Evening star., 1928-09-10
SMITH TO DEPART
FOR WEST IN WEEK
Nominee to Swing Into 13
States-Progressives'
i Vote Sought. - :s.'s'
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY. N. Y, September 10.-In
another week Gov. Smith will leave
f., the West to start his active cam
paign for the presidency.
Before he returns to Rochester Octo-
ber / to attend the Democrats State
convention, the Democratic presidential
nominee, travelling on an 1l-car, elab-
orately equipped special train, will
swing into IS States, many of which
he has never visited before. and only
one of which, Oklahoma. was carried
by his party In the 1924 presidential
race.
In six of the commonwealths-Ne-
braska. Oklahoma. Colorado Montana,
Minnesota and Wisconsin-he will de-
liver campaign addresses. the last being
set for Wisconsin. the only State the
late Senator Robert M. La Toilette,
running on an independent presiden-
tial ticket, carried four years ago.
John w. Davis. Democratic standard
bearer in 1924. won in the border State
of Oklahoma by nearly 10000 votes,
but lost by wide margins in all other
States through which Gov. Smith will
pass during his first two weeks speak
ing tour. In five of them-Wyoming.
Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota
and Wisconsin-Davis ran last in the
three-cornered presidential contest.
Seek La Toilette Vote.
After his Denver speech a week from
next Saturday night the governor will
move into territory where the La Fol-
1ette forces four years ago showed more
strength than the Democrats, and in
q number of the States to be covered
the second week of the Journey the
combined Davis-La Toilette vote was
greater than that for Coolidge.
Smith managers are making no secret
of the fact that they are attempting to
win over the La Toilette adherents and
are looking with confidence to the abili-
ty Of their presidential nominee to make
q favorable impression in the Northern
border sections.
While President Coolidge had nearly
a 1000 majority in Wyoming and topped
the Davis-La Toilette vote by about 25,-
600 in Minnesota in 1924. he fell almost
$4,000 shy of the combined opposition
total in Montana and approximately g.
900 short in North Dakota. In Wiscon-
sin La Toilette rolled up vote Of more
than $4,000. as against 3l1, 900 for
Coolidge and only $4,000 for Davis.
In Minnesota Coolidge'S total was
100000, La Follette's $4,000 and Davis
$4,000; in North Dakota Coolidge got
"a 900. La Toilette 80 900 and Davis 49,
900; in Montana Coolidge received IA
900. La Toilette nearly $4,000 and Davis
about $4,000. while Wyoming gave Cool
idge Al 900. La Toilette $4,000 and Davis
only $4,000.
Senators in Race.
In every State Gov. Smith enters after
he leaves Denver and until he gets back
in Illinois on his return to New York a
United States Senator is up for re-elec-
tion
In Wyoming Senator Kendrick. Demo-
crat. is seeking a third term Senator
Wheeler, who bolted the Democratic
party four years ago to be La Follette's
running mate, is after another term in
Montana Senator Frazier, who is classed
as one of the Republican independents
and who has announced for Hoover.
again is making the race in North Da-
kota. In Minnesota ShipStead, the only
Farmer-Laborite in the Senate, is up for
reelection and in Wisconsin young
"Bcb" La Toilette is the Republican
senatorial nominee. Neither La Toilette
nor Shipstead has expressed himself
openly as to which presidential candi-
date he will support.