New Britain herald., 1928-09-24
MONTANA GREETS
 GOVERNOR SMITH *se Crowd SWarms Around
 Rear Platform Of Train SENATOR'S MEET HIM
Wheeler and Walsh Among Throng That Halls Candidates Train When 1t Pulls Into Billings, Going to Helena.

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 Governor Smiths Train. En Route to Helena, Mont. Sept. 24 R- Montana welcomed Governor Smith today as his long special train pull ed into Billings. first stop in the state. A huge crowd swarmed about the rear car and cheered the nom- inee as he appeared with his brown derby.
 Wears Derby
 The democratic candidate appear ed first on one side, then the other of the platform, and there were cries of Bring him around this way. Bruce" from those who could not get clear view. These shouts were directed at J. Bruce kremer, demo- cratic national committeeman from Montana, who is accompanying Gov ernor Smith throughout his tour of the west and who was the first to appear as the train came to a stop.
 Walsh In Crowd
 Senators Thomas J. Walsh and Burton K. Wheeler and Governor Erickson and Mrs. Erickson were in the welcoming throng and boarded the train to escort the party to Helena, where tonight, Governor Smith will make his fourth speech of the campaign devoted chiefly to a challenge of republican claims that the party in power has been a constructive. progressive party.
 A huge basket of Montana fruit, vegetables and mountain trout in- rival in the state capital at 4:40 p. m., was put on the campaign special by democratic leaders at Billings.
 Leaving behind speeches on farm relief, intolerance and whispering and water power. in Nebraska, Ok lahoma and Colorado, tho democra- tic presidential nominee. after q day and night ride through northern Colorado and Wyoming, was headed across the wide open spaces for the heart of Montana, where tonight at Helena he will open his second weeks stumping tour of the middle and far west. He was due in the capital at 4:40 p. m.. mountain time.
 Speech Finished
 His speech, to be delivered in the Shriners' Temple. was completed last night after his special train left Casper. Wyoming. A big crowd is ex- pected to turn out for the address. as thousands are in Helena attending the state fair and many of these are Ioked upon to swell the audience. Governor Smith will visit the fair immediately after his arrival. On the platform in Helena tonight will be Senator Thomas J. Walsh, prosecutor of the oil investigations iii Washington, who will introduce the nominee, and Senator Burton K. Wheeler, who was a driving force in the inquiry into the administration of Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty.
 Members of the Smith party made no secret of the fact that they be- lieved the governors speech tonight would be one of the strongest and most sharply worded of his cam- paign. The nominee himself had stated that he would plainly and frankly talk on the subject of Tea pot Dome and again would lock horns with Herbert Hoover on the subject of party obligations.
 To Challenge G. Q. F. After reading newspaper accounts Of the republican presidential candi- dates remarks in Washington to a visiting delegation of republicans from Maryland, Governor Smith told newspapermen at press conference or the train yesterday afternoon that at Helena he would vigorously challenge the statement that the re- publican party has always been a constructive. progressive party" Will you talk on corruption he was asked.
 ''1 don't like that word, but party responsibility makes it necessary" the governor replied.
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