Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09
c. O.P. WILL STUMP
NEW ENGLAND AND
EASTERN STATES
Intensive Speaking Campaign
in Every Locality Is
Proposed.
HUGHES MENTIONED
AS HEADING ORATORS
Hoover Victories in Michigan and
Maryland Predicted-Ed-
wards Assails Republicans.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY g. GOULD LINCOLN.
The Republicans are planning an IN
ensive speaking campaign for the East
,rn and New England States. Charles
Evans Hughes, former Governor of New
York and former Secretary of State, Is
mentioned as the probable head Of the
ist of speakers which the national COM
mittee is to turn loose in these States.
The speaking campaign is to go into
every locality.
Representative John @. Tilson of
Connecticut, majority leader Of the
House, who is director of the Eastern
speak rs bureau and vice chairman Of
the Republican congressional campaign
committee, visited the headquarters Of
the Republican national committee here
today. Mr.. Tilson said he expected
Senator Curtis, the vice presidential
nominee, would be invited to speak dur.
Ing the campaign now on for the elec-
ton in Maine, which comes early in
September.
win Confer With Leaders.
Mr.. Tilson will leave here to 20 to
New York and then to Maine for the
conference of Republican leaders In the
state, which Is held there each presi-
Dental year. LAS Maine goes. so roes
the Nation" Is an old political saw, and
the Republicans are overlooking no bets
In1s year, particularly In the Eastern
part OF the country, which Is recoe-
nized as the battle-ground. 1t is custo-
mary to have the presidential candidate
lake part IN the Maine campaign, sc-
cording TO Mr.. Tflson, who said he be-
lieved Senator Curtis would be urged TO
take the stump for at least one or two
speeches in the Pine Tree State.
Ine. Eastern speakers bureau" con-
tmued Mr.. TilSon, has been function
Ing in New York for some time. Our
list Of speakers is tentative now. but
We viii wage an intensive speaking
campaign extending into every localftv.
Inere VIII be many comparatively small
meetings, but these are the meetings
that count, for they spread BY word OF
mouth the character, the rersonalItv
and the accomplishments of our cAndi-
dates.
Il win invite Senator Watson Of m
diana. Representative Hooper Of Micili-
gan, Representative Free Of California
from Mr.. Hoover's own distr1ctl and
Mrs. Florence Kahn Of California to
ccme East and tell the Eastern people
how the Westerners look on this CAM
paign. In addition. ] expect 70 have
virtually all Republican governors,
SnNa fnPE aud ~ EN&x.Hav
The Eastern States on the speaking
iSt."
Lauds Hoover Welcome.
Mr.. Tilson. who has Just returned
rom California. where he went with
Mr.. Hoover. said he had never seen q
nan given such deep, heartfelt well
,ofne all along the way as was given
Hoover on hts trip West"
Most of the people out there have
some to the conclusion that there Is no
nan in the country so capable Of ham
Hing their problems as Mr.. Hoover" he
aid.
Senator Edwards Of New Jersey, wet
Democrat. IN statement issued here
ast night, asserted that q religious
campaign" against Gov. Al
smith Is under way In certain sections
II the country.
If Gov. Smith or his managers are
successful In ferreting out the insti-
gators Of this campaign said Senator
Edwards, the Democratic presidential
aomtnee will be elected by an over
vhelming majority.
Il have been advised by responsible
,erSons whose veracity / cannot queS-
ion. continued Senator Edwards. that
he Republican national committee Is
ending both its moral and financial
upport to diSgruntled Democrats in the
south and Southwest with the hope
hat the solid South may be broken.
Decent citizens Of the Southland.
whether their political affihationS be
lemocratic or Republican, viii resent
MS Northern interference. and I here
sith predict that white Southerners viii
JOCK TO the polls in November in num-
oers unprecedented In our political
history. and nine out Of ten OF them
VII vote for Gov. Smith. The, win
lote Ior nm for two paramount rea-
10 not. the Southland will be threat
ned with black supremacy, and sec
'ndly. they do not wish 70 face q resur-
ection Of the old force measures.
Catholics In Other Ofaces.
Catholics have already been elected
o seats in the both Houses Of Con-
ress. and have been appointed to the
United States Supreme Court. II they
annot be elected to the presidency Il
) time both the protestants and Cafhc-
les were appriSed OF this fact so that
he country viii know that the eight
enth amendment Is not the only pro-
ision Of the Constitution which Is
eing nullified."
Catholics OF the North never asked
or. or questioned the religion of Cleye-
md or Wilson. Why should the south
uestion the religion Of Gov, smith,
Religion, however, cannot be made
real issue IN this campaign.
some two years ago I declared un-
auiyocally that the is3a presidential
ominee would have 10 face the pro-
tbttton issue. The issue Is now here
all It's hideousneSs. and IL Mr.. Hoover
his acceptance speech OF next Satuf-
AZ declares himself as running ON
one-dFy platform he will lose every
'rge industrial State Of the East. II ne
iraddies the liquor issue his cause Is
OF only hopeless In the South and
outhwest, but he viii also lose thou
anus ana thousands OF votes IN the
arn belt area. II the farmers vote as
aey are now talking, the Republican
omtnee VIII be defeated In Illinois
'iseonsin. both the pakotas. Montana.
evada, Arizona and possibly Michis
an"
senator Edwards predicted New Ier-
Y would 90 Overwhelmingly for smith.
MichigAn viii roh up tremendous
laiorlty for Hoover and Curtis, Repre-
sntative Lewis g, Cramton Of Michi-
N declared at Republican national
annittee headquarters today.