Evening star., 1928-09-10
BAY STATE CHIEFS
TALK WITH HOOVER
Leaders Discuss Progress of
Campaign in MaSsa-
ChuSettS.

The progress of campaign plans il
Massachusetts, were gone over at ma
tional Republican headquarters here to-
day. with several Republican leaders o
that State in attendance.
Louis K. Liggett, national committee
man for Massachusetts,; John Richard
son of Boston, director of the Hoover
Curtis campaign in the State, and Fran
els Prescott, State chairman, called OF
Herbert Hoover at his personal head
quarters on Massachusetts avenue ant
also saw national committee officials.
Former Gov. Dixon of Montana wa
expected to arrive at national head
quarters today to talk over the situation
in that State.
LenrOot Is Caller.
First caller was former Senator Len.
root of Wisconsin, who said the nomi.
nation of Kohler as the Republican
candidate for governor in the Badger
State insured a Hoover victory there
in November. Besides discussing Wis
conSin, Lenroot took up conditions over
the country generally with the Republi-
can presidential candidate.
It was thought that Mr. Hoover would
spend part of today working on the
speech he is to deliver September II at
Newark. NJ j. That address will be
followed by speeches at Elizabethton
Tenn, october 6, at New York on Octo-
Der II, and one in New England on a
date in October to be announced later
The Republican nominee spent an
other quiet Sabbath yesterday. After
attending services with members of his
family at the Friends Meeting House on
/ street in the morning, Mr.. Hoover re-
manned at home the rest of the day.
Mr.. Hoover has been hoping to get
away from the city for few days this
week for fishing trip on the Chesa-
peake Bay, but plans for. the trip are
somewhat indefinite
During his stay in Washington pre-
ceding his speaking engagements, the
nominee is following closely the trend
OF events in all sections of the country
and is becoming thoroughly familiar
with the progress of the campaign in
the various localities.
Representative Fort of New JERSEY,
secretary of the Republican national
committee, who has returned from a
speaking trip in New England, predicted
last night that Maine will record a
heavy Republican vote in today's elec-
ton. He also was optimistic regarding
the outlook in Massachusetts and other
New England States. He expects the
support Hoover will get from the woman
voters will be an important factor in
New England.
New England also is aware" Fort
added, that it would be unwise to turn
over the textile situation to a man who
knows nothing about it, in contrast to
the great record of Mr.. Hoover in try-
ng to assist the industry to meet the
new conditions which face it,"
Charles G. Madison, former United
States attorney at Kansas City. told
Chairman Work of the Republican
national committee today that Re-
oublicanS in Missouri are organizing
more thoroughly than ever in the past,
and expressed confidence in Missouri's
support OF the Hoover Curtis ticket.
OBJECTIONS Forecast.
While there will be some Republican
support to go over to the Democrats"
said Mr.. Madison, 1.-The greatest move
ment will be in the other direction. We
have evidence indicating mass move
nent Of Democrats who will vote for
Hoover. In one Democratic stronghold
hat has never gone Republican in
7ears. there is scarcely a. leader raising
lis voice in favor of the Democratic
lominee."
Reports of Republican success in
Oklahoma were brought to national
today by Jim" Harris, for
eight years Republican national COM
nitteeman and for similar length of
time Republican State chairman in
Oklahoma.