Evening star., 1928-11-01
HOOVER DEPARTS
FOR CALIFORNIA
TODAY TO VOTE
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ican Revolution, achieved the independ-
ence of the American people. The pur-
poses and objects are to foster true pa
triotiSm, to maintain and extend Amer
ican institutions and to carry out the
purposes expressed in the preamble to
the Constitution and the injunctions of
Washington in his farewell address to
the people.
Membership in the society cannot
be purchased; it is acquired only by the
requirements Of lineal descent as before
mentioned, in addition to high per-
Sonal character May l have
the honor to be the first to greet you
as Compatriot Hoover"
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover, their son Allan
a staff of assistants and advisers and
about 80 newspaper men will leave
Union Station by special train this
afternoon at o'clock. During the long
swing across the continent the nominee
will make his final appearances of the
campaign in the role of stump speaker
To Speak in Cumberland.
The first of these appearances will be
tonight at 1925 o'clock, in Cumberland
Md, where he will deliver a short
speech from the rear platform of his
train. Another will be in front OF the
Jefferson County Courthouse, Louisville
KY, tomorrow morning, at 1910 o'clock
Ways and farm relief will be discussed
There will be another informal speech
at Pueblo, Colo the following evening
Other impromptu talks to station
crowds undoubtedly will be made during
the journey.
The voice of Hoover in the role of
nominee will be heard for the last time
next Monday evening, shortly after his
arrival at Palo Alto. He will make a
radio address from his university home,
calling on the voters to go to the polls
ON the morrow in support of his party.
Hoover has come to regard the get
out the vote" movement as one OF the
paramount activities of the campaign.
He qualities all predictions for his own
success with the warning that his sup
porters must not fail in their greatest
duty-casting their ballots next Tues
day.
In a final conference with newspaper
correspondents at his headquarters yes
terday afternoon the nominee reiterated
his absolute confidence about the out
come, provided this duty is fulfilled.
I'VE shall win this election without
any question of a doubt if the people
who believe in us go to the polls" Hoo
yer told the press. When one writer
asked how important the IF" was, he
said he would stand on the statement
he had made.
He expressed his thanks to the news
paper ment for the dignity and fair
ness with which they had handled
news emanating from his headquarters
Mellon Again Hits Whispering.
Secretary Mellon last night delivered
another blow at the whispering CAM
paign about Hoover's Americanism
| making public reply to an inquiry
| from James Francis Burke, general
counsel of the Republican national
committee, as to taxes paid by the
nominee since enactment of the income
tax law in 1918.
Secretary Mellon stated that the rec
ords of his department show that Hoo
yer has filed income tax returns every
year and has paid his taxes as an
American citizen, in accordance with
those returns.
Burke's letter explained that "fol
partisan political purposes certain per-
sons are again circulating reports I'M
! peaching the Hon. Herbert Hoover's
American citizenship"
Among those who will accompany
Hoover to California are Chairman
Work, Vice Chairman Ralph E. Williams
of the Republican national committee
Ray Benjaman and Charles Robinson
of San Francisco, George Barr Baker
of New York City, George Akerson
assistant to the nominee, and other
advisers.