Show HOOVER H CONFERS ON fiNAl PlANS G. G O. O P. P Strategy in in- East in-East East Centers About Prohibition Prohibition Prohibition I Issue ue WASHINGTON D. D C Oct 31 AP AP-A AP A prediction of Republican victory was made today by Herbert Hoover In his final conference ence with Washington newspaper men men We shall win this election without without with with- out question of doubt if the people who believe with us will go to the polls poll he said By THOMAS L. L STOKES United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Oct 31 United Press Press Press-Herbort Herbert Hoover r is i. participating participating with his his' Republican board of strategy in mapping out plans pla o o 0 combat the predicted w d d d' Continued on page 4 i I HOOVER R CONFERS i ON FINAL P PLANS LANS Continued from page 1 l finish of Governor Alfred H f- HSmith's Ei Smiths Smith's e eastern camp campaign campaign t The Republican Candidate will devote attention in the next tOd two t d days ys here herel before his depart departure re for tor forthe the west at 5 o'clock tomorrow af at- afternoon terno n t to the final details of ot campaign cam windup arrangements Th Tho final n Republican publican campaign strategy gy in the east revolves principally principally prin prin- about a concert concerted d' d attack by bya a far flung line Une of ot campaign oi oil oM l- l tors headed by Senator Borah Dorah of ot Idaho and former Secret Secretary ry of of State Charles Evans hes against the principal bulwark cf of Smiths Smith's eastern defense deens prohibition on modification atlon While Hoover remains o out t of ot the picture as far as as' as m mention of ot pro pro- n is concerned these sP speakers speak speak- t- t ers erSt especially Borah and Hughes will attack Smith on his own battleground battleground battleground bat bat- on the Iss issue e that appears to have stirred up most interest In Inthe Inthe inthe the east Th They y are telling the Voters tot Vot nothing ers era that Smith can do abo about t changing the law while the Democratic candidate te shouts snouts back th that t he can PROSPERITY ISSUE Along the sides s of ot the main prohibition prohIbition prohibition pro pro- battle line other Republican lican li- li can le leaders ders will emphasize the prosperity issue The Democratic national committee commit commit- tee took notice of ot Borah's prohibition prohibition prohibition tion campaign today in a statement state state- ment merit that he had voted to uphold President Wilsons Wilson's veto of ot th the Vol Vol- stead tead act ct in 1919 HooVer Hoofer is m maintaining the course he adopted at the outset as to his pers personal nal c campaign m He will not be drawn Into any debate debat with Smith in these last few days dais despite the apparent int intention of the tM New Ne York governor to challenge him directly The Democratic candidates candidate's iI Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more mor speech in which he at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to hook Hoover by asso- asso elation and the Republican national committee directly cUy with campaign activities of ot the Ku Klux Klan brought no comment fr from m Hoover In a a. statement nt made public here 1 Daniel antel E. E P Pomeroy meroy national vice e chairman of ot the committee aide ami Ill I'll New Jersey national dented deniM Smiths Smith's charge that a a. klaO meeting in N New w Jersey h had d been held in n conjunction with the Republican Republican ite- ite Re Re- publican n national l committee Pomeroy explained that the man who distributed handbills c carrying this announcement represented himself erroneously and without ut authority as representing the national national national na na- na- na committee HOOVER IN SECLUSION The Tha rh situation ref referred t to by Governor Governor- Smith in his s speech ech last night was a deliberately 3 l laid ld plot by Individuals representing themselves themselves them them- selves elves Pomeroy declared The Republican c candidate has Ms secluded d himself In the last few few- days days' seeing only a a. few callers He lIe will hold tod today his first conference e with newspaper men h here r in thiea three i v weeks The special campaign train ill U make mak its first stop at C Cumberland Md hid tomorrow night at 85 There Hoover will wUI leave the train and aMI speak from a platform in the public square squares Another stop will be made the first night at K Keyser er w. w Va la where Hoover will be greeted lJ by state Rep Republican leaders Mrs Hoover and their son Allan will accompany Mr Ho Hoover v r to Califor California nia and nd will wUl participate in the thee ie- ie for the candidate on the way |