Evening star., 1928-11-06
HOOVER, HOPEFUL,
casts HIS BALLOT
Votes Straight Ticket Along
With Four Other Men,
j berS of Family.
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the Lou Henry of Hoover's college days;
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, jr., and
Allan Hoover, younger son of the nomi-
nee and a Stanford senior. 1t was
Allan's first visit to the polls.
The Republican nominee for Presi-
dent received his ballot from an elec-
tion official of Stanford precinct No. 2,
in which his home is located. Long
lines of students and members OF the
faculty of HooYer'S alma mater had
preceded him into the clubhouse booth.
The ballot sheet was large one
about g18 by 20 inches square. Hoover'S S
name swaS not upon it, nor was that
of his Democratic opponent, Alfred E.
Smith Instead there were listed the
respective groups of electors for each
of the parties with presidential candi-
dates in the field Names of candidates
for the Senate and House and various
posts also were on the sheet with
long list of referendum proposals. e..
While no one saw the actual mark
ing of the ballot, Hoover and his family
voted the straight Republican ticket.
The nominee, under the California
system, did not scratch" the opposition
ticket, but placed a crossmark in a
little square beside the list of Republi-
can electors and beside the other
Republican names.
The Hoover family waited until many
of the university voters had been to
the polls and returned to their class
rooms. There must have been pretty
general cutting of classes today, how
ever. Entering an automobile in the
holly and palm lined driveway Of their
palatial residences, they were driven
down the steep winding road to the
vast campus, stretching away at the
foot of San Juan Hill.
They were cheered as they entered
the clubhouse, a building of Spanish
design, like all other structures of the
big university. The actual voting con-
Sumed but a few moments, but there
was the picture taking to reckon with
The whole function completed,
Hoover and his family were driven back
up the picturesque slope to the house
at its crest, where they lunched and
settled themselves to receive the first
returns.
Hoover expected that few minor
polling results from certain points in
the East might reach him early this
afternoon. He has several direct trans
continetal wires leading right into his
home, and he will follow eagerly each
shifting of the straw that shows which
way the wind is blowing. He is con-
fident that the straw will blow his way
under a Nation wide hurricane of
votes.
Appeals to Voters.
He has invited a few close friends
and neighbors and the 40 or SO cor
respondents who accompanied him here
from Washington to sit in with him and
his family in the momentOuS vigil this
afternoon and evening.
In the same room last night Hoover
made his final appeal to the electorate
via a Nationwide radio hook-up. It
was an appeal not for partisan votes.
but for an exercise of the Fights of suf-
frage by al eligible voters, regardless of
party.
Whatever their decision is, he told
his unseen audience, lit will be right"
for he has faith in ''the will of the ma
jority" representing as it does .'the
common will and conscience of our
people" D.
"The American voting booth" he said,
sis the place where every ballot should
be lodged upon the conviction of each
individual and to the principles and
issues of the party which will best serve
the future Of America. It is only by
this consecrated independence of judg-
ment that we may truly give express
sion to the will of Sgreat people.
Therefore, urge upon every citizen to
vote, and vote early and to vote Seri-
ously and earnestly as conscience and
mind direct"
In closing he expressed his gratitude
to the millions of men and women who
have given our cause their support and
labor during these months" and added
that ANY American may be proud to
have been chosen their leader"
Good night, my friends" were his
final words to the voters.
Mrs. Hoover Is Present.
Hoover sat at desk in the hand
somely furnished study of his spacious
fore him. The desk was in a corner,
beside huge fireplace and near tall
easement windows, hung with heavy
draperies.
At the other side of the big room were
seated Mrs. Hoover, dressed in black and
with a ieweled elephant pinned to her
dress; the two sons, Mrs. Hoover, jr.;
George Barr Baker, close friend and
adviser of the nominee since war relief
days; Lewis Strauss, wartime Secre-
tary to Hoover, and George Akerson,
the nominees indispensable and amiable
assistant. Paul GaScoigne, director OF
radio activities for the Republican cam
paign, made the announcements.
In small room in the basement
were a corps of radio and telegraph
operators, with complicated apparatus,
charged with sending the speech over
q far-fung network of wires to scat
tered radio stations. They had a loud
speaker for testing purposes, and other
members of the household joined with
the press in hearing the words of the
chief"
His own radio efforts done, Hoover
leaned back in a chair and listened
intently to the speech of Gov. Smith
Immediately following. He gave little
outward evidence of his reactions, but
others in the room smiled and nodded
their heads at several of the governors
remarks.
Day Memorable One.
At the imposing Hempel residence,
next door, newspaper men were pound
ing out stories of the days events and
telegraph operators were clicking away
at a battery of instruments linked to
lines leading to every corner OF the
Nation
1t had been a memorable day for
every one in the party, starting with
a succession of ovations in half dozen
California cities and towns through
which the Hoover special train passed
en- route to Palo Alto, the excitement
had been climaxed by wild and reck-
less demonstration as the train steamed
into this lively college town.
ing. shouting, cheering, waving persons
greeted their distinguished fellow citizen
as he stepped from his private car. The
whole town had closed up shop and
university buildings were vacated. Bare
headed college boys in brilliant hued
sweaters were here, there and every
where--even on roofs, in trees and UP
regular college yell as he started toward
q waiting automobile, and a red-uni-
formed college band struck up Hail