Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15
SMITH FIRES BACK
At TWO Who CLAIM
He CONDONED VICE
Editor White Given MiSIead-
inq Data by Rev. o. R.
Miller. He Says.
DENIES GAMBLING BILL
EVER REACHED FLOOR
Governor. Anger Flaring, Brands
Attack on Legislative Record
as Nonsense.


ALBANY, N. Y. July l4-Gov. Smith
turned today on an old political foe
Rev. o. R. Miller. superintendent of
the New York State Civic League-and
accused him OF circulating false infor-
nation about his legislative record.
He also trained his guns on William
Allen White. the Kansas editor, who.
in a campaign speech the other night,
attacked the Democratic presidential
nominee.
Plainly stirred, Smith declared Mr..
White In assailing him had accepted
the misleading word of Miller.
For years Miller, who has been ac-
tive in advocating social reform, ana
the governor have been at odds. To-
day. moved TO comment by an inquiry
REGARDING Whites attack from news
paper man, Smith said he was satiSneo
Miller was back of it all. He declared
that an unfair and uncalled-for effort
was being made to have it appear that
he had favored the liquor interests ana
had turned thumbs down on legislation
designed to curb gambling and COM
mercialized vice.
Attacks MiiieT's Veracity.
.white knows nothing about what
has been happening here In Albany,
the presidential nominee said. as ne
paced back and forth in the reception
room of the executive mansion Wnere
he had received reporters for ms oany
interview, Hes repeating what Miller,
who has been thoroughly discrediteo,
has told him. No one places any stock
in what Miller says, but White mas
brains. He ought to know better.
In 6 speech at Olathe, Kans., TnuIs-
day night White, in reviewing Snlilns
record In the New YORK LeglslatuIs,
said the governor had voted 10 tunes
against allowing the people 70 vote on
say sort Of restriction on the saie %
Iio1,oT four times against stopping /
eannhline and prostitution In connection |
with saloons, three times against re-
r,ealing the law keeping saloons open
on sunday, four times IN favor o. fss
moving coming restrictions which woulu
lreeu ouen saloons from the close yicin-
itv of churches and schools ana three
times In favor Of laws sponsored py or
ganized gambling.
Is Branded Nonsense.
The governor branded this tabulation
ss nonsense" and he touched on one
"a two points 70 prove his point.
..T.fev say / voted four times against
stopping gambling and prostitution ID
connection with saloons" he expostu-
Isted. what kind Of nonsense Is tnat!
To nv knowledge there never was SUCH
a rroposal in the Legislature.
He also declared he had no recoiiec-
4fo,. of sny bills TO open saloons Oh
SUNDAY ever reaching the floor. AS 10!
1ny1lnq restrictions, he said that In 1911
the courts had ruled that notel VIII
a licuor license or saloon coulo nos
Operate their bars If, after tney Tag
been established, a churcn OF scnooI
vas located nearby, and he SAID tnat
TIE Tesisiature would have TO correct
the Iaw's requirement in this respect.
ssIt did and that's the story, smith
xreut On 10 explain The effect OF tns
courts decision would have been 70
close the bars in such New York hotels
ss the Astor. knickerbocker ano
Waldorf II a church or scnooi were
established close by"
Getting Bigger Vote.
The governor Sat0 tnaL A2lilSt A@A
been circulating attacks against nim Iof
10 wears. and as result OF his eIiorts
and those Of his friends, j have been
getting q bigger vote every year
He concluded his counter attack on
the reform advocate with the obServa-
tion that he was IAN l8-karat, proies-
sional fakir." who had been utterly as
credited on hig recent appearance before
the United States Senate campaign
funds committee.
The White-M Miller discussion was the
high light Of the governors press con-
ference. He had little 70 say as 10
campaign plans declaring that ne was
leaving them entirely to John j. Raskoo,
the new chairman Of the Democratic
national committee.
The nominee said that IL was COIN
eidence that Herbert Lehman. campaign
finance director, had come up yesterday
on the train with him from New YORK
lehman was on his way To visit his son
in a Vermont camp and at no time
during the train ride Smith said. was
the question Of campaign funds
discussed.
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