Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
HENRY ALLEN WILL DIRECT
HOOVER CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY
Former Kansas Governor,
Publisher, Confers With
Secretary Here.
Good and Moses Being
Boosted as Sectional Chiefs
in Coming Race.

Former Gov Henry J. Allen of
! Kansas, publisher of the Wichita
| Beacon, has been chosen to direct CAM
paign publicity for Secretary Hoover
and Senator Curtis, in the Republican
presidential campaign.
His appointment TO that duty was
announced last night by Chairman
Work of the Republican national COM
mittee.
Immediately following the filling of
this important post, DR.. Work went
into executive conference with group
Of prominent Republican leaders re-
garding the choice of managers for
che Eastern and Western divisions of
the campaign.
Allen announced that he was boost
ing James w. Good, Hoovers pre-con-
vention manager, for the Western lead
ership, and he said that Senator George
H. Moses of New Hampshire was being
considered for the Eastern job. Definite
announcement of both selections will be
made some time today, DR.. Work said.
Shun Critical Tactics.
Good and Senator Moses attended the
conference, which was held behind
closed doors In a suite of rooms on
The seventh floor of the Willard Hotel
Among others who went into the room
were Representative Fort of New Jer-
sey. newly selected Secretary of the Re-
publican national committee; Cleve-
land A. Newton, former representative in
Congress from Missouri; c. Bascom
Slenp of Virginia and Senator Edge
of New Jersey.
Gov. Allen announced that the policy
of the campaign will be to adhere
strictly to constructive pro-Hoover pub
Lefty. rather than to type of pub
licity directed at his opponent.
we are going to tell the world about
the virtues of our nominees. and avoid
leveling attacks at the opposing party
and its leaders" Allen declared I'VE
probably will establish publicity bu-
reaus here and in New York and
Chicago. From these bureaus will be
sent out information about our cam
paign. Selection of the personnel of
these bureaus will be started in about
a week"
The KanSan predicted that the Re-
publicans would have no trouble" in
winning the Midwestern States. The
sentiment out there is almost unani-
NOUS for Hoover and Curtis, he de-
clared In a few sections the people
had been stirred up over the farm
question by certain farm leaders, he
said, but the diSSension now has prac-
tically disappeared and there remains
no bitterness. The farmers in the
West are not welded to any particular
brand Of farm relief, he declared, but
are willing to try any constructive
plan. They have the utmost faith in
the ability of Hoover 10 solve this prob
lem, as he has solved many others,
Allen stated.
Don't Know Al Smith,"
"Al Smith won't do much in the
West" ne predicted The folks out
there haven't anything in common with
him Their principal objection is that
they don't know him and he doesn't
know them. He's never been out there.
When we think of Smith We think of
Tammany Hall, and to us Tammany
Hall Is New York form of govern
ment that doesn't appeal to us at all"
Seventy-five per cent of the women
of Kansas. regardless OF party, are for
Hoover because of his humanitarian
work and his record of constructive
achievements, Allen asserted
The former governor visited Hoover