Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
C. O.P. OPENS DRIVE
FOR PENNSYLVANIA
County Picnic Is Held Near
AIIentoWn-Tariff Is
Keynote.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
HARRISBURG. Pa. August 2J.-Ths
Republican State organization today
opened its campaign for the Hoover
Curtis ticket at the Lehigh County Re-
publican picnic near Allentown. Tariff
was the keynote of their meeting
The Democrats, who a week ago
launched their campaign at the same
spot chose the prohibition issue as the
one to break the ice They adopted a
resolution declaring prohibition fall
ure and its conditions intolerable. Be-
yond these preliminaries, there will be
| little political activity in Pennsylvania
until after Labor day.
About that time Republican leaders
are expected 10 confer with Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon upon plans
which will be put into execution as
soon as possible after the conference.
Word has already reached the State
organization that Chairman Work will
leave the Pennsylvania campaign en-
tirely TO the State leaders. Assuming
| PENNSYLVANIA to be safe for Hoover, he
is willing that the Pennsylvania leaders
| themselves deal with the trouble centers
which have developed in the Pittsburgh
district and the coal fields.
Plan Curtis Speech.
| There has been no indication as yet
whether Hoover will devote any of his
time during the short campaign to
| Pennsylvania. other than receptions
such as accorded him here yesterday
| when his train paused here for a few
| minutes en- route TO Washington. Re-
| publican leaders. however, are planning
| for a speech By Senator Curtis on farm
| problems to solidify the Hoover sentf-
ment in the dry rural counties.
While it appears the Democratic cam
paign fund Will be larger than the State
has known in many years, the Repnb-
licanS are planning an inexpensive
campaign. The publicity program may
be fairly elaborate. but other eXpend-
itIlres will be conservative. according 10
present plans Not only are they I'M
willing to drain their resources again
so soon after the eXtravagant campaign
of 1926. but they arc unwilling to run
even the slightest risk of having the
Senate raise question about ex-
penditures in behalf of Senator David
A. Reed also. when he presents GER
tificate of election for another term.
Although the Democrats have been
Smith opened his own campaign IN
Albany Wednesday night. there have
been four developments of Importance
during the past week.
The most important politically has
been the invitation from Chairman
Raskob to County Commissioner John
O'Donnell to retire as chairman of the
Democratic city committee of Phila-
delphia His retirement. discussed at
a New York conference yesterday. would
open the way for greater harmony
among warning factions. in Philadel-
phia It probably also would strengthen
the Democratic campaign in the city
be reducing the charges of bipartisan
dealing. Because of his long expert
ence in politics. however. O'Donnell. II
he retires in Philadelphia, may be
given another campaign position by
RaSkob.
Bid for Woman Vote.
Another development of significance
came in the Endorsement of Smiths
policies. excepting prohibition, by Miss
/ Agnes Hart Wilson. the only woman
candidate for Congress In either party
| IN the State this Fall. As Demo-
/ cratic nominee her indroSemment might
/ have been regarded as unimportant
(
/ liam b. Wilson, Secretary of Labor IN
! the Wilson administration and con-
/ testant of the Ware Senate seat. VIII
| son has been an outstanding dry. and
| his associates in Pennsylvania of the
| days of the Wilson administration have
| largely bolted Smith, citing prohibition
or Tammany as their reasons.
| The Democrats have started bid
| 70. women'S votes by naming num-
! Der of women among the electors
| chosen for November ballots
| The wet stand taken at the cam
| naign opener at Allentown indicates
/ IA course of campaign on which the
/ Democrats have decided in that sec
ton which. although wet. contains
much opposition tn Smith among DEM
ocratS for religious reasons. There has
been nothincg TO indicate the tspe Of
campaign the Democrats plan in dry
counties.
From distinctly wet sources this week
has come the prediction that before
the election the Philadelphia Republic
an organization will issue orders TO
permit trading votes TO Smith in the
river wards. but to support the bal
ance OF the Republican ticket. The
same sources predicted that the esti-
mated ma j0ritv of 100000 for Hoover
in Philadelphia will actually be not
more than 10000
WALTER D. ROOS.
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