The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-29
OTHER ISSUES
INTRUDE0NLY
M0MENTARILY
on These Issues
Reverberate as Campaign
: Closes September
AL ADDRESSES FARMS
!. While Hoover, Following His
: Initial Plan, Maintains
Deep Silence
AL ADDRESSES FARMS
BY BYRON PRICE

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-~scoast, prohibition, religion and farm
.-s relief still command the double
- time march Of the presidential cam
~ paign as it swings DANGEROUSLY
--~ through the closing days OF Scptem-
- Der.
+s4~ Other issues intrude momentarily,
~ but these three set the pace. During
50 the present week each has again
--~ demonstrated it's hold on the atten-
-. tion Of political leaders and voters
.~@s alike.
- Campaigning in the west and back
- through the Canadian border states,
= Governor Smith has addressed him
- self most earnestly to the farmer.
He has talked of other things as
- well, but it was the farm relief is
=. sue to which he returned oftencst,
- and it was the farm problem which
= he discussed repeatedly with party
=. chiefs along the way.
- The argument over prohibition
an astonishing turn when Sena-
e. tor Bruce of Maryland gave cur
- rency to q quickly denied story that
=. ~ Mr.. Hoover does not refuse drink.
- Even Chairman Raskob of the DEM
80 ocratic National committee joined
= in the denial, saying he knew that
e the Republican nominee did not
= serve liquor in his home, and ad-
- mired him for it.
-. Scarcely less unusual in q presi
dental cainpaien was renewed out
burst Of dissensiO over the religious
~ issue, centering about Mrs. Mabel
-a@ Walker Willebrandt, assistant attor-
INorL:~rko~
- She denied that her series Of
=. speeches to Ohio preachers had any
-~aother purpose than to spur them to
49, oppose Smith because of his prohibi-
--~stion views, but even so, her dis
.~~sclaimer did not quiet controversy
4~~within her own party.
.- Hoover Is Silent
~ Following policy he adopted
early in the campaign, Mr.. Hoover
remained silent on all of these sub
=. jects as he conferred with his aides
~at his Washington headquarters.
The reply t. Senator Bruce was
~ made by his secretary, George Aker-
-.son, who said Mr.. Hoover had not
taken a drink since he. became q
Unconstitutional officer Of the govern
@anent. Chairman Work and Senator
Moses replied to some of Governor
Smiths western attacks on his OPP
ponent. Mrs. Willebrandt made her
s~own denial.
-. =. This silence on Mr.. Hoover's part
did not go unchallenged by Governor
Smith, but thus far the challenge
~r~has gone unheeded At Helena the
democratic nominee sought to ad-
1lress himself to his opponent on the
Subject Of Teapot Dome, and de-
sssclared he wanted no answer except
from Mr.. Hoover himself.
The Republican retort Of these
continued signs Of ferment in the
farm belt is that much time remains
before election day, and that none
seof it will be wasted.
The south appears to have been
much in Mr.. Hoover's thoughts dur
.3ng the present week. Interrupting
fpreparation of the speech he will
deliver on October in Tennessee,
@-he received delegation Of first vot-
sers from Virginia, and told them
that the Republican party was big
enough to look after the needs Of
every section Of the country.
Senator Borah has been stumping
through the border states and Hoov-
prs running mate, Senator Curtis,
has returned to the same disputed
fector after q swing through the
west. .'
= IA Missouri Curtis pathway
crossed that Of the Democratic vice
@presidential nominee, Senator Robin
son. The situation there is 30 in
%triguing that both sides are willing
TO spend freely of their best talent.
~ Roars Greet Smith
A constant roar Of welcome and
acclaim has accompanied Governor
Smith throughout his western swing.
Whether the personality under the
brown derby has made q dent in Re-
publican hopes, and whether the
cheering can be translated into
votes remains for the ballot boxes to
! disclose.
Senator Norris of Nebraska, an
4 Independent Republican. and a polit.
tcal leader Of parts, particularly in
the northern farm states, ventured
1 the opinion hat Smiths Omaha
speech ought to satisfy everyone
l Who favored The principle of the
McNary- Haugen bill. and that his
&N&bWmv0A SR0NSn va W0tS1 RVWCI was
the most progressive" ever deliv-
cred by . candidate for the presi-
dency. Norris disagrees with the
Smith prohibition specifications, but
I regards waterpower as the para
mount issue.
From North Dakota 4 warning Of
serious trouble among tbs farmers
was given Mr.. Hoover himself by
Senator Frazier, and at the same
time the North Dskota governor,
Walter =. Maddox, was telling
Governor Smith that 80 per cent q
the farmers Of the state were ready
n Hoto the Democratic ticket.
Hor that matter neither side Il
overlooking reasonable bets in any
f4uerter. and thero seems to Re no
lGnort@ whAtsoever that Is un-
~ ~ tn ramificatious Of this