The sun., 1918-10-21
AL SMITH GREETS
NEIGHBORS' CLUB
Democratic Candidate for Gov
ernor Says He Will Stick
to oliver Street.
FOURTH WARD TURNS OUT
Men and Women Attend Old
Fashioned Political Gather
ing in Honor Of Idol.

Even IL he should be elected Governor
Of New York Alfred e. Smith still would
be al" Smith to his friends In the Old
Fourth Ward In opening his campaign
yesterday at a meeting OF the Old Neigh
boris Committee. at Centre and Readc
streets. al" assured his friends that he
will never, never forget Oliver street.
II expect to win," he told them, but
win or lose you can rest assured that
intend always to be known to my friends
as Ar Smith,
II had been planned that the Old
Neighbours meeting would be only for
those voters who have lived near and
known Alfred K. Smith In the Old Fourth
ward. but when the announcements were
sent out the response was 80 unexpected
that Oliver streets most prominent citl-
zen managed to arrange things so that
he could appear in person.
Magistrate Thomas j. Nolan, who pre-
sided. explained all thia
OF course there was a lot of applause
from the audience which had come to
the small hall when "Al" stsod up Tho
noise was kept up until Mr. Smith had to
raise his hand before he could speak
He thanked his friends for the meeting
told them that he believed that he would
be elected. and that the Democratic party
had never before in twenty years been
so united. He explained that the cpl
demic OF influenza running through tho
state has curtailed up State campaign
activities, but made no reference to his
statement of Saturday that the prohibi-
ton Of meetings was the work of the OPP
position.
1T would be a signal honor for the
~ NJ Ill a.
ernor of this State living In Oliver
street" he said. ''Other Governors have
abandoned their homes to make them in
Albany. Gov. Hughes went to Albany
ana voted from New York Hotel. Gov.
Sulzer, who really never lived in the
lower part of the city. did the same thing
and Gov Whitman votes with his wife
from the St RestA
Il live on Oliver street and you can
rest assured that when come to New
York ] will come to Oliver street.
in the last twenty-six years there
have been only two Democratic Gov
ernors Of the state Of New York II
the Democrats stand and work together
now feel that enough Of the Republi-
can voters Of the State who desire pro-
gressive government will vote for me to
elect me-"
As soon as ne had finished his speech
al" started for the door to keep other
political appointments but It was some
| time before he could tear himself awas
from his friends and we'll wtshers who
slapped him on the back. called him "Alr
and were Immediately recognised as
Patrick" Mrs. Brophy" Thomas and
the like. AZ he slipped through the door
he turned for q moment:
"Good-by. everybody" he called out.
! "Good-by. AL" responded the crowd
and turned to the business OF working for
votes for him.
Among those who attended were Je-
| rome Healy. John Heyer. Mrs. Mar
garette Kiley. Senator James Walker,
Jeremiah Haggerty. Simon p. Flannery
| Andrew j. Mccarthy, Thomas Barry,
Walter B. Coughlin, Frank J. O'Connor.
James Z. Fitzsimmons Miss Mary Bros.
| nan. Thomas Mccarthy. Miss Matte
Campbell. Lawrence F. Murphy and Miss
Catharine Friel.