Evening star., 1932-10-29

pected to deal with the B. E. F. in
Washington, will be broadcast over a
Nation wide hook-up, it Is said.
Floyd Gibbons will preside. Butler
has been campaigning for Roosevelt and
against Hoover for some time Up
until the present, however, Gen. Glass
ford has taken no active part in the
campaign, although he has been urged
to do so. This effort to stir the resent
ment of veterans and members of the
American Legion against the President,
II 1t takes place, may have wide rever-
beratiCnS.
No one hears a great deal these dayy
about the senatorial race in Pennsyl-
vania. Senator Davis and his Demo-
cratic opponent, Lawrence H. Rupp.
however, are actively campaigning
through the State. Senator Davis. un-
der indictment and awaiting trial for
alleged violation of the lottery laws in
connection with the Loyal Order of the
Moose, Is expected to win the election.
1t Is fact that many persons do not
JOCK on the operation of lottery as q
serious offense. They have been used
to them at church fairs, for example,
In the second place, the Republicans
take the view that Senator Davis is
innocent of any law violation until he
is found guilty. The organization here
seems bent on giving him full support,
and he has considerable personal fol-
lowing throughout the State.
Here in Pennsylvania there is evi-
dence of the swing to Hoover which has
been in existence in the rest of the
country since the President began
actively to campaign: stiffening of the
party lines with many Republicans re-
turning to the fold The President is
to make a speech in Philadelphia on
his way to New York next week 1t is
almost unprecedented a Republican
presidential candidate 10 come to Phila-
delphla to make campaign speech,
and the fact that Mr.. Hoover is stop
ping off here is another indication that
everything possible is being done to
hold the Keystone State in line.
The Republicans staged meeting in
the arena here on October 20, at which
Ambassador Walter E. Edge and Repre-
sentative James M. Beck of Pennsyl-
vanla were the principal speakers. Only
about 5000 persons turned up to take
part. and the hall seats 10000 It was
frost" from a Republican point of view.
However, a great deal is being done in
the ward meetings. and the leaders
appear to be not discouraged
Business houses and other large en-
ployers of labor in Philadelphia are
recommending the reelection of Presi-
dent Hoover. just as they are all across
the continent. For the first time in its
history Wanamaker'S inserted a large
advertisement in the newspaper here
urging the retention in office of the
present administration. America is on
the upgrade. The advertisement de-
clared, Our business demonstrates it.
Credit from our people for their won-
derful work accomplished, in safe
guarding our American industries and
finances should be acknowledged by
their retention in Office, for the safety
and protection of our country" Wana-
makers calls on all merchants. manu-
facturers, mill owners heads of families.
wage earners to join it in Safeguard
ing the country" Officials of Viscose
Company, rayon manufacturers. and Oh
the Aberfoyle Manufacturing Company,
Chester Textile concern. also have adj
dressed circulars to their thousands
of employees advising them to vote fos
the Republican ticket.