The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-18
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BA(KEDBY
HOOVER
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service

| AMbCEmNNhOHMA LNOWD $780,
EN- ROUTE WITH HOOVER TO
WILLIAMS, Ariz., Aug. 18.-Def'
initely committed in favor OF the
Boulder Dam project, Herbert
Hoover diverted from his return
trip to Washington today to visit
the Grand Canyon, of the Colorado
in Arizona.
The Republican nominee left Cali.
fornia behind certain to return be-
fore election day to cast his ballot
at home.
His advisors today were consider
ing q program of three major
speeches in the last week OF the
campaign. One would be made IN
Chicago as Hoover sped westward
to his Palo Alto home, the second
would be made at Kansas City. and
the third, closing the campaign,
would be made over the radio,
either from San Francisco or from
his Palo Alto home on the night be-
fore the election.
Reluctant Speaker =
Hoover, however, will have to be
won over to this plan, as he IS a
reluctant campaigner. He person
four speeches after his Iowa farm
address next Tuesday, and it is his
personal plan to make only as
many speeches as are necessary to
explain the Republican campaign
issues.
Among members of his party, It
was feared Eastern leaders would
protest against taking the Republi-
can nominee to the Pacific coast
for the close of the campaign.
Hoover already has agreed with
them that the big battle of the
campaign must be fought to win
the Atlantic seaboard states and
IL has been a traditional policy OF
presidential candidates to close the
campaign in the East. On the other
hand, the nominee must vote and
under present conditions. he only
can vote IL he goes home the
California law will not allow him TO
send IN q ballot by mail.
Hoover had a. great day leaving
California. He visited a half dozen
cities ii the lower half Of the state
ana was given hearty welcomes m
each instance. At Long Beach he
met 81 host OF former Iowans, who
like himself had emigrated to Cali
IOImlA. ne lOlu lncIn that 10th
Iowa and California had been
honored when he was chosen to
lead the Republican party.
II hope may carry that leader
ship to its proper destination" He
said. II hope I will be able to
confer distinction en- Iowa as well
as on California"
Throughout the day, the nominee
showed he is developing into a
campaigner. He put sentiment in
to each of his speeches and AZ
Pasadena and San Bernardino, where
he spoke extemporaneously, he
pledged himself to carry out the
highest traditions Of both States,
il elected to the presidency.
Hoover was due to reach the
Grand Canyon at 1880 this after
noon mountain time) after greeting
a. delegation of Arizona Republican
leaders at Williams. His destina-
ton lies $50 miles east of the pro-
posed Boulder Dam site, over which
a. controversy has waged in Con-
gress for the last three years. He
planned to spend the day at the
Canyon, viewing its great scenic
wonders. The river at that point
runs through a tremendously deep
gorge, worn through the rock
through centuries of time.
Dam A Great Need
Tn endorsing Boulder Dam, in his
Los Angeles speech, Heever said he
favored 1.-The greatest of reservoirs
at the site with the highest of
dams that our engineers will recon-
mend" He said he felt deeply
that California should meet in
every reasonable way, the needs
and the views Of other States i'm
the Colorado River basin in the
final formulation of that legisa-
ton"
He closed by saying that future
welfare of all the river States was
"interdependent" and that a proper
settlement of the river problem
could he had only with Justice on
all Sides
The nominee will leave the Grand
Canyon at one minute after mid
night tonight. He will speed
through New Mexico tomorrow and
Kansas. Monday en- route to his
birthplace at West Branch, Iowa.
He will deliver farm speech in
the Iowa town Tuesday night.