New Britain herald., 1928-11-02
campaign. Red Hot Nose. started

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 Hoover was employed as a min- ing engineer from the age of 2l to 27. That is nothing to his credit and at the same time they have Smith as Tammany political clerk at $900 a year. But Smith drought up a family of five. believe, moth cred by one of the sweetest women we've ever seen. You saw her last Thursday"
 Attorney McDonough hit at the statements made that Governor Smith was not fitted for the presi- dency. He then sketched the ca reer of President Calvin Coolidge who. he said. was not too suc- cessful as a lawyer. was made may or of Northampton, elected to the assembly, made lieutenant governor. governor and then became presi- dent. And they call him a won- der." he sail.
 And they try to tell the people that Smith is inexperien ed.' he continued, adding that Smith had grappled with problems. and had met every problem in the large and wealthy state of New York.
 Hoover Away From U. s.
 The speaker pointed out that Hoover had been out of the coun- try following his graduation from college until nine and one-half years ago. At the same time he pointed to the fact that Smith had been in New York, working and fighting and doing everything he could for hu- manity.
 The claim was advanced by Alt torney McDonough that Hoover was made" when former President Will son appointed him to a government position and then he referred to the statements of Senator Reed which placed Hoover in the position where he was looking for the democratic nomination at the democratic con- vention in 1920.
 He belittled the Connecticut dele gation to the republican national convention because of its attempts to continue President Coolidge in office for third term despite the fact that the president did not want to run. He said the delega- tion was the laughing stock of the people when they held out until the end only to see Hoover nominated through the work of Ware. the boss of Philadelphia.
 'This same crowd which would not support Hoover at the conVen- ton is now putting out this adver- tisement telling the world what wonderful man he is," the speaker said.
 McDonough then turned to an item which stated that Governor Smiths employment at Al years of age was that of sheriff in New York state. He continued:
 "One of our greatest presidents was sheriff in New York state and later governor. He was Grover Cleveland"
 Toward the latter part of his talk nc WSuL q olCp III I1AS NSAAS- cratic campaign against the so-call- ed "power-grab" and at one time charged that Chapter 249 of the public acts was so changed that it became possible for a water con- cern to manufacture power in this state and send all of it outside the state to avoid the tax which is the states income from its natural re- sources.
 Attacks WaIcOtt
 He pointed out that while Sena- tor Frederic C. Walcott was chair man of the committee on finance in the state legislature, Section II was amended, providing reduction Of the one and one-half per cent tax on all sales of power or elec- tricity from one public concern to another.
 He said that by taking the words, within the state" from the books an attempt was being made to pave the way for g tie-up with outside