Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
CURTIS LAUNCHES
KEYSTONE BATTLE
Pennsylvania G. O. P. Gains
in Confidence as State
Is Surveyed.
snecial bispatch 70 The s.sr.


HARRISBURG, Pa. September l.
Having seen and heard both the prcsi-
Dental and vice presidential nomi-
neeS within week, Pennsylvania Re-
publicans have shaken off the lethargy
of Summer inactivity and started their
campaign in earnest.
Herbert Hoover. on his trip from
California to Washington. stopped six
times in Pennsylvania to meet voters at
roilroad stations At some of the cities
he made short speeches. Four OF the
stops we're in Pittsburgh Greensourg'
Jofnstown and Altoona, in the western
end of the State, where his presence
was most helpful at this stage oil Inc
campaign The others, in Harrisburg
and York, were in sections already
strong for the Republican ticket.
Appearance of Senator Curtis at the
Granoers' fair at williams Grove
Thursday launched the campaign with
greater vigor than is customary at sucn
an early date. With less than week
To prepare his reception. Republican
leaders brought in delegations from
nearly every county of eastern ana CEN
trail PENNSYLVANIA and women's delega-
tons from nearly every section. Inc
tair for years furnished a rostrum tor
prominent political figures, but since
Woodrow Wilson opened his Pennsyi-
vania campaign there in 1912, no can
didate for presidential ONCE nad
graced the platform. The THURSDAY
meeting was the most largely attended
rally f1ald in Pennsylvania in many
years.
Drys Promise support.
The Anti-Saloon League, which Is
not as powerful in this State as in
many others, has taken hand In the
campaign and Rev. Homer w. rope.
superintendent for pennsylvania mas
promised Republican leaders to have his
organization aid in getting out the 'oUe
throughout the StaCe.
The campaign to get voters 10 tne
polls is on in Iull SWING. the most Ell
1ective work reported thus far being
among the women. Registration Gays
will start next week and the organlza-
ton which Republican leaders nave
been perfecting will get its first taste
of action then.
Republican leaders hail the omission
of Pennsylvania from the list OF states
claimed by Chairman RaSkob 1or the
Smith ticket as an admission that the
claims of Pennsylvania Smith leaders
are not taken too seriously at natlonal
HEADQUARTERS. While 1t appears certain
vote for a Democratic condioate, "
does not appear probable now that
Pennsylvania will 60 Democratic for the
first time in 10 years
Democratic State Chairman John X.
Collins remains of the opinion. however,
that Smith has an excellent chance oil
carving the State. or at least all OF
the STATE except Philadelphia. He has
been plunging into the campaign with
vigor winch Pennsylvania is unaccus-
tened to see among Democrats. With
other officers OF the State committee,
he has spent the week touring the
State, holding conferences with leaders
in all of the important cities. 1nforma-
ton cleaned from these meetings VIII
decide the final strategy OF the CAM
paign.
Senator Gore Speaks.
The Democrats also had their day at
the williams Grove fair this week. with
former Senator Thomas P. Gore Of
Oklahoma as the spokesman. His
speech is noteworthy largely to illus
trate the course of campaign in very
dry section, as contrasted with the
Democratic demand for nodincation
voiced at Allentown in very wet sec
ton 10 days earlier. He declared
Smith no wetter than Woodrow Will
son. who vetoed the Volstead act. said
there is little difference between drip
ping drys and dusty vets" and 10 prove
that prohibition has not prohibited
displayed an interesting collection of
liquor making paraphernalia in COM
mon use today. Prohibition as an issue
as not CLOSED over. but Gov. Smiths
stand was explained rather than
lauded.
Smith workers who have been in
contact with various nar,s OF the State
express the opinion nat the dedfection
OF former National Chairman Vance c.
Mccormick is not hurting the Smith
cause much IN the State. The irrecon-
cilable drys, they say. would have OPP
posed Smith anyway. while others who
had followed the Mccormick lead they
say. are more free to work for Smith
than IL Mccormick had not holted
WALTER y. ROOS.