Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-26
HOOVER CAMPAIGN
PLANS HELD OPEN
Nominee Awaiting Develop
ments Before Arranging
itinerary of Second Trip.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Beyond the commitments he already
has made for speeches in the South
and East, Herbert Hoover Is holding
open his campaign program awaiting
developments in this unusual struggle
for the presidency
Future events will influence to large
degree the decision as to the route the
Republican presidential candidate Will
follow in making his second trans
continental trip since his nomination
lust as they will influence the question
of charging his itinerary in the East
before he starts for his California home
late next month to vote.
Invitations for the nominee to make
addresses in various parts OF the coun-
try continue to- pour into his head
quarters, but decisions regarding them
will be allowed to wait. OF course. It
would be physically impossible for
Hoover to accept even a small percent
age Of them If for no other reason than
the time element in the campaign.
In Palo Alto November s.
Before he reaches Palo Alto on No.
vember S. election eve, Hoover will have
covered a wide range of territory even
If his program is held to its present
intended limitations. as he will have
been up and down the West Coast and
across the country by three different
routes. as well as into the East and a
few places in the South.
His running mate, Senator Curtis OF
Kansas. also is covering vast amount
of territory East and West. and many
others prominent in the party ranks
and outstanding as orators are carrying
the Republican message into various
parts of the Nation both by personal
visits and by means of radio hook-ups
While his Democratic opponent,
Alfred E. Smith, is winding up his first
campaign tour. during which he has
hurled challenges at both the Republic
can party. and its standard bearer.
Hoover is busy finishing up his fourth
oratorical effort of the campaign. 1t
will be made on October 6 at Elizabeth
ton. Tenn, in connection with an his
torical celebration there.
Satisfied With Outlook.
Meantime. the Republican nominee Is
keeping his finger on the political pulse
through reports from the various State
organizations and from the party lead
ers and speakers in the field. His
advisers say he is we'll satisfied with
the general outlook at this stage sj1o
has as yet discerned no situation which
might result in any immediate decision
for an enlargement of his program fol
personal participation in the battle.
Republican leaders concede that there
are some spots where conditions are not
as satisfactory as might be hoped fol
and concerted efforts are being made
in those places both through speeding
up the organization machinery and in.
cressing the number of speakers. Thi,
work is being left largely to local man.
ayers. with the national organization
| furnishing the speakers.
/ So that he might give as much tim,
as possible to his Elizabethton speech
Hoover again today had limited tht
number Of his engagements He in.
tended to confer with former Repre-
sentative Frank Mondell of Wyoming
one time Republican leader Of thu
House, and in the late afternoon HI
had an engagement with william Whit.
ing. his successor as Commerce Score
tary, to inspect the site of the new
Commerce Department Building to b.
erected as a part of the huge triangle
of new public buildings on the soutl
side Of Pennsylvania avenue.