The Washington times., 1928-08-16
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~ WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
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STAMFORD UNIVERSITY Calf,
Aug. 49, Convinced that he can
be elected to the Presidency only
by winning the Independents to his:
cause, Herbert Hoover will start
East tonight to wage campaign
for the so-called silent vote a
the country.
The Republican nominee will
strive to capture the support Of
womer's crganizat tons the creafl-
lied forces cf social reform and
the business element, which FREE
QuRntly ignores electi0ns.
he win seek to arouse the Inter
est OF that large class Of Americans
who take their politics lightly and
who 60 to the ballot box but sell
dom II he can get. them to the
polls and persuade them to vote
Republican, Hoover feels assured
Of the election.
Angles for Women
The Republican candidate indi-
Gated the strategy of his campaign
In his acceptance speech when ne
devoted large portions Of his ad.
dress to the subjects of social re-
form and child welfare. He made 4
special plea, in fact. % the women
Of the country, urging them to
and In the Presidential election
especially
After declaring the problems Of
America were moral and spiritual
to- much greater degree" than
economic. Hoover added: The Ear.
ficipation OF women in politics
means 3 keener realization OF the
Importance Of these questions 1T
means higher political standards.
Hoover has discounted all reports
Of his followers thas he Will win
siaa walk He rather has needed
the advice of those lieutenants who
tel him he must wage : hard
battle to win the election.
He has determined to take the
campaign seriously and to use all
his own campaign. Hoover will get
back Is washington. prepared 10 ]
make three or four key speeches
It strategic points III Eastern and
border States
The Republican organisation prob.
ably will force him to make d dozen
all told, althongh he personally
would prefer % rest his campaign
upon the lesser number Of aid.
dresses, but regardless Of the mum.
Der Of speeches. The nominee will
Sc to It that his organization Il
letter-perfect' and that Ii ii max.
Ing q 100 Der cent effort t. get out
the independent vote.
The ncminee AT present plans an
office campaign He will open Of
fiees In q prixate home near his own
at 1900 8 st. in the fashioHabIe
northwest residential section Of
the Capital 1t has been runnored
here that Mrs. Hoover declined to let
her home be turned into an office,
even for + Presidential candidate, SO
Hoover was forced tO arrange for
offices in 4 neighborss home. From
this HEADQUARTERS he win conduct
his campaign.
Rests Up For Trip
Hoover rested here today. awaiting
the departure Of his train FOR the
East at 10 o'clock tonight. He will
reach Santa Barbara at Sis to-
morrow morning, for q motor tour
Of the famous Spanish missions in
that city, He will reach Los Angeles
st O'Clock, participate In public
receptions dit the city hall and 70
on to attend the Pacific Southwest
Exposition at Long Beach later In
the afternoon.
He will spend Saturday at the
Grand Canyon Of the Colorado. His
proposed visit to his running mate,
Senator Charles Curtis, at Topeka,
Kansas, has been cancelled because
the Senator will leave his home Sun
day to keep an engagement in the
Hoover, however, will reach
Kansas city AT $40 b. M. Monday,
and his birthplace, West Branch,
Iowa. early Tuesday morning. He
will spend that day, Wednesday and
Thursday in Iowa and hopes to
reach Washington BY Saturday