Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-08
HOOVER TOSTRESS
TARIFF IN BOSTON
Chooses Issue as One on
Which G. O. P. Will Have
Bay State Backing.

Having concluded what he consid-
ers highly successful invasion of
Dixie, Herbert Hoover today turned
his face toward New England, where,
next Monday evening in Boston. he
will step into the turbulent political
situation in Massachusetts,.
In the meantime he heard with in
terest highly optimistic reports regard
ing the outlook in the Middle West,
particularly Ohio. He received glow
ing picture of Republican propectS in
that section from Myers Y Cooper.
Republican nominee for governor of
Ohio, who visited him at his head
quarters on Massachusetts, avenne.
Cooper told Hoover that Ohio would
elect the entire national and State
tickets by a safe majority.
Counts Upon Bay State.
Hoover has faith in Massachusetts,,
too, in the face of somewhat discon-
certing adviceS. He believes that in
duStrial New England regards too highly
the Republican tariff policies to throw
them down by failing to elect the Re-
publican nominee. 1t Is regarded as
certain that Hoover will base his argu-
mentS in Massachusetts, on the pro-
tective tariff. He will spend much of
his time this week preparing his Bos-
ton speech, which will be delivered at
o'clock and broadcast over a Nation
wide hook-up of radio stations.
The tariff looms bigger as an i'm
portant issue in the campaign with the
passing of each day. The heads of the
opposing campaign committees have
helped to bring this about by indulging
in an interchange of charges and de-
mails as to the tariff policies of the re-
spective nominees.
Chairman Raskob of the Democratic
national committee yesterday declared
that Chairman Work of the Republican
national committee was in error when
he accused Gov. Smith of advocating
the Underwood tariff, while DR.. Work
today announced that the Democrats
were trying to ride free trade steed
in one direction and competitive tariff
steed in another"
Wood Letter Issued.
Works statement was made in con-
nection with the issuance of a letter
he had received from Chairman VIII
r. Wood of the Republican Congress
sional campaign committee, calling at
J tention to Democratic efforts In Mary
i land to elect "a rampant free trader
| so he can assist the group which passed
| the notorious Underwood bill in framing
the next tariff law" Reference was
had to David j. Lewis, who was ap-
| pointed a member of the Tariff Com
mission by Woodrow Wilson.
This illustrates again." Work said
| "the difficulties in which the Democrats
| find themselves when they try to ride
| free trade Steed in one direction and
competitive tariff steed in another
each favoring principles wholly at va
rance with the Republican doctrine OF
| adequate tariff protection for American
| farmers and workers.
The Republican policy is as Mr.
Hoover stated Saturday, not to balance
! the books of business corporations, but
TO safeguard the family budget
Thompson Visits Hoover.
Cooper was accompanied to Hoo
ver's Office by Carmi Thompson, treas.
urer of the Ohio State Republican com.
mittee; Judge Orville Smith, law part
ner of Thompson: Arthur Fenton, col
lector of customs in Cleveland, anc
Charles A. Jones, former secretary Il
the late Senator Willis and now director
of publicity for the Republican cam
paign in Ohio.
"The only issue that interests tht
peoule in Ohio" Cooper declared, ii
the continuance of the Coolidge poll
cies of economy and extension of public
benefits. The voters in Ohio believ'
that Hoover is thoroughly equipped
to carry on these policies Cooper salt
the prohibition question was subor
dinate one in this campaign.
Cooper and Thompson had lunch
con engagement with President Coolidg
today,