The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-26
President Is Reported as
Eager to Test Drawing
Power Here.
PARADE PLANS IN DOUBT
Chief Executive to Speak at
Butler FieIuhouSe;
$4,000 Seats.

In his bid to retard momentum
of the Democratic campaign in IN
diana, President Hoover will arrive
at the Union station here at Fri
day afternoon prior to his speech at
7:30 at the Butler f1eldhouse.
Ivan G. Morgan, state Republican
chairman, announced that the Pres
ident's special train will be met at
the Indiana Ohio state line by
Republican delegation, and will be
escorted to indianapolis by squad
ron of Indiana national guard
planes. Definite location of the
trains crossing the line is not
known.
Morgan said that a special am
plification system is being installed
in the fieldhouse for the chief
executives address, and that 900
additional seats are being con-
Structed. The address will be
broadcast over NBC and Columbia
networks.
From the Union Station. Presi-
dent Hoover will be escorted to
Governor Harry G. Leslie'S man
sion, where he will be a dinner
guest.
Leave at IL p. m. Thursday
According to official announce
ment at Washington, Hoover will
leave at IL Thursday night, arriv-
ing at ParkerSburg. w. Va, at 8:25
Friday morning. Stops will be
made at Athens, o., at 9:19 a. M:
Chillicothe, O., at 10:37 a. M; Win
ton Place, Cincinnati, at 1852
p. m; Storrs street station, Cincin-
nati, at. l:l2 p. m, and Hamilton,
O., at 2:12 p. m.
The special train will reach Con-
nersville, Ind, at 2:19; Rushville, at
2:5l, and Indianapolis at 4.
Following the address at Butler.
the Hoover train will leave the city
at 1890 p. m, Friday.
Route Of the return trip Saturday
will be through Parkersburg, Clarks-
burg, Grafton, Keyser, and Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, with return at
Washington scheduled for D. m.
Hoover's address will be made in
response to demands of state Re-
publican leaders following appear
ance Of Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Democratic presidential
nominee, here last week before one
of the largest crowds in state DO
litical history.
Doubt had been expressed over
the advisability of holding the rally
Friday because of the conflict with
the statewide Democratic rally
scheduled at Cadle tabernacle, with
Governor Albert C. Richie, Mary.
land, as the speaker.
Ready for Test
! However, Thursday, the other pos
sible date, was regarded as leaving
too little time for arrangements,
and the presidential advisors are
reported to have quoted Mr.. Hoover
as being ready to come to Indian-
apolis any time, Richie or no
Richie"
With the President expected to
reach new highs in criticism of the
Democratic candidate, which he
started in his Detroit address, the
Indianapolis visit takes on more
significance than a mere bid for the
middle vests votes.
State leaders still are bordering
the wisdom of attempting to dupli-
cate the enthusiasm of the Roose-
welt rally by holding a similar pa
rade. The Ritchie torchlight parade
will be held Friday night.
No information has been given as
to whether Mrs. Hoover will accom-
pany the President.
No Tickets Needed
With the normal seating capacity
of the Butler fieldhouse more than
$4,000, arrangements are under way
to boost it another 5000 and tele-
graph arrangements have been
made for one hundred newspaper
men and press associations.
No tickets for the meeting will be
necessary, Morgan asserting the
FIRST come, first served" policy will
be followed.
A committee was to be named
late today by the Republican state
committee to meet the Presidents
train at the point it enters Indiana.
and accompany Mr.. Hoover here.
The general committee named by
Morgan to be in charge of the
presidential reception in Indian-
apolis includes:
Governor Harry @. Leslie, Will g.
Irwin, Columbus; A. M. Smith.
Charlottesville; Eliza o. Rogers,
Lebanon; Henry r. Marshall Sr.,
Lafayette; DR.. Sumner A. Furniss,
indianapolis; Oscar G. Foellinger.
and Joseph G. Hutzell, Fl. Wayne;
Mrs. Beryl Holland, BLOOMINGTON.
and Miss Dorothy Cunningham,
Martinsville.