Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-03
HOOVER PUTTING
FINAL TOUCHES
ON HIS SPEECH
Plans to Make Clear His
Position Regarding I'm
pOrtant Issues.
By PAUL R. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted PlSss Staff Correspondent
PALO ALTO, Cal, Aug. 3.-Her-
bert Hoover was not cat hOme'
today. The Republican nominee de-
MED himself to all callers and lock-
ed himself in his study to dot the
final "I' and cross the final CT"
of his 600 word acceptance speech
which is to open the presidential
campaign week from tomorrow.
Hoover started on the speech
month ago, first completed it two
weeks ago, and then re-wrote some
of its provisions, cut down by 2000
words and now he is wrestling with
the printed copy, which is to be Civ
en- TO newspapers confidentially in
advance of its delivery.
The candidate has written many
highly technical reports in his ca
reer and has dashed them all off in
hurry. However, as an engineer,
an efficiency organizer, and secre.
tary of commerce, he has not had
time to develop a fluent literary
style. He has written several books
| and translated some others, but they
/ have all been of technical nature,
| relating to mining engineering.
Now he finds influential public
officials and party leaders deluging
him with demands that he touch in
his speech nearly every public is
sue which has been discussed i'll the
last few years. He has tried to
handle many but many others have
been eliminated.
His policy has been to seek the
elimination of all unessentials and
yet make clear his position regard
ing the important issues. He has
consulted scores of persons and
gathered many facts, but probably
his most helpful adviser was his
friends, Assistant Attorney General
William j. Donovan, who has acted
as sort of attorney for him.
His friends have told him the
public will look in his speech for
his stand on two important issues,
farm relief and prohibition. He has
spent more time on these two sub
iects than on all the others combin-
ed.
No Change in Plans
No important visitors are expect
ed at his home before the middle of
next week, when the Republican
leaders from all parts of the cOun-
try will begin to arrive for the ac-
ceptance ceremonies.
No change has been made in his
plans for the future, except that he
may cut short his proposed visit to
Los Angeles the week of August y.
Present plans call for only one
day stop at Los Angeles instead of
three days. He likewise has about
decided to abandon any hope of
visiting the Grand Canyon and will
probably proceed direct from Los
Angeles to West Branch, Ia, to
participate in three-day hOmecom-
ing ceremony at his birthplace.
Dante Pierce, Des Moines, Ia,
farm journal editor, brought Hoover
a cheering report from the agricul-
tural belt late yesterday before the
candidate went into seclusion.
Rlefce declared tHdt btolSc 'Vh,
chairman of the corn belt committee
of % who has been in friendly con-
ference with GOV. Alfred +. Smith,
the Democratic nominee, "is DEM
ocrat and is associated with Demo
crats.'
Peek does not represent the
views of majority of the farm
ers,' Pierce said.
Hoover also heard a satisfactory
report from William Nathan Me
Chesney, Chicago banker, who said
leaders had been picked in the dis.
tricts he is organizing west of
Pittsburgh.