Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
SEE MRS. CALDWELL OUT.
Virginia Leaders Believe "Romanism'
Incident Ends Usefulness In Party

Virginia Leaders Believe "Romanism''
Incident Ends Usefulness to Party.
While Herbert Hoover had nothing ad-
ditional to say today regarding the "Ro-
manisr" letter incident. there were in
dications from other quarters that the
matter is not yet settled in the minds
of some campaign leaders.
A number of Republican leaders in
Virginia are known to believe that Mrs.
Willie w. Caldwell. Virginia national
con1mitteewoman, whose name was
signed to letter calling for women ito
save the United States from being Ro-
manized and rum-ridden," has reached
the end of her usefulness to the party,
and should be relieved of her post.
G. Bascom Slemp, national committee
man for Virginia, was an early caller
at Republican national committee head
quarters today. Whether the topic of
discussion was the Caldwell case could
not be ascertained.
Spaulding Makes Call.
j. E. Spaulding, chairman of the
Arlington County Republican com
mlttee, who sent the CODY of the letter
to Hoover's personal headquarters short
iy before Hoover issued his ringing
reputation of its contents Friday night,
visited the Massachusetts, avenue offices
OF the nominee today, and was in con-
ference with attaches there. He re-
FUSED TO d1vulge the purpose of his visit.
Sees Chance in South.
Chairman Work has been advised
that Hoover and Curtis have a good
chance to break into the solid South.A
Pointing otit that the RepublicA
party, Tor the first time in its histoA
IS conducting determined fight for til
Southern States Dr. Work made pubJ.1N
report by Horace A. Mann. Southern
division director, declaring that Hoover
IS Leading Gov. Smith in some of the
States in Dixie
publicans are flooding the South with
antl-Smith propaganda or maintaining
close contact with organizations spread
ing the propaganda.
If the election were held tomorrow
Manns report to Work said. Hoover
would be given an overwhelming ma
lorlty OF the 98 electoral votes" in the
territory under his supervision. viz.
North and South Carolina. Georgia,
Florloa. Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana,
tennessee and Kentucky.
Hoover is making big inroads in the
South, Mann stated, and his popularity
Is steadily increasing. He predicted
that by election time his supporters viii
nave grown in number to the point
where they will be able to give Hoover
not only some of the South's electoral
votes. but a majority of all the votes
the South will cast"
Charges UnfairneSs.
liam charged that the press in the
south has been unfair" to the Re-
puoIcans; but that the party message
was reaching the voters from MANY
platforms. Many thousands of Hoover
clubs have been formed. he said, the
Democrats themselves having organized
thousands"
Mann claimed without question" the
entire electoral vote of Florida. Re
Spectlve State leaders are optimistic over
Hoover'S chance in the other States
named. with the exception of South
Carolina, from which no report came.
Mann denied that there had been
any mystery about the campaign I'M
der his direction in the South, explain
ing that his Offices had been located
in the Munsey Building. rather than the
Barr Building. merely as a convenience
10 Hoover Democrats. for whom 1T
would undoubtedly have been embar-
RAISING to wal. into the general Offices
OF the Republican national committee"
Hoover wants his campaign to be
with many contributions from
small donors. rather than with few
gifts from the wealthy.
Seeks Million Donors.
The nominee yesterday indo. sed a
program for spreading the cost of the
over the Nation among more
than 100000 subscribsrs-10 times the
number who gave money to the party
in 1924
The Nationwide drive for funds was
launched today by j. r. Mutt. cam
paign treasurer, who announced that
"Hoover-Curtis legions" will be or
ganized throughout the country. The
slogan will be "One Million Con-
tributors."
Campaign contributions should not
be limited to the few" Hoover declared.
II believe there should be the widest
possible participation in raising the
necessary expenses of the campaign.
Every presidential campaign is an i'm
portant educational period in national
issues. 1t Is the duty of political parties
to present their views and the issues to
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