The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-17
AL ON WAY TO
SHOW WEST HIS
BROWN DERBY
Democrat Nominee to Open
Campaign Tuesday Night
at Omaha.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press staff Correspondent

d IEOMAS IL. SIOhES
United Press Staff Correspondent
ABOARD GOVERNOR SMITHS
SPECIAL TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO
OMAHA, Sept. 17.-Governor Alfred
E. Smith was on his way today for
his brown derby campaign to win
the West.
The derby, bright, shiny one,
was tucked away in the luxurious
special car which carried the Demo-
cratic candidate through the Middle
West for the first elaboration of his
stand on agricultural relief and
other issues since he accepted his
party's nomination for President.
He will open his campaign Tues
day night at Omaha with a detailed
analysis of his position on the farm
relief problem, the dominant issue
in that vast territory beyond the
Mississippi, much of which the for
nler east side boy will see for the
first time on his tour.
Governor Smith slept late today,
recuperating from the strain of his
last day in Albany, when he per-
sonally superintendent the packing
for the tour.
Has Big SendOff
He had an arduous physical task,
too, in getting through the crowds
of Albany citizens which packed the
station to wish him farewell and
good luck.
1t was an old-fashioned "red fire"
sendoff.
AS Smith and Mrs. Smith and
their daughter, Mrs. John A. War
ner, stepped from their car at the
station there was the sputter from
a score of torches and the street
was emblazoned with the brilliant
crimson glow. The crowd set up
a tremendous whoop. Smith wore
his brown derby.
Good luck, AL" they shouted
Bring back the West"
State troopers had to elbow with
all their might to open a path
through the crowd. Inside the sta
ton they met a larger crowd. The
Governor was escorted to the mid
die Of the waiting room, and there
was presented with a huge basket
of flowers and a horseshoe made
of yellow chrysanthemums.
Train Equipped With Radio
The special car in which the can
didate and his party are travelling,
the st. Nicholas, belonging to Will.
liam F. Kenny-is equipped with
three radio receiving sets, so that
the candidate at all times may keep
closely in touch with what goes on
in the world he leaves behind him
and that before him, especially
campaign developments.
Tonight he will tune in on
Hoover's speech at Newark, N j.,
and if there is any issue raised
there that he thinks should be met
he will meet it, as is his custom,
and as he has promised.
The trains first scheduled stop is
for an hour at Chicago tonight.
The train is scheduled to reach
Omaha at $3.50 a. m. Tuesday for
the speech that night.
From Omaha the Governor will
proceed southwark to Oklahoma
City for a speech Thursday night to
bolster up Democratic forces in that
State, where Republicans are MAX
ing a threat Then he will turn
Northward toward Denver, where
he will speak Saturday night. The
following week he will make adj
dresses at Helena, Mont; st. Paul
and Milwaukee, before turning east
ward for Rochester, where he will
address the State Democratic con-
vention on Oct l. From Rochester
the Governor will return to Albany
for few days rest before starting
on the second leg of his campaign.
He will show himself, widely in
the West by over thirty short stops,
ranging from fifteen minutes to an
hour. At some of the latter he will
enter the city for formal welcome.
Travels Through New Country
Smith has visited but two of the
cities in which he will make adj
dresses, Omaha and Denver. He at
tended the Democratic convention
in the latter city in 1908 and was in
Omaha on his return from this con-
vention and from the San Francisco
convention in 1920. he will travel
through new country to him on the
route through the northwest.
Two western political figures are
making the trip, former Senator
Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebraska,
who is accompanied by Mrs. Hitch
cock, and National Committeeman
Bruce Kremer of Montana. Hitch,
cock lives in Omaha. He will leave
the train there, but Kremer will
make the entire trip.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler Of
Montana is expected to join the
train in the west and also National
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