Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
Speaks Before
$4,000 at
Stadium.
RADIO HOOk-UP
CARRIES VOICE
Bands. Planes and
Fireworks Add
10 Festivity.
RY JAMES l.. WEST.
Associated Fress StsT Writer.


STADIUM, Calf. August Hills
voice heard around the world
Herbert Hoover today enunciated
the principles upon which he asks
the American people to send him
20 the White House as the third
successive Republican President.
He reiterated his stand against
repeal of the eighteenth amend
nent and rigid enforcement of
enabling acts under it; proposed
farm relief through a three-fold
plan: declared for religious toler-
ance and promised the direction
of economic progress in support
OF the moral and spiritual prog
ress of the Nation.
As he read slowly and concisely the
s.5O0-word message accepting the nomi-
nation voted him by the Kansas City
convention two months ago the adopted
son of California faced a vast army OF
his eountrymen banked tier upon tier
in this huge amphitheater. who received
his declarations with noisy demonStTa-
tons
Hoover chose this setting, here upon
the rolling campus Of the university
where he enrolled as first student
and his fellow citizens responded with
perhaps the greatest outpouring that
ever had attended notification cere-
rnony in any State in the Union. More
than $4,000 people were gathered IN
the stadium. almost filllng II 10 capacity
Loud speakers. perched hign upon
column that lowered above him as he
read carried his voice to the farthest
reaches OF the bowl Broadcasting ap-
psratus transmitted his voice to more
than 100 stations in this country. a
network reaching from border TO Dor
der and coast 70 coast while his utter
arces were taken across the seas on
short wave lengths 70 Great Britain,
Australia, the Hawaiian Islands, the
Ph;iiupires-in fact. everywhere the
English language is spoken.
lust as Hoover has set out TO MAKE
this a rather unique campaign so M
fellow citizens of California StroVe Vc
make this occasion different from any
az the Kind that had gone before
Marching bands stunting airplanes aile
brilliant daylight fireworks FURNISHED
The crowd dubbed over With enlnu'
Easm and it gave the Republican NOM
iuae a tslYnultlious welcome as his opef
motor car drove into the amphitheater
and circled the running track. mrs
Eoover sat beside him and joined u
responding TO the greetings. the ON
ciai band played i Love You Call
fornia."
Moses UnnOticed.
Senator George H Moses Of New
Eanpnehire. who notified the candl'
6ate. and Chairman Work Of the Re-
rffoiacsu national committee, and othei
house guests of the Hooyers entered
The stadium on foot and passed intf
the stand almost unnoticeo as ~
crowd glued eyes 70 the nominee
motor. Small American flags were
waved IN unison with the music as TN
automobile moved at almost q shaA
psce behind an escort Of police
Gov. Young was presented TO tn'
audience. eight minutes ahead of Scheo'
uled time He introduced Moses. VINO
;r 2 snsce Of less than 10 minutes, ne-
Nvrred the message of the Republican
convention and bade Hoover go fortf
1irggl the veritabEe crusade" when ~
had been chosen 70 lead
As Hoover stepped forward 70 tht
g1are in front % the nicroph0nes. inc
enormous assernbiege arose and cheefee
him 10 the echo IS thousands Of llttie
American flags were again brought intt
action. Holding his HANDS ciasped II
front IF him. the nominee bowed Y
right and left and then stood at atten'
fi0n as the nasse6 bands played n
star Epangled Banner"
= =
the start Of the address. when Howe
announced that he accepted the nom
4,zfiou Again the crowd Was on ~
fsef cheering. wlalstiing and Wavinl
flags. Hoover read from large-typ'
rr1y IF his address especially pre-
vgarfd for him By the Stanford UniVer
sltv Press and contained In nroNl
leather binder bearing the uniFeFsN
Etamp.
In Rays Of sun.
The Republican standard beare
vgre a frock coat with finely stripe
tr4,ssrrs b. the time ne began I
sneak. the sun had Yeered far aroun
~ the westward and The green and gol
esnouv that had been placed above NJ
stand failed 70 protect him from IN
boating rats u Summer sun, shin
sng down OFT u blue armament j
watch there aaf not even the s,ightei
trace # C}aae
Again the crowd pas It's stamp 2
sDDros8I On the speakers promise :
conduct an honest campaign. Wit
every penny accounted fnr publicly. an
10 Use words - convey his meaning. ne
20 conceal it. Hoover hesitatec oni
briefly before continuing his reading J
strong, clear voice He made n
gestures and for the most part kept b
eyes OH the printed pages before hin
Mrs Hoover, vino sat directly benin
him. followed the reading very ciosel
rs did young Allan Hoover. The non
fnee's Wife who Is IN mourning for h
father. wore q simple black crepe {
chine dress with small black cloche hi
md a narrow black neckband.
After listening TO the first part
noover'e exposition Of the farm situi
ton Ia practical silence, the crowd a.
rlauded when he declared that
would use tie influence Of his once
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