The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-15
Every Debatable Precinct in Country Being De-
 bated Desperately
BOTH PARTIES SEE
 VICTORY IN CONTEST
Both Sides Claim Southern and Middle Vest
 ern States

Associated Press weekly review of Presidential campaign) )-Poli- tics has reached the torch-light season. No quarter of the hori- zon is in darkness. In every sec ton the final intensive bid fer votes is on. In this campaign neither side is leaving a debatable precinct undebated.
 During the past week the South ern border has been host to both Herbert Hoover and Gov. Alfred E. Smith. Other sections have been under the exhortation of lesser leaders. In Tennessee the Repub- lican nominee made an appeal to the Border States of the South. Gov. Smith has been swinging through Virginia, North Carolina Tennessee and Kentucky. He made few speeches, one important one at Nashville that had not been an- nounced before he left Albany and set speech at Louisville Saturday night.
 In the Border States from Mary land to Missouri and Oklahoma un- certainties figure in the political calculations. The States are claim ed by both sides, but figure the majorities small. Infighting is intensive all along the line.
 Talk or Reaction
 Three weeks before the election there is much talk of reaction and returning tides. It Is used by the Republicans when they refer to the West and by Democrats when they talk of the South. Republ'- cans see a prediction swing to Hoover in the Western farm coun- try and the Democrats speak of 2 rebound from the anti-Smith agi- tation and return to Democratic solidity in the Southern States Both assertions are denied and neither side is stopping active cam. paigning, there and in other sec tiOns.
 The Smith farm leaders are prosecuting a vigorous radio cam. paign in the corn belt.
 Showers of eggs and lockouts from meeting places have failed to stop former Congressman w. D Upshaw of Georgia in his speaking campaign against Gov. Smith ir Mississippi.
 A peculiar feature of the cam. paign is the failure of the disput ants to agree on the issues. AL ways before there has been a least one clear cut issue in relief
 Tariff
 The Republicans stress the tar if. Chairman John J. Raskol says Gov. Smith sees the need c protection and declares that tn; tariff has no Iplace in the cam paign. Senator Curtis has beer demanding that Gov. Smith mak' good on his promise to discuss that subject.
 Senator Curtis has been ham mering away on the tariff in th' Northwest and Senator Robinson has been in the farm west accusin, Hoover of inconsistency on th' Boulder Dam and other proposi tions, and discussing the genera issues including farm relief Hoover, in Washington, in etate ments clarified his views on Mus cle Shoals and the St. Lawrence waterway.
 Former Senator Hansbrolgh | radio speech said that Hoove had oil holdings in Colombia an Mexico. Denials eminated fror the Republican headquarters an Chairman Raskob from Democrat headquarters says he knows n truth in the charge.
 | Feminine Interest
 In the closing weeks the VIC mems place in the campaign grow greater. Women are throwin energies into the campaign wit a zeal that is difficult to match i man-made campaigns of the pas Senator Moses of Eastern Republl can headquarters says the vote of the women will probably decid the contest for Hoover. Wome are helping in the registration voters and Republicans believ they are a great asset. The Demo crats reply that there are as man