Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-09-14

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Mr.. Curtis had been selected in
the first instance as the campaign
opener, after the president had
iound it impossible to go to Penn
sylvania. Then came the vice.
presidents speech of acceptance in
which he left the party reserva-
zion long enough to oppose repeal
or modification of the Eighteenth
Amendment. Immediately the
Pennsylvania leaders, most of
whom were deeply worried over
the state of their party at home,
were in a stew. A dry speech by
the dry Kansan might play havoc
in the wet quarters of the state,
notably in Philadelphia.
About the time these lines are
read Gov. Franklin D.. Roosevelt
will be off on his swing around
che Western circle. His itinerary,
which is just announced, covers
5000 miles, touches seventeen
states, with twenty stops and pro-
visions for three major speeches.
There will probably be numerous
short talks at stopping places
along the way. The first of the
three major speeches will be de-
livered at Topeka, the second at
Portland and third at Sioux City.
Thus Kansas, Oregon and Iowa
will be the points at which the
governors heavy campaign artil-
lery will be fired.
The White house has given heed
to the optimistic results Of reg
ional political surveys as leaders
of the Republican party in Penn
sylvania pronounced their state
entirely safe for President Hoover
and Senator James E. Watson, Re-
publican leader of the senate, re-
ported a rising tide of Republican
sentiment in the West. Frankly
admitting that Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois would be a battle-ground
in the campaign, Senator Watson
in his visit here declared his con-
viction that the people of those
states and in the country gen
orally were rising to the issue of
maintaining conservative govern
ment" in a time of stress.
Senator Watson said he believed
the president planned to make
three campaign speeches, one in
the East, one in the Middle West
and one in the Far West. This is
the first time it has been suggest
ed by a responsible Republican
leader that Mr.. Hoover might
journey to the Far West. If he
should do so, it might be taken to
indicate that the president per-
sonally was undertaking to meet
the challenge of Governor Frank
lin d. Roosevelt, Democratic pres
idential candidate, who embarks
shortly upon a swing through the
West.
Secretary of War Hurley, fol-
lowing a conference with Presi-
dent Hoover, has left Washington
to attend the convention of the
American Legion at Portland, Or
egon. For the last few weeks
there had been more or hess agi-
tation v the question of whether
~ not Mr.. Hurley would go to
Portland. Legion criticism Of the
administrations action in evicting
the bonus marchers from Wash
ington by the use of armed troops,
and the administrations opposi-
ton to bonus legislation induced
the opinion that Mr.. Hurley would
not attend the convention. Now,
however, he definitely has decided
to do so as a member of the Leg
ion, not as a spokesman for the
administration.
Details of a campaign to bring
out a vote of $4,000, 900 in Novem-
Der were outlined to President
Hoover recently by Courtlandt
Otis of New York City, president
Of the United States Junior Cham
Der of Commerce and head of a
"get-out-the-vote" drive. Mr.. Otis,
who is a former president of the
Young Mems Board of Trade of
New York, was elected head of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
at its recent convention in Pasa-
dena, Calf. He said the immed-
late objective was to register s.
100000 young men and women
who have become of voting age
since the Presidential election in
1928.
While the Federal Home Loan
Board approached completion of
its task of preparing the legal
forms and settling other details
necessary for the opening Of stock
subscriptions to the Home Loan
banks, it continued to be deluged
with applications for direct loans
to home owners. Thousands of
such applications have been re-
ceiyed. Chairman Franklin w.