Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
Commerce Secretary Has Of
flee in Home and viii Have
One in Barr Building.
WILL MAKE FEW TOURS
FOR STUMP SPEAKING
Acceptance Address in Preparation
Will Talk to Farmers at
West Branch.

Secretary Hoover is going to wage
his campaign for the presidency with
in easy striking distance OF that goal
of all presidential aspirants, the White
House
Foregoing his usual custom of spend
ing month or so IN California, the
Republican nominee will cut short his
vacation this year and hurry back here
TO take active personal direction of his
campaign.
The base of operations which most
appeals to the Commerce Secretary Is
his comfortable home at 2300 S street.
If there is going to be any porch cam
paigning in the Republican camp it
will be from the cool rear veranda of
the Hoover residence up on the heights.
Hoover has a great attachment for
his home here. He likes the National
Capital as place OF residence. He
does not plan to make any extensive
stumping tour, and he feels it will be
quite convenient for him to remain in
Washington and operate out OF the
city by means of train. wire and radio.
Short Speaking Tours.
There will be few carefully map
ped-out excursions for speaking pur-
poses, but they will be of short dura-
tion. Invariably Hoover will endeavor
to hasten back here and resume direc-
ton of the drive in his behalf and
for Senator Curtis.
Upon his retirement from the cabi-
net shortly, he will be assigned an
office on the fourth floor of the Barr
Building, where the Republican ma
tional committee has leased an entire
floor There Chairman Work also will
preside over the campaign. forces.
Most of the tactical conferences will
be held at Hoover's home, however.
Hoover already has had campaign
Office established on the second floor
OF his home. There he Is writing his
two opening campaign addresses. away
from the rush of business at the De-
partment of Commerce and carefully
shielded from callers.
It is said that Heoyer'S initial speech,
In acceptance OF the nomination. will
sound the keynote OF his entire CAM
paign It will be delivered in the late
afternoon from his home overlooking
the campus OF Stanford University, so
that the radio may carry 1t into the
East at an appropriate evening hour.
The second address, calculated TO APP
peal to the farmers, will be made in
the heart of the troubled corn belt
at his birthplace, West Branch, Iowa.
Farm Relief to Fore.
Farm relief and prohibition are due
TO come in for major share of atten-
ton In the speech of acceptance. The
snt nf Smith
been received with rejoicing in the Re-
publican camp and 1t Is now regarded
as certain that Secretary Hoover will
make an urgent appeal to the people
in behalf of the eighteenth amendment.
The address at West Branch will be
made on the way back to Washington
from the coast. Those who invited
the Secretary to appear there have ar
ranged monster celebration, 20 which
many thousands Of farmers will come,
The occasion provides an admirable
opportunity to discuss the farm situa-
ton, and Hoover was prompt TO seize
upon 1t. He has been in conference
mere with numerous farm leaders from
the Middle West, including Gov. Hamili
of Iowa, who organized the committee
Of 22," designed to protect the In
terestS of. agriculture in the coming
campaigns.
Hoover will start West early next
week, stopping over in Wisconsin to
submit his resignation to President Cool
idge at the Summer White House. Be-
fore lef dng he will receive from Chair
man Work a report on what part, II
any. the President vii, take In the Re-
publican campaign
DR. Work now Is en- route to the Sum-
mer White House, bearing with him
his formal resignation as Secretary of
tt" Interior. He will stay today at the
home of his sister in Evanston. ILL.,.
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