Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-01
NOMINEES TO
blAGE BATTLE
THROUGH

BY BYRON PRICE
Ik0ciaied Press staff Wriier

associated Press stair Writer
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-tP,-Be-
wildering swirls and eGdies. trouble
the political seas ns the parties APP
pf0ach the necessity Of choosing def
iniiely what course they will sail III
the campaign for the presidency.
Each presidential nominee contin-
ues 70 lose the allegiance Of members
ot his own party circle, and to gain
recruits from the opposition. Candi-
dates and their managers are torn
among many schools Of advice.
Both 10 Bombard East
Z both Smith and Hoover will re-
q considerable part OF their
R-speaking for the East. No plan
ppaixn has been brought for
either party which does not
plate a hammering offensive
he northern Atlantic seaboard.
electoral votes grow thickaSt
sF9a see both parties profess 60 ser
encouraging ffEnss
II IS upon this >on mare thar
any other that political atteuJion hal
been centered during the present
week. Back in Washington, MIR
Hoover be4an long series Of dis
ussions with party aides BY talkini
over Ms prospects IN New York ane
New Jersey. Gov. Smith, returning
northward from holiday on tho
Jersey shore, stopped for q shorl
speech at Newark, and later IN the
week established m eastern contact
with the farm problem BY appearing
At the New York state fair az Syra-
cuse. Hoover's running mate. Sem
ator Curtis. also was on tour in the
East. visiting Syracuse. Harrisburg
and other cities.
Robinson In South
Carrying into effect his original
proposal for an intensive drive 10
overcome opposition in the South.
Senator Robinson, the democratic
vice presidential nominee, will begin
at once "a swing through Dixie. In
his speech Of acceptance az Hot
Springs Thursday he featured farm
relies and prohibition, and he now
proposes 20 further appeal 70 his fell
lew drys in the South not 70 quit
the denaocratic ticket because Of the
modification views Of Gov. Smith.
There appears "a rrowing belief
among the democratic leader that IA
real party drive in the Northwe L
would be worth the candle. Chairms9i
Raskob, announcing nk 81 Louis ia
set az democratic claims ~'hich lpft
nothing 70 the republicans, put Min
neseta and Wisconsin IN he 'front.'
ranks Of the states 'sassur' smith
and Robinson.
Dems See Gains
Both Wisconsin and Min; esoia are
80 heavily republican In ordinary
years the democrats maints I NJ very
vigorous organization in ei her state.
This year. however. Is the eeep'ion.
During the past week SenA ef Biz he.
leader Of the Wisconsin r. punicans,
has announced he has no ioubt his
followers will vote for s. ~ And
Representative Frear, an ltter La
Toilette republican. has endorsed
Hoover. In Minnesota n sois re-
publican senator, Schall. J. Is refused
TO work for the election 9 Hoover.
IN Nehraska. on the con rD Cow.
McMullen has announced ftr some
hesitation that nc VIII Sta aish III
party--a disappointment I the b.
ocratic lesders who had bored is
detection sgould turn Neb asks .o
the democratic column.
Talk In Millions
There were other disap9 dn AL
and happy surprises. toe, az X.
sides. in the weeks grist ~ IN Nh
news. Lamfnot Dn Pont. cf lielaw i
whose brother and business asso, ~
recently bolted 20 Smith, annou VA
he would vote for Hoover desrita W
republican nominees dryness. II w.
II. CurrRn. once republican candidate
fer mayor Of New York. and now
head cf Fhe Association Against tha
Prohibition Amendment. cane ont for
Smith.
Meantime the two party chsirmar
are talking in millions again. ma
nobody seems 20 object. chairmar
Raskob's announcement thar ~
democrats hoped 20 raise 4 camna;.sr
fNnd Of $4,000. 900 was followed ~ 4
rerubiican decision 20 try u r~s
along en- SS.0O0.00O. III these figases
come true. il will mean biz inmn a.
&the democrats over four years 80
And q republican reduction. The M.
Fetal figures for 1921 werr: renphi;
aans S3.065.o52. democrats s2.230 So