Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
SMITH. IS SILENT
i ON MAINE RESULT
Nominee Begins Swing Into
West Today cabinet"
! Accompanies Him.
snncial nisnatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALBANY. N. Y, September lS.-ThE
overwhelming Republican victory III
Maine was naturally the chief topic o.
conversation for a good part OF tnf
week in political circles in New YORK
Republicans we're very careful 70 pom.
out that Smith and Hoover were no'
an Issue in the easternmost state elec-
lions. but nevertheless they olo no. u
to conceal their elation over the fesuil
as showing real powerfui P"i -
strength in the East. I'D,
On the other hand, Gov SHlitH'
Democratic presidential candidate, pro-
fessed to be very little concSrheu oFet
Names huge Republican vote NO ONT
expected the Democrats TO WIN lIeIe
and no campaign was mace except oi'
,,,,relv local issues. LAS Maine goes, so
go The Nation" was an already trlte
Saving which became bit more poilsn-
81 With repetition during the week.
THE governor did get a bit mixed up
IN his national political history so lar
rs Maine is concerned. He dlon re-
rail- either Cleveland or Wilson having
carried that State, but one newspaper
man reminded him that Wilson had
won out there once.
Additional details of the governor :
first week of campaign speaking be-
came known during the week. He
begins MS first swing tomorrow In
the West. and he will have with him on
his special train campaign CABINET
OF six. including some of his closest
personal and political friends.
Perhaps the greatest interest III tiliS
first speaking trip will be the COVER
nor's expected elaboration OF ms loeas
on farm relief when he reaches Ne
braska. The stump tour Will begm at
Omaha Tuesday night. and the gov
ernor has indicated that he will take
his presence in the heart of the great
agricultural country as a cue for the
chief subject of his speech. The keen
est interest has been shown in these
views of the Democratic candidate be-
cause of apparent conflict in state
rrents bv him and by the Democratic
national chairman. John j. Rasko5. The
much mcoted equalization fee is the
basis of this apparent misunderstand-
ing, and there are those who say that
when the candidate and the chairman
crossed cues on this subject there was
evidenced a decided check in notice.
able swing which had been evidenced
before toward Smith in the agricultural
districts. : @
The Omaha speech will be an i'm
portant one indeed from the Democratic
viewpoint. The famous Albany base
ball poll injoyed another fiare-up dur
ing the week, when Clarence A. Barnes,
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for attorney general in Massachu-
sets, wrote Gov. Smith and asked him
what better method of law enforcement
he proposed to introduce for prohibition
II elected President than that he has
exhibited in New York State in handling
or failing to handle the Albany base
ball pool, alleged to be one of the most
noted lotteries in the country
The governor did not answer this
question, but suggested that Mr.. Barnes
come over To Albany and lay before
him, the governor any evidence in hand
concerning base. ball pool lin the
shadow of the capitol, promising i'm
mediate use of the laws of the State to
prosecute any infraction which might
be revealed. Mr.. Barnes said he would
accept the invitation Immediately If he
receives the nomination.
Not soon enough" was the gist of
the governor 5 reply-"come right over"
The pool has long been source of
trouble IN Democratic political ranks
just as it has been reputed to be a
source of huge income to the local Dem
ocratic political machine.
Speaker Joseph A. McGinnies of the
State Assembly had quite a talk with
the governor this week. Speaker Nc
Ginnies is one of the strong upstate
Republican leaders and he good-natur-
edly told the governor that he was
clicked" The indications now are very
favorable toward the governor losing his
own State Of New York, the speaker de-
clared. His comment was based on a
careful check which is being made up
state by Republican 1eadsrs, which
shows a decided trend away from the
governor, he said
THOMAS C. STOwELL.