Evening star., 1928-08-12
HOOVER INVITED
TO PENNSYLVAN|A
6. O. p. Leaders Would Have
Nominee Make Three
Addresses.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
HARRISBURG. Pa, August iI.-Ef-
forts to get Herbert Hoover 10 speak in
PENNSYLVANIA during the Fall campaign
are being made by the Pennsylvania Re-
publican organization. Gov. John S.
Fisher. who today attended the notif1-
cation ceremonies at the Hoover home,
will acquaint the nominee with the con-
ditions which prompt the invitation
The governor will remain in the West
for nearly a week.
II possible campaign leaders here
would like To have Hoover speak three
times in the State. in Pittsburgh. in the
anthracite region and in Philadelphia.
Because three appearances in State
normally expected TO 90 for Hoover by
large margin may be out of the ques-
ton, il is likely that If he can speak but
once he will be asked to speak in Pitts
burgh where his appearance may do
the greatest good. That is the section
where the greatest danger of party
changing appears to exist now.
Republican campaign managers. how
ever. are beginning TO pooh-pooh the
feeling that the Hoover ticket is IN dan
ger in the Pittsburgh district. Smith
managers hope the New York Governor
will speak In that city during his swing
through Pennsylvania, to augment the
Smith sentiment in that section. Re-
publican leaders. however. while adj
mitting sizable Smith strength in the
western end of the State. hold that the
fear Of losing that section to Smith is
due to vocal efforts Of Smith followers.
alarmists among the Republicans and
politicians who hope 10 share the cam
paign chest.
Not to Re Extravagant.
This. however, will not be an exfrava-
CANT campaign In PENNSYLVANIA. the Re-
pubicanS have decided. Although there
Is little doubt there will be enough
money 70 finance all essential details
of the campaign, the scale OF expendi-
lures will not be as lavish as they were
in the 1925 primary. Even II they were
willing To bear the odium OF another
S3,000,000 campaign, the local differ
ences do not exist which caused the
spendthrift financing of 1926. and lead
ers are unwilling 10 drain their re-
sources as heavily again as they did two
years ago. The finance committee.
which Will begin operStion this month
is expected 10 raise funds not only for
the campaign here, but also a quota
for the national campaign, The total
OF the State campaign budget has not
as vet been fixed
The Hoover-Curtis campaign will start
actively two weeks from today at the
Lehigh County Republican picnic near
Allentown. At least one prominent
out-of-State speaker will be there to
aid some Of the best campaignerS OF
this State in firing the opening guns.
The principal effort Of the Republican
campaign at present is 10 arouse the
10000 persons who were qualified TO
vote in 1924 but did not do SO. The
presidential election of that year. how
ever, produced the States record vote,
with 2l44.Tl9 votes cast from among
S,225 900 registered voters President
Coolidge carried the state with .40l .4Si
votes while Davis received S9eI92 and
La Toilette polled 307 SGT on two tickets.
With no third party this year the vote
Of both major parties is expected to be
much heavier.
Claim Socialist Votes.
Smith hackers are claiming most Of
The La Toilette vote of four years ago
although II is likely the major portion
Of the $4,000 Socialist votes he received
four years ago will follow Thomas and
Maurer. Socialist nominees Of this year
The illness Of Senator-elect William
s, Ware has produced much speculation
regarding It's result on the Hoover vote
IN Philadelphia Much has been said
about leaders of wet wards in the city
heing held in line for Hoover only
through Wares influence end his decla-
ration for Hoover at Kansas City the
night before the convention opened
Should his Illness incapacitate him for
campaign leadership. there are predic-
tions that Hoover'S vote will slump in
the city, WALTER y. pOO1