Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-09-27
GOVERNOR SMITH IN MONTANA:
|OIL SCANDAL IS ONLY ISSUE
Attendance State Fair AL Smith Day Almost EquaIed
that of Lndbergh Day Last Year; Farmers, Wets Drys
Free Traders Proteccnists and Waterway Interests g
nored by N Y. Governor. :-'-'-'-'--"-----

oil, Mrs. Warner and others whom
the writer could not recall Bruce
kremer, STATE committeeman, was
seated in the second row behind Sen
a,or Walsh.
B. X. Wheeler, chairman of the
meeting, stated that he realized the
crowd did not come to hear him
talk and in less than two minutes
had introduced "Montana's most dis
t nguished citizen, Senator T. j.
Walsh" However, Wheeler did
mention that he always liked Helena
aad at one time thought he would
like to come there to live, but the
people voted otherwise and later
sent him to reside at Washington.
1t was evident that Wheeler was
popular with the crowd. Senator
Walsh, who was even more brief in
his remarks than Wheeler, referred
to his distinguished company, Gov
ernor Erickson, Senator Wheeler, and
his party leader, AL Smith, whom he
introduced as "the most engaging
personality in United States today"
Smith Gets Busy
Governor Smith Immediately arose
AID as he briskly grabbed the speak
er's table and pushed it to one side
and arranged the two radio micro
phones, the crowd gave him another
mighty ovation.
The newspaper had early in the
day announced the topic for the even
ng, party responsibility" and the
speaker launched at once into the
time-worn subject, the oil scandals,
compliment to Senator Walsh.
Expected Long Talk
Noting the brief remarks of Sen
ator's iWheeler and Walsh, the
crowd settled itself back in their
seats expecting long talk by the
New York Governor. In this they
did not require more than 80 to 4O
minutes and as almost every man
| woman and child in the state of
Montana had read and reread the oil
scandal news for the past six years
the enthusiasm which markes the
beginning of the meeting gradually
waned until it became almost impos-
sible for even the great Smith per
sonility to arouse any applause.
| There was nothing new, nothing
| SJdrIllIlR anu illLiC III hiiS
address to the crowd and through
out it all at least ninety per cent OF
the crowd sat with folded arms and
no stranger would have surmised
that presidential candidate was the
speaker of the evening.
When Governor Smith concluded
his address those on the stage be-
hind the speaker waved to the crowd
to "whoop it up" but the crowd
seemed to stare back with a ques-
tioning look and as someone hollered
| for Wheeler the audience became
alive and shouted, Wheeler speech,
Kremer, Walsh, speech, Erickson,
I, Erickson, speech" and AL Smith
waved the bland Bruce kremer OF
Butte to the fore.
Kremer, meticulously clad and al
ways the polished gentleman, acceded
and, though he spoke extemporan-
eously, a Cabit Lodge or Wood
Frow Wilson could not have done HIM
self more credit.
But the crowd was not satisfied;
it demanded Erickson, Walsh or
Wheeler and when Senator Walsh
arose and leaned over to whisper
something for Wheeler there was Il
slight lull. AS Wheeler arose he
was given the most vociferous ap-
plause of the evening. With out
stretched hand he gained quiet and,
informing his audience that he would
be back in a few days to speak on the
issues of the campaign, dismissed
them with goodnight and God
speed"
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