Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-06
SMITH BEGINS TASK
OF SHAPING SPEECH
Governor, Back at Albany,
Also Will Confer With
Party Leaders.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY. August Gov. Smith
lost no time today on return
ing to his Office after a Today alb
sence IN beginning a study OF the
charges made against his legislative
record by William Allen White, Kan
sas editor. The Democratic presiden-
tial nominee called for data from his
office assistants, but declined to COM
NIT himself whether he intended to
reply to White.
BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y. August 6.~-With his
acceptance speech as well as other inn
portant matters on his mind, Coy
Smith was back today in his old stamp
ing grounds of Albany from a To-day
vacation that wasn't all play.
He returned to the executive man
sion in the dead of night terminating
after midnight a l00-mile automobile
trip through stormy darkness along the
west bank of the Hudson. The governor
and members of his family motored
here from Camp Smith near Peeksk!li.
where late yesterday afternoon he re-
viewed two regiments of the New York
National Guard.
AS he got back today to the grind OF
being presidential nominee as well as
the chief executive Of an important
State. Smith found a mass of accumu-
lated business requiring his immediate
attention. He also was faced with the
necessity of whipping into shape his
acceptance speech which he will de-
liver two weeks from Wednesday eve
ming. His engagement, also held a num-
ber of conferences In connection with
his candidacy.
Has Shaped UP Speech.
The governor to large extent has
shaped up In his mind what he in
tends TO say at his notification cere-
mony on the east steps OF the Capitol.
During the week, doing much of the
work at night In the seolusion OF the
rambling brick house he calls home. he
plans to put all but the finishing
touch on it. making final reyisions
probably within 10 days. so that the
text can be distributed throughout the
country by mail to newspapers,
One of his trusted advisers, Mrs
Henry MoskowitZ, who has charge o!
publicity at the main campaign head
quarters in New York and Is q member
Of the Democratic campaign executive
committee, came TO Albany with thu
governors party, having joined 1t a.
Peekskill. She plans to remain severa
days, and undoubtedly will have hanc
in the preparation Of the nominee
message to the Nation.
Within the next two or three weeks
Gov. Smith also intends to consult
either here or elsewhere, a number o.
party leaders, among them Senator
Walsh of Montana and also recogniZet
authorities on the farm question. The
identity of the various persons, wht
will be called into consultation, ha!
not been revealed.
C0nfers With Managers.
While on the vacation which begai
after he had conferred 10 days ago II
New York with Gov. Ritchte OF Mary
land, Smith, after few days at thu
shore returned TO New York and there
saw various managers Of his campaign
and George NJ, Peek, Illinois farm leader
VINO has swung to his support
Yesterday the governor travelled III
the Hudson on a yacht to Camp Smith
within view Of peekskill, where thu
l4th and Goth Infantries passed before
him In review, their bands blaring
"The Sidewalks of New York" Tam
many" How Dry / Am" and irisl
tunes.
Just before he left camp, men from
the l4th, "A Brooklyn unit. staged
monkey parade. led by Guards
man wearing a plug hat. There were
various antics which the governor
watching from ledge above the paradt
ground, enjoyed The trnmpeters addet
to the merriment with MY Old Mans
Good Old Man" and other Army
favorites, and the party broke up witt
l0rhrae cheers for Al SMITH"