Evening star., 1932-08-10
LEADERS FORECAST
VICTORY OF HOOVER
Smell, However, Declares
Party Has Real Fight on
Hands This Fall.
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L AOhl 4 80 eAoS.I
tectiye tariff. On the liquor question
that vote probably will be split $3.50"
Hull estimated from statistics he
carried with him the foreign language
vote in Wisconsin, North Dakota and
Minnesota would average SO per cent
of those coming to the polls in Novem-
Der. In Michigan. Illinois, South Da-
kota, Montana, California and Wash
ington. he said, this vote would range
from 81 to so per cent.
Others coming to the White House
were Representative Ramseyer of Iowa
and Harrison Spangler, Republican
committeeman from Iowa.
Hitchcock Optimistic.
Frank Hitchcock. former Republic
an national chairman, said he gave the
President an optimistic picture of the
political situation.
Coming to the Capital for the notifi-
cation ceremony as national commit
teeman from Arizona, Hitchcock said he
told Mr.. Hoover he noted positive
swing" for the President.
Il am very encouraged by what I
observed all across the country" he
said. There is a very strong positive
more confident than ever he will be
reelected"
President Hoover'S address, which is
expected to be one of the most i'm
portant public utterances made since
he has been President, and upon which
he has been laboring for more than a
month, has been in printed proof form
for week, but he has been withhold
ing his final approval because of his
desire to make last-minute revisions
and additions.
Speech Will Be Long.
Associates of the President at the
White House today could give no indi-
cation just when the speech would be
completed. The impression was that
it is doubtful that Mr.. Hoover would
have it ready to give out much in ad-
vance Of the hour set for him to begin
speaking. 1t is understood that this
address, which is being looked forward
to throughout the country with such
great interest, particularly that part of
it in which he will discuss the party's
platform ON the LIQUOR subject, will be
a long one. Some of those who are
understood to be in the Presidents
confidence said today that the speech
would run close to 1000 words.
1t has been intimated by some of the
Presidents confdantes, to whom he has
shown the speech, or at least parts of
it, that the President would not only
approve 100 per cent the so-called
liquor plank in the Republican plat
form as adopted in Chicago, but that
he would even go farther by urging
some change in the eighteenth amend
ment to cure what he considers evils
that hav grown up under prohibition.
Hebert is Satisfied.
Senator Hebert of Rhode Island, who
has recently been made director of the
Republican activities in the Eastern
section, with headquarters in New
York, and who during a conference
witt. the Pres dent yesterday was shown
an aGvance copy of the speech, saic
afterwards that what the President
would say about the liquor plank salts
fed him. This expression from the
Rhode Island Senator, who Is an ar
dent ti-prohibitionist and has been
advocating repeal of the eighteenth
amendment, and who voted for the beer
bill in the Senate, is accepted as be-
ing significant.
Republican Leaders ana WORKERS 1rOm
all over the country are arriving in the
Capital today to be on hand for the
official notification ceremonies. A large
number of these will be entertained
personally by President and Mrs. Hoover
tomorrow afternoon at luncheon and
lawn party at the White House. More
than 500 persons have been invited to
this social affair at the White House
and the occasion promises to be a
highly colorful and interesting one.
Sanders Will Open Program.
The affair is being given in honor
OF the official Notification Committee,
composed of one man or woman from
each State, insular possession, terri
tory and the District of Columbia, and
besides the visiting political workers,
there will be present the members OF
the Presidents cabinet. prominent Of
ficials of the Government and a num-
ber of other prominent men and women
from out of town as well as from
the Capital City itself.
The ceremonies at Constitution Hall
are scheduled to begin at $50 o'clock
in the evening. Everett Sanders, chair
man OF the Republican National Com
mittee, will formally open the cele-
bration, and will then present Repre-
sentative Bertrand H. Smell Of New
York, chairman of the Notification
Committee named at the Chicago con-
vention. Following a brief address by
Representative Smell. Mr.. Hoover will
enter upon his speech of acceptance.