Evening star., 1928-09-11
HOOVER JUB|LANT
. AT MAINE VICTORY
Stale Has Pointed Way,
Work Says-Curtis Sur.
prised at Majority.

Herbert Hoover and his campaign
managers held joyfest today over tn
way Maine went in yesterdays elections
They pointed jubilantly to the old say
ing. "As Maine goes, so goes the Nation.
Hoover had no formal comment u
make, but Chairman Work of the Re
publican national committee, Sena tol
Curtis, vice presidential nominee, ana
others were quick to express their pleas.
ure over the large majority rolled up By
the Republicans.
Maine has again pointed the way
Dr.. Work announced after a conference
with the presidential candidate at the
istter's headquarters today. I'VE antici-
pated handsome majority in Maine
but the results far exceed our expecta-
tions. They toreshadow an overwhelm.
tag majority for Hoover and Curtis in
November.
The flattering majority in Maine has
an unusual significance this year be-
cause the contest from the very first
has assumed a national aspect in which
every national issue was stressed by
both sides. The Maine returns are
doubly gratifying because the campaign
was waged largely on the records and
achievements of the Coolidge admins
tration and Republican Congress and
merits and appeal of the Hoover Curtis
ticket
Called Record Breaker.
Eighty thousand September ma ajority
IS a record breaker for the Pine Tree
State, 1t leaves no doubt that the
voters are satisfied with the Republican
party and are determined to see that
1t is continued in the control of the
Go 'rnment."
Senator Curtis said: THE result in
Maine is most gratifying. We had ex-
pected, of course, a decisive Republican
victory there, but the overwhelming ma
icrity given the entire State ticket is
indicative of what can be expected in
November"
John H. Bartlett, First Assistant
Postmaster General, expressed similar
sentiments in a formal statement. The
decided expression of pro-Hoover views
by the voters of Maine" he said, gives
fine corroboration of the reports which
have come of Hoover sentiment In New
York State.
There is a striking similarity be-
tween the people of upstate New York
and those of Maine. Their spirit is the
same. 1t certainly looks as If upstate
New York will give Mr.. Hoover a mil
Lion lead when election day comes"
Chairman Work analyzed the result
IN Maine with view to showing the
popularity of Hooverism and Repubii-
ca1ism in that State.
Hoover today learned of favorable
developments in Kentucky. j. Matt
Chiffon, Kentucky national committee
man, told him that yesterdays registra-
ton OF voters IN Louisville point to a
sweeping Republican victory in the State
In November. Chiffon said a Republi-
can majority of 10000 votes was indi-
Gated in the registration.
Hoover will conduct brief campaign
IN New Jersey early next week. Start.
ing at Newark Monday with his third
prepared campaign speech. he will make
a number OF side motor trips into near
by, towns.
He will go by automobile through a
NUMBER OF towns Monday morning and
Tuesday will 60 into Hudson Co,,ntv
He will pass through Jersey CITY. Ho-
Doken and Weehawken before returning
70 Newark for luncheon as the guest Of
Senator Edge.
Hoover's next trip out of Washing.
ton Will be to Elizabethtown, Tenn. Ar.
tangements for this trip were discussed
today between Mr. Hoover and Repre-
sentative Evans of California, who is
assisting Tennessee Republicans.
Curtis TO Go West.
Meanwhile Senator Curtis. Republi-
can candidate for Vice President, is
preparing to invade the West as far as
montana in an extended speaking tour.
He will start at Lexington, XIV. Satur-
day and take a swing through the arri-
cultural belt delivering 13 speeches in
es many cities in as many davs. He
VIII end his trip at his home in To-
peka, Kans.
r. scott Mcbride, general Superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League IS.
sued statement here last night denv-
ing a statement by Attorney General
brumnit of North Carolina to the ef-
fect that the league is an auxiliary Of
the Republican party
Inc league has probably defeated
more wet Republicans than wet DEM
ocrats IN the past IS years." Mcbride
saio 1t has opposed wet Republicans
and wet Democrats alike, regardless of
PARTY lines. Attorney General Brum-
mlts statement that there is only one
man on the national board of directors
VINO ever claimed to be a Democrat is
completely refuted by an ANALYSIS of
the political preference of our board
Fnty-five are known Democrats and a.
are known Republicans, 40 are nom
partisan and the party affiliations. il
any. OF the remaining 10 are un-
known to me. Our national executive
committee is composed of 18 members
seven are known Democrats, five are
known Republicans and the other six
are strictly non-partisan SC far as I
know. Seventeen of our State SUPER
intendents are Democrats and ten are
Republicans and the others are non
partisan
Secretary of Labor James ]. Davis
told the League of Republican Women
last night that the working man would
sneneht by continuance Of the Repub-
ncan administration. He criticized
Gov. Smiths prohibition plans on the
ground that they would be hurtful to
the laboring classes.
Mrs. Dolly Gam. sister of Senator
Curtis. told of party meetings she has
attended recently in the East, Mrs
e. A: Hartman, president of the league
presided The meeting was held at the
nome OF Mrs. Robert McNeill. 2312 Gar.
field street