Evening star., 1932-11-06
HOOVER LEANING MOST HEAVILY
ON TARIFF PROTECTION ISSUE
Pounds Away at Its Advantages in Every
Speech With Conviction of
Favorable Results.

do not always vote the way they shout.
Moreover, he understands that many OF
them are cheering him as their Presi-
dent and not as the Republican candi-
date. But the people and their friend
illness interest and please him. He Is
always ready TO go to the rear plat
form and wave, even though the train
Is not scheduled for a stop. He per-
mits nothing, not even his speech writ
ing, to prevent him from appearing on
the rear platform Of his train when
1t pulls up at station. 1t makes no
difference to him II there are only q
dozen people on hand.
Continues Hard Schedule.
Those who have talked with him feel
that he has enjoyed this about as much
as anything he has experienced since
becoming President. Some OF his closest
friends are amazed at the ready and
easy manner in which he has fallen
into this role of campaigner. As the
Presidents train winds its way further
West and with only one more full day
of campaigning remaining before the
great day OF balloting Mr.. Hoover con-
tinues his arduous schedule. He did
| take q recess from speech writing last
night when his train pulled out OF st.
Louis. and after an hours chat with
! friends In the drawing room Of his
private car, he retired at 10 o'clock.
This was the earliest he has turned in
on this trip. He remarked as he arose
and excused himself, i need some
sleep. I have another Dig day ahead
tomorrow"
At Be!oit, the Presidents first stop
| in Wisconsin, which State has so long
been described to him as hostile"
! fNrpS q II Knhlpr
again the Republican nominee for that
ONCE, and . group OF Republican State
leaders boarded the campaign train
during the remainder OF the journey
| through their State.
Quite naturally the President was
eager to hear what these stalvarts,
especially the former Governor who. at
| the recent primaries SO soundly de-
! feated Gov. Phil La Follette for the
Republican nomination, had to say
about the political situation. In sub
stance they reported that during the
pas. few weeks there has been a
/ decided trend in the Presidents favor
and that they felt hopeful for the en-
tire party ticket in the State.
Kohler Confident.
| Kohler, who talks with q decided
frankness and directness, told news
paper men on the train, after his con-
| ference with the President that he was
| hopeful Of a Hoover victory in Wis
consin He made 1t very evident that
he felt by no means as confident Of
this as he did about his own success in
the gubernatorial fight, He said the
issue in this State is reduction In the
cost OF government and that the voters
want these reductions not only in Wis
consin but in the Federal and local
| Governments as well He added that
most Of his campaign talks have been
in favor Of slashing expenses.
Advices received in Washington and
at the national Republican headquar-
tiers in New York were to the effect
that Kohler had been making very little
mentien of Mr.. Hoover and his pro-
gram In his own campaigning up and
down Wisconsin. In other words. that
/ he had been sighting the President.
While aboard the Presidents train
today Candidate Kohler certainly gave
no outward evidence of harboring any
misgivings about supporting Mr.. Hoover.
He frequently recalled to newspaper
men during his interview with them
that he had been supporting the Presi-
dent and that every time l mention
his name to an audience ! have always
received great hand"
But. just the same, this popular Wis
consin manufacturer and former gov
ernor would net say with any degree Of
positiveness that he thought Mr.. Hoover
would carry the State next Tuesday.
I'VE are hopeful" was as far as he
would GO He would then emphasize
what he described as the decided gains
being made by the President and the
fact that there is no particular en-
thusiam for Governor Roosevelt in the
State.
Neither would Mr.. Kohler say that
he thought the recent defeat of the La
Toilette machine In the recent Wiscon-
sdn primary, was the end of the La
Toilette reign, but he gave the impress
sion that he thinks that and that it
is his personal aim to make this the
curtain for the La Follettes
Regardless of any impressions he may
have given afterwards to those aboard
the Presidents special train, Mr.. Kohler
while introducing the President. yelled
to the crowd gathered about the rear
of the train at Beloit Il wish to present
to you the leading citizen Of the United
States-cur next President, Herbert
Hoover"
Later during a stop at Madison.
where the President left his train and
went to the university field house to
deliver speech, Mr. Kohler introduced
the President with more warm and
eloquent words such as this man.
whose wisdom, courage and mastery
have given us a NEST efficient govern
ment, a man who occupies a secure
place In the hearts of every real Amer
! ican."