Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-31
C. O..P. TO HOLD
THREE PARLEYS
Mii!dle Western Sessions to
Be Conducted in Chicago
Saturday.

Three general conferences of Repub-
lean national committeeman and COM
rfitteewofnen from the Middle West.
with State chairmen and State chair
women from the same section viii be
aeld in Chicago Saturday, in the
Craks Hotel, 1t was announced atthe
1atsonal headquarters here today.
Chairman Work will receive reports
II tiToss meetings on the situation In
the Middle West. and ON progress being
made in the organization of the cam
oaign in that part of the country
Gov. Fisher Of Pennsylvania and Gov
Green of Michigan will attend these
sessions
Mrs. Alvin r. Hert, vice chairman of
the national committee win be in
Chicago for the conferences.
Work win Preside.
Chairman Work will preside at an
other session with leaders at the Drake
at an afternoon session. In the eve
ming Chairman Work will meet the exc
cutive committe of the national conn.,
mittee.
The third general conference will be
htId at San Francisco on August 1a
and will be attended by men and
women of the national committee arle
State chairmen and chairwomen who
have not attended either the New
York or Washington conferences.
Election of Herbert Hoover is neees-
sary to insure completion OF negotia-
lions looking toward construction OF the
st. Lawrence waterway. because Gov
smith IL a bitter foe TO this plan. Gov
Zimmerman of Wisconsin declares In
a statement issued by the uationa
aeatsquarters here.
The general feeling of working peopse
throughout the country is that Hoover
and Curtis must be elected, IL pros
oeffty is to continue. Louis v. ArenSon
cresi4eFrs of the Art Metals Works OF
Newark, N. j.. told Secretary Fort at
campaign headquarters here today.
Plans for q Nationwide organization
of Hoover clubs were discussed WIZ
Chairman Work at Republican ma
tionaI headquarters here yesterday by
John M. Switzer of New York, a class
mate of Herbert Hoover at Leland
Stanford. who directed the pre-eonven-
ton campaign among Stanford alumni
Issue Booklet.
The pictorial life Of Herbert
Hoover" o campaign document OF u
drawings by Satterfeld. was issued yes
terday by the Republican headquarters.
This contains drawings Of many phases
of Hooyer's career from the sailing OF
his Quaker ancestors TO his food relief
efforts In the Mississippi Valley.
That South Dakota and the Middle
West are strong for Hoover Is the report
brC.1glst to headquarters here by Repre-
sentative Christopherson Of South
Dakota. "The farmers realize that
there Is a problem to be solved and are
looking to the Republican party to solve
IT," he said. He is TO be one OF the
speakers In the Western field.
Herbert ". Straus. treasurer OF the
New York Republican State committee.
has notified headquarters here that the
Republican Business Men. Inc, viii en-
large the scope of its political work to
include campaigning In every State In
the Union for the Republican national
ticket. George Henry Payne, tax COM
missioner of New York City, has been
made chairman,
Senator Smoot of Utah. chairman of
the platform committee at the Kansas
City convention. who Is chairman of
the Senate finance committee and
prominently identified with tariff legis-
lation, has issued statement warning
American business mot TO trust the
pt0MiAsGa Ailu pEAAGs va tag 0SAAAo-
cratic party's 1898 tariff plank. He an
nounces that he will give out q care
fully prepared statement ON August 6.
Pennsylvania win be safely for Hoover
this year "in spite of all the noise made
by the opposition" Representative
Campbell of Allegheny County. Pa.
told Franklin Fort, secretary Of the Re-
publican national committee, today
THE present campaign bears
strong resemblance to the Bryan cam
Daign af 1896 A lot of noise was made
In western pennsylvania. Bryan spoke
to throngs--but when election day
came the voters turned out for Nc
Kinley. The same sort Of thing Is 60
Ing on nova lot of noise and talk. but
the voters are normally Republican,
and will stand firm for Hoover