Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-21
GOV. SMITH SCORES
T. { O.P. COMMITTEE
Calls Whites Charges "Vile.
CoWardly. SIanderouS
and Untrue"
CONTINUED from First pase.N

lNonl l4HeQ from SlSt rage -
Is eylnced by his attempt 10 Withdraw
Mr. Whites charge. Gov Smith says
apparently was predicted on his vote
against 4 bill which sought 70 regulate
the renting Of rooms in hotels.
Points to Vote.
IL was Internationally unconstitu-
ticnai and unWorkabie, the governor
continues III 1910 the Assembly was
strongly Republican When the bill first
came before that body, 1t was over
Wlelmueiy defeated. The constitutional
arguments against the bin were con-
t,ncnE. he SAYS. and three weeks
later. after considerable pressure from
certain sections Of the state. and ad-
r.ltte6ly for political purposes, the vote
vas recorsidered and the bill passed. l
was right - nv first vote when an
Cverw1elrnlp@ ma gorlty Of ths Assembly.
both Democrats and Republicans, Hoted
with ms ! stood by m po=tG2n, as no
argument vas made % change my
r.lnG
Discussing the lc-2' option bills.
c -,loh he 5 charged WIN voting against.
Go Smith says
The popular opinion Of this State
et that time on The I can best
bs seen by looking al the vote OH bin
number 1874 Of 1910 In that year tn
Assembly was strongly Republican an :
YET only So men out OF $50 voted teF
tbs bill 81 men. Democrats and RI
publicanS alike. voted against 1t.
In SUPPORT of his vote III favor of a
bill to add one hour in the morning 10
the time when liquor could be sold, and
10 place cities OF the third class ana
villages of more than 5000 population
on an equal footing with cities Of the
FIRST class III hours of sale, Gov. Smith
said
The latter provisions were earnestly
sought By the large villages on Long
Island Under the old law the closing
rour for them was II O'Clock. 1t was
not being observed. and its existence
YES q source Of corruption among local
police officials IN those villages. / re-
member tlls addition of one hour In
tbs morning was intended for accom-
no6atiCn OF night workers. In my own
district al the morning newspapers
were printed II probably contained
mere night workers than any other
region Of similar size in the country
and III voting for the bill / was GER
fanny representing my constituents.
Is Declared lntaW.
The charges made by Mr. White that
Gov. Smith voted 10 allow saloons with
in zoo feet Of 4 church or school Is de-
clared By the governor TO be unfair.
Other bills for which Gov. Smith
voted an6 for which he was criticized
hy MI White. the governor says were
designed to straiahten out an apparent
mistake IN the language of the excise
Law. The language of the law, he says,
MADE It impossible for a hotel to renew
Its license if church or school came
within 200 feet Of the hotel years after
the hotel had been built. Another bill,
he SAYS. permitted a private school, not
public school, 10 consent that liquor
tax certificate might be issued for prem
ises within 200 feet of it.
i vas Speaker Of the Assembly hat
year" sayy the governor, land die not
vote one way or the other on that gill. !"
Gov. Smith. with reference TO the
bills dealing with betting at The cace
tracks. SAYS that ne was in SSrnA 6thy
With Gov Hughes and voted With him
against the race tracks at the regular
session Of the Legislature But Gov.
Hughes called a special session of the
Isegisiatu re. in which Gov. Smith voted
the other way because he Joined with
G substantial number Of the members
OF the Legislature who used their vote
as z protest against the action OF Gov
Hughes in calling the Legislature back
into extraordinary session, to deal with
Q matter which had been thrashed out
and disposed Of at the regular session.