Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
SMITH TO START
SOUTH TONIGHT
Expected to Speak on Tariff
at LouisviIIe-Stop to Be
Made in Richmond.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 10.-Gov.
Smith starts tonight on a trip to the
southland and it's border States ending
with speech Saturday night at Louis
vile.
Reports were prevalent that Chair
man RaSkob wanted the Democratic
presidential nominee to make at least
one speech before reaching Kentucky
Saturday morning, but it was doubtful
whether he could persuade him to do so.
AS the schedule now stands the gov
ernor will make only rear platform ap-
pearances tomorrow and tomorrow night
at Richmond, Va, and Raleigh, Green's
boro, Salisbury and Charlotte, N. c., and
devote Friday to receptions and con-
fereneeS with prominent Democrats at
Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn. Asked
regarding reports that he might make
an address in Nashville, Gov. Smith
said he preferred not to talk about that.
Greets Franklin Roosevelt.
The governor left Albany intending to
make only one address this week, and it
is believed by those close to him that
he will stick to that plan, although he
may address a few informal words of
greeting to well-wishers along the route
to Tennessee.
Soon after reaching New York he
greeted Franklin d. Roosevelt, Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor of New
York, whose headquarters are in the
same hotel, and talked over plans for
the campaign in this State. Mr.. Roose-
velt, who placed Gov. Smith in nomi-
nation at Houston, probably will be
depended upon to campaign upstate
for the national as we'll as the State
ticket, since the presidential candidates
present plans call for only two speeches
in New York-in Brooklyn and New
York City-the Friday and Saturday
nights before election.
Gov. Smith greeted affectionately
the man he persuaded to run for the
Office he will leave December 81.
May Discuss Tariff.
On his way down the Hudson the
presidential nominee took few shots
at Herbert Hoover and Senator Curtis
in connection with their Muscle Shoals
and tariff statements and indicated ne
might discuss the tariff at Louisville.
Asked whether he had read Mr..
Hoover's statement that he favored con-
tinued Government ownership of Muscle
Shoals, the governor said he had not,
but sought further enlightenment as to
what was said about who would operate
the plant. He was informed that this
angle was not touched upon.
THAT seems to be the important
thing" the governor said. THE Re-
publican party in this State never con-
templated the sale of the st. Lawrence
River project, but they did seriously
consider leasing it for SO years and only
were prevented when the people voted
overwhelmingly against such thing.
His tariff comment came when he
was questioned regarding Senator Curtis
assertion in North Dakota that the
governor had Endorsed the Underwood
law in his acceptance speech and the
Republican vice presidential candidates
demand in the same address for the
resignation of Raskob, who had stated
that he would quit his post II it was
shown that Gov. Smith had taken such
stand.
VIII Leave Tonight.
"I don't think Raskob will do that,
the governor said. When l speak on
the tariff 1 win straighten that out all
right. Senator Curtis didn't read my
acceptance speech correctly
Gov. Smith will leave tonight for the
South at IL pm. with the first stop
scheduled for Richmond at 9:l5 to-
morrow morning.
Accompanying him will be his wife
and two daughters, Mrs. John A. War
ner and Mrs. Frances J. Quillinan; Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson, William F, Ken
nv of New York; Norman H. Davis OF
New York; Representative Joseph w.
Byrns of Tennessee, Charles w. Berry,
Comptroller of New York City and per-
sonal physician to the governor; Jus
tice Bernard l.. Shientag of the New
York City Court and John J. Glynn,
the governors nephew.