Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
TRIP SATISFIES SMITH.
Nominee Returns Home Convinced
Tour of West Was Benefit.

GOV. SMITHS TRAIN, EN- ROUTE
TO ROCHESTER, N. Y, October OP).
Feeling fit, but anxious for rest
after his first two weeks Of arduous
campaigning. Gov. Smith approached
home soil today confident that his
efforts in the West have had bene-
fetal effect.
Six formal addresses in as many
States, 5000 miles of travelling the
rails, approximately so personal appear
ances on the rear platform Of his special
| train to greet thousands of well-wishers
and a round Of receptions and political
conferences was matter of history
for the Democratic presidential NOM
inee as he neared Rochester for the
New York State Democratic Convention.
This was the only engagement stand
ing between the governor and four or
| five days of light activity around the
executive mansion and Capitol Offices
in Albany, which he plans to reach
tomorrow night. No announcement re-
garding the itinerary for his second
until after he reaches the State Capitol.
Speech Tonight on Air.
A series of conferences with State
party leaders has been planned for the
nominee soon after his arrival in
Rochester. He will address the conven-
ton there tonight on the political situa-
ton in the State. Whether he will con-
fine his remarks to the party record of
the last two years or extend them to
embrace his views on the Republican
State ticket and platform decided upon
over the week end at Syracuse had not
been determined early today.
The speech will be broadcast over an
extensive hOOk-In While ha uni,11 not
indicate his gubernatorial choice, the
governor would say one thing, and that
was he was sure, for the first time since
1918. that he would not be the nominee.
Summarizing what he believed had
been accomplished by his first two
weeks campaigning tour, Gov. Smith
had this to say to newspaper men:
Il think I have brought home to the
people all the issues spoke about. I
think I gave them some pretty good
plain talks on the things that were
brought up in the course Of the two
weeks travel. and am satisfied that it
was very effective"
Refuses To Elaborate.
Pressed for an elaboration of his re-
action, taking in the farm question. the
| nominee replied: There is not anything
| more to be said about that. What I
said about it is a mouthful." The Gov
| ernor based his statement on "the large
number of kilograms that keep following
his train and by what hear from the
people that listen in on the radio"
Asked If he thought the type of cam
paigning he followed had justified itself,
he said:
Il think the people of this country
are fed up on set speeches with mean
| ingless phrases in them. There Is no
| doubt about that. / think it is an in
novation to talk right out talk plainly
and give them, as put it in st. Paul,
the low down on the situation they
never get in set speeches"
The governor said he felt fine and he
looked 1t when he appeared In the club
car for his last press conference en-
route.
IT never felt better in my life" was
the way he put it. MY voice is as
good as 1t ever was. If there Is any
doubt about how feel. let me say that
had belt line steak with fried pota-
toes for breakfast. Sick people do not
eat those things" Asked If he still was
of the opinion that there is no dominant
issue in the campaign. he replied that
he never had entertained such belief.
II said the issues were all related to
the one big question of what Is best for
the country" he explained.