Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-22
SENATOR ROBINSON
HOMEWARD BOUND
Democratic Nominee to Rest
Following Intensive Cam
paign and Long Tour.

ROBINSON SPECIAL CAR EN-
ROUTE FOR LITTLE ROCK, ARK:
Sentember 22.-With more than 5000
miles of campaigning behind nm, sen
ator Joe Robinson was honeWard pound
TODAY for a brief rest before starting on
a second tour which will take him INTO
practically every State west OF the Mis-
sissippi River.
AS the Democratic vice presidential
nominee sped onward to Little ROCK ne
looked back over three weeks OF intensive
work on the stump. In al elgnt S SVa te
were visited, IA prepared speeches. oe-
Iivered and dozens of extemporaneouS
rear platform addresses made:
For the first time in years the Demo-
cratic banner had been carried into the
stronghold of Democracy-the solo
Southland everywhere the Senator
found thai the party spirit was running
high.
Greeted by Large Audiences.
On the trail that began at Dallas and
led from there farther West IN IeXaS
to Cisco and thence east to the Atlantlc
seaboard, through Tennessee ana VIZ
ginia, Mr. Robinson was greeted py au-
diences that filled the respective audi
forums. Tie same was true IN N0rCE
and South Carolina, Georgia ana F!or-
ida and last night he wound up IN Pa
ducah XIV. before a crowd that nearly
0verfowed a big tobacco warehouse IN
that CITY. In all of the Southern States
the nominee heard reports OF de1ec-
tions from the Democratic camp, OF the
formation of anti-Smith clubs and OF
what was described to him as the HOO
yer Democrats" He was assured, now
ever. by Democratic leaders i'll all these
States that the assertions were small
and that he could leave confident tnaC
there would be no split in the Solid
South.
Party Declared in Good Shape.
In Tennessee, which went Republican
for Harding, State Democratic leaders
advised the Senator that more Demo-
Gratis than ever before had voted in the
recent primary and that united party
was prepared to march to the polls IN
November.
Again. in North Carolina, where Sena-
tor Simmons, long a power IN Demo-
cratic ranks in that State, has declared
against Gov. Smith, local leaders insist
ed that they had the situation In hano'
and told the vice presidential nominee
that the State, as usual, would De louhu
IN L[1G OOAuAAAAA'
northward from the heart of the South
land. the Senator found the Democrats
in Kentucky organized for heated
fight for the control of the State which
because of its border position, long has
been looked upon as battle ground
Mr.. Robinson was delayed day IN
opening his drive in Kentucky.
Stresses Smiths Record.
Arriving in Paducah early in the
morning after opening his campaign III
the State at greensboro the night be-
fore. the Senator travelled 25 miles by
automobile to Mayheld, where he ad-
dressed an audience in a tobacco ware
house. and then last night delivered a
second speech in another tobacco barn
He took another Is minutes on Smiths
record without a pause. Finally, per-
spring freely, he approached the END
"And another thing" he wound up, ne
called a special session of the Legisla-
ture to ratify the woman's suffrage
amendment, had $50, 100000 approprlat-
ed for State charities and took the State
highway out of politics"