Evening star., 1932-11-07
VICTORY CERTAIN,
:: HOOVER ASSERTS
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than in his own campaign in 1928.
He is we'll satisfied with the enthusiasm,
too
Mr.. Hoover made it plain he did not
want to appear in the role of a political
forecaSter. He considers that job
for campaign managers.
Former Senator Henry Allen spoke
with confidence Of the outcome. Mr..
Allen said he was glad to BE- in posi-
tion to point with pride to the high level
on which the Republican campaign has
been conducted.
Next to receiving sufficient votes to
win another term. Mr. Hoover Judging
from his present mood. is looking for
ward to receiving rest. When dis
cuSsing the prospects Of a vacation
when the smoke Of battle has cleared
away. he said, FIRST of all l want scme
sleep"
Unless some crisis presents itself in
the meantime-a crisis that will require
him to rush right back to Washington
after casting his ballot Tuesday-it is
certain that he is going to take good
rest and indulge in q few days of good
old-fashioned lcafing amid the familiar
scenes of his California home.
Avoids Politics on Sabbath.
The President yesterday avoided pub
bic mention of politics in Difference to
the Sabbath
He will continue his political talks
until tonight, when he is scheduled to
close the Republican campaign with
radio appeal to the electorate delivered
from Elko, New, a small prairie town.
An important discovery was made in
the Presidents private car yesterday
when a request was made for Bible,
hot n h DC l0c
word in modern special trains, with all
rapherS, railroad experts, secret service
men. newspaper men and photogra-
pliers. there WAS not copy of the Bible
aboard the train.
During the half hour stop at Omaha.
where Mr.. Hoover left the train to give
q brief greeting to several thousands,
an attache OF the Presidents party was
dispatched to hotel and he returned
with a Gideon Bible
President Hoover has met and talked
with all sorts Of men and women on
this campaign trip, every one OF Whoni
has been more or less politically minded
at least for the period Of this election
but it is doubtful if he has met any
one who seemed to interest hlm more
than Capt Ben CasSel Civil War
veteran. 81 years OF age, wonderfully
well preserved. mentally and physically.
who voted for Lincoln on two occasions
and Hoover four years ago. and who Is
going to vote for him again.
Capt. Ben was in a famous Wisconsin
COMPANY known as the Eagles because
they carried a native bald-headed eagle
with them throughout the Civil War:
He also was q memter OF the group OF
soldiers who captured Jefferson DAVIS.
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Presidents S special while it was cam
paiering through Wisconsin. With him
were five other survivors of the famous
Eagle Company. bat these companions,
g'aciCuSly welcomed by the President
and his train associates, were completely
OverShaGOwed by Capt. Ben.
Poses for Veterans.
President Hoover posed for group
photograph with these veterans, all OF
whom have been lifelong Republicans,
as they expressed it, and who said they
were going TO remain Republicans on
TuesdaI-. The photograph was taken
in the lounge room Of the Presidents
private car. and after it was taken the
President sat beside Capt. Ben to hear
him tell about voting twice for Lincoln
and once for Hoover, and how Jeffer-
son Davis was captured.
The veteran was neatly attired and
upon his coat were several medals and
badges and a Hoover button" His face
had few wrinkles and did not suggest
his advanced years. He was clean
shaven. but for a small. pointed white
goatee. Strikingly similar to the car
toonistS' conception of Uncle Sam"
Mr. Hoover spent far more time in
the company of Capt. Ben and his
griZzled companions than the asso-
ciates of the President who arrange
these audiences and conferences for nm
had anticipated. He was supposed to
chat with these visitors three minutes,
have a photograph taken and then
hurry back to his work room and resume
the writing of his next speech. Mr..
Hoover paid no attention to the limiting
words and glances from his train lieu
tenants when the allotted time had eX-
pired but remained to listen to Capt.
Ben.
When the captain had finished his
talk. the President fastened to his
worl. room There with former Senator
Allen OF Kansas. director of publicity
for the campaign, sitting in his shirt
sleeves opposite him at the work table,
MI Hoover resumed his speech writing
as though he had never had an inter-
ruption.
Mr. Hoover's ability to continue his
line OF thought despite Interruptions
while at work on his speeches is most
amazing Such trait is of inestimable
value to one in his position. This has
happened many times since he entered
upon his personal campaign. and those
who have watched him perform in this |
respect actually marvel at his capacity |
for concentration and mental control. |
Frequently he is in the middle of a
sentence when he drops his dictatlon |
and hurries to the rear platform. When |
he has concluded his greeting to the |
cheering crowd outside, he goes right |
back to his work. turns to his stenog- |
rapher with, Let's see. where we're |
we?" and when one or two of his last i
dictated sentences have been read back |
to him he resumes his dictation Just !
as though he had never been inter |
rupted Sometimes these Interruptions |
have been for periods of half an hour |
during which time he has given a two i
or three hundred word speech on an !
entirely different subject from that on |
which he has been writing.
Feels Lack of Rest.
It Is the strain of this sort of thing |
which the President is gradually be-
ginning to feel. and is beginning to
SHOW III Ills aPpea1 dllIe anu iiieiIileI W
those who are watching him. The |
physical part of this intensive cam
paigning seems to have no Ill effects. !
1t is the mental strain. and the lack of |
rest and sleep that are telling on him. |
Only one night during this trip thus
far has he succeeded in getting to bed
before midnight. He rises before 7:30.
Then, too he misses his customary
daily exercise with the siX-pound med
icine ball.
Mrs. Hoover. who is always at the
Presidents side except when he is in
his work room or chatting with visitors,
will be glad when it is all over and the
President can relax and rest. Nat
urally. she is concerned. There has
been an unusually high color in the
Presidents face curing the past "a
hours, and his eyes looked weary and