The Washington times., 1932-11-03
)OVER TO RETURN TO CALIFORNIA TO CAST VOTE
TODAY
ON FINAL DRIVE
.OF CAMPAIGN

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President Into Most Of
Doubtful States
President Hoover bearing
The hopes of the Republican
party squarely on his shoul-
ders-leaves Washington this
afternoon on a transcontinental
tour that will take him to his
old home in Palo Alto, Calf,
on the fateful Nov ember 8.
Others in Party
In addition to Mrs. Hoover,
those accompanying the President
as members of his official party
will include French Strother, his
executive assistant; Secretaries
Lawrence Richey and Walter H.
Newton, and former Senator
Henry Allen Of Kansas, publicity
director for the Republican party.
Between 4:20 this afternoon
and election day he will have
traversed virtually every section
OF the country that observers now
call doubtful"
Not since william Howard Taft,
in 1912, belatedly stumped the
country has an incumbent pres
ident made such a vigorous cam
paign for reelection as Hoover is
now concluding.
In Midwest Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning will find
him campaigning through the
lnotly-contested central States for
the fifth time in q month. Gary,
Indiana, will be the setting for a
Q q. m. (C.s.T., speech, and half
q dozen stops will be made there
after in Illinois to enable further
personal contact with the elector-
ate before reaching the State
capital at Springfield at 4:30 p. m.
where the first major address OF
this final drive is to be delivered.
A quick Jump from Springfield
viii carry the presidential special
across the Mississippi River for
the second time this campaign to
ST.. Louis. In the Missouri city
Mr.. Hoover will make q second
prepared speech Friday night.
Wisconsin, home Of the La Fol
lettes, will be stunped Saturday,
and Saturday night will bring the
President into st. Paul, Mimi,
where his third big appeal for re-
tention in office is to be offered.
-. Stops in Omaha, Denver
From st. Paul, the Hoover train
will hustle westward clear to Cal
ifornia, with stops probable in
Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City.
and Carson City. Palo Alto will
be reached about noon Tuesday.
Although it had been an open
secret that the President was
planning to go home to vote, ne
first revealed it last night IN a
speech telephoned across the con-
tinent for particular consumption
Of the voters of California, oregon
and Washington.
The occasion was California
Day." and the Executive spoke at
.first-hand to the local California
Society. After explaining that
the economic crises Of the past
three years had prevented him
and his family from returning
.home on many "fondly planned"
vacations, Mr.. Hoover said:
THE improved situation in
the country affords me the
deep satisfaction of coming
home to vote, net for the pur.
! pose Of carrying on a political
campaign amongst my neigh
bOrs, who are my friends, but
!, to satisfy that proper instinct
inherent in every American to
cast his vote amongst his
neighbOrs at his own home. /
trust I may not be prevented
from exercising this privilege"
The President went much fur.
Eher than this, however, in his
one special appeal to the West
Coast.
Renews Tariff Defense
He reviewed his defense Of the
Republican protective tariff with
particular reference to the bene-
fits accruing therefrom to Cali
fornia, Oregon, and washington,
and, renewed his warning that
election Of the Roosevelt Garner
ticket will inherently destroy"
all. of the forward.looking meas
ureS adopted by the Republicans
to end the depression.
Calling attention to the "con1.
petitive tariff" proposal the
President said:
'cNO reciprocal agreement
could be made with these coun.
tries (which distribute COM
peting commOdities) except at
the expense Of the Pacific
Coast States"
AS has been his custom, the
Executive wound up with q de-
nunciation of destructive meas
ures" attempted by the Demo
cratic House of Representatives.
Last night, however, he singled
out the women to champion his
opposition thereto.