New Britain herald., 1928-10-19
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Chicaso, Oct. 10 Mestill silent on the liue of attack he will adopt Governor Smith today planned to put the finishing touches on the ad- dress he will deliver tonight in the 11lst Regiment armory in an effort to swing this normally republican state into the democratic column in November.
 The democratic presidential nom- inee late last night completed ten- tative draft of the speech. The first thing on his schedule today called for . revision of this rough outline and then for his participation in a two and . half hour tour of Chl- cago by automobile. Arrangements had been made for the procession to start from his hotel and to end there after . visit to Northwestern University at Evanston and Chicago University of the south side Of the city.
 Moro than 50 miles of touring were on the program mapped out by . local committee and thousands of Chicagoans, according to the ar rangements committee. had planned to turn out to witness the process sion.
 Tho night speech of Governor Smith will be the seventh he has delivered since his present s"lne through the south and border states of Tennessee. Kentucky ana MS sourp, all of which he feels conn., dent of winning in the rapidly ap- preaching national election. The ad- dress also will bring to close ms second extensive tour of the cam paign. Tomorrow will see smith speeding eastward to prepare for his third ana fnal campaign dash which will carry him down the Atlantic seaboaro from Boston to Baltimore. On the way east to Albany. he will stop late in the afternoon for an hour Tn Indianapolis where democrauc chieftains have arranged a parade in his honor. It also is expected that the nominee will find time to visit Tom Taggart, for years power in the Hoosier democracy. who 'i now ill in . hospital. No special stops are expected to be made ID Ohio.
 Governor Smiths first full day In Chicago was spent almost entireis within the seclusion of the Congress hotel. He received several demo- cratic leaders and delegations o1 yell.vishers, and held . press con- ference, but devoted nearly all his time to tonight's speech. After din' ner he ventured outside for the first time for . ten-minute walk or Michigan boulevard and then went back to his desk.
 One of the delegations he re ceived was . group of labor leaders headed by John Fitzpatrick of th' Chicago Federation of Labor. wh' call themselves the Alfred E. Smitl for President Union Labor league Tho delegation, claiming to repre- sent 600,000 trade unionists. pre- sented the nominee a resolution at tacking the republican party on it farm relief. prohibition, labor ant other stands and praising Governo Smiths Profound humanitarian ism" and ideals of Americanism."
 In. . brief reply. the democrati standard bearer thanked the dele satisn for its support and promise hs. would devote an entire speech [ labor soon. probably in Boston.
 T have spoken on pretty nearl all tho leading subjects" the nom ines said. ''but I have not yet spoke on labor: and I propose with ths subject-as I did with all the othe hig ones-to devote . whole speec to 1t and give 1t the prominence ths I believe 1t deserves in campaign di' euasion.
 T intend to do that, in all huma probability. when I get to Boston ( enc of tho great manufacturing cer tess of the country. However.
 will be radioed throughout the coul try. and ! think you will be entire satisAed with it, because 1t will be continuation really of the recol that built up with the labor uniol In my own state upon which thu supported me five times for gove nor as we'll as for sheriff of Ne York county. and for president the board of aldermen in New Yol city"
 The governors press conferenc attended by approximately 50 new pApermen. developed lengthy d bate on government economy b tween the interviewers and Il nominee, who charged Secreta
 Mellon with ducking the issue in r plying to his Sedalia. Mo. spec, challenging the republican party
 prove there has been a reduction
 tho cost of government in rece