Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-27
HOOVER TO DISCUSS
CAMP A|GN PLANS
Nominee Starts Week to Be
Marked by Conferences
With Leaders.

Following a quiet week end at home
here after his long trip across country,
Herbert Hoover, Republican presidential
candidate. today started out upon a
week that is expected to be marked by
a number of conferences with party
leaders over campaign plans, including
his own program for the immediate
future.
Mr.. Hoover had as breakfast guests
this morning William J. Donovan,
assistant to the Attorney General, and
James Francis Burke, counsel for the
Republican national committee.
The Republican nominee then went
to his former Office at the Department
of Commerce Building to greet his sue
cessor. William F. Whiting of Holyoke,
Mass, recently named Secretary OF
Commerce by President Coolidge.
Returning to his home. MIR. Hoover
had as guests at luncheon Charles d.
Hilles, Republican national committee
man from New York, and Vice Chair
man Daniel E. Pomeroy of New Jersey
Mr. Hilles expressed the belief New York
would be a battle ground in the CAM
paign. and indicated that he and other
leaders assumed Mr.. Hoover would make
trip TO that State.
While the Republican presidential
nominee was awaiting the establishment
of his personal headquarters within a
day or two at the rockingham house,
1923 r street his vice presidential run
ming mate. Senator Curtis Of Kansas.
was leaving Washington to speak to-
morrow at the New York State Fair at
Syracuse He will stop over in New
York City this afternoon TO confer with
party leaders there. Before returning
to Washington Senator Curtis will &c
to Harrisburg Pa. to deliver an address
Thursday to 35 900 farmers of the Key
stone State at picnic of the National
Grange
Zihlman Visits Nominee.
Among the visitors at Republican ma
tional headquarters today was Repre-
sentative Zihlman of Maryland. who
expressed the belief the Republicans
have a very good chance of carrying
Maryland In November,
Another development today was the
announcement that DR. r. r. Motion,
principal of Tuskegee Institute, has
commended Hoovers efforts lin behalf
Of all classes" In a message to A. l..
Holsey. secretary of the colored voters
division OF the Republican national
committee, DR. Motion said:
After listening to the acceptance
speech OF MIR. Hoover I felt that here
was the spokesman Of the finest and
best in American life, He spoke as
one familiar with the problems dis
cussed, whether sectional, national or
international His grasp was firm and
sure: his outlook stateSmanlike. con-
trolled and directed by strong human
sympathies /"
Attends Friends Meeting.
After going to worship at the Friends
Meeting House. Eye street, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. in
the morning, MIR. Hoover spent the
remainder of Sunday at home, resting
from the busy week which marked the
close of his Western trip
1t is expected he will confer with a
number of party leaders before de-
Gliding upon his future speaking en-
gagements. One of the immediate sug-
gestions to be passed upon is that he
deliver radio address on Labor Day
There are many invitations from all
sections of the country TO be considered
In mapping out Mr. Hoover's speaking
itinerary for the next two months.