The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
THE INTERLUDE
(From the LeWistown Democrat
NeWS)


Candidate Hoover is out in tn
west coast mountains fishins
Candidate Smith is down at tn
beach resort swimming and golt
ing. While they thus train them
selves for a battle of considerable
more Importance than that which
Tunney and Heeney waged, a few
score very able men and women
are holding daily conferences in
New York, Washington and else
where for the purpose of planning
a real battle of the century"
There is the lull which precedes
the opening of the real fight. A
few snipers are cracking away
here and there. Perspiring re-
porters are trying to make news
out of the purposes, conversation
and personalities of the principals.
The public is permitted to no
more than guess at the strategy
which will be determined upon by
the wise men in conference.
After a while, the candidates
will be formally and officially no
titled of their nominations and
when they respond, the opening
shot of the campaign will really
have been fired. Following then
will be an uninterrupted booming
of heavy and light artillery,
drowning out but not wholly des-
troying the effects of limitless in
dividual sharp-shooting, until it at
tains a mighty %crescendo during
the first day of November.
It is going to be different from
many other campaigns, carrying,
most likely, more of intensity, of
p%rejudiced, of fanitical zeal than
any other since the Civil a
Those who take much interest
in such affairs look forward with
pleasant anticipations to the great
fight. They know that it is not
going to be any mock trial of
strength. Principles vitality affect
ing the individual lives of millions
and bearing acutely upon the
trend of our government during
the next few years are involved.
What with hundreds of news
papers daily printing many col
umns concerning the progress OF
the battle. thousands of speakers
shouting from as many rostrums
and tens of millions listening in by
radio to all that is said by the
leading participants there should
be no lack of information as to
what it is all about.
Back to the scenes, political Ma
poleons will be directing the ac-
ton. sending uncounted couriers
s~currying hither and you, yielding
here or holding advancing there
as the fortunes of the conflict may
determine.
Ten. mayhaps 20 or 80, millions
in money will be used as seems
most effective. There will be no
lack of funds on either side. Each
committee will punctiliously re-
mort so much collected and spent,
At the same time each of tEose
bodies will be finding ways to
spend much more than is report
ed.
DOVER more reticent, the man
of action rather than of words, the
p~recisionist, probably feels some
what affrighted by the prospects.
He speaks poorly and his 10Y
smile seems decidedly forced. He
will be at his best when surround
cd bv his counselors helping TO
man the campaign as he has map
ned mines and other engineering
projects.
Smith stands to enjoy the whole
performance. He likes crowds
likes to stand before them and
match wits with any reckless
heckler. A study in contrasts
but. be it said to the credit OF our
people. neither man is anything
approaching a weakling. 1t Will be
a fight between two men either OF
whom will serve his country with
sincerity and ability.