Evening star., 1936-08-20
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
ESTES PARK, Colo, August 20.-
Gov. ALI M. uandon set out today on
his maiden stumping tour of the pres
tdential campaign, a seven-day swing
through nine States controlling 1T
of the 266 electoral votes necessary
for victory in November.
The starting time from La Sale,
Colo, is scheduled for 1920 pm.
eastern standard time).
A nine-car special train faced east
ward on a route that will take him
through Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa,
Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York
and Missouri before winding up at
Topeka, Kans., midnight August q.
The trip, the first of four Repub-
lican advisers have under considera-
ton, called for more than 80 rear
platform appearances before the train
draws up at West Middlesex, Pa, Sat-
urday for the candidates first of
three speeches in the Keystone State
and New York.
Stops on Today's List.
On today's schedule were stops at
three points in Colorado and nine
in Nebraska before reaching Omaha
for an overnight halt and breakfast
conference with Nebraska party lead
ers tomorrow morning
Landon. closing a brief vacation
with his family in the Colorado Rocky
Mountains. rose early to motor So
miles from his Summer ranch to catch
the train at La Sale and join men,
bers of his official party and approx
1mately so Colorado Republican lead
ers who got aboard at Denver.
After leaving La Sale, stops were
scheduled for Fort Morgan, Sterling
and Julesburg, Colo, and North
Platte, Ogallala, Kearney, Lexington
Grand Island, Columbus, Central City
Schuyler and Fremont before reaching
Omaha.
Leaving Omaha at 10 am. Central
standard time) tomorrow, the Landon
special will take route through Iowa
and Illinois, embracing seven stops in
the former and three in the latter
State before arriving at Chicago.
With no appearance scheduled for
Chicago. the train will speed on east
ward, with six stops in Ohio Saturday
morning.
Monday the Landon party will 60 to
Chautauqua, N. Y, where the NOM
inee will deliver his second speech.
Tuesday the party will 60 to Buffalo
for the last speech Wednesday night.
That same night the train will head
homeward on an itinerary calling for
Is stops in Illinois and Missouri, in
eluding one at Springfield, ILL.,, for a
visit at the tomb of Abraham Lincoln.
Meetings With Leaders.
Other high lights of the cross-coun-
try jaunt will include a dinner con-
ference at Newcastle, Pa, Saturday
night, which party leaders expected to
draw 1000 Republicans, and similar
gathering at Buffalo Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Robert L. Bacon, vice chair
man of the New York State Republican
Committee; Miss Natalie Couch, di-
rector of the Republican womens di-
vision Of the national committee, and
Mrs. Ruth Pratt, New York, former
Congresswoman, were expected to join
the train at West Middlesex.
Members of the Landon family re-
manned at the Summer ranch, but
planned to return to Topeka early in
the Fall. Aides said it was likely Mrs
Landon would accompany her husband
on at least his final campaign swing
. trip climaxing in a New York City
speech october 20.
Before that time, party officials ex-
pected Landon to make a farm belt
tour and a swing through Rocky
Mountain States.