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ROBINSON HOPES
TO WIN MISSOURI
Democratic Nominee in Final
Speech in State Continues
! Attack on G. O. P.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROBINSON SPECIAL CAR EN-
ROUTE TO COLUMBIA, Mo, Septem-
Der Ex-senator Joe Robinson, the
Democratic vice presidential nominee,
moved forward to Columbia today for
the last of a three-speech drive to win
the border State of Missouri for the
Democratic banner
He proposes, as he did in Kansas City
last night, to open up with another at
tack on the way Republicans have run
the Government, religion, farm relief
and several Of the other issues injected
into the campaign.
Here. as in Southern States the Sen
ator has been advised that Gov. Smiths
membership in the Catholic church Is
a question of concern to some voters
and in Kansas City he looSened up on
those opposed to the Democratic preSi-
dental nominee for that reason.
Speaker Wins Applause.
An audience that packed the hall
where the Republicans in June held
their national convention was on its
feet bowling and shouting as Mr.. Rob-
inSon thumped away at any preacher
who attempted to mix politics and re-
1igion and also got applause when he
said he didn't see how any one could
oppose Smith for following the reglllon
of his mother.
The Kansas City crowd was the larg-
est the Senator has faced in four weeks
of campaigning which have taken him
over more than 5000 miles through the
South. Those who have been with him
on all of the journey we're unanimous in
declaring that it was by far the most
enthusiastic audience he has addressed
The Senator said that the Republic
can platform promised that the record
of the present administration is guar
antee of what may be expected of the
next" and declared that eff this were
true, God save the United States"
Makes Drive at Borah.
He also took a thrust at Senator
Borah of Idaho, who only few nights
ago spoke in the same auditorium. Mr..
Robinson said that Borah, on the SEN
ate floor, had commended that three big
corporations" had exercised an int1u-
ence over prices during the time Hoover
was head of the food administration.
While Mr.. Borah did not charge
Hoover with any offense, the Demo-
cratic nominee went on, he did imply
that these corporations naQ Deen aple
to "extort unjust prices" from Ameri-
can consumers.
How Mr.. Borah can now go about
and hold Mr.. Hoover up as an idol is
something don't understand" the
speaker added.
AsSaiIs President Coolidge.
Taking up the history of World War
veterans legislation, Mr.. Robinson as
sailed President Coolidge for vetoing the
bonus bill, and said that, on the other,
hand, Gov. Smith had put through a
$45 ,O00, 900 bonus for the veterans In
New York State. Further, he continued,
Smith promptly saw that hospital
facilities were provided.
The Senator said that the history
of the naval oil leases was story
which "any American should blush to
repeat" and declared that Mr.. Hoover
had sat dumb and made no effort to
clear the administration from the
crooks and thieves that were robbing
the public"
After his speech at Columbia tonight
Mr.. Robinson will invade Kansas, the
home State of his rival for the vice
presidency, Senator Charles Curtis. He
will speak at Wichita Monday and
then move on to Oklahoma.