Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12

opceCAl IhkiLlk HlOTe Llme IMAM ne nae
planned to devote to his informal re.
marks there.
His special train pulled out for Nash.
vile shortly before noon, Central time
CHEERED BY RECEPTION.
BY the Associated Press.
GOV SMITHS TRAIN, EN- ROUTE
TO NASHVILLE. Tenn, October Ia
Cheered by the enthusiasm of thou.
sands of Virginians and North Caro-.
linians, who greeted him with noisy
demonstrations as his train cut through
those normally Democratic strongholds
yesterday and last night, Gov. Smith
see today for another round of recep-
tions and flying rear-platform cam.
paigning.
Before heading for Louisville, KY,
where tomorrow night he will deliver the
first formal address Of his second CAM
paign tour, the Democratic presidential
nominee faced big reception in Chat
tanooga before noon and another late
today in Nashville. Between these two
cities, the governors special train was
routed into northern Alabama for q
brief stop or two.
Touched by the warmth of his recep-
tons yesterday In Virginia and North
Carolina, the nominee needed demands
for an informal speech in both Rich
mond and Raleigh, the two state capi-
tails, and used Dixie" and 1.-THE side
walks Of New York." which bands had
played for him en- route, as an iilustra-
ton that sectionalism no longer existed
I'VE all belong to the one great family
Of states that make up the greatest
Nation in the world" he told q large
and demonstrative audience In the
Raleigh Auditorium, land we are all the
same, no matter where we are to be
found, provided we are still well inten-
TONED and we have our minds on the
single objective Of what is best for the
greatest number"
Most of the Raleigh speech was q
repetition of his impromptu Richmond
talk, made inside the Old Dominion
Capitol building, but the crowd that
Jammed into the auditorium upon the
governors heels after being informed
at the last minute that the New Yorker
was to be officially welcomed to North
Carolina there, was receptive from the
moment Josephus Daniels introduced
Gov. Smith and Mrs. Smith until the
nominee had concluded his brief adj
dress.
No one. not even the governor, knew
IN advance Of plans in store for him
at the auditorium. In fact, It was
learned later that he was to have been
requested to make his talk at q hotel.
consequently the crowds that had been
waiting at the hotel. upon being In
formed of the switch in plans. swent
like wildfire to- the auditorium and
reached 1t Just as the governor was
being escorted--alrnost carried--into
the hall. The place was filled In Ave
minutes.
Introduced by the former Secretary
OF the Navy as the next President Of
the United States" the nominee BROUGHT
his first big response when he made
joint reference to the tunes Of Dixie"
and THE Sidewalks Of New York"
And am entirely satisfied from
the cordial and, might say. affec.
tionate greeting Of the people OF this
section Of the South" he said ct one
point, that the two tunes can be
blended together"
Leaving the auditorium, the nominee
at the head OF q long automobile pro-
cession, was taken through cheering
SAOWAC OAA ~ tOuA WAAkCAk AGQ D01V tfhe
State Capitol and three miles out Of the
city to place called Method, where
his special train had been switched
during the hour -and-a-half stay in the
Tar Heel State capital Here, before
boarding the train, the governor stood
In his automobile autographing college
students brown derbies and shaking
hands with scores who climbed all over
the car.
Once out OF Raleigh, another series
Of stops was made for rear platform 40.
pearances. These bore heavily into the
time the nominee wished to devote to
the, preparation Of his louisville ad-
dress. He would not disclose the topic
Of that speech, but In concluding his
Raleigh remarks he requested his listen
ers to get busy on the radio Saturday
night, for he would talk ION a very In
teresting subject"
Durham, Greensboro, Salisbury and
Charlotte were greeted In the order
named. crowds gathering about the rear
Of the special train at each city and
pushing and stampeding for O clasp OF
the New Workers. hand and for q better
view of his new brown derby, Mrs
Smith also took leading part In greet.
ing the throngS, while Mrs. John A.
Warner and Mrs. Francis J. Quillinan
daughters of the nominee, also put In
appearances on the platform and helped
distribute campaign buttons.
At Greensboro Gov. Smith detrained
for brief automobile tour Of the down.
town section, where thousands cheered
him to the echo. He made no speech
there. At one point in the procession
his car was halted so he could shake
the hands Of Maria Pope, an invalid, 90
years old, who had been taken from
st. Leo's Hospital, where she has been
patient for Is years, to greet the
nominee from an ambulance. He made
another brief auto tour In Charlotte,
where q large crowd greeted him with
q torchlight parade.
At Burlington another crowd had
gathered to greet the nominee, but his
train was making up lost time and did
not stop. Later, from the train, the
governor sent q message to the people
Of Burlington expressing his regret that
train conditions" prevented his stop
ping there and thanking the Burling-
ton citizens "for their rousine cheers
and good wishes" caught on the fly.
The governor also addressed O mes.
sage Of appreciation to the young peo-
pies Democratic clubs Of the State "for
their enthusiastic and loyal support"
II will never forget their loyalty" he
said, land am confident Of their abil-
ity to cooperate In the carrying Of
North Carolina to q great Democratic
vietory on November g.