The Washington times., 1928-09-14
SMITH DEFENSE
N now PAN|S
ATTACK
By GEORGE i. HOLMES
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AIsBAlSY,sN. r. ISspt. IL Cor
.ernor Smith has about sconsplstsa
the first phase sof his casnpaisn
for tie Presidency 1.-THE defansiser-
and Is ready TO bsetn the second
phase ,tIls offensive.
. He. IL Immensely pleased ~ tire
reaction 60 his expose Of the lais-
pering campaign evidenced by corn
naendak0rY kilograms ana HlaeEsAEss
which scontlnl,sd to pile un on his
Is s.ussat IL again wherever me
ouuOrtunity Gresents itself,
4 Nevertheless. when he leaves
Albany. Sunday and faces WesS.
ward for his first sviinG about. eHe
couYltry: the defensive side 0f hi
Campaign VIII be behind him.
Senses Criticism
fGoyeruor Smith has not. been n
sensible to murrnurs Of cfitleisg1
reaching Albany that. save ffr has
speectf of acceptance his caiapei -
thus TAR has, been largely one g
defense against attacks. partisan,
ssI I1-I .rersonaI and otiIervrise.
FroSn s DR.. John Reach Stratca
"a william Allen White he hes
answered them al. or nearly al.
His action in tdfaggfnK the wni~'
nerfng campaign into the open n
s,lch spectacular fashion IL the
scapstcne OF his. campaign fof. de-
i The Governor has considered that
this wars q necessary part -e1 Ins
preparatory cultivation for the ISL
oainpaiRn which opens win -
departure from Albany me oay
! tier tomorrow. After his inauEurG
1900, IN, Omaha. next Tuesday
ateI,t, An which he will elacor9ts
.wf5on his views on farm relief: the
Governor expectS to be too busy
|tAasuesadA T1lucl15a time = replying o
= 10 those who have auesti4neA
ina wisdoni, OF this long canpRtsn
a. defense. Governor Smith has so
frvtb that there lisSSan unueual
setg Of conditions in this caMp9sgAs
ana that besides he mus conPuct
ne campaign In his own Way y
thn way that isp natural to hinAs II
Il hiss nature to hit back vixen
attacked. !. !. -
Plenty Of Tilne
Mor9over,, the lGovefslcr feels
there ;iss vet: ample time for him 10
get hist views before the country
He HIS never favored fleng ~ daHas
ma effs OF speech -Inalxitl E 41Ss sy0.
shrfbesato thee theory g > ftelaiAg
Epsech Gin ! the last fortnight OF TIE
cafi1paignysiss worth two tspeeches N
August, when election day isSistiu
three months away. 81
y. His 1campaisns for the gGvernoE
skhip or New York have been eores
Quoted Supon. that theory-a snasEi-
sne. aggressive concentration IN tho
slast SaxAw1eAs sSs.s&s The fact 'thatsxh 0
shas,abeen successful in four. outIoG
five sof those ventures has ra4he9
confirmed him in his opinions-s
4 When Governor Smith faces htA
audience In Omaha next Inesd&%
nigtt: ) Ne will have exactly s9VsA
weeks togo. 4 Seven weekgA from
that night he, win be- recevttng the
Il that u viii determine his
polftlcal zfate. sInx those seven weeks
he plans ,tos drive hard. East, West
and South, with a series OF speeches
that will leave the country 'inisn0
doubt as ito where. he stands upon
every ajor ISSUE of the, campaignr-
from prohibition to foreign fafEaars"
8 Two OF these seven weeks viii DO
AIKEN sltPSsDy FtAAHtS GaAR uPOsEN WAAsTA~
he ia then engaged. He Is, going
West to talk about agricultural re-
slief, water power, the tariff. inland
waterways, taxation, flood contrOi-
and prohibition.
= border States Next
Before he returns to Albany on
October 3. the Democratic execu-
tive committee will have mapped
ont for him. other trips--intOs tho
border States of Missouri, Kentucky
and Tennessee, with possibly
visit to North. Carolina: he will visit
Maryland. and probably Philadel-
phia. Final DECISIONS on other
points have not yet beensnladO, but
he. will close the campaign in the
East with a tour OF the, wat Atlansic
seAboarde States, and a. final smash.
ing close In his native New York.
Today and tomorrow the governor
plans rs spend in winding UP state
Affairs, for. he does not expect to
snend rnuch time in. his SubesJaar
torial chair trom now on
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