Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-26
THOROUGH
CAMPAIGN
in STATE
Hoover Not To Be Misled
By Optimism of Califor-
MIA Friends.
BATTLE IN NORTH
Smith Forces Known to
Be Exceptionally Strong
In Bay City Vicinity.
By PAUL r. MALLON
(Uni led Press Staff Correspondent

I
PALO ALTO, Calf, July 20
A plan for real compaign on the
Pacific coast and for California in
particular, was laid today before
Herbert Hoover, Republican presl-
Dental nominee, when Charles Il.
Neumiller, chairman of the Repub-
lican state central committee, called
for a conference.
During the last five days friends
have been dropping down ON Hoov-
ers campus office to tell him that
the coast is his, but the candidate
is mindful that his friends give
him only one side of the picture.
Republican leaders are not blind
ed to the fact that there is size
able amount of sentiment in the
northern part of the state for Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smith, the Demo-
cratic nominee.
They are determined, therefore, to
conduct an extremely vigorous cam
paign throughout this region in an
effort to roll up for Hoover the
largest majority ever obtained by
a candidate here.
Neumiller worked out his plans in
conference yesterday with Marshall
Hale, chairman of the Northern Cal
ifornia committee, Mark l.. Requa,
| finaneier, Milton Eseberg, treasurer
of the central committee and John
| l.. McNab, the San Francisco attor-
! ney who nominated Hoover at Kan
sas City.
Frisco battle-ground
The leaders are understood to
! have reported at that conference
that the Southern part of the state
! is safe but that the Democrats might
put up a stiff contest in northern
California if the campaign is not
properly handled.
This important battle ground in
| cludes San Francisco, which is gen.
orally reputed to be a wet city.
Hoover is going to tour the disputed
district on his fishing trip beginning
! Saturday, but he will make no
speeches and will hold no confer
| Cnces.
Neumiller's plan is understood to
call for the raising of a suitable
campaign fund with which to send
speakers throughout the state espe-
cially throughout the north.
The speakers are to include Nc
| Nab, Governor c. C. Young, Senator
/ Shortridge, Mayor Rolph of San
Francisco and Secretary of Navy
| Wilbur. t..A
Democrats Quiet
! Democrats thus far have taken
no steps toward organization here.
The leaders, Isadore Dockweiler,
national committeeman and James
Phelan former United States sena-
tor, have been quiet. They were en-
thusiastic Smith men even before
Smith carried the Democratic pri-
mary in the pre-convention fight
and have indicated they are merely
bidding their time.
Democrats friendly to the Smith
cause say they believe the leaders
in New York should study the rea-
sonableness of a program for send
ing substantial amount of money
into the state to put up a real con-
test against the favorite son presl-
Dental nominee of the Republicans,
in this his home state. The matter
will be put up to New York later.
Hoover s other callers for the day
were II. S. Pritchett, head of the
Carnegie foundation and Frank ).
Flint, former United States senator
from California.
Last night the nominee talked
late with his friends, Harry Chand-
Ter publisher of the Los Angeles
Times and William j. Donovan, as
sistant attorney general. Chandler
was a friend of the lately assassina-
ted President-eleet Obregon of
Mexico and the Mexican situation
is understood to have entered into
the conversation. Hoover has de-
clined comment on the assassination.
Donovan urged the nominee to.
put up a vigorous fight for Smith $
home, New York, and predicted it
would be carried by Hoover.