The Washington times., 1928-09-14
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WEST
By lWILLIAM X HUTCHINsON

. BY WILLIAM X HUTCHINSON
Republican plans for capturing
the West were discussed today by
Herbert Hoover and Senator Cur
It's of Kansas.
Curtis win make a two.weeks'
speaking tour through the Middle
West and Mountain, States. opening
with an address In Lexington KY.
tomorrow.
Asked whether he would speak in
Missouri on HIS way home 70 Cali-
forhia to vote. Hoover declared his
plans for Western invasion have
not been determined. and no deci.
sion will be made until late in
october. sr
Declines Fair Talk
5e An invitation to Hoover tn peak
alta the State fair I'M Springfie ld.
Mass. on his way to Boston next
month has been declined.
q Senator Curtis gave. Hoover an
optimistic report on Eastern con.
ditions. 4. e.
Everywhere i went in the East
I was met by large crowds. said
Curtis. They were enthusiastic
for the Republican ticket ~ 5e
Hoover declared the Briand.Kei,
logg anti-war treaty did not cOrac
up for: discussion j at his confer.
ence with Secretary of state KEEL
Iogg. On his return from Paris,
Kellogg said he y could not fcon.
nceive that the treaty wCuld be
made q partisan. Issue i'm the nree..
dental aIppaign. reysolssly: Mr..
b Hoover referred stos ne pact %
- - II
FpHsllIaents .of 4 the ia agninistratlon
toward int ia Isaace. a So
One step alreadHs "a II faztop speed
up Republican, organs lon work
along the Atlantic seabOard was
tllef promotion of Senator George
n. Moses, Sof New Hanfpshire. to a
new post ,wheresrhe becomes adj
svisory MANAGER of. the ' campaign In
the East. "a Moses Wallg pass upnn
all gnew political maneuvers in the
East, land: his. ptonOt ION was made
by. 4 Hoover personally. II was said,
in order Ito get a aprac teal politician
In charge OF the Easterng campaign.
a Hoover, however, win remain, the
court " Of last restrt on all canes
paigni mat ters. 4, AT the outset, he
let, 1t become known that hey4would
run hts own Campaign; = but that
heA welcomed AadHiSe. from aall party
Leaders. UP to date, Z hefsfsAs run an
his own campaign: s1ne@s' Iatnning
Moses zas eaa t2sogt stiof liaAon officer
for the East Heovsr aobsiO re.
tanned the right to- pass approval
on all new canipaf gn- ctiVities.'' =
One Of Hoover 81 pat9 4 l1eDfie len has
been Eto: pass responsibility on TO
the state LEADERS, while ret aiming
supreme allthorlty. ". s.
senator Charles Curtis, Republic
can5SVice Presidentials nominee, HiaN
assume the task OF n'tllAying the
pleas of Gov. Alfred II. sSmtth for
votes in the West.
senator curtis, who will. leave 70
day on a 5,000.mile speaking tour
viii cross Smiths path at Omaha.
Denver and in Ollahorha.SEt
While Curtis advisers assert that
his tour was arranged without refer.
ence to. that of the Democratic can.
didafe he unexpected to answer the
New York governor s. speeches.
Senator Curtis will start the Ken
tuckys. campaign Z with "a speecns 1T
lexington. He will speak at Evans
Vile Ind. and Henry. Ill, and. then
nick guY,J a. special car at AChtcAgu
for. the rest OF the trip, which y VIII
~ NV him into the mountain, states
a nd hack into Oklaho n1a. -, : N.'''
n,,rinr, the trip he4 will svisitifKour
Trdian reservations. where great
celebrations are planned pscaNse
| curtis has Indian blood IN bis veins