Evening star., 1924-11-02
DAVIS SCORES J. s.
isolation |N.LAST
CAMPAIGN SPEECH
New York Crowd Cheers At.
tack on Corruption-Gov.
Smith Also Speaks.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, November 1.-Candi-
date John ". Davis summed up his
case tonight and virtually rested his
! campaign for the presidency with the
American voters.
His final appearance before a pub
lie audience was made in Carnegie
Hall here. and except for the radio
address to be delivered Monday night
he brought his personal campaign to
n close
The speech tonight Mr.. Davis said,
was an appeal to reason and con-
science, rather than to prejudice"
And on that plane he chose to await
the verdict to be returned by the
jury November 4, the result of which
will return him again to private. life
or give him the reins of Government
Tor four years, beginning March 4,
next
Arrival Is Cheered.
The arrival of Mr.. Davis and Gov.
Alfred smith on the stage at Car
negie Hall brought cheers from the
audience which continued until
sllenced by the orchestra PLAYING
The Star Spangled Banner" When
the music was concluded, however,
those on the floor, in the four tiers
above and those who had found
standing space only started the song,
Town"
Bainbridge Colby, former Secretary
OF State. patiently awaited the will
or the throng in order that he might
introduce the presidential nominee
Finally this was accomplished, Mr..
Colby presenting Mr.. Davis as "the>
next President Of the United States"
There was more applause as the
nominee. began the delivery Of his
address.
Cheer Co-Operation Plea.
Frequent expressions of approval
were given the speaker as he pro-
ceeded with his discussion. Marked
applause followed his attack on cor
rupdon" in government and the. ap-
peal for honesty in the administra-
tion of affairs in Washington.
reference to the statement made
by Woodrow Wilson concerning tariff
legislation also evoked approval And
when Mr.. Davis touched upon foreign
policies, urging closer cooperation
with the nations of the world for
the creation Of new and better things.
there was a tumultuous outburst of
cheers, whtstling and handclapping
Even greater was the volume of APP
proval which greeted the statement
by Mr.. Davis that not all the reds"
in the United States could do as much
to undermine the Government as
those in government, who had abused
the trust imposed in them by the peo-
pie of the country
When the candidate neared the end
of his prepared address, he called the
attention Of the audience to the Grun.
dy letters sent out to collect funds
from Pennsylvanians for the Repub-
llcan campaign fund. Much in the
same manner as he presented the let
ters last night, Mr.. Davis read:
Gov. Smith, speaking on the plat
form. with Mr.. Davis, said he was
confident the people would remember
that the Democratic presidential
nominee is the outstanding figure in
the contest for the presidency" and
that he believed they would see In
Mr.. Davis life and record, that
which bids them hope for a better,
progressive Government in Washing
ton" =
At the outset of his speech, Gov.
Smith said the Republican party
throughout the campaign had as
sumed the attitude of asking the
people to forget"
Tonight as the campaign is draw
ing to a Close" he added, 'it is fit
and proper that we ask the question::
VIII the people remember, or will
they take the Republican advice and
forget?"
Tine for Sober TAouxht,
Summing up his arguments in be-
half Of the Democratic national
ticket headed by himself and Gov,
Charles w. Bryan, Mr. Davis told
his audience the decision before the
country could not be left to impulse,
but should be arrived at "soberly,
reverently and in the fear of God"
I'VE are here tonight on serious
business. We have reached the end
of the campaign; and on Tuesday
next the people, of New York will
choose those who are to serve them
for the next two years, and the cit
izens of the United States will mark
out the course they are to follow for
a four-year term. In the lives OF
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