The New York herald., 1922-10-10
AIS SOAP CLEANSER
GOES CHASING VOTES
Former Governor Appears
at Headquarters in a
JOcular Mood.
OFF ON TRIP TONIGHT
Says Other Side Has All the
Money and He Has the
Right Side of Fight.
DENIES EXTRAvAGANCE
Insists He Had tttKeep Repub-
Leans From Raids With Their
Pork Barrel Bills.

His derby tilted far back, cigar
slanting upward and wearing a broad.
happy smile, Alfred +. Smith strode
into his new headquarters in the Bilt-
more Hotel yesterday afternoon bear
ing cake of soap in hand and called
out, 1--WE are going to clean UP in this
campaign" and he exhibited the soap
as evidence. 1t bore the words "Busi-
ness man and executive, Alfred F..
Smith for Governor. Vote for him."
The authors of this new form OF
campaign argument give assurance
that the advice will not wash out until
the last ounce of the soap is used.
lifting chair against a long
mahogany table and sitting straddle.
as is his custom, with the derby still
tilted and the cigar pointing up, the
Ex-Governor faced dozen interview
ers and declared that the campaign
was off with a bang.
Says He Has No Money.
About the first question shot at him
was how his personal committee was go
ing to manage its campaign funds in
keeping with the new law which limits
contributions to such personally con-
Quoted bodies to $4,000 or less. That
was poser. AL hadn't heard of it, but
he answered:
1--WE haven't got any money; the
other side has the money. What differ
ence does 1t make? Money is no good in
campaign any more. In the old days
e. the goulash did the work, but no more.
The Governments side can have all the
money. You have to be on, the right
side 70 win now. and l am right
1t should be explained that the Demo-
cratic nominees smile was the first he
had had for several days and had come
only an hour before when he left DIR.
Skene's sanitarum in Brooklyn. where
he had been assured that his sister, Mrs
John Glynn. had passed the critical
stage of her illness and was out of dan
ger. She underwent a serious operation
last Friday and not until yesterday
would the physicians give Mr.. Smith,
who spent many hours at the hospital.
the assurance that the crisis was passed.
"Stronger Upstate Now"
"well. everything is satisfactory
going fine" the nominee went on. "All
I hear Is good. I am stronger upstate
than two years ago and have the right
side of the argument. Miller Is on the
defensive now and propose to keep him
there through the campaign, and II he
can defend that administration of his
successfully he Is a wonder"
when you are going to answer
Millers charge that your administration
was wasteful and demoralized?" After
putting at his cigar a moment the an
swer came:
II am never going to answer that be-
cause everybody knows 1t isn't true. The
Governor made that statement at his
notification at Cooper Union after he oh
served there were $50 empty seats and
he had had an argument with Sam
Koenig about the way the meeting was
run. He must have been n little peeved
or he wouldn't have said It."
Mr.. Smith has about decided to travel
on regular trains when he starts next
week campaigning upstate.
"a special Pullman costs $4,000 a
week. and we haven't got the price," he
said. "I will go up to Troy next week
on the regular train. The only tough
Jump / win have Is from Troy to
Ogdensburg. and we can stand that.
Then the rest of the trip Is little sixty
mile day jumps. and we will make
most of them in automobiles"
Finds Himself Fit.
"Are you Fit for the campaign
"All set. Most rid of the rheumatism
dieting and taken Off twenty pounds.
Feel fine. We Will hit the trail hard
next week. l have just been reading
over Col. Bill Donovan's speech In which
he says Good natured AL was willing 20
pass out everything the boys wanted