Evening star., 1928-10-30
BALTIMORE GIVES
SMITH BIG OVATION
Democratic Nominee Back in
New York After Visit
to Maryland.
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for women. and another great throng
gathered in Sun Square. The cheering
of all of these admirers was synchro-
nized through the installation of about
100 large amplifier horns, which carried
the broadcast from the armory to the
other ae~~-r,h'c C~s
Gov. Ritchie reused the vast gather
ing to fever pitch of excitement and
campaign exploration long before the
scheduled hour for Smiths entrance.
He pleaded for the TIM "wben no man
may challenge another's right to office
because of religion" He declared him.
self enlisted for the duration of the
war" to restore their rights Of self
government to the American people,
and it was at thsi point that he renom-
mated AL Smith fer a second term IN
1882. while the crowd went into pam
demonium.
When Gov. Ritchie mentioned the
name of Charles Evans Hughes there
was boo" and when he referred to
the Republican claims of prosperity
they had brought about. there were
derisive cries. When he asserted that
never again can there be great financial
panic not because Of anything the
Republican party has done. but bccpuso
the financial structure was thoroughly
orscnized By Woodrow Wilson, the
crowd went wild again.
Ritchie Hits BigOtry.
Gov. Ritchie asked if any in the audi
ence really thought that the Pope in
the Vatican had been biding his time
for 600 years awaiting the advent of Al
fred e. Smith to seize the American
Government, and asserted that at no
time in the history of Maryland had
any Pope. cardinal, archbishop or any
member of the Catholic hierarchy at
tempted to gain political power or con-
troll. He characterized Herbert Hoover
as "the man you go to only II you don't
want to vote for Smith" He charged
the Republican candidate with letting
loose "his Bishop CannonS, Mabel
Walker Withdrawals and Rev. John
Roach Stratons to torment bigotry and
i'll will"
In conclusion Gov. Eitchie said 1t was
a thrilling illustration of opportunity
for all In this country when former
Fulton Fish Market boy had so de-
veloped and advanced that he comes
with the acclaim of the people knocking
at the door of the White House. and
he urged his auditors to make the
ideal come true by throwing open to
MIN the doors of the White House by
their ballots on election day.
Gov. Ritchie was followed by Sena-
tor Bruce. whose speech was cut short
by q sudden blaring of the band when
it was thought Gov. Smith was en-
tering.
Yelling Justify, thousands of them
having missed their dinners to be sure
of seats in the armory, the vast throng
expressed it's wild enthusiasm In re-
Spouse to several false alarms that Gov.
Smith was entering the hall long before
the Democratic candidate himself nor
the Democratic candidate himself nor
the radio audience heard the real storm
of applause.
Band Blares Greeting.
He was hearlded by the band playing
"The Sidewalks of New York." and
when he walked into the glare of the
calcium lights with his right arm raised
in characteristic gesture of greeting the
vast auditorium looked as though biz
zard of snow had suddenly swept through
as torn paper was hurled in clouds.
During the hour Of waiting epyact ctically
every mans hat had been filled with
torn scraps of paper, which we're thrown
aloft and from the galleries. Street
fakirs had been through the throng
supplying those who had not provided
flags with small silken flags on canes,
Cowbells, hundreds of shrill whistles
and all sorts of Halloween noise con-
traptions were used to continue the din
for more than 10 minutes while the
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speakers platform climbed slowly to 9
o'clock, the hour at which the nation
wide RADIO hook-up was opened.
Recalls Wilson Victory.
Even when the candidate held aloft
his hands pleading with the crowd to
stop It's cheering and not consume cost
ly radio time. 1t was with difficulty
that comparative quiet could be OBJ
tanned. twenty-five minutes after he
had entered the hall he said:
THE last time that l was in this
hall the Democratic party was making
history in the nomination of one OF
the greatest men that ever headed this
Nation. 1t was In 1912. and it was
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson.
And I am sure that you all join with
me in the expression of our delight
dlIu our p'cdSuTe III ndVlHR MTS. WNSOIl
here on the platform with u.s."
And again the crowd drowned out
the speaker with Its applause.
Il will take for my text tonight" be-
gan the candidate when gales of laugh
ter again interrupted and he continued,
quoting from his own speech of accept
ance.
From that moment he had the crowd
so much with him that he had fire.
quently to ask them to let him do the
talking. Almost every mention of the
names of Hoover" or 'Borah" were
greeted with "boos' until he finally
advised those thus interrupting to save
that up for election day"
Thanks Senator Norris.
Gov. Smith interrupted himself per-
sonally to express over the Nation wide
radio hook-up to Senator Norris of Me-
braska, Republican. his gratitude for
the Senator's speech in his behalf last
Saturday night.
When Gov Smith reached the pro-
hibition question the enthusiasm Of the
crowd interrupted him repeatedly as
he said
II believe that the eighteenth amend
ment and the Volstead act can be
brought into harmony with the best
thought in this country on that SUBJ
ject. l believe that we can restore re-
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