Evening star., 1928-09-20
(TEXAS AND ILLINOIS
| SEEK HOOVER VISIT
Extension of Speaking Pro.
gram Is Urged in In.
vitati0nS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AS Herbert Hoover turned today tC
the consideration of his second pre-
pared address in his campaign he had
before him pressing invitations to ex-
tend the program of four prepared
speeches. which he set for himself upon
MS return from making his acceptance
address in California.
Whether the Republican presidential
candidate will find it possible to respond
to these appeals remains to be deter
mined, but as election day approaches
the pressure upon him will be increased
and at least some of his advisers think
that he will accept some of the invita-
tions.
His present plan, however, is to
speak only at Elizabethton, Tenn; New
York City and Boston before turning
back to his California home to cast
his vote. He now is working on the
Elizabethton address. which will be de-
livered on October and which is ex-
pected to deal with industrial questions.
Upon returning here from northern
New Jersey. where he discussed labor
Monday night, and made several i'm
promptu talks in his two days of cam
paigning there, Hoover again was urged
to visit both Texas and Illinois either
during his return trip across the con-
tlnent or at some earlier time.
Democrat Makes Bid.
The invitation from Texas was per-
sonally presented by Thomas B. Love
and other Democrats of that State who
fought against the nomination of Alfred
E. Smith, and who have been active in
the anti-Smith campaign since the
Houston convention.
T0vp ard NJ fherc pIo aol1oI of cronnro1
headquarters yesterday declared that if
the Republican candidate would visit
Texas he would have an opportunity to
swing that Democratic stronghold into
the Republican presidential column in
November.
Mrs Ruth Hanna Mccormick urged
Hoover to visit Illinois during his return
trip, speaking preferably at Chicago.
She asserted that the women of that
State were showing a great interest in
the Republican cause and that there was
no apprehension about the farm vote.
Hoover has had no comment to make
thus far on the Omaha speech of Gov.
Smith On the agricultural problem and
It was indicated that he probably would
have none. However, other leaders of
his party are expected to reply, DR.. HUI
bert Work, chairman of the Republican
national committee, having issued
statement late yesterday declaring that
the Democratic candidates assertions
were based upon Interpretations.
Some of the biggest guns of the Re-
publican party, who are now or will
soon take the stump, also are expected
to reply to the New York governor in
addresses both in the West and the
East.
Despite his tiring New Jersey tour, Mr..
Hoover was at his desk at his personal
headquarters early yesterday and spent
one of the busiest days of the past sew
eral weeks.
Confers With Committee.
In addition to his study of the Texas
situation, he gave his attention to the
fresh reports from Tennessee and Ohio
and went over the general situation with
members of the Republican senatorial
campaign committee.
Members of the committee who called
upon Hoover declined to discuss the
nature of their conference with the
nominee further than declaring that
they had gone over with him the general
political situation. The group included
Senators Jesse H. Metcalf of Rhode
Island, Charles Deneen of Illinois, Ar
thur Capper of Kansas, Frederick II.
Gillett of Massachusetts,, and w. B.
Pine of Oklahoma.