Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13
HOOVER CAMPAIGN
TO Be CARRIED ON
ACTIVELY AT ONCE
Movement Begun by Young
Republicans to Be Fol-
lowed by Speeches.
PRESIDENT WILL MAKE
3-DAY ADDRESS TOUR
Two Cabinet Members to Go Into
Pennsylvania July 4Hurley
Talks at Banquet.

The drive for President Hoover's re-
nomination launched at this weeks
conference of young Republicans by
administration leaders will be carried
on actively at once.
Tomorrow night the President starts
on three-day speaking tour into In
diana, Ohio and Illinois.
Republican managers interested in a
second term for him are looking for
ward to his addresses in these States
which yielded many of the Democratic
congressional gains in the last election.
Two TO Go to Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hoover will speak before the In
diana Republican Editorial Association
at indianapolis on Monday night, at
the memorial to Warren G.. Harding
in Marion, Ohio, Tuesday afternoon
and at the tomb of Abraham Lincoln
in Springfield. IL, Wednesday. He also
will stop at Columbus, Ohio.
On July 4 two members CT his official
family will 60 into Pennsylvania. Gov.
Pinchot of that State has been men
toned frequently as a prospective Re-
publican presidential candidate.
In a stirring speech delivered last
night at the banquet of the Young Re-
publicans in the ball room of the Will
lard Hotel, Secretary Hurley extolled
the personal qualities and accomplish
ments of President Hoover and defend
ed the latter's administration from what
he described as the unjust attacks on
the part of Democratic obstructionists.
Praises Hoover Leadership.
With arms outstretched and his fists
clenched the Secretary of War, after
denouncing these obStructionists, wound
up his speech, which in its every aspect
recalled the campaign orations of
stump speakers of older times, declar-
ing that despite all the criticism. fault
finding and obstructions, President
Hoover's leadership is succeeding He
stated that Mr. Hoover's administration
of the affairs of the Nation will surpaSS
all his former great accomplishments;
that his policies are relieving the peo-
pie of many of the hardships of the
depression; that his fine craftsmanship
is keeping the ship of state on an even
keel, and that his policies maintain
American ideals because they are based
on the intelligence. the enterprise and
the courage OF the individual citizen.
Secretary Hurley was only one Of
seven to address this gathering Of
Young Republicans, each CT whom de-
d OdIlCty SeINtQ dS TIE Cillila8 10 JIlS
defense Of the administration and in
paying tribute to President Hoover per-
sonally.
This banquet, which was followed by
a dance, served as the climax to to
two-day session in Washington of the
Young Republicans. More than 500
men and women were present Robert
H. Lucas, executive director OF the Ma
tional Republican Committee. presided
Traces Presidents Career.
After tracing Herbert Hoover's career
from the time he was administrator of
Belgian relief and when he was food
administrator during the war, Secretary
Hurley in his address spoke at length Of
his achievements since becoming PreSl-
dent, singing cut the settlement of the
French debt and the reaching of an
agreement with Great Britain to a
naval parity after $50 years Of con-
troversy.
While admitting that the Smoot-
Hawley tariff act has faults and in
equities. Secretary Hurley declared that
had if not been for this tariff, cheaply-
made goods from all over the world
would have been dumped in this coun-
try during the depression, and would
have had demoralizing effect. How
ever. Mr.. Hurley asserted, the law, as
it was passed. was not what the Presi-
dent had asked Congress to enact, but
he signed it because it was the best
he could get frcm Congress.
In his denunciation of those who
have attempted to obstruct and en-
barrass the President, Secretary Hur-
ley said, 1T would be unworthy of me
to charge cur Democratic opponents
with motives that are not worthy, but
they are by nature obstructionists, not
construction;sts. They have tried to
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