Evening star., 1932-10-21
REPUBLICANS PLAN
END OF CAMPAIGN
Leading Speakers of Party
to Spend Last Weeks
in Midwest.
BY the Associated Fress.

BY the Associated FreSs
CHICAGO. October 21-Republican
campaign directors today we're reported
planning a final concentrated offensive
during the last week of the campaign
on doubtful States of the Midwest.
Already speaking schedules released
by Republican headquarters here indl-
Gated the leading orators Of the Hoover
Curtis drive are being moved into the
Midwest. where leaders of both major
parties have professed to believe are
the votes needed to elect the next Presl-
dent
Reports were current in Chicago that
considerable pressure would be brought
to bear upon Calvin Coolidge to make
an address at a Republican rally IN
Chicago Stadium. scene of the two 1897
political conventions. An invitation al
ready has been rendered to Mr.. Coolidge.
Calculation also was plentiful among
local Republican groups over the pos
sibility of President Hoover making one
more sortie into the Midwest. Repub-
lican leaders of Indiana, Illinois, Michl-
gan and nearbv States are known to
have urged the President to do so.
Smith Speech Sought.
Also apparently desirouS of putting
forth all possible attempts for the mil
local Democratic leaders. as attested
by Mayor Anton J. Cermaks hurried
trip to New York in quest of the speak
ing services of Alfred E. Smith. Mayor
Cermak failed to get a speaking date
from Smith but did obtain promise
for an appearance here by Gene Tun-
ney. former heavyweight boxing cham
pion now turned politician.
The Republican Speakers Bureau OF
campaign headquarters here made pub
lie the engagements of leading orators
up until the final week of the campaign.
Most of the more prominent orators
will spend the final week Of October In
the Central States, according to the
schedule. and it was indicated others
may be moved into the Midwest for the
first week of November.
Engagements Announced.
Following are some of the engage
ments announced today for few OF the
more prominent campaigners:
Vice President CurtiJ-October "a at
Flint, Mich; October IS at ansing and
Kalamazoo, Mich; October IS at Lima,
Ohio, October 81 at Mount Vernon,
Ohio October % at Canton. Ohio,
October % at Ashtabula. Ohio; October
81 at Huntington. w Va, and Novem-
Der at Topeka, Kans.
MrS- DOIN GdIlll-oClODcI Il az
Louisville, October % at Lexington, KY;
October "a at Wheeling, w. Va;
October 25 at Indianapolis and Terre
Haute Ind; October 81 at Hutchinson
and Wichita, Kans: November l at
Kansas City and Topeka, Kans.. an@
November at Marion and Manhattan,
Kans.
Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M.
Hyde-Octoher "a, at Salt Lake City;
October 25. at San Bernardino, Calf;
October 26. at Los Angeles and San
Diego; october 81; at Long Beach and
Los Angeles: October %. at San Fran
cisco. Bakersfield HanfCrd and Fresno.
Calf: October 20. at Sant2 R-sa ard
Sacramento Calf, and November l,
at Kansas City.
Hurley's Itinerary.
Secretary of War Patrick Hurley
October 81 at Philadelphia; October 81.
at Cincinnati and Findlay, Ohio, and
November /. at AkrCn, Ohio.
Gov. Theo5Ore Roosevelt of the Philip
pinoc-At Manila. Octcber 25, to be
brcadcsct in the United States.
Secretary of Commerce Roy D:
Ch9pin-October 81. at Chicago, and
October %, at Detroit.
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio-Oc-
tobcr 25, at Grecncast!e. Ind.
Former Senator Marion Butler CT
North Caro.in2-October 81. at Green
vile, Mo; October %, at Fredericks-
town. Mo; october %, in Jefferson
burg, KY; November l, at Paris, KY,
and November 2, at Frankfort, KY.
Joseph Scott, California Republican
leader and laWyer-October "a, at
Cleveland; October 25. at Indianapolis,
and October 26, at East st. Louis, Ill.