Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-19
Nominee Silent on Subject of
Tonight's- Address, Last
of Present Trip.
MAY TALK ON LABOR
WHEN HE GOES TO BOSTON
Reiterates Stand Taken in Sedalia
Oh Economy Claims-Hits
=, MELONS Reply.
By the Associated Press.

by CIlc ASoOCIdGca FESSS.
CHICAGO, October 19-Still silent
on the line of attack he will adopt, Gov.
Smith today planned to put the finish
ing touches OIL the address he will de-
liver tonight in the 131st Regiment
Armory in an effort to swing this nor
mally Republican State into the Demo-
cratic column in November.
The Democratic presidential nominee
put in nearly all of yesterday working
on the speech and late last night COM
pleted tentative draft. The first thing
on his schedule today called for a re-
vision of this rough outline and then
for his participation in two-and-a-
half-hour tour of Chicago by automo-
bile. Arrangements had been made for
the procession to start from his hotel
and to end there after visit to North
western University at Evanston on the
north and Chicago University on the
south side of the city.
More than so miles of touring were
on the program mapped out by local
cagoans. according to the arrangements
committee, had planned to turn out 20
witness the procession.
VIII Close Second Tour.
The night speech of Gov Smith will
be the seventh he has delivered since
his present swing through the South
and border States of Tennessee, Ken
tucky and Missouri. all of which he feels
confident Of winning in the rapidly ap-
preaching national election. The ad-
dress also will bring to close his Sec
ond extensive tour OF the campaign.
Tomorrow will see him speeding east
ward to prepare for his third and final
campaign dash which will carry him
down the Atlantic Seaboard from Bos-
ton to Baltimore. On the way East TO
Albany, he will stop late in the after
noon for an hour in Indianapolis, where
Democratic chieftains have arranged a
parade in his honor. 1t also is expected
that the nominee will find time to visit
Tom Taggart, for years power in the
Hoosier Democracy and who is now i'll
in hospital. No special stops are ex-
pected to be made in Ohio.
Gov Smiths first full day in Chicago
was spent almost entirely within the Sc
clusion of the Congress Hotel. He re-
CelVcQ several OcItlOCIdIlC ISdOSIS dI1O
delegations of we'll wisherS and held
press conference, but devoted nearly all
his time to tonigllt's speech. After din
ner he ventured outside for the first
time for 10-minute walk on Michigan
boulevard and then went back to his
desk.
Sees Labor Leaders.
One of the delegations he received
was a group of labor leaders, headed by
John Fitzpatrick of the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor, who call themselves
the Alfred E. Smith, for President Union
Labor League. The delegation, claiming
to repres >lt 100000 trade unionists,
presented the nominee a resolution at
tacking< the Republican party on its
farm'relief, prohibition, labor and other
stands and praising Gov Smiths pro
found humanitarlaniSm" and ideals Of
Americanism."
In a brief reply the Democratic stand
ard bearer thanked the delegation for
its support, and promised he would de-
vote an entire speech to labor soon,
probably in Boston.
II have spoken on pretty nearly all
the leading subjects" the nominee said,
but have not yet spoken on labor,
and I propose with that Subject-aS
did with all the other big ones-to de-
vote whole speech to it and give it the
prominence that believe it deserves in
campaign discussion.
''I intend to do that. in all human
probability, when get to Boston or one
of the great manufacturing centerS Of
the country. However. it will be radioed
throughout the country, and think you
will be entirely satisfied with it, be-
cause it will be continuation really
of the record that built up with the
labor unions in my own State upon
which they supported me five times for
governor; as well as for sheriff Of New
York Cou9ty and for president of the
Board of Aldermen in New York City"
The governors press conference, at
tended by approximately so newspaper
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