Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-28
ALT|MORE AWAITS
ADDRESS BY SMITH
Democrats Expect Speech
Wednesday to Garry
State for Party.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, october 27.-With
the final outcome of the presidential
fight still hanging in the balance in
Maryland, both parties Embossed the
first half Of an intensive drive during
the last week But the political artil-
lery that will be fired in the second half
OF this drive next week will overshadow
any campaign ever staged on behalf of
any candidate.
The Democrats. while holding meet
tngs in every county and three and
four a night in Baltimore during the
week, concentrated their efforts on pre-
pairing for the arrival here Monday of
Gov. Alfred e. Smith. They count on
his speech here to place Maryland safely
in the Democratic column.
Gov. Smith will be paraded through
Baltimore Immediately following his ar
rival in the CITY, If the weather is fair
it is expected that thousands, If not
hundreds of thousands, will crowd the
sidewalks of the business section to
cheer the Democratic nominee as he
passes
Counties Send Delegates.
Every county in the State will be rep
resented by large delegations in greet
ing Gov. Smith, and it is expected that
= large uuIiUSG VI pCAoO4lo WAL NOAAC
here from Washington. Requests for
hundreds of seats at the meeting have
been received from Washingtonians.
However, there will be no reserved
seats for any one except the reception
committee and members of Gov. Smiths
encourage. The meeting will be held in
the 5th Regiment Armory, which seats
$4,000 persons In addition. loud speak
ers will carry the nominees words out
side the armory to $4,000 more persons.
The Lyric Theater. which seats
1000 persons, and which is several
blocks distant from the armory, will
be equipped with ampliflers connected
with the broadcaSting system at the
armory. Efforts are being made to
permit every one DESTROYS OF hearing
Gov. Smiths speech an opportunity to
do so.
Democratic chieftains contend that
the visit Of Gov. Smith, plus an anti
prohibition rally held Thursday night
in Baltimore, will remove all uncer-
tainty which surrounds the disposition
of Maryland's eight electoral votes. The
State viii be Smiths, they assert with
f1nality.
BCrah to Speak.
But the Republicans are not al
lowing the Democrats to walk away
with the State in such an easy fashion.
In the first place, Senator Borah, who
has been trailing Gov Smith. will be
In Baltimore Wednesday and that night
will make a speech which Is expected
to make the hustingS ring.
The Republicans admit that Gov.
Smiths visit here viii produce psy-
Geological effect favorable to the DEM
ocratS. However such artificial stimuli,
they assert, cannot last long and viii
surely fade before election day, espe-
ciaIly after Senator Borah finishes with
en- analysis of the Smith policies.
The second big gun that the Repub-
licans plan to set OF next week is Her
bert Hoover himself. Mr.. Hoover will
make a brief talk from his train plat
form at Cumberland. probably at 8:15
pm Thursday night. He viii be en-
route to his California home to vote.
Local Republican leaders have per-
suaded Mr.. Hoover that Maryland is
so doubtful that by saying a few words
as he passes through Cumberland, he
may be able to save the State. Cum
berland is the Republican stronghold
Of Maryland and the standard bearers
presence there should attract from
5000 to 10000 persons.
FRANKLIN MAILMAN, JR.