Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
WILD CROWD HEARS
/ SMITH IN NEWARK
Jerseymen UproariouS as
Governor Makes
Speech.

- the ASs0cts ted Press
NEW YORK, August 2s.--with brief
speech Of thanks to the people of New
Jersey. who hailed him uproariously dur
Ing his four-dsy visit there, Gov. Smith
has fre6 the first shot in his fight for
the presidency since he was formally
proclaimed the Democratic standard
bearer
While lmpromptu and not on the a.
sues Of the day. the address was de-
fvered amid atmosphere so unmistak-
ably political that it was generally ac-
cepted as having put the nominee up
to the front line trenches for the bat
ties To come Plans for his speaking
itinerary we're down for discussion at
conferences here today and the COVER
nor will leave tomorrow morning for
Syracuse To attend dinner there TO-
morrow night and the State F." the
next Gay,
Crowd Ilnroarious.
Gov. Smiths FIRST speech. made short
L. before midnight from a small deco-
rated platform on the city hall steps in
Newark. surrounded by a bowling. torch
bearing crowd that flooded into the
streets, surprised nearly every one in his
party, as he had passed the word that
he intended to make no open-air
speeches unless forced to do So
This evidently WAS a case where he
was forced, for the throngs that greeted
him during the late afternoon and night
as he made his way by automobile up TO
New York from Spring Lake, n. j,
where he spent tt1e~gee& end. gave him
an ovation as tumultuous as that Of last
Friday when he was en- route TO the Dig
Democratic rally in Seagirt,
With difficulty the nominee elboweo
his way through the crowd to the steps
hat 4E nfStl
railing in front Of him, he expressed mis-
SORROW al having 10 leave New JERSEY
and declared he had never seen a greater
display Of enthusiasm for cause than
that shown for him in his neighboriag
STATE
L left New York City at pm. Fri
GAY" he began. I've never thought
New Jersey had So great population
At Seagirt the whole population Of
the eastern part of the United States
seemed 10 be assembled.
Sorry to Leave.
a'I will be sorry to leave New Jersey
! have never seen SO much devotion
I may say affection-as the people of
New jersey have shown me- I have
been called 'Al' more often during the
four DAYS / spent here than ] have in
my whole official life In New York"
Just before leaving the stand TO fight
hi wav back to his car the governor
vas greeted by another tremendous
shout led by Charles P. Gillen, Newark
citv commissioner. who had introduced
him. proposing three cheers for the
next President of the United States
Coming SLOWLY on through jersey City
70 the tune of freight trains draw
bridge and small boat whistles. the
Democratic nominee vas given a touch
~ ~ he
the New York end Of the vehicular
tunnel.
'Hurrah for All shouted group of
several hundred residents of the old
fifth wars who came to welcome him
back TO his native city.
Called "Mr President"
Turning to the nine New Jersey State
police who accompanied his party on
motor cycles all the wav I'D from Spring
Lake. the governor voiced his thanks,
70 which they Joined in reply:
Pleased TO have met YOU. Mr. Pres
i6ent"
New York police then took over the
escort job to the Hotel Biltmore where
tfs nominee and his family were quar-
ter>i today
The Newark demonstration climaxed
series OF smaller outbursts which
greeted Gov Smith all the way I'D from
Deal where he had stopped to play nine
holes Of golf with William r. Kenny and
James ]. PIordan of New York old
frienos, and joseph Tumulty, secretary
n the late President Wilson.
Predicts Victory.
He later visited the home in Red
Bank of Abram T. Elkus. former Am
bassador TO Turkey. who is ILL., Mr.
EllSus managed Smiths first guberna-
torial campaign. With Mrs Smith and
the rest Of the family the nominee then
went 10 Worth Over. the country estate
near Red Bank of William n English.
New York capitalist and close friend of
the governor for dinner.
As a result Of the big send-off Gov.
Smith today wss more convinced than
ever that New Jersey was safe for him
in November.
After the rally at Sesgirt he told
newspaper men that that demonstration,