Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
East Side, West Side.

This is Smith day" on the sidewalks
of New York. The big city is rejoicing
over its native son. candidate for Pres
ident. It has in the past few years
shown q great capacity for acclaiming
heroes and celebrities. It has turned
out by the millions to pack the streets;
has torn up thousands Of telephone
books and thrown away tons Of ticker
tape for confetti. But these nantes
tations of JOY have been over Channel
swimmers and flyers. explorers, poten-
tateS and the like, all alien to the Man
haitian soil. Now is the day when New
York cheers its own, its native son, and
regardless of political feeling, it is max
ing a historic occasion Of the event.
The governor has just been on tour OF
the country, most recently OF nearby
States, He has been acclaimed by i'm
mense crowds everywhere and is now,
it is said, heartened by this spectacle Of
public interest and evidence of sup
port to the point Of believing confidently
In his prospect of victory. So he re-
turns 10 the sidewalks of NSw York as
q conquering hero in spirit, although
the election day is still to come. He
viii speak tonight in Brooklyn and to-
morrow night In Madison Square Gar
den and Monday night will make his
final appeal for votes, speaking from a
broadcasting studio In Nationwide
radio hook-up.
Gov. Smith has set lively pace in
this campaign. He has thrown himself
into the fight with unsttnted energy,
has made many speeches and has met
great numbers of people in rear-plat-
form appearances In the course OF his
tours. There has been no such per-
sonaI campaigning since that of Bryan
in 1895. Those who have heard Gov.
Smith at his meetings generally have
felt that he Is his own best advocate,
regarding his deliverances as effective
to high degree opinion, however, is
that he is not so effective over the radio.
There is no way to tell how this diff
ferentiation will AFFECT the result on
Tuesday.
In contrast with Gov. Smiths 'home-
coming" today in New York IS Mr.. Hoo
ver's home going" which began yester-
day with his departure from Washing
ton for California. He win stop on his
way and deliver three speeches and a
number Of side talks" in passing. He
will reach his California home on the
eve Of election and viii vote there next
Tuesday. The comparative quietude Of
the Republican candidates final prog
ress and the vociferation Of the Demo-
cratic candidates wind-up Of the CAM
paign are the outstanding Characters
tics Of the two candidates. this year.
The two men are of different tempera-
ments and employ different methods.
If each attempted the others role he
would be futile and Ineffective.
It remains now to be seen whether
this rousing homecoming today in New
York City indicates a Nationwide pref
erence for Gov. Smith for the presi-
dency. Only q few hours now remain
before the people win render their ver-
dict. They have probably made up
their minds now for whom to vote.
These concluding demonstrations are
not likely to cause many to change
their intentions. They have their value
in the arousal Of interest and they may
have their effect in stimulating action
on Tuesday. Certainly, with the radio
carrying the words of candidates into
all parts of the country, there can be
no complaint on the score Of apathy