Evening star., 1932-09-30
HOOVER TO LAUNCH
MAJOR c. 0.P. DRIVE
26O Speakers to Follow Up
His Midwest Attack at
DeS Moines.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 30.-The Re-
publican battle for the political winning
of the Midwest is about to begin.
Their first major offensive for the
farm vote of the great corn and wheat
belts will be launched next week with
President Hoover's address at Des
Moines, Iowa.
Party leaders at campaign head
headquarters here today said they ex-
pected the Presidents speech would be
q definite plan for agricultural relief
to Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt's recent
farm speech at Topeka, Kans.
Forecast Hoover Appeal.
The Republican spokesmen expressed
confidence that Hoover's speech would
include definite suggestions for aiding
the farmer by loosening credit. allowing
additional time for payment Of mort
cages and bills and creating new mar
kets. The Republicans have criticized
Roosevelt's farm program speech a;
dealing in generalities."
Immediately after the Hoogsr speech
next Tuesday Republican leaders are
expected to center their campaign In
the Middle Western States.
Ready to pick up the farm vote at
tack where Hoover leaves of and carry
his farm principles into additional ter
ritory are half a dozen of the party's
leading campaigners. They include
Vice President Curtis, Secretary ol
War Hurley, Secretary of the Treasury
Mills, Mrs. Dolly Gam. sister of the
Vice President. and Assistant Secretary
of Navy Jahncke.
$50 Speakers Listed.
There are 260 active speakers listed
in the Republican National Committee
Speakers Bureau, headed by Repre-
sentative RamSeyer Of Iowa, and good
ly portion of them are ready to quest
for Hoover Curtis votes in the farm
States. In addition, there are several
scores of speakers working out Of the
New York and Washington campaign
headquarters.
Vice President Curtis, incidentally
will be campaigning at Maryvil!e, Mo.
only about $50 miles away, when Presi-
dent Hoover speaks next Tuesday al
Des Moines. However. they will MOI
meet
Considerable missionary work in the
agricultural States already has beer
done by Secretary of Agriculture Hyde
In the concentrated farm campaign Of
the next few weeks, however, such mer
well known in the Midwest as former
Gov. A. o. Eberhart of Minnesota, At
torney General Oscar Carlstrom of II.
linois, Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
Henry Field, Republican nominee fol
Senator from Iowa, and Hanford Mac
Nider Of Iowa, former Minister to
Canada and one time national COM
mander of the American Legion, are eX-
pected to assume leading roles.
Women to Broadcast.
Republican women prominent in the
party's affairs will participate in a
radio campaign beginning next week in
behalf of President Hoover's candidacy
Next Wednesday. october S, will be
ladies day." with five well known
women launching their voices into the
political arena over the National Broad
casting network. Mrs. T. l.. Smith
head of the farm women's section, Re-
publican National Committee, and Miss
Anna Weinstock, head of the women in
industry section. will speak in the
women scan politics" program to be
broadcast from 2:l5 to 2:30 pm
Central standard time) from Chicago
In the morning, from $50 to 10 pm
Central standard time) the N. B. c.
system will carry the address of Mrs
Alvin T. Hert vice chairman OF the
Republican National Committee; Mrs
Bina West, prominent business woman
and Miss Margaret Deland, novelist.