Evening star., 1928-08-24
Candidate Ends Trip From
West Coast Heartened
by Conditions.
MAKES FIVE SHORT
APPEARANCES TODAY
Returns to Washington Ready to
Enter Strenuous Contest
Lying Ahead.
b the Associated Press.

BE- the Associated Press.
HOOVER TRAIN, en- route to Wash
ington, August 24-Crossins Ohio and
Pennsylvania today. Herbert Hoover is
completing his first campaign trip-ons
that has taken him into 10 States from
coast to coast and border to boroer.
Since leaving Washington on JUL
IA, the Republican presidential candi-
date has covered more than 5000 miles.
has been greeted by nearly a million
people. delivered five prepared addresses.
including that accepting the nomina-
ton, and made more than two dozea
rear platform talks.
Pleased With Conditions.
He returns TO Washington early to-
night TO take personal charge of his
campaign forces, gratifled by condi-
tions as he has found them and heart
ened for the strenuous contest that is
ahead in a campaign just now getting
under way.
The reception given him in Iowa, the
State of his birth. and reports he re-
ceived while there from leaders from
du VI lIlc SICdb obdlES
were particularly pleasing, for in going
to the place of his birth to renew boy
hood associations he was moving into
the one section of the country which
had furnished cause for apprehension
by at least some party leaders.
While some OF his advisers told
Hoover bluntly that the outlook in Min
nesota, Wisconsin and some other
Northwestern States was not as salts
factory as might be, they said his ac-
ceptance speech had been reacted to
favoraoly and that there was strong In
dication that he would carry every
State In the turbulent grain belt.
As a result of personal talks with
leaders the nominee was able to bring
into line several who at best had been
only luke warm toward his candidacy
and others who had hesitated to an
nounce their support.
Prohibition i'm Forefront.
Hoover returns home With the carr
paign issues drawn. and with the pro-
hibition question standing Vel 70 the
forefront as result OF the declaration
of his Democratic opponent for amend
ment of the eighteenth amendment SC
as to permit State determination OF the
liquor question.
The Republican nominee has steadily
declined to make any comment on Gov.
Alfred E. Smiths acceptance address.
However. his advisers say he will dis
cuss the prohibition question later.
emphasizing his own declaration against
repeal Of the eighteenth amendment
and against any modification of the en-
forcement laws which would permit that
which the Constitution forbids.
Hoover's campaign plans have yet to
be mapped out, and details will depend
largely upon conditions as they develop
in various sections of the country. II
is generally believed by his advisers,
however, that he will visit the border
States and invade the South and also
make some speeches in the East before
his second swing across the country at
the close of the campaign so as to be az
his Stanford University home in time Z
vote on November 6.
Given Send-off.
Upon his departure late yesterday
from Cedar Rapids the Republican can
didate was given an enthusiastic fare
we'll by the citizens there while 200
residents of his birthplace, West
Branch, were gathered at the station
there for a last greeting as his train
swept through the village, running an
to a change Of plans agreed upon In
the forenoon.
Rock Island. ILL.,. was the first stop
and several hundred persons we're gath
cred at the station. Hoover appeared
on the back platform with Mrs Hoover
and smiled In response TO the cheers.
Then there was a pause. broken by
woman before 1t had reached the
awkward stage.
Well Mr.. Hoover. you do look Just
like any other man." she called out
from place well back in the crowd
A man near the platform took that
up.
Looks Embarrassed.
Mrs Hoover thinks he is better look
ing than any other man." he said, and
the nominees wife smiled. Her hus-
oand appeared slightly embarrassed as
he leaned over to shake hands with
men, women and boys who struggled
for first places In the circle around
the car platform
Before their special reached Chicago
10 be transferred there to the Pennsyi-
vania lines Mr.. and Mrs Hoover at
tended a moving picture show In the
dining car, These shows have been
given nightly since the departure from
California week ago, but this was
the first one they had attended
During the run today through Ohio.
pennsylvania and Maryland Hoover
viii make Ave rear-platform appear
anceS--at Alliance. Ohio: Pittsburgh.
Altoona and Harrisburg, Pa. and Bal
timore. He Is due at Washington al
s;aS pm, tonight