Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-07
HOOVER TOSTRESS
BUSINESS STATUS
Not Likely to Deal With Pro-
hibition Issue in East and
South Speeches.

Although 1t has been rather generally
believed that the prohibition question
would be the principal issue of the
campaign in the East, Herbert Hoover
has definitely decided not to make 1t the
subject matter of the four addresses
which he is to make in the East and
South, He is to make his appeal to the
voters on economic conditions, tariff
policy. water-power resources, industrial
and labor problems.
If the prohibition question is dis
cussed by Hoover at all. 1t VIII be IN
the dry West as he makes his swing
around the circuit en- route to Callfor-
MIA, Republican national headquarters
here will, however, issue for publication
a series of statements on the prohibition
question. the first of which Is scheduled
to be released next week.
Speeches Carefully Prepared.
Those in the close condolences of Mr.
Hoover explain that his placing the
limit of four on his speeches In the
East and South is not due so much TO
reluctance to face crowd as 10 the
fact that he devotes so much Tune ana
study to each speech. He writes and
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phrase is exactly to his liking.
Particular care Is being taken with
his labor speech, to be delivered In
Newark on September II. when 1t is
believed he will have more auditors
than at any other time during the cam
paign.
He has tentatively decided to talk on
water power and industrial development
at EliZabethton, which is the center OF
a rapidly developing industrial district
He will 90. on October 6, to Elizabeth
ton, in the Tennessee mountains, near
the North Carolina line, and will speak
in a large tabernacle on the grounds
where will be held the annual industrial
celebration of that section.
Large Reception Expected.
Residents of at least six States are
expected to join in welcoming the Re
publican candidate to the solid South
Representative j. Will Taylor says that
the audience to hear him on the l58th
anniversary of the assembly OF the set
will number at least 100000. He ex-
poets huge delegations of Republicans
and Democrats from the adjacent Sec
lions of Tennessee, North Carolina, Vir-
ginia, Georgia and Kentucky.
A wartime aide of Herbert Hoover
Mrs. Gertrude Battles Lane of New
York, editor of the Womans Home
Companion, visited the Republican NOM
inee yesterday and found him Every
we'll satisfied with the political situation
all over the country"
Mrs. Lane, who served under the
candidate in the food administration
lunched informally with Mr.. and Mrs
Hoover and their two sons. Herbert, jr.
and Allan. She described the standard
bearer as looking awfully we'll and ir
splendid spirits"
Callers Received Yesterday.
Among Mr. Hoovers callers at his
personal headquarters. 2315 Massachu'
sets avenue. yesterday were: Louis V
Aronson of Newark, N. j.; Representa-
tive Taylor of Tennessee, who discussed
arrangements for the speech at Eliza
BEETHOVEN, and Lamont Rowlands Of
Pcayune, Miss assistant director Of
the Mississippi Reconstruction Commits
sion.
Democratic women in Texas are de-
scribed as holding outstanding posi-
tons in the Republican campaign or
ganization in report made to the
party's national headquarters by Mrs