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Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-02 | Page 1 | Both Parties Organize Well for Election

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Date 1928-09-02
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City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Both Parties Organize Well for Election
Type article
Date 1928-09-02
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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OCR Text OI r ARII OR fOR Candidates Prefer Radio to Stump Indications S Suggest BUDGET IS BO BOOTED Additional Million Dollars Dollars Dol- Dol lars Will Be Spent By D. D FIELD BRITTLE Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON Sept 1 AP- AP Proceeding appa apparently on the theory that tha organization is at least half the battle master minds of the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns are bending every effort now toward creation of smooth running and efficient vote getting machines Perhaps as never before both parties are earnestly digging In tom headquarters down to the ultimate ultimate ul- ul Precinct workers who must carry carryon on with little or none of the assistance that comes from the personal appearance of the bearer himself Every advance indication has be been n that the candidates will restrIct restrict re- re strIct their travels and send their messages into homes largely over the radio With Mr Hoover and Governor Smith now perfecting perfect perfect- ing their speaking itineraries it is obvious that they cannot take the stump in every state and equally certain that the heavIest oratOry will be concentrated in the East and in such other regions as in Ing strategists designate M as de- de MAM MAM rH H S 19 NI J The organIzation vork rork in both camps rests with a capable corps or of trained tors and bust ess e ece e but even their talents tal- tal eats are being taxed as they gather up and endeavor to weave into a solid pattern the conflicting reports from the field Mr Hoover workIng working work work- Ing again from W Washington until he swings once more acrosS the con con- to cast his vote In California has himself taken over the helm He is dally daily with various leaders In the East giving his own administrative ability to the task or of perfecting the party machine From the nun erous leaders have come almost as many suggestions for conduct or of the campaign In the East and Mr Hoover Is endeavorIng endeavor endeavor- lag Ing to give each problem a solution so so that once uder way the drive will be w well ll charted NEW ENGLAND WORRIES One ot of the knots that Mr Hoover must must- cut is Is the conflict or of opinion as to the leadership ot of the New England and New York Jersey campaigns Some New England stalwarts believe the work in their area should be directed from some home point so that particular attention attention at- at might be devoted to such states as and Rhode Island where the Democrats have taken an aggressive stand Others believe the best plan would be to Continued on page 10 BOTH BOTH PARTIES I ORGANIZE WELL FOR Continued d from page 1 link New England with the Ne Nc 1 New Xe Jersey offensive which also aTso has strong Democratic opposition tion I. I man Raskob Rasko giving the Smith campaIgn the administrative ability he brought from his post with General Motors Motol'S has carrIed his task into the Middle l and Northwest Northwest North North- west whose Democratic leaders gave him both optImistic reports reports' and frank r- r el concernIng obstacles obstacles ob- ob to be overcome there Raskob Raskob Ras- Ras kob met them promptly with a pill pill- lIar lion raise ot of the war chest chestand chestand and announced that that much would be spent In the farm belt While raisIng the budget to 4 Ra Raskob kob said he be had heard that the opposItion was attempting to cr create ate a to fund That was deniM denied b. b Chairman Chair Chair- man Work ork of the Republican national national na- na committee who announced announce at the sam same time leaders leader had been advised to stay within the origInal mark Raskob's reply was that his information came from reliable Rr SC sc DEMOCRATS WANT HARMONY Tha Th keynote or of the Democratic field activities is a strIving for har- har mony In some states party factions factions fac- fac lea hae set aside their prIvate disputes and are working as a unit for the Smith ticket An example Is New Jerse Jersey where when local leaders have burled buried the hatchet while they work together to roll up a Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic maj on whIch Governor Smith has said h he is counting In Minnesota whose electoral votes the SmIth people are are claiming claim claim- Ing state leaders are going about their business on behalf of the State ticket while J. J II 11 Mitchell of New Jersey representing national headquarters head head- quarters Is working as a separate unit In formation of party all or independent In- In dependent Smith clubs The rite aim i there Is to gather In n for Smith certain certain tain Democrats now in harmony with the state group and some somene Republicans Re- Re publicans who while supporting their local candidates an opposed to Mr Hoover Some charter charter- members members mem- mem bers of the Minneapolis party all club are are Republicans prominent In Inthe inthe the city's business life Ufe SMITH MEN THREATENED In contrast that harmony harmon Is not not- ally aRly lacking in some sections of the Democratic South The discord engendered engendered en- en gendered there by the Smith anti groups was emphasized durIng the closing week In Mississippi l I where a county executive committee repudiated repudiated re Smith and In Alabama where armed men called upon a aSmith aSmith Smith advocate and advIsed him to tobe tobe be silent remarkIng that som somebody some some- body Is going to be killed JellIed over this election The situation In the the South js is drawIng a great Pal al of attention from the Democrats who have sent th their ir vice vlee presIdential nomInee Senator Robinson on a tour in an effort to offset opposition opposition tion to Smith In his acceptance e speech Robinson attacked those who oppose the governor governor as a and before that he brought pp the religious us angle A dIrect charge that hat the South Is being flood flooded d with Catholic anti pr came from Senator HarrIson of MissIssippI who said laid that some organizations of usually high and nd uplifting purposes are beIng used by someone close to the Republican party BIG IG FIGHT IN EAST WIth the East mapped out as the maIn field of contest and already given Its of oratory by Governor Smith with a brIef speech at Newark and at Syracuse and by bythe bythe the Republican vice presidential candidate Senator Curtis In Rhode Island New NewY Y York rk and Pennsylvania Pennsyl- Pennsyl vania anla the Democrats are turning also to the Northwest Chairman Raskob was so optimistic after his conference with leaders at St. St Louis as to put Minnesota and Wisconsin Wis- Wis with a host of other states whIch he saId are certain to go for forSmith forSmith Smith and RobInson lie He omitted only a few states In its his claimIng of more than electoral votes a statement that Chairman Work Vork saId was absurd as the other about the party war chest WISCONSIN rN IN DOUBT OrdInarily Wisconsin and lIn 1 are Republican but condI- condI are changing Senator BlaIne WIsconsin Republican said said he had no doubt his supporters supporters' would vote for SmIth but was was was' withholding decIsion as to his own own vote until he learned Mr 11 Hoovers Id on the Blaine bill to prevent nt issuance of injunctions In labOr dis- dis On the other hand Representative Frear another of the Wisconsin Wis- Wis La Follette group turned to Hoover Hoover- Ho ver In MInnesota Senator Schall has decided to aid t Hoover campaIgn forces j The labor vote of officially lly neutral was injected Into the picture durIng dur- dur lug Ing the tho week by v the indorsement of Smith by the New York state f fed d- d The action followed praise of tine the governors governor's labor Jabor record by V. Green president ot of the AmerIcan Federation of Labor He reminded the convention ot of the fed neutrality b but t added that the tho workIng men undoubtedly would vote for their friends CURRAN FOR SMITH i The weeks week's exchange of party fealty brought to the Smith standard standard stand stand- ard Henry Curran Republican one onetime onetime time candIdate for mayor of NewYork New York and now president of the Association Association As- As Against the Prohibition Amendment Smith gained as well the support of a McAdoo l leader ader in 1924 William L. L OConnell O'Connell of ChI ChI- cago McAdoo himself has been looked to for some pronouncement but he has clung to his political se- se elusion Another Delaware du Pont Pont- Lammot brother of Pierre who bolted the Republican party because be- be cause caus of prohibition announced d hl his Hoover even though his prohibition views do not agree with those of the nominee One other development of the week In whIch both major parties find an interest Is the refusal bY bYa a 4 to 3 vote of the e executive committee commit commit- tee of the Prohibition party to withdraw Its tIcket and swing Its suppo t to Hoover After Arter a days day's debate the committee majority rUled that the party would retaIn Its place in the field rather than play practical politics
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