The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-02
SMITH SAYS THIS Is
PLAIN MANS NATION
Answers Charge That Lack OF
Education Units Him
for Office.

Before az audience Of fully $500 that
crowded tho Brooklyn Academy CT
Music to capacity. Alfred L. Saith re.
iterated his charges OF extravaganza ana
,neffictency against Gov whitman ana
called upon his hearers TO send man
10 Albany next Tuesday who would rep
resent tho true interests Of the people
and support the Administration OF Pres
ident Wilson.
He discussed the statement made BY
Helen varick Boswell, that man
reared In oliver stree. Vas hardly TIT
to be the Governor OF great state
and her charge that In the Rcd RooN IL
yas shown that the Democratic candi-
Gate for Governor had but primary
school education.
II fear that I fali to grasp tAc exae.
srzninsance OF Miss Doswol's assertion
he said. "for according b. her philosg-
ply !. would seem tnst the grca'et,
numb,itu,l In the Stats would have SUI
f,..crr qualifications for :he o. vrrrot-
ship o. New Yo;h, proviaec only ina. hn
were Tho poAsessor OF college diploma.
~, is Just this disregard OF wrat \
mans oppo, tutit.es may have been. or~
yiding lie has made good. 'ha: rLASss
this ration great, And Z IL SGT sGdn r.
spirit Of taking a rnsn ct his tAs,c vhia"
tina. inst!iis shat mutual reapeAi Tor tacA
other in our boys at :ho front"
HA said With mach re:V,r :aas r. az
ruc:s to DO elsc:sl ana La; whsa hs -
Governor ne N~tii be true 20 t;io STATE
and those vho hare supootci him He
added TIA: ia has been ~ Albany fer
Years ard knows every phase o: nfe 81
exc o. ,!:al and every reaotiOis-y ,nhu-
snee. His sieoiIo ION. is sA.4. would os!ns
w.
to the fore ~ support o! P7e5ident VII
eon.
Secretary OF Commerce I:sdhsld v:xst
the voters 70 cleo; SIR Smith and
democratic Cr-cvesa and svoSs OF the
psycA illogical erect shat 'AeA CT suc-
port OF the P-sr.drn; o. ref" tel IN the
election Of a Republican Hous' CT Ssa-
ate would hare vpor tis mirds OF TIE
allies.
Franklin .. Roosevelt. Sss's:an: seo.
rotary Of tha Envy. who vao 20 have
spoken, sent 70 TIE vois's r;rohs per
sonaI appe.i for the support Of the Dem
ocrat.c ticket. Mayer Join 2. H'lsh
With I!o wits ard daughter, occupisn
> nvS.
In spite OF the fact that ;hs D-mo.
cratic managers have boon striving deS-
perately 70 get 4 letter nf 'n7Crgs'na1t
from, Preo;dcr. Wilson FOR Alfred
smith, .h~t- nominee sci Governor, nons
hsd arrived :aSt n'gh.. They lao ss'a'
abandoned hone.
Franklin Roosevelt 10 Rescue.
EoweYeg. Il was possible - give GU.
letter from Franklin Roosevelt :e-
ferrng IN the highta: ternis 80 NJ
Smith. II had been announced that he
would speak at ths Smith meeting in the
Academy OF Music II Brooklyn last
night, but hc wrote that Ia was de-
tanned In Washington.
at is almost needless 20 gay" he
wrote. how sincerely I regro, not to
be able to speak tonight Oh behalf o:
my old friend Alfred 7; Smith and the
rest OF the Democratic State ticket. We
in Washington need "A Governor in AL
bany who will not think OF his own
selfish interests first, but will work
whole heartedly with the entire nation
in the great tasks that are still be-
fore us"
Mr.. Smith will speak this afternoon at
the LyCeum Theatre under the auspices
OF the woman's division OF the Elkus
cCrrnittne.
Tonight the entire State ticket Z
advertised to speak az Cooper Union
under the auspices of Alfred +. Smith
Wage Farmers Committee.