Evening star., 1928-10-28
Governors Philadelphia Talk
Deals With Tariff, Prohibi-
tion and Possible Congress
SionaT Support.
G. O. P. NAMES B00ED
BY NOISY AUDIENCE
Candidate Promises Crowd He Will
Listen to It if Permitted to
Finish Address Without Inter
ruption-Goes to RaSkob's Della
ware Home.
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, October 27.-
Carrying his speaking campaign
into Pennsylvania, Gov. Alfred E.
Smith tonight opened an attack
on Republican leaders who have
been shooting at his recent utter
ances and accused them of at
tempting to becloud the issues be-
fore the American people.
Speaking in the arena, the DEM
ocratic standard bearer several
times had to plead with the au-
dience, which packed every seat
and jammed the aiSles, to be quiet
so he could talk.
The gallery orators can come down
here after I get finished" he shouted
at one juncture. A little later he told
the crowd if it would wait until he was
done, that he would then stay and
listen to it.
Each time the governor appealed for
silence his requests were punctuated
with applause.
G. o. p. Names BOOed.
References by the nominee to Her
bert Hoover, his rival for the presi-
dency, were greeted with boos. The
crowd also booed the mention of the
names of Charles z. Hughes. Secretary
Mellon, whose home is in Pittsburgh,
in the western part Of the State, and
Senator Borah Of Idaho, who Is
stumping the country for the Repuh-
lican ticket.
The governors address climaxed q
busy day. Arriving in Camden, N. j.,
ounosite Philadelphia, In the afternoon,
he was taken on an automobile parade
through that city and was cheereo by
thousands who lined the streets.
From New Jeresy he crossed the
DeIaware River into Pennsylvania and
again was notored through lines OF
yelling, shouting, jamming people
Everywhere over the parade route peo-
ple shouted q welcome, as CROWDS else
where he done, OF Hello AL!
The governor reiterated his Louis
viIIe. XIV. declaration that If the DEM
ocratic ticket were successful business,
whether it be large or small, would
Rave nothing to fear. In this connec-
tion he declared that Mr.. Hughes had
ssattempted to make" a point which ne
was unwilling to let him get away
with.
Claims Congress Support.
The statement brought laughter
from the audinece, and when it had
subsidized. the speaker added that Mr..
hughes had tried to make point that
f Smith were elected the Democratic
members of Congress would be unWill-
ing to follow his leadership on the
aWell, am going to relieve the gov
ernor's mind of any worry on that
score and I will tell you why" ne SAID.
The candidate then announced ne
had wired Democrats seeking election
and reelection to Congress, and had
receaVed replies from 80 per cent OF
then1. Each one, he added, had prom
issd to support his utterances at
louisville on the tariff.
".Tust let that definitely and finally
nut to Sleep" he continued, All the
fear that Gov. Hughes or any other
Republican spokesman may have about
the Democratic attitude on the tarln;
and there is no reason why they should
themselves, by their utterances, dis
flIrt business by predicting calamity IN
the event of Democratic victory"
Turning his verbal fire again on Mr..
Hughes, this time on prohibition, the
Governor said he would assure that
gentleman there was no sham battle
being fought.
does Gov. Hughes mean by that?"
This is real fight: and it Is not
flaft upon the merits or dement's OF
the eighteenth amendment or the Sus-
tanning legislation; it Is fight against
briberv. corruption, lawlessness, IN
temperance and disregard and disre-
epect for all law"
wilson's Name Applauded.
After applause had died down, the
sneaker added: And the American
people do not fight sham battles when
these questions are at issue"
A. reference by the governor to WOOD
row Wilson was applauded and more
applause punctuated the quotation by
the nominee of Wilson that You cam
not regulate the morals and the habits
of a great cosmopolitan people by plac-
ing unreasonable restrictions upon their
liberty and freedom"
The governor said Hughes must
know all this" and the audience began
booing again. The audience booed once
more at a mention of Hoover's name.
WIlEA NIL. O1I41bll cd4A t4ld1 MALAAC AZ
was true that I'VE have no saloon" the
Republican presidential candidate, Mr..
Hughes and Senator Borah knew, as
every one else did, that liquor was be-
ing sold illegally in every State in the
Union, the audience again applauded
The governor motioned for silence.
"You are not making any contribu-
ton to the success of this meeting,
be told his hearers. Just keep quiet
and after I have finished you can &C
as far as you like and I will stay to
hear you"
The audience apparently took this
good naturedly, as it applauded again
Gets Crowds Cheers.
Continuing on prohibition, the nomi-
nee had the crowd laughing when hi
quoted Hughes as saying Smiths elec'
ton might impede its enforcement
There was more laughter when HI
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