Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
KEYSTONE BATTLE
WATTS ON MELLON
Conferences Planned as Soon
as Secretary Returns
From Europe.

Special Dispatch to This star
/ HARRISBURG, Pa, August Ia
/ Return of Secretary ot the Treasury
Mel!cn from his European vacation is
/ expected to give the Pennsylvania cam
paien impetus for It's activity during the
( Fall.
| Shortly after his return. conference
/ is TO be held regarding details OF the
/ campaign here II is probable the
meeting will be in New York. In addi-
! ton TO Secretary Mellon. it is under
stood those attending the conference
( will be his nephew. w. L. Mellon. former
/ chairman Of the Republican State COM
/ mittee. who also has been abroad; Gen.
/ Edward Martin. present chairman; Gov.
/ Fisher. who has spent week with
Herbert Hoover and National Chairman
Work IN California. and probably Gen.
W. w. Atterbury, national committee
man. ana Joseph r. Grundy, who in
/ past campaigns did large part In rails
/ ing campaign funds here. II his health
! permits. Senator ELECT William s. Ware
will probably Join the conferees.
To Discuss Strategy.
The amount OF the campaign chest
and where and how it shall be spent
will be one matter TO be decided
Another will be campaign strategy. not
only III direction of the presidential
campaign. but also in conducting the
fight in congressional districts where
the results will probably be close. There
are also purely State problems to be de-
/ cided. For instance, IA amendments to
| the State constitution will be proposed
| for ratification on November ballots In
Guiding one 70 permit use OF voting
machines. and the leaders will decide
whether to complicate the campaign
by taking a stand for or against any
/ OF the proposed amendments.
| While Secretary Mellon was abroad.
only preliminary organization work was
attended TO by campaign managers here.
This consisted largely of Strengthening
marty lines in congressional districts and
advancing party solidarity by obtaining
withdrawal of congressional and legts-
lative nominees who lost In the Repun-
lican primary but obtained the minor
party nominations. possible under the
State election laws which permit dual
/ nominations,
| Await Smith Action.
Although the Democrats opened their
/ campaign at Allentown today. their real
/ plan of campaign will not h formulated
until Gov. Smith, following MS noun
/ cation. reveals how often he will speak
( in PENNSYLVANIA If there Is but one
/ speech here. it will be in Philadelphia.
! according TO present plans, for the
/ Democrats hope To make big inroads
+ there because of the vet sentiment ana
/ the irish and Catholic vote. II he can
make a second speech. 1t will be In
/ western Pennsylvania. which Is nov
considered Smiths strongest section IN
! the State,
/ The Democrats hope TO be able 10
prevent the women's vote going To
7 Hoover as largely as now appears likely
plan has been afoot to have Mrs:
Nellie Tayloe Ross. former Governor OF
Wyoming, speak here in behalf OF
Smith as a means OF attracting women
10 the New York governor. Thus lar
/ the plan has not nlaterializcd, out
| Mary T. Norton. congresswonnan from
Jersey City. spoke at the opening RAINY
/ Today. WALTER ~. N'>|o'