner in behalf of the
national ticket would be decidedly
helpful.
Continues Work on Speech.
Before greeting his visitors today
MI Davis spent several hours in the
picturesque studio of his host.
work on his acceptance speech and
clearing up batcn of correspond
ence which came in on d boat yester-
day. The acceptance speech is rap
idly taking rough draft form, and.
while the candidate himself is with
holding intimation of its contents, il
is understood that a major portion of
it will be devoted to an indictment
of the record of the Republican ad-
ministration over the past three and
a half years.
Mr.. Davis is making thorough
study of this record, with special ref
erence to scandals in public Office. to
foreign policy pursued, the treating
of present Democratic problems and
the handling of tariff-tax questions.
Besides those he has received YER
bally from party leaders who have
conferred with him since his nomina-
ton, the candidate has had scores of
suggestions from other leaders.
Chieftains in the various States, re
gardless of factions, have written tn
him, giving him the benefit of their
ideas as TO how the treatment OF thiN
or that subject will have its effect IL
their particular locality.
Time for Recreation.
While devoting himself more in
tensvely to work now than he die
during the first few days here, Mr.. Da
Wis is providing time for recreation and
rest so as to fit himself physically
for trying days that are ahead. day
that will see him travelling into man
sections of the country to deliver n
message in person to the voters.
While his campaign plans still a
held in abeyanCe his present though
is to select certain important cltle
along given routes for the deliver
of perhaps a score or more OF S"
speeches with d crossroads campaIG
avoided as too great a tax for ply
sical endurance. However, there vi
be the usual number of rear platfoT
speeches during his scheduled tout
Having had three days of practi,
on narrow winding golf course her
Mr.. Davis felt prepared to accept II
joint challenge of his friend Fran
l.. Polk, and acting Secretary J. CHI
Nye for a match today for the cha
pionship of Seven Hundred Acre /
| land. He expressed confidence OF l.
ability to drive through to vIcto.