Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-29
WORK SAYS RASKOB.
ABSURD IN CLAIMS.
Denies Extension of Party
Budget-Hoover Strength
in West Is Reported.

DR.. Hubert Work, chairman of the
Republican national committee, today
characterized as absurd" two state
ments attributed to Chairman Raskot
of the Democratic national committee
one claiming 800 electoral votes fol
Gov. Smith. and the other in which
Raskob said he had information that
the Republican budget would be be-
tween S6.00O000 and $4,000, 600
In a brief rejoinder issued at his
headquarters here today, Chairman
Work stated definitely that the Repub-
lican budget of between $3,000,000 and
$4,000, 900 has not been extended His
statement read as follows
Yesterdays press dispatches from st
Louis quoted Mr. Raskob as claiming
300 electoral votes for Gov Smith. In
the governors column he listed the
Solid South, Kentucky, Tennessee
Oklahoma. New York. New Jersey
Rhode Island. Wisconsin, Arizona
Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, New Mexico and Nevada
This mornings papers quote Mr.
Raskoh as saying he has information
that the Republican budget is between
$6,000000 and $4,000 900
One statement is as absurd as the
other
Our original budget of 100000 to
$4,000.000 has not been extended"
Cites Optimism in West
Optimistic reports Of Republican sue
cess in the West were brought TO Re-
publican national headquarters today
by w. Irving Glover, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, who recently re-
turned from an extended trip and
called on DR.. Work today
Frankly. / could see nothing but
Hoover all through the West" he said,
Nor can any fair minded observer"
Another busy day of conferences with
campaign leaders to discuss financial
affairs, the progress OF organization
plans and the program of speaking en-
gagementS doomed today for Mr.. Hoover.
Since his return to the city Friday
night the Republican presidential NOM
inee has devoted most of his time to
receiving from various party officials
first-hand information as to the prog
ress of campaign plans while he was
away on his trip to the West Coast
Hoover Conferences Today.
Mr. Hoover Is slated to confer today
with j. r. Mutt of Cleveland. national
treasurer and jeremiah Millbank OF
New York. Eastern treasurer, concern
ing finances. He also Is seeing Repre-
sentative Walter F. Newton, chairman
Of the national speakers bureau; James
w. Good, Western manager. and Repre-
sentative John O. Tilson. director OF
the Eastern speakers bureau.
1t has been decided definitely that
Mr. Hoover will not undertake to pre-
pare an address In time for delivery
over the radio from Washington on
Labor day, and present indications are
that 1t may be two weeks before he
makes his next speech. The itinerary
of his speaking trips out of Washing
ton has not been mapped out.
Headquarters Almost Ready.
1t is expected that by this evening
or tomorrow Mr. Hoover's new personal
headquarters, at 23l5 Massachusetts
avenue. will be ready. The MasSachu-
sets avenue house, which is only a
short distance from MIR Hoover's resi-
dence. at 1900 S street, has been leased
until November. from Mrs. Francois
Berger Moran, of 2i50 Wyoming avenue.
will do his office work and meet the
groups of party leaders and committees
that come to Washington Although
he will Journey from Washington at in
tervals to deliver campaign speeches.
this house will be his campaign base
until he makes his second crosS-comtry
trip TO California just before the cleo
ton to vote
1t had been planned to establish the
Hoover personal headquarters In the
house at 1923 r street. use of which had
been rendered by the late Representa-
rockingham Of Massachusetts, but
delay In obtaining 1t led TO the change.
In his conferences this week MIR Hoo
yer is deyoting much of his time to
of campaign organization
plans for the East. particularly New
York He is scheduled to talk tomor-
row with William H. Hill, one of the
original Hoover men In New York, and
with II. Edmund Machold. chairman of
the Republican State committee OF New
York