Evening star., 1932-10-08
HOOVER SENTIMENT
GAINS SLIGHTLY IN
NEBRASKA SECTOR
State, However, Still Appears
to Be Roosevelt Garner
Territory.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FAILED TO ROUSE VOTERS
Senator Norris to Take Active Role
and May Stump Corn Belt
Against Administration.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN,
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
OMAHA, Nebr., October 8-In Ne
braska Republican prospects have been
so low for so many weeks that almo-t
any boost of Hoover stock is cheering
news to the G. o. P.
Nebraska Republicans have been en-
couraged by the reception of President
Hoover's Des Moines address. They
claim that day by day more reports
have come in of Republicans hitherto
off the reservation who have jumped
back since they heard and read the
Presidents speech.
Oratory Fails to Count.
Nebraska Republicans contend also
that Gov Roosevelt, the Democratic
standard bearer, instead OF gaining
ground by his visit to this State old
himself and his cause harm. Roosevelt
visited McCooK, Senator Norris nome
and with the Progressive Republican
Senator addressed a large crowd OF
farmers Later he came to Omaha,
and because, so the story runs. there
was danger of a ructiCn among the
Democrats in Sioux City, Iowa, RooSe-
Welt remained in this city and its en-
virons until too late for the entertain
ment which might have caused embar-
rassment in the Iowa city.
NebraskanS, some of them Demo-
Gratis, said today that Roosevelt had
failed to rouse the enthusiasm OF the
big audiences which listened to him
here. Furthermore, the thousands who
saw him speak in Omaha, seated in his
automobile, and later saw him partake
of farm dinner at nearby farm, SUN
seated in his automobile, were surprised.
The impromptu program in Omaha, 1t
is reported. did not aid the Democratic
candidate with the voters.
The strange and recent development
OF this campaign seems to be that
President Hoover, who is not regarded
as an orator. is making votes by his
speeches, while Gov. Roosevelt. who
gained wide fame as polished and
forceful speaker in his addresses noml-
mating Alfred E. Smith for President
in the Madison Square Garden and
Houston Democratic National ConVen-
tion is losing votes through his cam
paign speeches Democratic leaders
may deny this, but some of the rank
and file of the voters take this view
Their criticism is that Roosevelt Is
producing oratorical flights. President
HooverS Des Moines address, on the
other hand impressed many Of his
hearers, as well as those who read the
speech, with a feeling that the Presi-
dent knew his subject thoroughly, pre-
sented facts, and that he is deeply in
earnest in his effort to relieve the dis
tress of the people.
Hoover Urged to Make Tour.
Some of the Republican leaders here
are anxious to persuade the President
TO journey to Western Nebraska for
another campaign speech before cleo
ton From that point, they say, he
could reach not only the voters IN
Nebraska but in Colorado, Wyoming
Kansas and many other Western
States. It is understood that he is be-
ing urged to make such campaign
trip, although there is no assurance
yet that he will do so.
Notwithstanding the recent encour-
agement of the Republicans in this
State, Nebraska still looks very Demo-
cratic. Questions put to business men,
politicians and newspaper observers all
bring the same kind OF answer-that
the farmers are sore and set to vote
against President Hoover. But this much
may be said-the Republican leaders
who privately were saying week ago
that President Hoover had no chance
whatever of carrying this State are
now looking for considerable swing
back to the Republican ticket, and some
of them go so far as to say that the
President actually has chance of get
ting the electoral votes OF this state.
Certainly the Republicans are going
forward now with much greater en-
thusiasm than they have manifested
I'D to this time.
Business Men Change.
The change in sentiment, bringing
the voters toward Hoover, has been no
ticeable among the business men in this
CITY and in other cities and towns.
Whether it has extended to the farmers
is not clear yet Nebraska business men
have finally realized, it is said that
they are as greatly interested In the
problems of the farmers as are the
farmers themselves; that, in effect,
they must be claSsed as farmers in
questions economic and political. II
the farmers have no purchasing power,
the business men have no purchasers.
The consequence has been that many
OF these business men have been as
angry with the administration in Wash
ington because of hard times as have
been the farmers. Some of them have
declared they would not vote for
Hoover The head Of creamery, a
huge concern, sent out last Summer an
analysis of the situation, in which he