Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-11
DAWES MAY HELP
HOOVER CAMPAIGN
Indications Seen That Differ
enCeS Will Be Ironed
Out Shortly.

There are increasing indications that
the voice of Vice President Dawes will
be raised in behalf of Secretary Hoover
during the forthcoming presidential
campaign.
Opinions to this effect were strength
ened today by the announcement that
Secretary and Mrs. Hoover have accept
ed an invitation to spend Sunday after
noon at the home of Gen. and Mrs.
Dawes, in Evanston. H.. Republican
circles here viewing this as evidence of
the ironing out of "feudal" difficulties
said to have existed between Hoover
ard Dawes for years. The dawn of a
new era of friendship and political CO.
operation between the men was fore
seen as result of the meeting planned
for Sunday.
Would Aid Western Campaign.
The Vice Presidents aid in the Hooy-
er-Curtis campaign would prove OF great
benefit in the farm belt, In view OF
Dawes attitude toward the McNary-
prior to the conventions.
With Senator McNary, co-author OF
the disputed farm bill of last session. al
ready falling in line with the Hoover
forces. the addition of Vice President
Dawes to the Republican fold would be
acclaimed by Western Republican lead
ers.
Secretag and Mrs. Hoover will arrive
in Chicago Sunday afternoon at :
o'clock and go direct TO the Dawes home
In the suburbs for four-hour visit.
They will leave Chicago for Brule at
o'clock. arriving at the Summer White
House Monday morning.
The Hoovers viii spend two days and
a night with President and Mrs. Cool
idge, it was announced today, They
will leave Superior Tuesday night for
the Pacific Coast, going to San Fran
cisco by way of Omaha.
It is expected the services of PreSi-
dent Coolidge will be offered the Re-
publican nominee. but the exact nature
of the aid which may be obtained from
the President was uncertain here.
Hoover has hopes that the President
will make a speech or two In his be-
half before the campaign is over, prob
ably in the form of an exhortation TO
the voters to seek continued prosperity
along administration lines
Predicts Jersey Victory.
Secretary Hoover Is receiving en-
couraging reports from the East before
starting his journey Westward. The
latest came today from Representative
Bacharach of New Jersey. WAC pre-
dicted that the Hooyer-CurtiS ticket
will roll up plurality of at least 400
d. aNIk Hwa .lR
sweep for all the Republican eandi-
dates on the State ticket"
President CoolidgeS plurality over
Davis in 1924 was 377.419," Bacharach
said following his talk with the NOM
inee, His plurality over the combined
vote for Davis and La Toilette was
268. .52l. There is no question but that
New Jersey will experience q very ener-
getic campaign this Fall. with both
parties putting forth every effort To
increase registration and get out the
vote on election day. and there should
be at least 95 per cent Of the voters
at the polls, This increase over the
vote polled in 1924 taken In contunc-
ton with the number who will cast
their first vote this year. and with
all OF the votes cast Tor La
Toilette going back to either OF the
TWO HaJuT parties, uAScu upuA tAS NoW
cast for the Republican presidential
In the past, should assure
to the Hoover Curtis ticket a plurality
of not less than 100000"
Mr.. Bacharaeh declared that plenty
of work at good wages" is the issue of
the campaign in SO far as New Jersey
Is concerned and he expressed the
opinion that this would be the real is
sue throughout the country also,
New Jersey" he said. las one of the
leading industrial states Of the Union.