Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-15
SMITH IS ANXIOUS
TO OPEN CAMP PA|GN
Little Activity Expected Be-
tween Notification and
Labor Day.
BY ID. HAROLD OLIVER.
Associated Press Staf Writer.

ALBANY, N. Y.--August i5--A week
from tonight, on the steps he so often
climbed years ago as a member of the
State Legislature, Gov. Alfred Y. Smith
viii inform the Nation where he stands
on what he believes to be the issues
OF the day.
The notification exercises will thrust
the Democratic presidential nominee
into the real campaign for presidency,
and there is every indication that he is
anxious to get them over with. so tina:
he can begin his campaign. with the
acceptance speech as his chief back
ground
No speaking itinerary has been map
ped out for the governor beyond the
notincation ceremony and it is doubt
full whether the campaign will actually
get under way before Labor day. In the
meantime he has several engagements
in New York and New Jersey, but ma
tionaI politics are expected to be avoid
ed in whatever remarks he makes.
Address Is Completed.
The governor has completed his ac-
ceptance address and has promised TO
deliver printed copies TO press associa-
tions for advance mailing to their
newspapers by noon today.
Arrangements are being made TO
handle the largest crowd ever TO as
semble on the grounds OF the state
cauital. The stands are In place, but
because of the small amount OF space
on the east steps. where the ceremony
will be held, only about $500 persons
viii have seats These viii include
members of the notification and ma
tional committees and other party dig
nitaries. Seats also have been arranged
for several hundred newspaper men,
while the bulk of the crowd will spread
out over the vide lawns leading 10 the
bordering streets and along the side
walks.
After firing the third advance in his
tilt with the Rev. John Roach Straton
yesterday, Smith held the first OF
series of political conferences with
party leaders. receiving Senator Garter
| Glass Of Virginia. who helped frame the
law enforcement plank in the Demo-
| cratic platform,
Senator Is Silent.
| Neither Glass nor any other spekes-
| man at the executive mansion had any
| thing TO say for publication concerning
| the meeting. The Senator was an
| overnight guest at the executive man
sion and planned to leave Albany
sometime today. JoSephus Daniels.
Secretary OF the Navy under Wilson and
another dry leader at the Houston con-
vention, was on Smiths list OF callers
| today
The governor informed DR.. Straton
| in letter of three paragraphs yes
terday that unless he consented TO re-
| peat his charges against Smiths public
record In the Calvary Baptist Church
of which he is pastor and allow Smith
to reply where they we're made the pro-
posed debate would be out OF the ques-
ton
DIR. Straton was reported at Green
wood Lake, NJ Y as saying II the gov
ernor refused to meet him outside OF his
church he would hire the largest hall
he could find, probably on September
or 3, and repeat In that ball the
exact sermon to which he objected"
Smiths stand from the start has been
one vigorously opposed TO such propo-
sition, and his friends today were GER
tain that he would enter into no further
discussion with the minister unless the
meeting Is held In the New York clergy
! mans church