Show CANDIDATES A Of I l I P PARTIES lAUD LAUDS lAUDI I S A. A p. p WRITERS KEW EW YORK Yom Nov No 6 Ap Ar tol Commendation for Us Its success In in n this campaign to impartial im im- un- un partial but thorough news ne s cov coverage rage ID has been en wr written to lo the Associated I ess b each of the two leaders of or the two major parties The communication com com- corn com in each case gives signal sig- sig ral nal recognition 91 to each member of ot off S f the Ass Associated Press staff assigned personally to the candidate Immediately after the conventions a nt Cooper general manager of the Associated Press wrote letters S to G Governor Smith and Secretary Hoover Roo assuring them that at the Associated As As- As sedated Press Iress would as alwa always s endeavor to adhere to its principle of If unbiased reporting of facts and expressed the hope that at t the close of cf f the campaign each candidate would feel that he Could say that thatto to tn this effort the Associated Press had Jad been successful Cooperation th li the Associated Press wr writers was as 5 55 also asked Through a strenuous 5 c ous s campaign these writers have written hundreds of thousands of I words covering every conceivable fl angle of the l political activities Today Today Today To To- day Mr Cooper is l in r receipt o of f the thc following four communications REC RECEIVE IVE LETTERS LETTERSt S At t the outset of the campaign I Ir r received a letter from you rou restating the well ell known nonpartisan n position post post- ti tin tion n of or the Associated Press In that communication you said the AS Associated Pr Press ss again would do its foest st to be fair and accurate and present an unbiased report to its mem bels S The end of the campaign ts is now J unhand l. l and I wish to congratulate S. S you jou ou and the personnel of your or orS organization or S on Ute the w rk it has done I have tave followed d the the Associated Press r report port as closely as the de dem demands de- de m mands of campaigning would permIt permit per per- mit and this report in my opinion li lias been an accurate one of what h has ha's taken place You have ha set forth my views I and position fairly and I wish to congratulate you and the members ef of Your staff assigned to me Miss me-Miss Miss ly r mple and Haupert Oliver and for Chamblin-for for what has hasen b been en done Sincerely rely yours ours Signed ned ALFRED E. E SMITH Sl I r want you to know of my gratitude gratitude tude fo the uniform courtesy ex extended extended extended ex- ex tended b by James Tames L. L West thief chief of staff assigned to me during the presidential campaign and arni by his assistants W. W B. B Ragsdale and ana Miss Mary Man rr Bainbridge Hay Hayden en Mr West and his coworkers have demonstrated demon demon- their fairness in a most I marked ked degree deree and I am thankful to 1 them and to ou for their splendid I Ic c cooperation Faithfully yours Si Signed d. d HERBERT HOOVER It gives gives- m me great pt pleasure asure to f nite you in regard regard to Jh the splendid of Francis Stephenson who ha has bas s been with with- me in the representing your association up to the ho end of the campaign 1 I I have found him very very- attentive to fo to his d duties ties always on the lookout f for r news news and perfectly fair in iii h his s re re- re ports S S SI I am writing this of my own o volition because I think it due him for oi you ou to know of his splendid ser- ser ices ices Yours very truly Signed CHARLES CURTIS CURTI Mr l Walter Chamblin in the first st stages of the campaign and ani Raymond Z Henle in the latter pa part pait t of it it representing the Associated Press ress attended me on op my rny tour through thirty states They were at all times fair diligent ent and able in representing the Associated Press and in reporting my ad ad- dresses I found them both courteous courteous courteous cour cour- companionable and ready to work at all times Sincerely yours yours Signed JOSEPH T. T ROBINSON |