WASHINGTON, auy.  2%.—Con- |
tinuings converences with Republi- |

j
'

can campaign managers in the east, |
Herbert Hoover today was assem- |
hling information upen whieh toj|
base a decision as to the extent he!
Will participate personally in the:
presidential f'grht there. i
William H. Hill, cnairman of the
New York State Hoover eormmittee,
had an engagement with the te |
publican standard hear to suple- |
ment the advices giveua him vester- |
Gay by Charles D. Filles, national;
committeeman from New York, and!
Daniel E. Pomeroy, vice’ chairman
of the New Jersey committee.
Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the west Indicate
thet the eastern situation is one
requiring attention and his advisers
are urging him to go into New
York, Massachusetts and New Jer-!
sey for at least one speech. in each |

state. i

It is certain that he will take |
advantage of his swing back to nis |
home in Califérnia for making a
series of addresses.

Befere that time he very probably
will go into the middle west, speak-
ing at Chicago and some other j
cities, and also inte the border
states, but these eddresses3 rare
likely to follow those in the east. |

Representatives of the Republi. |
ean candidate still were seeking
today to secure a buiJding in which
to open his personal headquarters.

The delay is causing: the norninee
some inconvenience as he has no
place to carts on his office work. |
He also wants a suitable assembly- ;
ing place for delegations that will
come here tu see him and’ for the
accommodation of the newspaper
corregpondents assigned to his
headquarters.
 
Wathington, Auge 28 (P}—Con-
dnuing conferences with Republi-
an campalin managers in the east,
Hetbert Hoover today was. as-
Sembling information upon which
ito base a decision as to the extent

he will participate personally In the

presidential fight there. ,

Reports received by Hoover since
(dis return from the west indicate
| that the eastern situation ts one. re
; quiring .attention and his advisers
Lote urging. him fo go into New

York, Massachusetts and New Jer-

sey.for at least one speech for each

state and more if time can be found
for them, ."

_After he has canvassed the enst-
em situation, he will be in's post
tion to fairly well map out his cam
paign up to election time, Ii js cer~

{tain that he will take advantage-of
his swing back to his home in Cali-
icrnia to vote fer making a serles
1OF addresses. Whether he will take
[the .northem route home, through
| Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, and
Oregon, or the southern route, re-
fmains to.be determined.

3 oo: May. Speak Monday.
| Should Hoover decide to make |
| Labor.day. address next Monday, it

wilt he in ‘Washington. with @ radio
hook-up, it was stated today at his
‘elfice, However, the candidate
‘thinks the. time is too short for the
preparation of an address.

‘Representatives of the Republican
‘Candidate still were seeking today to
secure a building in which to open

his personal headquarters. There
hes been some delay in obteining

the:honie of the late Representative

Frothingham, of Massachusetts, and
some-.other building neerby may
have to be leased.

  

  

New York, Aug. 27° {2}—. With
a btief, spéech of thanks to. the
people of New Jersey who hailed
him “uproartously during his four.
day visit there, Governor Smith has
fired the first shot-in Ins fight for.
the presidency since he was form-
ally proclaimed the Deniccratic
standard: bearer, i

‘While impromptu -and not on the.
isstes‘of the. day, thé. address was
delivered: amid atmosphere so un-

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