Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-19
WILL RADIO HOOVER
ROUND THE WORLD
Hook up of 38 Broadcasting
Stations Formed for His
Acceptance Speech.

! The opening gun of the Hoover cam
paign Will fire the shot to be actually
heard around the world on August H.,
when the Republican candidate for Pres
! dent will make the acceptance speech,
in which he will lay down the prin-
cipal issues. Plans have been complet-
cd for broadcasting the Hoover noti-
| fcation ceremonies over a hookup of
| at least 80 radio broadcaSting stations
| from coast to coast, which. 1t was con-
Servativcly estimated at the national
headquarters here today. would carry
Hoovers speech to more than 10000
600 persons. The arrangements for
broadcasting the notification ceremonies
were officially announced at the HoVocr
headquarters here yesterday.
Women to Open Campaign.
The Hoover notification ceremonies
are to be broadcast from the stadium
Of Mr. and Mrs Hoovers alma mater
Leland Stanford University. at Palo
Alto. Calf, with the whole country
from coast to coast and from border to
border thrown open to celebration OF
Hoover night"
To date 38 stations have signed for
the hook-up but the number Is grow
ING each day 1t Is expected that 1t
will equal if not exceed the convention
record of 60 stations.
Have Four Opening Ceremonies.
The notification ceremonies are to
start at pm Pacific time and as they
come across the country through the
| air 1t will be- pm Mountain time;
: CT x
pm. Central daylight time as prevails
| in Chicago and some other Midwest
cities: pm Eastern standard time In
| Washington and 9 pm. Eastern day
| light time as prevails in New York and
| Boston.
| The entire ceremonies from start to
| finish will be broadcast and are eX-
pected to occupy about one hour.
First on the program is the address TO
be delivered by Senator Moses of New
Hampshire. who was chairman of the
Kansas City convention and is chair
man of the notification committee
named by the Kansas City convention.
which comprises distinguished men and
women from every State IN the Union.
Senator Moses is now at his home in
Concord, ~ H.. hard at work In the
preparation of this speech. In pith and
VIII anu DIGtitt IL ID thpECtCO w
cate his keynote speech as permanent
chairman of the Kansas City con-
vention.
Hoovers Response to Follow.
Herbert Hoover's acceptance speech
as Republican nominee for the presi-
dency will follow Excepting only the
telegram which Secretary Hoover sent
TO the convention Immediately following
his nomination, in which he dedicated
himself anew to the service of the Re-
publican party and his country 1t will
be his first public political utterance
since his nomination. 1t will be his
personal enunciation Of the issues Of
the 1928 campaign. The eager interest
with which America is awaiting this
address knows no party lines.
Thirty million persons. at least. &C
cording to estimates made by the broad
casting stations of their radio audi
ences. will be listening to the Hoover
declarations and hearing the Hoover
voice,
The radio arrangements in which so
many stations are participating are be-
ing handled by the radio bureau OF the
Republican headquarters here and
are already under fun Roadway, with
the same business-like efficiency which
1t is said. marks everything pertaining
to the Hoover organization.
The detailed list of broadcaSting sta
tions which are to be hooked up on the
occasion of Hoover night" will be an
nounced within the next 10 days.