Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
HOOVER TO SPEAK
IN SOUTH Ats PM.
Nominee to Deliver Fourth
Major Address of Campaign
at EIizabethton Today.

BY the Associated Press.
HOOVER TRAIN, EN- ROUTE TO
ELIzABETHTON, Tenn, october g.
Herbert Hoover is In the Southland TO-
day to make his fourth major address
Of the campaign-a personal appeal to
the voters of Democratic Dixie to sup
port him as the Republican presidential
candidate.
Speaking at Elizabethton, In the heart
Of traditionally Republican territory, a
radio hookup was arranged to carry
Hoover's message out beyond the east
ern Tennessee mountains into the old
States of the Confederacy, which have
been Democratic Strongholds since the
days of reconstruction.
To Speak at 3 PM.
A high mountain formed a back
drop for the scene of the nominees
fourth major address of the campaign,
delivered from platform facing roll
ing meadow and a great crowd from
Virginia and North Carolina, as we'll as
Tennessee. His address was scheduled
to be started at 8 pm. Eastern Standard
time and to be carried by radio into the
East and Middle West as well as into
the South.
After his speech at Elizabethton,
Hoover's program called for a second
address at the Soldiers Home at John
son city, Tenn, and dinner as the guest
of the Chamber of Commerce before
beginning the return trip to Washing
ton.
Before leaving Washington last night,
the Republican standard bearer approv-
ed a much shortened schedule for his
trip to Boston, week after next, for the
delivery of the fifth prepared address
since his nomination. There will be no
prolonged stop in Connecticut, either
going to or returning from Boston.
Bay State Campaign.
Leaving Washington a week from to-
morrow, Hoover will proceed into the
Bay State direct with his train stopping
at Springfield and Worcester for rear
platform appearances. At Newtonville,
the nominee and his party will detrain
for an automobile trip into the city,
where they will be welcomed by. the
mayor After delivering his speech at
Mechanics Hall, on Monday night, Oc-
tober IS, the nominee will start back
for Washington, arriving there Tuesday.
In setting out last night from his
headquarters for Tennessee, Hoover
passed part way down the Valley of
Virginia over route which he so often
followed only little more than year
ago, as he went into the South as Sec
retary of Commerce and personal repre-
sentative of President Coolidge on his
mission of relief for the Mississippi
flood sufferers.
The route was to be followed only as
far as Bristol. Va, where the first stop,
other than those for train operating
purposes, was scheduled. with the NOM
inee making brief address to the
crowd at the station. There. Repub-
lican leaders of Virginia, including State
Chairman r. H. Angel, and j. G. Schaf-
fer, Republican candidates for the
House of Representatives from the
ninth district, were invited to join the
party.
With a detour at Bristol, the route
of the special train was directly to the
south to the little town of ChilderS,
where the program called for Hoover
and his party to detrain and enter
Elizabethton by automobile. After
passing through the principal streets,
luncheon with the Chamber of Com
merce as the host and then rest before
going to the Natural Amphitheater for
the speech.
Climax to Historical Celebration.
Hoovers visit to Elizabethton fur
nished the climax to a historical and
industrial celebration there in COM
memoration of the Revolutionary battle
of Kings Mountain, and for the pur-
pose of dedicating a new silk mill.
Representative j. viii Taylor OF La
Toilette, Tenn, Republican national
committeeman for the State, was called
upon to preside at the political meet
ing and to present former Gov. Alfred
A. Taylor, now so years old, and liv-
ing in retirement in Happy Valley.
with the latter welcoming Mr.. Hoover
on behalf of the State and introducing
him to the audience.
After the speaking-and Hoover ex-
poets to make his address in As minutes
the nominee and his party planned
to view pageant and rest at the hotel
until Sis pm, the time set for be-
ginning the journey to Johnson City
via Bluff City, detour being necessary |
as it Is desired to handle the heavy |
train on the main line of the South |
ern Railway.
Upon the completion of his talk to |
the veterans in hall which has a ca
pacity of about 1900 Hoover will be !
met by delegation of the chairmen of |
Republican service mems clubs, in the |
surrounding counties OF Tennessee and !
ueighhoring States.