Show TELLING THE i WORLD By NEAL OHARA O'HARA Copyright Press Publishing Co NeW York World 1928 1923 I IA A PERFECTLY FRANK CAMPAIGN CAM CAM- Al AI Smith has endowed the campaign campaign cam cam- with an unusual frankness Why cant can't this good work go on Of course a succession of non non- boloney statements would stagger and correspondents the political bring some of them down with apo or angina pectoris But even that would be refreshing Here are samples of the political frankness we have in mind S S III S WASHINGTON Sept J. Herbert Her bert puddle a a. prominent prominent- leader II in Minnesota Republican politics waa was wa wasa a caller at Hoover headquarters to day Mr 1 puddle assured Mr l Hoo Hoover vcr ver that he Would lose the state of Minnesota b by at least votes This corr bates the estimates ot of other Re Republican leaders rs in Minne sota who figure Hoover is makIng slow progress in that state and is certain to lose loe it by a healthy maz gin Mr puddle was invited to have luncheon with Mr Hoover and discuss dis di- cuss the situation but the G. G O. O pl P. standard bearer was considerably relieved when the Minnesotan said he couldn't stay Republican head quarters had received enough bad news for one day without Puddle spoiling Hoovers Hoover's lunch hour an of bulletin said S S S NEW YORK Among Sept tho Important callers op on Chairman Baa Ras at Democratic headquarters to today today to- to day was Rohlo Flannery the powerful powerful power power- ful Democratic boss of Kansas Mr Jr Flannery was closeted with the na national na- na chaIrman for tor an hour during dur dur- ing which time he that Smiths Smith's campaign was on the roc rocks 8 so far as Kansas is concerned and the prospects are not so 50 hot In Missouri or Oklahoma eier We will bee loe Kan Kansas a by y to votes probably the latter latte figure said Mr Flannery to the newspaper men following his conference con con- conJ ference Hoover is sitting pretty with the wheatfield saps out there and Al AI cant can't look for a thing from my native state And if hes he's counting counting count count- ing too much on our neighbors Missouri Missour and Oklahoma he isn't so 10 smart as I think he is either Youve You've certainly got to give Hoover credit oj 5 S W C Se ha I iT r man of the G G. O. O Po P. tte tOday defined Hoovers Hoover's stand on on prohibition clarifying several disputed disputed dis- dis points Mr Hoover bower said the Republican is strictly bone dry i ithe Ii the middle west and southern states and dripping wet in the eastern centers of population where th the boys boys' tongues are hanging fo beci A fair interpretation of our oU candidates's previous confirms this funny dual standBy standBy stand By posing as an ardent dry in inthe inthe the corn and Bible belts Hoove will pick up quite a lot of votes And it will certainly do him a world of good to be regarded as a rabid wet vet in the east You see confided the G. G O. O P. P spokesman to the news paper men Its just a lot of bolo bole nay ney to suck em in from both sides Of course it stands to reason nObody nobody nO- nO body could possibly be wet and dry at the same time but its it's the easi- easi c cat t way to bag votes we figure and just watch us step to it S S S ALBANY N. N Y Al AI mit d denied 1 today that the Democrats were upset t at the tiie Republican national national na- na committee trying to raise an campaign fund tor or Hoo- Hoo vero ver if an anybody body in our headquarters headquarter is yelping at the G G. O. O Pos Ps eight million bucks said Go Smith lie 11 has little to do with hIs time I wish instead of beefing about hoW much the Republicans are ing ing our bunch would go out and raise for tor themselves |