Evening star., 1948-09-26

Hurley, who was Secretary Of War
under President Hoover. Gen. Hur-
ley made an unsuccessful race two
years ago against Senator Chavez.
A picturesque crowd heard the
President at Deming, N. M, includ-
ing some Apache Indians in tribal
costume. where he again expressed
his support for his former cabinet
aide. At E Paso the President en-
larged his criticism Of the 80th
Congress by calling 1t "good-for-
nothing, do-nothing Congress"
which has failed to meet the needs
Of the West for development Of
land and water resources.
Repeats Taber Attack.
Mr.. Dondero became one Of half
dozen Republicans the President has
sought to identify by name as an
enemy Of the West. He repeated
his earlier attack on Chairman
Taber. Republican, OF New York, OF
the House Appropriations Com
mittee, quoting him as saying. after
the West rose up in alarm when
its reclamation funds were cut, that
"the West is squealing like . stuck
pig"
In assailing the Republican record
on public power, Mr.. Truman quoted
at length from Mr.. Donderos mag
azine article Of September 8.
Now you know what that means,
the President declared, THAT means
that these public utilities fellows
and the public utilities lobby who
will have control of that commit
tee, If you elect a Republican con-
gress, want to turn this electric
power over to the hi-jackers so they
can stick you with high prices. That
Is what 1t means"
congressman Dondero goes on to
say that our present laws, which let
the Government build lines to get
power from public dams to the users
at the lowest possible rates, and I
quote him again: can and should be
changed by the next congress-
"Mr. Dondero says that he has
every reason to believe that the Re-
publican candidates will go along
with this policy"
He further quoted Mr.. Dondero as
saying: I'VE Republicans are divided
on many issues, but on this one is
sue, we are of one mind"
Seeks n Electoral Votes.
Mr.. Truman campaigned today
for electoral votes in New Mexico
and % in Texas.
| Mr.. Anderson assured the Presi-
dent that New Mexico is one State
that is certain to be entered In the
Democratic column in the Novem-
ber election.
| The State Of Texas usually has
been regarded as safe for the Demo-
cratic Party and therefore has been
neglected by Democratic presiden-
tial candidates. This year, however,
Mr.. Truman's civil rights message
has injected an element of doubt
into the campaign.
Texas still is expected to support
Mr.. Truman, but the President,
nevertheless, considers the State
sufficiently important to spend four
days campaigning here. He will
spend a quiet Sunday with Mr..
Garner at Uvalde and at San An
tonic, where he will confer with
party leaders.
To Speak at Fort Worth.
On Monday he will speak at Fort
Worth and Dallas and on Tuesday
he will visit Mr.. Rayburn at the
Rayburn farm at Bonham, Texas.
Then Mr.. Truman will advance his
campaign at crossroads stops through
Oklahoma and a major address in
Oklahoma City, at which he plans
to reply to assertions of his Re-
publican rival, Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York. that~aGom-
munists have infiltratedsthe Gov
ernment.
AS the President heads back to
Washington by special train, addi-
tional major speeches are being
arranged at Louisville, KY, Thurs
day and Charleston, w. Vas Ffiday.
The itinerary will bring the rPresi-
dent back to Washington Saturday
morning for five days of rest before
he again starts stunping for votes,
this time in the East.