Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-30
Truman SumsUp
Fight in 81. Louis
Speech Tonight
Campaign Covering
10000 Miles to End
At Independence
BY Joseph A. Fox


ABOARD TRUMAN TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO MISSOURI, Oct. 80
President Truman will wind up
his election drive in St. Louis
tonight with speech which is
expected to sum up his charges
that the Republican Party has
subordinated the public welfare
to the demands of big business. -
The speech will end a campaign in
which the President has Travelled
10000 miles to all parts of the coun-
try.
The visit to St. Louis will be Mr..
Humans first-barring brief train
stops-since he entered the White
House. although he has made
several appeals for Missouri's Is
electoral votes-which he seems like
ly to get-elsewhere in the State.
To Return to independence.
After the speech tonight, Mr.. Tru-
man will 60 back to Independence.
On Monday, Kansas City Shriners
will stage a ceremonial in his honor.
That night, in the quiet of the
rambling white frame Truman home
on Independence Delaware street,
ne will call on the people of the
United States to exercise their right
of franchise Tuesday.
That broadcast, is supposed to be a
partisan, campaign windup af-
fair. But it is no secret that the
underdog Democrats are hoping for
a record turnout, and believe if Co.
100000 voters go to the polls. the
Truman-Barkley ticket will keep the
Governors of New York and Cali
fornia at home.
The President will spend election
night and Wednesday in Missouri,
and start back to Washington
Thursday.
Plans Florida Vacation.
Shortly thereafter, he plans to
take a vacation at the Naval sub
marine base in Key West, Fla, to
rest up from the campaign. He
likely will fly from Washington
about November 6.
Charles G. Ross, presidential press
secretary, would not discuss Mr..
Trumans vacation plans. However.
he did say Mr.. Truman would re-
main at his home in Independence
election night and retire about $40
or 10 pm.
Arrangements have been made to
supply Associated Press election re-
turns to the Truman quarters in the
Hotel Muehlebach penthouse in
Kansas City. They likely will be
telephoned to Mr.. Truman until he
retires for the night. Mr.. Ross said
he likely will put on a news lid" at
10 pm.
Mr.. Truman turned for home after
a reception in New York, where his
Eastern campaign ended last night,
that could only encourage him to
believe that the Empire State with
its Al electoral votes would 60 down
the line for the Truman-Barkley
ticket.
Drew 2,5OO.OoO.
In q 24-hour stretch there in
which he covered the entire metro
politan area-excluding Staten Is
land-plus populous Yonkers. the
President drew crowds which police
figures put at $500. 900, and that was
about as accurate as any other esti-
mate. One thing sure about it was
that attempts to move in the general
vicinity of any place within shout
ing-or yelling-distance of the
President were thoroughly without
profit.
The President, who already has
worked for support in traditionally
Republican Upsate New York
stumped the metropolitan area yes
terday in pinpoint fashion, ending
up last night with the usual Demo-
cratic appeal in the Academy of
Music in Brooklyn.
Some of his ardent supporters
were hoping that there would be no
kickback from Mr.. Truman's testing
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