The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
Support OF a wilson
Democrat PIeases
N. Y. Governor
BY RODNEY F. BUTCHER
tBy Leased wire to The Age Herald.

NEW YORK, April s0.--A Wilson
siem0crat has been chosen to direct the
sssg lis,lss eIdstgat
ID the White House. ss
That Is the most interesting fact con-
tanned in the announcement that Frank
lin d. Roosevelt, former Assistant Sec
fretary of the Navy and running mate
with Governor Cox in the 1920 elec-
ton, will manage the campaign for the
nomination of Gov. AL Smith rs demo-
cratic presidential candidate.
Smith, a Tammany product, will be
sponsored and championed by, n man
drilled in all the principles OF Wilsonian
democracy. Roosevelt's designation fol-
lowed number of conferences made
necessary by the turn in Smiths for
tunes which accompanied the death of
Charles +. Murphy. Roosevelt's Off
cial title will be chairman of the New
York state committee for the nominal
ton of Alfred Il. Smith for president.
M Smith Greatly Pleased"
+ Governor Smith himself announced
Roosevelt's selection Wednesday, saying
he was greatly pleased" that Roose-
welt had accepted the craftsmanship Of
the committee which will seek to carry
out the instructions Of the New York
state convention.
Roosevelt expressed his idea of the
job in these words:
sat the request of large number of
party leaders and of the delegates to
the democratic national convention, l
have decided to accept the chairman
shin of a committee to further the flomi-
nation of Governor, Smith for the presi-
dency. The principal work of the COM
mittee will be to show to the other
states the real Governor Smith as We
know him, after four years as governor
in this state"
The choice Of Roosevelt, who has
never been affiliated with Tammany,
is expected TO give Smiths candidacy a
strength and a national appeal that IT
would never have had if the Tammany
label predominated. The new campaign
manager will proceed Immediately to
the organization of a committee, to in
clude men from every state in the union
now resident in New York. As head
Of this committee, Roosevelt is expected
to speak in various parts Of the country
and will direct a national canvass Of
Smith support.
Politicians See Balance
Politicians see in Roosevelt an effec-
tive balance to Smith. and man who
should do muchsto nullify any preju'
dice against Smith for religious rea-
sons, or because of the prohibition
issue. Roosevelt is distant cousin
Of Theodore Roosevelt, graduate Of
Harvard and the Columbia law school,
an Episcopalian and a Mason.
Pleased by the Roosevelt appoint
,ment, Smith supporters see further
cause for optimism in gains made by
Smith in two state primaries. In Mas
sachusetts, Brig. Gen. Charles III. Cole,
who urged Smiths nomination, ran sec.
ond only to Senator Walsh in his sue.
cessful candidacy for delegate-at.large
Smiths supporters in Massachusetts
claim that at least three-fourths of the
delegates are pledged to the New YorI
man, giving him % of the SO delegates
Defeat of McAdoo in the Ohio pri
mary is also interpreted as favorable t.
Smith. 1t is declared that the Ohit
delegation will swing to Smith after
JamesM. Cox is given complimentary
vote. ~ a