Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-27
COURTESY.
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

Mr.. Hoover's decision to open personal
headquarters and executive Offices in
| washington outside his own home and
apart from the headquarters of the
| Republican national committee. and
| his acceptance Of q tender of the mag
nificent Washington home Of the late
! Louis A. rockingham. member of
Congress from Massachusetts,. for this
| purpose, was generally hailed as con-
| f1rming what had already been FORE
hadowed--namely, that Mr.. Hoover in
| tended to take over active personal
direction Of his own campaign. II is
| obvious that the Hoover headquarters
| at 1928 r street, where the Republican
| nominee and his personal staff will be
| daily at their desks. will be the mecca
| both OF those who call to pay their
respects and of those VINO call to re-
port. or to take orders Or ask fayors
or help, rather than Chairman Work S
office in the downtown Office building
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The rockingham house as it now
| stands is richly furnished from top to
| bottom with many rare 3ieces OF Colo
| NAL and French period furniture, with
! paintings and bric-a -brac, and objects
| of art assembled from the four quarters
| Of the globe These furnishings are TO
| remain except SO far as space has to
| be made for essential Office furniture.
| The principal rooms of the house are
on the second floor and comprise draw
| ing room and music salon OF large pro-
| portions. easily capable Of accommodate
| ing 200 persons, a library and large
| dining room~the scene in past seasons
| Of many fashionable dinner parties.
| Mr.. Hoover intends 20 occupy the din
| ing room as private office. A mann
moth fiat-top desk has replaced the
dining table. The drawing room and
music salon will be utilized in receiv-
| ing committees and delegations and
| for large conferences of the Hoover
| executives. The library will provide
| Offices for the secretaries.
II II Is
| Both vice presidential nominees. sturdy
campaignerS Of powerful voice and
| physique, are slated for yeoman service
| IN spreading the gospel Of their re-
spective parties through the length and
breadth OF the land Their speaking
| itineraries now In the making spell for
| them the Strenuous Life, with capital
| letters. Senator Robinson is already
| booked" for three weeks Of continuous
stumping through Tennessee. Kentucky.
| the Carolinas. Georgia and Florida. with
a couple Of forays into Texas and Viz
gtnia, starting next week. Senator
! Curtis opened III Rhode Island last
week, Is in New York and Pennsylvania
this week and in Massachusetts, and
| Maine next week. Then he Is going 10
swing westward Indicative of cam
| paign strategy, II Is noteworthy that
while the Republicans are giving first
! al In hA
board, the Democrats are concentrating
| first on the so-called border States Re
publican Chairman Work Is going to
stage a round OF State conferences in
| New England next week, while Demo-
cratic Chairman RaSkob and Repre-
| sentative William A. Oldtields. chairman
| of the Democratic congressional COM
mittee, are making trips to St Louis,
| Mo. to Nashville. Tenn. and to Louis
vile. KY.
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| Not since the days OF Roosevelt has
there been such a demand for CAM
pagn buttons emblems and novelties
Of political significance as this year
| Gov Smiths famous brown derby has
been reproduced both as real hat, as
"A miniature replica and as a coat lapel
| ornament Not to be ontdone where
| the campaign hat Is concerned a
| Quaker hat has made its appearance in
the Republican camp, Lucky pocket
| pieces-~coins that look like gold-afe
being issued for both candidates. On
the Democratic luck piece beneath the
donkey is the name "Ai Smith" and
on the reverse side ia the slogan, For
Personal Liberty and National Pros
perity" Smith and Hoover medalliona
! anf. fuus and tutndGhiRId GtiaEArE and
"a large variety Of campaign buttons ~
the familiar paraphernalia Of every
campaign are out, but are more widely
in evidence than is usual 40 long prior
10 election day
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Though DR. Nicholas Murray Butler
having denounced the Republican stand
on prohibition and eaiogized Gov Smiths
anCeEnLAnne adaEngA thai he IL.