The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-13
Smith Gets RouSing Hand
in Tennessee; Makes
Speech at Nashville.
MAULs G. 0. p, HOOVER
Answers Questions Raised
by Southern Foes in
Typical Fashion.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press stan Correspondent

ABOARD SMITH SPECIAL
TRAIN, NEARING LOUISVILLE,
KY, Oct. 13.-Startled by the brisk
ness Of his enthusiastic reception
in Tennessee, Governor Alfred z.
Smith moved on to Louisville today
to make a second speech to the
border States there tonight.
A day of paradeS and conferences
faced him in Republican Louisville,
where his Democratic friends have
wired him they are putting up a
stiff fight hoping to swing the State
which went for President Coolidge
in 1924.
Tariff will be the subject of the
speech but detailed plans of the
Governor were his own deep secrets.
He has declined to talk about such
matters in advance since he started
out on this, his second campaign
tour.
Speaks in Nashville
Smith broke his campaign item
erary to answer the questions which
have been raised against him by his
opponents in the Solid South. He
affirmed his stand for modification
and repeal of prohibition, but ne
promised his Dry Southern friends
to wipe out the corruption and
bribery that have been so wide
spread in connection with prohi-
bition enforcement during the past
seven and half years of Republican
Administration"
With Smithian irony that de-
lighted the crowd he tried to show
a variation between Herbert Hoov-
er and the Republican vice preSi-
dental candidate, Senator Curtis,
over the power Of the tariff as a
method of farm relief. He told how
Curtis had voted for the McNary-
Haugen bill one day and voted
against it on the veto message of
President Coolidge the next, but he
did not mention the bill by name.
Takes Up immigration
He came out four square for Gov
ernment ownership. operation and
control of Muscle Shoals, charging
that Hoover had failed to mention
the issue throughout the campaign
And, finally, he took notice Of the
charges that he would open the
flood gates of immigration. He said
every one knew there was no issue
between the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties on that question and
asked rhetorically why Hoover had
chosen to mention the subject
In fact, he did about everything
his Democratic supporters in Ten
nessee had asked him to Go and
hoped he would do. Senator Nc
Kellar (DemD, Tennessee, who
ardently is supporting Smith, de-
clared the speech would make his
task here easier.
"I think he has wiped out all the
objections his opponents here have
or possibly could raise" Mcclellan
told the United Press. 1T makes
certain a Democratic victory in
Tennessee"
AL Swings Club
Throughout the. speech Smith
manifested more of a tendency to
criticise and attack Hoover and
Curtis than in his previous speeches.
Earlier in the day he had expressed
surprise that he was unable to pick
a debate with members of the Re-
publican ticket.
The Governor nearly was crushed
by the good natured enthusiasm of
his welcome at Nashville. Crowds
Swarmed so closely about him at the
station that police had to force a
way through to his car for him.
Several times the paarde was
stopped when the crowds rushed his
car.
One of the largest crowds he has
seen greeted him there and fol-
lowed him about until he left on his
special train at 10 p. m. for Louis
vile. The train loafed along to give
him time IN rest