New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
SMITH SURROUNDED BY WILD ThRONG
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 C0afercaces Pianned
 A series of conferences with state party leaders has been planned for the nominee soon after his arrival Tn Rochester. He will address the con- vention there tonight on the political situation in the state. Whether he vii, confine his remarks to the party record of the last two years or ex- tend them to embrace his views on the republican state ticket and plat form had not been determined early today.
 The speech will he broadcast over an extensive hookup. Whlle ne would not indicate his gubernatorlal choice. the governor would say one thing, and that was he was sure. for the first time since 1918. that ne would not be the nominee.
 Summarizing what he believed had been accomplished by his first two weeks campaigning tour, "oN' smith had this to say to rewspaper- men:
 "I think I have brought home 10 the neon|e all the issues l spoke about. I think l gave them some pretty good plain talks on the 'il'nes that were brought up in the course of the two weeks travel, and l am satisfied that it was very etfec'Ne,
 Pressed for an elaboration or hls reaction. taking in the farm aaes- tion, the nominee replled:
 Says "Mouthful'
 There is not anything more to U. said about that. What sa'o aoo"' if is mouthful." ..--. The governor based his statemen' on "the large number ot telesrdi''s that keep following this tram a'la by what hear from the people '''a' listened in on the radio, Asked if he thought the type o' campaigning he followed had '"so- fled itself. he said:
 T think the people of thls country are fed up on set speeches "''n meaningless phrases in them. mere ia no doubt about that. l 'h'hN '' {. an innovation to talk right out, talk plainly and give thenl' as p''' if in St. Paul. the low down on the situation they never ge' Tn se' speeches"
 Feels Fine. He says
 The governor said he felt fine and he looked it when he appeared In inc club car for his last press con- ference en route. :, "1 never felt better in my llfe' !" was the way he put it. My vo'ce ia as good as it ever was. If there IS any doubt about how l feel, let me say that I had belt line steak with friend potatoes for breakfast, SICK oeonle do not eat those things
 Asked if he sti" was of the op'n- ion that there is no dominant issue in the campaign. he replied that he never had entertained such g be- lief. II said the issues were all related to the one big question of what Is pest LOT the SOAIltIss hS
 Crowds Gather
 Speeding eastward from Milwau. kce Gov. Smith was the object o' noisy greetings from croWds along the same route he traversed t"c weeks ago while going westward. Al Chicago hundreds of well-Wishers appeTed in the train yards just De. fore Andown 10 shake his hand ana shout the name of "Al" until they were hoarse. They remained more than an hour while the special was switched from the Chicago. Mil waukee, St. Paul and Pacific to the New York Central Lines. Another crowd turned up at Elkhart' ma and a Toledo, O., group gave them bedtime cheer around r.idnight.
 Wagner Aboard
 Senator Wagner, demo rat, NC" York. boarded the train at Mll"au' Ike, to accompany the party 'e Rochester Tor the state convention He had been campaigning in WIS consin.
 It remained for the last day Of the long journey to give the nominee party it's worst arc. As the cro"o in the Chicago y@rds was pushing against the rear of the train, eage' to grasp the governors hand. the long line of cars suddenly startee hack;nR. There w"G a vii scramble from the tracks as tNe Agnai'nal waved for quick stop No one was hurt but many persons lost then breath for few mi -'es.
 The special train will discharge ny nasseneers at Albany tomorro" nigh and continue on to New fofk "he'' it will be overhauled and kept 'h tact for the second campaign tour.