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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1928
Page
2
Governor Smith denounces Republican tariff attacks as a campaign of misrepresentation aimed at scaring business. He cites his farm policy prescription and insists tariff should be treated as a business issue, arguing Democratic victory would spur stability and economic sense.
Fragmentary OCR notes claim no poll taken in Arkansas and Louisiana with votes “conceded to Democrats by Republican leaders.” The text lists numeric codes such as 11038 2033 3251 185 2981 13663 and references an electoral vote over Smith 335148, implying a disputed or unclear tally in a historical contest.
An advertisement promotes a one cent a day accident and death policy from the National Protective Association. The plan costs 4.65 a year for ages 0 to 65, covers 200 for death from any cause and total disability from accident or sickness, and includes a free medical exam. Eligible individuals up to age 60, limited to 100,000 policies, with a free inspection period offered.
The speaker opposes politics in tariff making and outlines a Democratic platform favoring selective tariff schedules based on impartial commissions. He pledges opposition to general tariff bills, supports a bipartisan tariff commission, and rejects favoritism while defending American labor and industry. He condemns Republican protectionism and stresses safeguarding workers and farmers from ruinous foreign competition. The plan calls for specific schedules, investigative reports, and independence from outside interference to build public confidence in tariff policy.
Senator Charles Curtis, the Republican vice presidential nominee, plans a large Southern and Midwestern tour following 10,000 miles of campaigning. He will address events in Raleigh, Petersburg, Cumberland, Wilmington, Camden, Newark, Trenton, Utica, and Rochester before a Oct 27 return west, with stops in Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, and Kansas, concluding in Topeka on election day. Curtis reports strong party momentum and enthusiastic audiences across cities, while Farrar and the national headquarters issue an upbeat Westward outlook.
Chicago officials announce motorists allocate over five billion dollars annually for auto supplies and repairs. Charles Trazey, president of the Chicago Motor Club, affiliated with the American Automobile Association, asserts widespread economic impact and consumer confidence amid upcoming elections.
President hopeful Herbert Hoover addressed a coalition of business leaders from New York Chicago Boston and Cleveland praising private enterprise and a cooperative stance with the government. He said regulations were reduced and government interference limited as industry representatives offered broad support. Hoover met with Senator Borah to discuss a southern speaking tour and support for Governor Alfred E. Smith.
Herbert Hoover returns to the campaign trail to host three business groups at his Washington headquarters. Delegations from New York Cleveland and Chicago total about 150 members and will hear Hoover speak on tariff foreign trade and the nation’s prosperity. The campaign notes Hoover has been drafting the Boston address for October 22 and aims to stress tariffs and foreign trade's impact on American workers.
Washington reports an inquiry into the $200000 Democratic National Committee campaign grant to George N Peek aimed at wooing Western farmers for Governor Alfred E Smith. The probe targets Peck and allied farm advocates, while lawmakers weigh whether costs of anti Smith religious pamphlets were borne by the GOP.
Approximate $2000 saved by the Sac Antonio police repairment for the American Le von convention. Fire and Toffce Commissioner Ph Wright announced Saturday that extra officers cost about $7000, but total did not exceed $4000 due to curtailed schedules and fewer hours worked.
Beginning Monday the San Antonio division of the Women's Longer club will open at the Stilam building to the public per Mrs J C Griswold a Republican national committee member. The rooms will have a radio set chairs and lock racks with a hostess on duty daily. Mrs Noah Allen hosts first day. The club plans tours into surrounding territory to promote political campaigns with Mrs Ben Holland directing the work.
Fantox Mattinnt of 118 Dignowits street may lose his toe fox after a 400 pound ice block crushed his leg at the Frank Street station of Lone Star Ice company. A chain on a hoisting device broke sending the block onto him while cars were iced. He was taken to Santa Rosa infirmary.
Senator Borah will lead a Republican tour through the South starting in Richmond and visiting Charlotte Knoxville and Louisville before Texas. The trip aims to break the solid South and boost Hoover’s campaign with sharp attacks on Democratic candidate Smith in Texas. Borah says the national effort is designed to win Texas and shift the political balance for November.
Seaford, Oct. Dorchester County, Me. seeks gunman known as Slimless Jim after an officer attack. Kane was spotted on a Delaware highway by Shockley and captured in Medford. Authorities pursue the Dorchester suspect and await formal charges.
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