Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
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Smiths Oklahoma Speech
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G. O. P. Confident.
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Improvement in the Republican situa
ton in the State since the latter par
of August, when Edmund Machold wa
elected Republican State chairman. H
said the new chairman had politlca
ability and much political experience.
THE morale of our party" said MI
Fish in a statement issued following hi
visit to Mr. Hoover, due to series o
defeats in New York State, has been a
a low ebb, but Chairman Machold ha
worked wonders in less than month
and infused spirit of confidence ant
teamwork among the Republican lead
ers that should result in carrying thu
State for the Republican ticket by owe
100000 votes National Committeeman
Charles D. HilleS, William H. Hill, thu
original Hoover leader, and City Chair
man Samuel Koenig are all workin,
harmoniouSly and effectively for Re-
publican success"
Mr.. Fish told Mr.. Hoover he was
confident that Attorney Genera
Ottinger of New York City would be
nominated for governor and that the
candidate for United States Senator
would come from upstate and be de-
termlned upon at conference of Re-
publican leaders to be held at Syracuse
on the eve of the convention.
Mr. Ottinger was the only Republican
chosen to Office in the Statewide cleo
ton two years ago. He is a Jew and
II nominated and elected he will be
the first Jew ever to serve as Governor
OF New York. Oscar Straus was
nominated on the Bull Moose ticket in
1912 for governor, running on the
ticket with the late Theodore Roosevelt
who was seeking the presidency. He
fCn1y
@. Q. P.S nominee for governor and
while some of the leaders have been
rather hostile to his selection, it is well
understood that if he were turned down
now. it would offend thousands of
voters in New York.
Confident of Increase.
Alan Fox, secretary of the Hoover
Curtis campaign committee of New
York. has reported to the Hoover
headquarters mere that his organization
has made careful check of the pros
pective vote in upstate rural districts
and feels it can predict without
exaggeration that the Hoover-C Curtis
majoritieS in such sections will be con
siderably larger than those given the
Republican ticket in 1924"
The Republicans, however, have been
able to count on many Italian votes m
New York IN the past, but the in
formation here is to the effect that
thousands of the Italian-American
voters will support Smith this year, be-
cause of the wet issue, because of his
stand on immigration and because Of
religious ties. Another large foreign
group that might be expected to sup
port Mr.. Hoover is, however, leaning
to Smith. the Poles.
Senator Nye of North Dakota, who,
along with Senator Frazier, another
Progressive Republican, is supporting
Hoover in the presidential race against
Smith, yesterday took the view that
Gov Smith would fail to impress the
farmers of the West unless he came out
flat-footed for the equalization fee,
which, said Senator Nye, The has not
done" Senator Nye is to leave Wash
ington to go to North Dakota, where he
will plunge Immediately into the CAM
paign. He is to take the stump for the
reelection of Senator Frazier, and at
the same time he will work for the
election of Hoover. He said frankly
that North Dakota was a real battle
field, but that he believed in the end the
voters of his State would line up for
Mr. Hoover rather than for Gov. Smith.
A letter received here from Senator
Howell progressive Republican, who is
campaigning for reelection this year,
and also supporting the Hoover Curtis
ticket, written since the Smith speech
in Omaha, insists that the situation in
Nebraska looks favorable for Republi-
can victory. In his letter Senator
Howell said that he had visited 70
towns throughout the State and found
the Republican sentiment in all of them
CIV 1d6oI fhof PTUan
Democrats were not going to support
the Smith-Robinson ticket.
For the senatorial nomination IN
New York several Republicans are be-
ing considered, including Representa-
tive Smell chairman of the House rules
committee; Representative Parker,
chairman of the House interstate and
foreign commerce committee: AmbasSa-
dor Houghton, now stationed at the
Court of st. James. and Mr.. Fish. There
is opposition to the nomination OF AM
bassador Houghton on the theory that
his intimate association with the Brit
iSh might initiate against the ticket.
The National Woman'S Party which
has Endorsed the Hoover-Curtis ticket,
plans an intensive drive in both New
York ano New Jersey. and will send
many speakers into both States, among
them Miss Mabel Vernon. Miss Maud
Younger. Mrs. Clarence M. Smith of
New York, national chairman; Mrs.
Mary Murray of New York, chairman
of the organizations industrial COM
mittee, and Mrs. Stephen H. Pell.
Primary Vote Encouraging.
Chairman Work of the Republican
national committee, who returned to
Washington yesterday Afrom Boston,
where he had conferences tn the Re-
publican leaders. said that the Repub-
licans we're working hard in the Bay
State and perfecting their organization.
He said that the big vote cast in the
primary election last Tuesday in which
the Republicans had outvoted the
Democrats more than to /, was de-
cidedly encouraging. He would make
no prediction. however, as to the final
outcome in Massachusetts,.
1.-The women are strong for the
Hoover and Curtis ticket in MaSSachu-
sets, as they are elsewhere" said the
national chairman. IF they elect Mr.
Hoover President, I am sure / don't
know what the women will want, per-
haps lot" he added whimiscally.
While the Republican national ticket
has carried in Nebraska in 1924 anc
1920. Nebraska has been far more de-
batable State in the past than some Of
its strongly Republican neighbors. II
was carried by Wilson in both 1912 anc
1916 and by Bryan in 1908 and 1896
Bryan lost the State to Mckinley ir
1900. The Coolidge vote was 218,285 in
1924 to 49,, 289 for Davis and 106,70l
for La Toilette.
Senator Pine of Oklahoma. Repub.
1ican. called at the Hoover headquar'
terS yesterday. He expressed the Opin'
ion that Gov Smith had aided his cause
in the States of the West by his speech
on the farm problem, but he added tina
he felt confident his own State. Okla
homa, would go for the Republican
ticket in November Davis carried
Oklahoma against President Coolidge
four years ago by 1880 votes although
the State went for Harding in 1920 b!
$4,000.
During the day at his headquarter!
the nominee received assurances of sup
port from one of his most pronounced
foes at the Kansas City convention