Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
SMITH IS ACCUSED
OF SLURR|NG CITY
CoIIaday, at Rally, Calls on
Governor to RetraCt D. c.
Police Charges.

In a speech delivered last night at a
rally. conducted by the Hoover and
Curtis Club of the District, at the Will
lard Hotel, Edward F. Colladay, Re-
publican national committeeman for the
District of Columbia, publicly called
upon John F. Costello, Democratic ma
tional committeeman for the District, to
wire Gov. Smith for an immediate re-
traction of the false charges he recently
made about the number of police OF
this city being tried for intoXication.
The Republican national committee
man cited Gov. Smiths charge in his
Milwaukee speech that one-third of the
Washington police force had been tried
during the past year on charges of in
toXication. Mr.. Colladay declared that
such statement was not only. untruth-
full, but was proof Gov Smiths ire
Eponsibility in the matter Of seeking
votes. He said also that "lies" about
the Washington police were a Slur on
the National Capital.
Demands Retraction.
Mr. Colladay in his demand for re-
traction pointed out that the records
of the Police Department show that in
stead of a third of the force of 1875
policemen being tried for intoxication
there were only 49, Gov. Smith could
have obtained these accurate figures"
Mr. Colladay said, IF he had desired
to be correctly informed before making
rash and false SlurS"
Gov. Smiths statement about illicit
liquor traffic in the Capital City and
the number of policemen here tried for
amortization also came in for criticism
from John H. Bartlett, First Assistant
Postmaster General, another speaker
at the rally.
While Gov Smiths unfair charge
about the police of the Capital is not q
vital issue in the National campaign"
Mr.. Bartlett stated, lit is highly i'm
portant because it indicates clearly to
the electorate the reckleSSneSS igno-
rance and unfairneSS of the Democratic
nominee n the matter of appealing for
votes Gov. Smith thus far has shown
clearly that he has little regard for
truth or accuracy His carelesSness and
responsibility are apparent now.
500 Attend.
More than 500 men and women at
tended the rally. The meeting was
opened by John Lewis Smith, president
of the Hoover and Curtis Club, who
outlined the purposes and work of the
club. saying 1t was directing its activ-
tiles principally to the financing of the
campaign In washington and to getting
out the voters of various States who are
temporarily resident here.
Edgar G. Snyder United States mar
shall of the District, as chairman of the
committee on meetings and rallies of
the Republican campaign committee of
the District, introduced the speakers
In his speech of welcome, Mr. Snyder
lauded the work being done here among
the State voters by the Republican
State committee under the leadership
of Samuel j. Prescott, its chairman, and |
the work of A. E. Chaffee, in charge Of |
the voters information bureau at local |
headquarters.
Others who spoke were Mrs. w. D. |
Cameron, Republican national commit |
teewoman from Nebraska, and Mrs. w. |
c. Reed, Republican national commit |
teewoman from New Mexico Former |
Senator Ernst, Republican national |
committeeman from Kentucky, occupied |
q seat on the platform.