Evening star., 1932-10-02
c. 0. P. HOPES RISE
IN HOOvER'SSTATE
Roosevelt Gains in Calitor'
MIA Observation-Disclosures
Role May Be Decisive.
BY EDWARD C. KRAUSS.
al Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, october Now
that the shouting and the tumult OF
Gov. Roosevelt's California trip have
died away. attention centers upon the
Republican effort to recover the lost
ground-if any. Secretary OF the
Treasury Ogden l. Mills has been here
the past week engaged in this task, and
other big guns Of the campaign are ex-
pected In general, while conceding
that the New YORK candidate stirred up
a good deal Of enthusiasm while here,
Republicans profess to believe that he
did less damage to their ranks than
he might. His supporters, on the other
hand, are insisting that he won the
State.
His failure to make a major address
while in this city, it is being contended
in Republican quarters, was tactical
error. Los Angeles. they point out, is
the largest city west of Chicago, center
of the biggest block of votes in State
that might easily decide the election.
Gov. Roosevelt spoke only 20 minutes
and extemporaneously: his references to
campaign issues were of the briefest.
The omission of serious discussion IS
held to hurt local pride.
league Quiz Ignored.
1t is also declared Gov Roosevelt
hurt himself by ignoring completely 10
questions fired at him by c. Z. league,
late Farm Board member and present
Hoover campaign director for Southern
California The questions concerned
the soldiers bonus, the tariff on various
California products. the Home Loan
Bank act and activities of the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation. Mr.
league has been busy since the candi-
dates departure making the most Of
these unanswered questions.
On the other hand the candidates
appearance made good impression.
He had cheering crowd Of $4,000 at
Hollywood Bowl, who did not seem to
notice any deficiencies in his address,
and his pleasing personality was very
evidently well liked by those with whom
he came in contact. His evident vigor
paign about his ability to stand the
strain of presidential Office, which was
making considerable Roadway here.
His exchange of compliments with
Senator Hiram Johnson at San Fran
cisco has been making shivers run up
and down Republican spines. johnson
did not come out and advise his numer-
GUS followers to vote for Roosevelt, but
he came near It, The Hoover cam
paigners have not been hoping for any
active assistance from Senator Johnson
but they have been hoping he would
remain neutral. Now they are begin
ming to wonder If and when he will
jump the fence.
Agreement Is Rumored.
There are rumors that working
agreement has been reached between
johnson and William G. McAdoo,
Democratic aSpirant for the junior
Senatorship, and If they are true the
Republicans unqueStionably will have
their work cut out for them to hold
the State, in spite Of heavy advan-
concrete evidence of such an alliance,
it is known w. R. Hearst has been
working hard to bring 1t about, and he
may succeed before November 8. A
mere announcement from johnson that
he favors Roosevelt and McAdoo would
be worth barrel of votes to the Demo-
cratic ticket.
It may have been with this in mind
that Secretary of the Interior Ray
Lyman Wilbur made several compli-
mentary references to johnson and the
Johnsonites during a visit ostensibly
concerned with Hoover Dam-which
Gov. Roosevelt, by the way, persistently
referred to as Boulder Dam" If DR..
Wilbur was profering an olive branch
to the melancholy San Franciscan he
did not, of course, say SO; but the bitter
foes of Johnson in this end of the State
did not chide the Secretary for his ut
terances, as they would in less ticklish
times
Meanwhile the pressure to bring
President Hoover to the Coast has eased
up, mainly because of Republican feel
ing that Gov. Roosevelt did not help
himself vastly by his excursion into
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