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Show ft r- - in ra r, 71 pr-a V li j:.r .pn sO nil' Q-'ijy Morris r.nd Eblne, Republican Progressiva Leaders, Endorse En-dorse His Policies. GOV. r." DDOCK BOLTS TO "FARMER'S CANDIDATE" Senator Wheeler, LaFollette Running Mr: to, Routs G. O. P. in Montana Hoover Advisers Frantic but Helpless. His AVestorn swing completed, leaving Republican forces ia all the Stales be visiteil distracted by forebodings fore-bodings of disaster. Governor Alfred E. Smith is now carrying his campaign cam-paign to the doubtful region bordering border-ing the Mason-Dixon line. Democratic leaders are confident, end Republican leaders .apprehensive s Senntor tana, while Minne- Georae W. Morns gota an( Nebraska give every indication of joining the stampede to the Governor. While Republican Re-publican campaign managers cannot afford to admit publicly the loss of these States, those high up in the councils of the party have lost no time in apprizing Hoover of the real situation. Western farmers have risen in furious furi-ous revolt against the grain gambling and special privilege privi-lege clinue headed head-ed by Herbert Hoover. They resent re-sent bitterly tbe fact that the Republican Re-publican nomination nomina-tion was given, despite de-spite their vehement vehe-ment protests at Kansas City, to "a man whose wboie record stamps him a relentless enemy - -vipnitiire." nn of llira limit ... uovernor-staggering uovernor-staggering blows Walter Maddock to the Republican cause was the tmqiialilied endorsement endorse-ment of Governor Smith on farm relief re-lief ar.d water power by Senator Geo. W. Norris, Republican Progressive leader in Nebraska, who denounced Hoovcir's attitude on both issues. Senator Norris. a staunch proliibi-I proliibi-I tionist and Methodist, has been for a quarter of a century cen-tury in Congress, a leading advocate of farm relief . measures. meas-ures. He not only enjoys the complete com-plete confidence of the farming regions, re-gions, but is tue foremost Republican Republi-can authority on both farm reliel and water power, nirlinuline Hoov JohnSe-F.a,Bialne "'s farm prograir ns "meaningless, and asserting that the Republican can didate's record linked him clearly with the power trust, Senator Norris pre dieted that Governor Smith's stand oi these issues would win him- tremen rious support in the Wst. "Governo Smith's Omaha, .speech,", hp.- said,- "i wholly satisfactory to anyone who be lieves in the iMcNaiy-Haugen bill'.1' The blow which leaves the Repul: licans without hope in Wisconsin 1 the repudiation of lloovi r by Senato John T. Illaine, former Kepubllca Governor of that Slate, who sueceede to the leadership of tbe dominant. Pre gressives upon the death of the S' nior Senator Robert Lal-'ollctte. Senator lilainc, who r.evc;-J '. och ago advised his followers to "end cm ruplion by voting for Go vJe r n o r Smith," has just issued is-sued a new statement state-ment in which lie says: "Mr. Hoover ' is opposed to practically practi-cally all of the policies pol-icies of the great mass of Progres-Hive Progres-Hive Republicans and independent forward - think ing that the "Happy Warrior's" present tour will result in a reaction no less decisive than that which followed his appearances in the West. The Republicans have virtually abandoned all hope of carrying North or South Dakota, Wisconsin or Mon- i y V. .A r - ,J 3 r 1 people of AmrrH-a. B Senator. No one's llepuhlic-anism llepuhlic-anism can be tpie:- tioncd If he fa to vote for Hoover. I will not si port him nor vole for him." Leading tho sta mpi ile to Govern Smith in North Dakota is Govern Wall-,' M::0!ork, who was elected the It-publican ticket and was t leadrr of the North Dakota delcgati to the R' publican convention at K: rag Cj;y. .Not only iias be given Sn his mi'iualilirrl eiKlorsciient, but he running: for re-'-leri ion on tbe-sa l ; (. !-. t v. ii h the (lovfiruor. "The fannt-rs ore for Cover Smith." Govt i iioi- .Maddock expla "and I repi'i .-i Jil the farmers." Senalor Ilwrion K. Wheeler of J' tana, who as candidate for Vice Pt lent, led tho Pmv n-sive- ticket v LaI'o"e!!e in J-.CI. is also camp?, ing aciivtly tor Uuvcrnor Smith. |