The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-22
PARTY EFFORTS
MUST CONTINUE
TO WIN VICTORY
Only Danger Is Overconfidenc:
Nominee Says in First
Statement
TALKS IN GOTHAM TODAY
Declares Prosperity Is Laree
1ssueY in Declining to Dis
cuss Field
TALKS IN GOTHAM TODAY

New York. Oct. 22.-(R-Herber.
Hoover declared today that he had
not the slightest doubt of the out.
come of the November election il
the Republicans Of the country
would continue their efforts.
THE only danger 10 that Of over.
confidence" the Republican presi.
Dental candidate said at q confer.
ence with newspaper correspond.
ents at his hotel. This was the frs,
public statement regarding the out.
come of the election which Hoover
has made since the inception Of the
campaign.
"Never has there been . greater
unity in the Republican party in .
quarter Of century than at this
moment" the nominee said. eve
have an able organization and more
zeal is bein., shown than ever be.
FORE"
Hoover declined to discuss issue,
OF the campaign but in response "a
questions he said prosperity was one
of the larger issues.
The Republican standard bearer
said the probabilities were that or
his westward trip and final drive HI
would speak in st. Louis. Hoover
will leave Washington on Ocober &c
and will reach his home at Stanford
University on November s to make
a final appeal to the voters over th.
radio to keep the Republican party
in control Of the federal govern.
ment.
In AIS Stronghold
Herbert Hoover today was on the
home ground Of his Democratic op.
ponent to wind up his campaign II
the east with an address tonight at
Madison Square Garden.
The Republican presidential candi-
date arrived here last night from
Washington 20 that he might give q
full day to conferences with party
leaders and aid them in mapping
out the strategy for the closing days
Of the fight for the Is electoral
votes of New York state.
In addition he was TO receive
various groups Of foreign born
voters and delegations from indie.
pendent organizations working or
behalf of the Republican national
ticket and make an address at
luncheon to which county chairmen
and vice chairmen of the Empire
state and many Republican cam
paign workers had been invited.
Is Last Set Speech
After spending the entire day ii
his hotel, the nominee is to 60 to
Madison Square Garden shortly Be.
fore 8 p. M, to deliver the last set
speech he will make until he starts
to his California home to vote early
next week.
Elihu Root, secretary Of state il
the administration Of Presiden,
Taft, will preside, and will first pre-.
sent Vice President Dawes, who will
make his first speech Of the cam.
paign. Hoover will start speaking
about $3.50 o'clock and the whole
program will be ca1lied to the coun.
try on an extensive radio hook-up.
New York state Republican lead.
ers in charge Of arrangements fol
the Garden rally said there had
been 10000 applications for the
$4,000 available seats. They an.
nounced that in order to accommo.
date m overflow meeting loud
speakers had been set up outside Of
the building.
To Receive Voters
After breakfast, Hoover was tc
receive . number Of groups Of for.
eign born voters. The plan was for
the nominee to welcome the varioua
foreign groups individually and to
speak to them briefly in response tc
assurances Of support given by
their spokesmen.
The afternoon program was to
bring I number Of delegations from
independent organizations working
in behalf Of the Republican national
ticket. The largest Of these was ex.
pected to be from the Hoover.C Curtii
Theatrical league and the Repubh.
can Service league.
The Republican candidate W.,
given an enthusiastic reception upon
his arrival here late last night
Several thousand persons were gath.
|ered inside Of the Pennsylvania
station and many more grouped out.
side cheered the nominee a. he berar
the short automobile ride to hit
hotel.