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Show llil MB CAUSES MBM COMMENT; DEI II CONTINUES ' Governor Bound For Minnesota; Minne-sota; Is Well-Pleased With Progress ; Speech Brings Many Congratulations ABOARD GOVERNOR SMITH'S SPECIAL TRAIN EN ROUTE TO1 MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 26 (UP) Governor Alfred E. Smith traveled Eastward today with the impression impres-sion that the outstanding speech of his campaign in the west was, the one he delivered at Oklahoma City, denouncing the "whispering campaign" against him on account of his religion and meeting attacks at-tacks on his personal life. I Telegrams of Approval "I've gotten more telegrams of approval on the Oklahoma City speech than any other," he said today. to-day. "They have come in from all parts of the country from California Cali-fornia to Vermont, from Florida to Seattle, straight across the country." coun-try." All he said, were messages of approval, ap-proval, none criticizing or condemning con-demning that address have been received, he added. Republican Leaders Say They Cannot Interfere With Mrs. Willebrandt, Whose Dry Speeches Are Criticized ( WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UP) ; The inner council of the Hoover- j Curtis campaign organization here I has decided to keep hands off the ' prohibition campaign waged against Gov. Alfred E. Smith by ' Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant as-sistant attorney general, it was ; learned authoritatively today. ! Herbert Hoover, the Republican nominee, chairman Hubert Work ! of the Republican national commit- ; tee, and President Coolidge who has control of Mrs. Willebrandt, aro ' saying nothing about her activities. Their friends and advisers mails tain there is nothing else they cu ! do. The position of the leaders is thai i Mrs. Willebrandt is a governmcnl employee who can speak anytimf she desires on prohibition or othet subjects. They contend they d not have authority to dissuade he from making further attacks alontf The special train was moving today across North Dakota, with the first stop scheduled at Man-dan Man-dan at 11 o'clock. There, Governor Walter Maddox was to join thv. train. Maddox, who was lieutenant governor and succeeded to the governorship gov-ernorship upon the death of Governor Gov-ernor Sorlie several weeks ago, was elected on the Republican ticket but is running for re-election as the regular nominee of the Democratic Demo-cratic party. The Democratic candidate believes be-lieves he will carry Montana in November. Smith will resume his campaign with a speech Thursday night at St. Paul, following a reception at Minneapolis. He said "he had not decided exactly what subject he would discuss there, but began to gather his material today. . He explained that his subjects will be determined by developments He cannot tell far in advance, he! said, what he will discuss, this depending de-pending upon the way of the campaign, cam-paign, he revealed. the line of her recent speeches, a has been suggested by so vera I ' prominent Republican officials and 1 newspapers. 1 Consequently Mrs. Willebrandt is j planning an amplification of her j campaign. She has an engagement to speak Oct. 6 in Kentucky, and 1 later may go into several southern j states, including- Tennessee and North Carolina, where speeches now are being arranged for her. j She was to return today from her I Ohio speaking trip ind made ready ' for further activities which her friends here say will be centered' ! on the subject of prohibition. j Mrs. Willebrandt is paying her own expenses and is not receiving ! any financial aid from the Repuhli- i can national committee or the government, gov-ernment, these friends said. Most of her manuscripts are given out at her office in the justice depart- ment, although some have been given giv-en out by the national committee whenever she spoke under its auspices. aus-pices. No confirmation could be found here for rumors thnt Mrs. Willebrandt Wille-brandt might be "disciplined" or ! even asked to resign her position ' in the justice department. Hoov- er's friends say he is deeply obli- j gated to her for her work "in tho pre-convontion battle for his nom- ! ination, and that while it in possible pos-sible that he may not approve o her tactics, he does not feel cnllea upon to take the initiative against her. |