New Britain herald., 1928-09-24
HOOVER BATTLING
 0N ISSUES ALONE Is Keeping Clear of Other Con. tr0Yersial Matters
 NOT TO ANSWER SMITH
Leaving Halfway Mark of Campaign Behind Candidate Has Three Ma jOr Addresses to Deliver DefOr, Going to California

Washington. Sept. 24 R-Reso- lutely ignoring all open and under- cover attacks upon him. Herbert Hoover is pursuing his course of conducting a campaign in favor of the issues and the candidate of the republican party and keeping clear of distracting controversies.
 His determination in this respect was given public expression again on Saturday in short talk to former service men who called on him here and was reiterated yesterday to his intimates in connection with an at tack made upon him by Senator Bruce. democrat. Maryland who charged hypocrisy in connection with the nominees declaration for constitutional prohibition.
 AkcrsOn Denies Charges
 Before the Bruce charge had been called to the attention of the repub- iican presidential nominee, his secre- tary, Gorge Akerson, had denied it, declaring that not only had Hoover never taken @ drink with Clarence parrow. as the Maryland senator averred. but had not taken a single drink of intoxicating liquor since he became a constitutional executive officer of the United States and has never had drop of liquor served at his home."
 Darrow, at his home in Chicago, added his denial, and it was indi- cated that the matter would rest there SO far as Hoover headquarters are concerned. Detailed information has been received at these head quarters of various under cover at tacks on Hoover. but these have been ignored. AS represented by his close associates, the feeling of the republican candidate is that they should not be dignitied by denial. Halfway Mark
 Having passed the half way mark in the campaign, counting his &C., ceptance speech as the opening of his fight for the presidency, Hoover had behind him three of the six major addresses he has mapped out before beginning the return trip to his Stanford university home. The rough draft of the fourth ad- dress. to be delivered at Elizabeth ton, Tenn. on October 6. was com pleted today and the nominee hopes to have the finished product ready within a few days. If he does his friends will seek to prevail upon him to take a few days of rest and recreation.
 The fifth speech will be at New York on October 16 and the sixth at Boston. probably some time be- tween October 22 and 25.
 Hurrying back to Washington from Boston. the candidate will clean up affairs here and set out around October 29 for the long run back to California to vote.
 Hoover had no engagements fer today and planned to put in most Of his time redrafting his Elizabeth ton address before going to the Ma tional Press clubs building in the early evening to attend dinner given by editors of business and trade papers. This function is held about three times yearly and while he was secretary of commerce Hoo- yor alwoys atfepdcd
 Additional reports on conditions in individual states come to headquar- ters daily. the latest being sent by Senator Borah of Idaho who report ed on Kentucky and Tennessee in which he spoke last week. These two states are in fine shape,' said tba hrioF n, oseo oo of Ilor,b