Evening star., 1932-08-19

William Gibbs McAdoo beckons in
California, Senator Clarence c. Dill
halls from Washington State and SEN
ator Burton K. Wheeler calls from
Montana, and Gov. Roosevelt, needing
the pleas of this trio Of loyal lieuten-
ants, is to undertake a transconti-
mental tour and to stage 1882 version
of the winning of the West. His man
ayers have planned a strenuous itin-
erary-three weeks of travel and speech
making through the grain States, the
Rockies, the Pacific slope from Spokane
and Seattle at the top to Los Angeles
at the bottom. and thence through the
Southwest and North again to Milwau-
kee and Chicago. The start from Al
bany IS tentatively dated September II.
If carried out it will be one Of the longest
campaign tours in recent presidential
politics, Nothing of this sort is con-
templated by Mr.. Hoover Secretary
of Treasury Mills. Secretary Of War
Hurley and Vice President Curtis will
bear the lions share of the public
speaking burden on the Republican
side. with the President concentrating
on the execution of his policies OF re-
construction. Mr. Hoover is said to
have in mind at present not more than
three or four strictly campaign ad-
dresses, with Chicago, New York and
possibly Boston the extent of his travels.
There will be no debate in this CAM
paign between the candidates. Mr..
Hoover will not recognize that Mr..
Roosevelt is running-just as in 1928
he never once mentioned the name OF
: AL Smith. And Mr.. Roosevelt has an
nounced that he will not reply to any
one except Mr. Hoover himself, which
poaons that he will not rPnlV at all.
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Past presidential campaigns offer no
parallel for the shroud of silence which
envelops the three men Of outstanding
political rank-on the Democratic side,
AL Smith-on the Republican side. CAL
| win Coolidge and William E. Borah.
Since Chicago Smith has spoken once
in enigmatic terms; Coolidge, though
his loyal support of the Hoover-Curtls
! ticket Is not in question, has spoken
| not at all: Borah after his early "bolt"
of the President on the prohibition is
sue has displayed unaccuStomed coy
ness as to candidates and platforms
and his own intentions. AS to whether
Smith on the one hand and Borah on
| the other will remain on the Sidelines
right UP to election day, well-informed
opinion differs. AS for Mr.. Coolidge
he is expected to speak in his own way
| in his own time Reports picturing Cool
idge as Stumping the country fol
Hoover, under Republican National
Committee auspices, are heavily dis
counted in Washington.
The naming of Speaker Garner as
Gov Roosevelts running mate was 9
| happy circumstance for Mr.. Joseph
P. Tumulty, White House secretary ir
the Wilson administration, whose loya
devotion to AL Smith is second only Il
his devoted reverence of the memory
of Woodrow Wilson. The Garner nomi'
nation gives to Mr.. Tumulty an out.
let for his political emotions. Gov
Roosevelt's triumph at Chicago evoked
no cheering from Joe" Tumulty. Blu
for Garner he has a Warm-hearteC
Tumulty has had occasion to Stoutly
champion the Texan. Gamers recen
New York conference with Al Smith
in the role of peacemaker was hintec
in some quarters to have been o.
Tumulty inspiration, too.
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Ten dollars will purchase a fully
paid-up and worcestershire family
membership in the NATIONWIDE Re
publican radio circle (off1cial title Ma
tional Radio League), projected by tn,
Republican National Committee as (:
means of making their radio campaign
measurably self-sustaining 1t is al
ingenious experiment in the realm o
campaign financing. which this year i
attended with super difficulties. TIL
largest single item of campaign expens
u the cost Of broadcasting. The com