Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-23 | Page 1 | Campaign Finds Breaks in Party Lines Increasing

CAMPAIGN FINDS BREAKS IN P PARTY ARTI lI LINES CREASING IN Smith Invades can Strongholds in West States STRESSES FARM AID Hoover to Carry Fight to Tennessee By Br D. D FIELD BRITT Associated Press Staff Writer DALLAS Tex Sept 22 AP- AP When the Kansas City and Houston Houlton Hous- Hous ton conventions finished their work some weeks ago with the selection of Hoover and Smith as their nominees nom nom- and thereby set in motions motion a realignment of forces within the parties there were some who boldly ventured the prediction that traditional barriers barriera would be swept aside and that votes would be found in foreign fields Those who studied the signs at a time when forecasts risked reputations now may safely say I told you so or theIr verification verl they have only to revIew the political happenIngs happenings happen happen- Ings o of the week The perIod had the solidIfication ot of battle lines that now exempt no and gave o testimony that both can mean to take their electoral votes otes where they can find them That Is particularly true truo o of this southwestern region where Strange events e are beIng recorded CARRIES FIGHT WEST his NewYork New l' With tactics typical ot of York campaIgns S Governor Smith has carried hIs fight Into the Res Re- publican farmer strongholds ot of the midwest swooped down into Oklahoma to combat an admittedly strong f r sentiment tIn in that olon OC orm tram this neIghboring state o of Texas meanwhile word has been carried to Mr Hoover that If he would make Continued on page 12 I CAMPAIGN FINDS BREAKS IN PARTY LINES INCREASING Continued front from page 1 but one speech here the state might ht bo be his in November That situation situa- situa tion is the more remarkable because the m message an earnest appeal was carried not by Republicans but by men who have j In the past received the honors of the Democratic party SImilar counsel from the rest or of the solid soUd south lies has been given to to Mr Hoover and ho has bas accepted some ot of it It consenting to In Elizabethtown Ten Tenn The plea from Texas fexas was made mad to the nominee upon his return froh a crusade crusado In New Jersey by a.- a. delegation a-delegation headed by Toni Tom Love former fonner Democratic national and no now a leader of the Smith anti f forces In the Lone He made a serious se- se Ious rious representation that a b by Mr Ir Hoover at the right time In this vast empire ell of democracy might produce a psychological Impact that swing the thc states state's vote to him STUDYING EFFECT decide personally per per- to to aid his patty party and ald the Smith foes here is not known At present he h Is stud studying ing th the effect ot of his flyIng visit through New Nev Jersey Jersey Jer- Jer sey towns to New York where he delivered a detailed Republican preachment on the tarIff I tIon labor and prosperity lIe tray may maybe be giving some thought also to hIs western frontiers where his opponent opponent nent Smith brown derby as of yore is telling the farmer Carmer that he can not expect relief from the He Republicans publicans With three set speeches at Omaha Oklahoma City and tonight at Denver Denver Den Den- ver Smith has Indorsed the prInciple principle prIn ciple of the equalization fee farm relief plan has had more to say about prohibition in answering a group of questions put to him in an Omaha newspaper advertisement and has appealed to to the public to settle the race on issues alone and not to decide it on the basis of his Catholicism As A s Hoover rests In Washington and Smith continues his swing through the west both are being deluged with congratulatory congratulator messages messages mes- mes sages on their forum ar Soon after aCter he hc spoke in Newark Mr 11 Hoover read that John J. J l. l Lewis presIdent of the United Mine 1 Workers Work Work- ers ers regarded his pronouncement concerning labor as penetrating to the hear heart of AmerIcas AmerIca's IndustrIal and economic problem when he declared declared de- de f for r full and stab stable e employment employ employ- ment for the tho workers of America SMITH VIEW PRAISED On the other side of the picture Smith was advised by the Republican can governor McMullin of Nebraska ka that the Omaha speech gave evidence evI- evI dence that Smith has been giving further study further study to the agricultural question and that he seems to have a better understanding of the problem lIe He declared Smiths Smith's utterances utterances ut- ut were an unequivocal indorsement indorsement in- in of the McNary-Haugen McNary bill Much is beIng said also in other sections of the farm belt particularly particular particular- ly In Iowa where Republican leaders leaders lead lead- ers have been pictured as a bit disturbed disturbed dis- dis There and in other states Senator CurtIs the Republican vice ice presidential nominee has been talk talk- ing himself hoarse promising that his party will help the farmer by a revIsion of the Two days dar aftel after af- af tel ter lie he spoke In Spencer la Ia Frank V v Murphy 1 an Illinois farm leader told an audience from the same platform that the Democratic party and candidate promise legislation to malte the tarIff work for agriculture agriculture agri- agri culture while that Is exactly what the Republican party and candidate reject Only the tho day before Murphy Murph and nd George N. N Peek also of Illinois and William Hirth of MissourI were charged by Senator Brookhart of Iowa with havIng double crossed the farmer with theIr indorsement of Smith Brookhart was addressing the Iowa Farmers Farmers' union and when he had finIshed the tho convention i adopted a resolution calling for the defeat of Hoover and criticizing the thc Republican national convention for turnIng turnIng- a deaf ear to pleas for justice for agriculture CONSERVATIVES WIN One other development in that region region re- re gion of the country that draws the close attention of both parties was the victory of the conservative Republicans Republicans Re- Re publicans over the La Follette pro pro- In the Wisconsin platform convention Defeating the La Follette Follette Fol- Fol lette forces for the first time in years the conservatives put through a program indorsIng Hoover and Curtis but what that will mean in November awaits the ballot box Both parties have claimed Wisconsin Wiscon- Wiscon sin and the La Follette strength has been regarded as the balance of power that would swing the deci- deci sion the departure of Senator Robinson Democratic vice presidential nominee for the west the south is now without a major candidate in its midst but is worrying along with its own problems Two southern southern south south- ern senators Caraway of Arkansas and Glass of Virginia speaking close to the neutral territory of 01 Washington have shot at Hoover barbs dipped In the SInclair oil scandal and his contribution to the 1924 Republican campaign fund antI and have praised Smiths Smith's executive rec- rec ord Down in TallahasSEe a former former for for- mer Florida governor S Sydney J. J Catts was egged off the platform when ho sought to conduct an anti anti- Smith meeting Everywhere the campaign Is bringing out its every element clement and at last the bible of politics the party handbook Is preparing t to tomake make its appearance The Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- are publishing theirs in sections sections sec sec- as it Is completed the newsiest newsiest news news- iest part being devoted to the tariff It sets forth that the party views the tariff as an Instrument of national national na- na policy to be teamed In accordance aC ac- with the needs of industry indusI indus indus- try agriculture the workers and I the consumers