New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
HOOVER HOPES HIS
 STATEMENT HELPED
k AsliRst Fighting Campaign o1 Issle Of RdiBioa

Wa4nln&tOn, OCl. ls-Wy-ucEUcft Hoover is earnestly hopeful that his clear cut announcement on the re- ligious question will serve to prevent overxeaious workers In his party from adverting to the subject during the remainder of the campaign. either by written or spoken word.
 There probably is no subject on which the republican presidential candidate feels more deeply. Al his repudiation of the Caldwell letter indidated. and he often has express ed to those around him the keen re- gret' that this matter has been brought into the campaign.
 Hoover on more than one occa- sion has made known his view that 8 political fight along religious lines not only violates the very funda- mental principle upon which the re- public was founded. but also that it h fraught with grave danger to the country since it aligns one body of citizens against another in a warfare which might have far-reaching ef- feet.
 Wants Real Issues
 Hoover's hope had been that his original declaration to the party workers through Chairman Work of the national committee. and his vol untary pronouncement for religious tolerance in his acceptance address would clarify the atmosphere in this respect and permit the presidential contest to be fought out on the real issues.
 Having again made his position clear in two statements concerning the mimeographed letter sent out over the form signature of Mrs. Willie w. Caldwell, republican na- tional committeewoman from Vir- ginia, which urged the women to save the United States from being "Romanized." the republican candi- date turned today to preparations for the final five weeks drive of the campaign.
 While his plans for the time until election day still are far from com- plete. he will make at least five more major addresses before the voters go tho polls. One of these will be de- livered at some large western city while he Is en route to his California home and the other will be from Palo Alto on election eve. November 5.
 Hoover's intention is to make the November 5 talk purely a radio one. speaking into the microphone in the library of his residence on Stanford campus with a nation- wide hookup of radio stations to car- ry his final appeal to every section of the country.
 As was the case with his accept ance speech. this talk will be made late in the afternoon. Pacific coast time, probably 5 p. m.. 50 as to reach the east and middle west after the dinner hour. This speech is expected to be fairly brief, perhaps only little more than half an hour in duration.
 Place Not Chosen
 The place for the speech to be made while he is crossing the con- tinent has not been selected. He has urgent invitations to speak at St. Louis, the twin cities of Minnesota, where his democratic opponent, Alfred E. Smith, recently spoke. and several other places. He also will make a number of rear platform talks at various places in the states through which his special train will pass.
 This week the nominee will begin the preliminary work on the address he h to deliver at New York the night of October 13 and he hopes to have 1t fairly we'll shaped up before he leaves Friday night for Elizabeth ton. Tenn. to make the fourth major address of the campaign there next Saturday afternoon.
 Won't Conflict With Game
 Hoover's Tennessee speech will not conflict with a world series base