New Britain herald., 1928-10-03
Smith WANTS To
PLAY SOME GOLF
Schedule for Second Trip viii
Be Announced Soon

fled with the results Of his first cam
paign speaking tour and the state
ticket selected yesterday At Roches-
ter. Gov. Smith was back home to-
day looking for golf partner.
His first big task Of the presi-
Dental drive to line up votes for the
Smith Robinson slate had been COM
pleted and he was anxious for a
rest. visit among his numerous
pets in the zoo back Of the execu-
tive mansion. and a round or two of
his favorite pastime on the nearby
country club links.
starts Again Soon.
When the democratic presidential
nominee will start out again on the
stump will be decided sometime this
week. Many cities in the south, the
middlewest and border states have
been mentioned for speeches on the
second trip. but only In a tentative
way. A definite schedule probably
will not be forthcoming for several
days or until the weekend.
Crowds Gather
Both at the railroad station and
at the executive mansion, crowds
turned out last night to welcome the
nominee and his party home. Bear
ing torches and banners reading:
Welcome home, you have won the
west, the east is yours" a large
gathering sent up whoop when he
alighted from his special train at
the union station and followed his
automobile on foot to the governors
home. mile away. Here. another
crowd, holding red lights and torches
aloft, sent UP big cheer when the
big touring car, with top down and
the Governor and Mrs. Smith in
plain view. swept into the mansion
driveway.
Coming down from Rochester
yesterday afternoon after attending
the democratic state convention,
Gov. Smith told newspapermen that
he could not have hoped for q bet
ter ticket. with Franklin d. Roose-
welt, the man who nominated him
for the presidency at Houston, and
four years ago at Madison Square
Garden. heading the slate az guber-
material nominee.
Relating how he urged the former
assistant secretary of the navy to
change his mind not to run, the
governor said:
All For Roosevelt
1.-THE convention nominated Mr..
Roosevelt with full assurance that
he would take the post of state
leadership. I simply told him that
the convention was unanimous for
him. that the democratic party need
ed him, and that l didn't see how
he could refuse"
The nominee spiked reports that
Mr.. Roosevelt would not have to do
the work II elected governor.
"Of course, that is on Its face an
absurdity." he declared. 1.-THE real
fact is that Frank Roosevelt today
mentally is as good as he ever was.
Physically he Is as good as he ever
was. His whole trouble IL in his
lack OF muscular control OF his
lower limbs. But the answer is that
a governor doesn't have TO be an
acrobat. We do not elect him for
his ability to do double back-fiip
or a handspring"
To Campaign Actively
The governor said he believed
Roosevelt, who was democratic vice
presidential nominee in 1920, would
conduct an active campaign even
though this, In his opinion. was un-
necessary. :.
"As I look at the two tickets" he
declared. "the people Of the state
will be able to make their decision
without much campaigning, but
they will get it anyway"
Gov. Smith said he had no con-
ferences planned in Albany with
John J. Raskob, chairman of the
democratic national committee and
made 1t plain that from now on he
would make his own campaign
plans.
Accompanying the nominee to Al
bany from Rochester were Herbert
H. Lehman, New York banker and
democratic nominee for lieutenant
governor: John i. Gilchrist of New