Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
ALBANY CROWDED
/. FOR SMITH SPEECH
Candidate in Good Humor for
Notification Ceremonies
Tonight.

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in New York State. every part of the
state" said MIR. Mack. They do In
Buffalo" his home town. "aSd I do not
see how We can lose. The Republican
organization, moreover, Is shot to.
pieces.
Sees Missouri victory.
Charles NJ. Hay of Missouri. recently
nominated for the Senate to the great
disgust of Jim" Reed. whose seat Mr..
Hay will occupy If he is elected. declared
his confidence In Smith victory In his
own State. Hay is dry, bone dry,
but he has declared he will support
Smith, although he will oppose his anti
prohibition program.
This is the first notification OF
presidential candidate in Albany since
1884, when Grover Cleveland was Gov
ernor of the Empire State. Cleveland
received the notification committee. a
small one, in one of the rooms at the
governors mansion, not in the Capitol.
There was little or no ceremony. nor
crowds MIR. Cleveland made his address
to a handful of men. and 1t was not
carried by radio to millions Of listeners
in. No one even dreamed OF radio In
those days
Claims Pennsylvania.
Joe Guffey, Democratic national COM
mitteeman. who went to Houston with
nearly all Of the big Pennsylvania dele
cation safely in his pocket for AL Smith,
is here insisting that the Keystone State
Is going to break all records since the
S;.y1 itc p1npfnrQl VOTE
for a Democratic candidate for presi-
dent He said that the Smith sentiment
in his State is growing by leaps and
bounds. He was quite serious about 1t,
too.
Reports spread about the city today
that 200 prohibition agents had filtered
into Albany for the big day. coming
from various parts OF the State, TINS
is to be dry party, II the prohibition
unit has its way.
The notification committee. headed
by Senator Key Pittman Of Nevada, Is
here lin person." member from every
State and Territory. The committee
and, indeed. the crowds which Will at
tend the ceremony tonight have been
slow getting here. Most of them rolled
into Albany today. Somehow or an
other these Democrats from distant
pHIlS IQUk uHJl1 fAtbshAtI 49, N@ssS@
suburb of New York City. and hundreds
Of them stopped off" In the big city,
planning to arrive here only few
hours before the event. But they are
here In force today, Literally thou-
sands of them have come from New
York City alone. In special trains, by
automobile, by boat and some by air.
The city Is decorated gayly with flags
and bunting. and here and there ire
mendous pictures of Gov. Smith look
down on the crowds The notification
ceremony is to take place on the front
steps OF the Capitol It was up these
steps that AL Smith came quarter OF
a century acc when he first entered the
He had no more idea then
Of being his party's candidate for Pres
ident OF the United States than he had
Of flying, and he admits 1t himself.
City for Al.
There are seats on specially erected
platforms for the notification commit
Tee. members of the Democratic ma
tional committee and other distinguish
ed guests. the press, and stand for
the Governor himself. Loud speakers
and microphones for the radio hook
up," which Is to carry the governors
VOICE dI1Q w AAOlAtSo bAh0&@AHNS
the country are in readihe3S, Out IN
front there are wide park spaces where
the crowds will stand to hear him. 1t
is estimated that there is standing room
for $4,000 persons, giving each four
square feet.
This is an AL Smith city. Make no
mistake about that Your correSpon-
dent was looking for a Republican. the
chairman He stepped into q
building and asked a native where
George w. Green, the chairman. could
be found,
.aThe Republican" was the reply,
"Oh. he's In the next block. Youn nnd
him In house with a picture OF Hoover
hanging on the outside" ).
And 1t sounded for all the world as
though the Republican was the oniy
Peu,ibiican in the city. But that Is an
The county chairman Is
domiciIed In 1.-The Unconditional Re-
publican Club" club which was formed
in the DAYS of Gen. Grant, one OF cle
Oldest Republican clubs In the country.
And there It is the plans are being
made for holding down to the limit
the majority which Gov. Smith is ex-
pected to get in Albany County
Rough stuff" Banned.
Four years ago this county gave Smith
n lead over his opponent, Tneooofe
Roosevelt IT,, In the gubernatorlai race
Of a little less than 10000, ana two
wears ago smith carried the county by
some 1900 votes over Ogden Mills. In
the old DAYS, when Bill Barnes was
the Republican boss, the Republicans
used to roll up majorities In Albany
County. but that's o thing OF the past.
The Democratic organization In Albany
has apparently hard and fast grip, IL
Is described as Little Tammany 1t
self. by the Republicans here.
The word has gone out there must DC
no toes stubbed. there must De no
"rought stuff" In Albany when the gov
ernor of the State Is being notiheu tnas
he is nominee for the presidency.
What with raids In Saratoga. some 90
miles away, and more raids In New YORK
City the Empire State and It's capitai
must be on good behavior.
The funny part of 1t all Is That mere
In New York. where the people are more
thirsty than anywhere else IN the
according TO reports, the DEM
ocrats want 10 turn the national tie
publican administration ont OF once
because 1t has failed TO enforce the cry
laws honestly" and to put Gov, smith,
the wet hope" In the White House SD
that he can dry up the whole country.
But whether 1t rs funny or not, the
prediction Is made confidently by those
who know the governor most intimate"
Iy that If he Is elected next November
ne will enforce the prohibition laws
rigidly.
Gets Round Of Golf.
The governor motored to Massacnu.
sets Yesterday afternoon Tor touno