Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
Councils With His Political
Advisers Due to Start
Tomorrow.
ADDRESS FROM CITY HALL
STEPS is SET WEDNESDAY
Program Expected to Call for
Whirlwind Campaign From Coast
TO Coast and in South.

E. the Associated Press.
ALBANY. n. Y. June 30.-The coun-
cilS Of war 10 determine the strategy OF
the Democratic presidential campaign
are to began at once. Gov. Alfred E.
Smith will so 70 New York tomorrow,
snd it was learned today that he has
appointments on Monday with persons
whose advice on political matters he
values highly.
At these preliminary conferences the
rough general plan of battle will be
drawn up, and ali indications are that
they will call for a whirlwind campaign
that will lead Smith and his running
mate, Senator Joseph T. Robinson. from
coast to coast and from the Canadian
border down into the southernmoSt
States.
Gov. Smith has revealed little Of his
plans, but the fact that he is going to
New York tomorrow. ostensibiy to keep
TWO appointments Wednesday. indicates
that there are important matters to be
discussed at once, even before those
Fourth of July appointments.
To Speak at City Hall.
On the Fourth the Governor is to
speak at Tammany Hall. and in the
evening from the steps of the City Hall.
Observers Of the political situation are
considering the possibility that one of
these talks may be made the occasion
OF firing the first shots of the campaign
The Governor and Senator Robinson
are both the fighter type" and it is
believed that both would welcome get
ting the political warfare started as soon
as possible, Although the formal cam
paign Is not expected to begin until
Labor day. it seems likely that the in
tervening time viii witness at least oc-
caSional skirmishes
1t is generally conceded that the gen.
eral strategy Of the campaign will be
dictated by Gov. Smith, but there are
countless details which he must first
discuss with persons better acquainted
than he with national politics.
To date he has merely said that he
VIII conduct the campaign as he has
conducted tnDSa for State offlce. This
means that be win fight day and night,
speaking at a great number Of meet
31gs, and also that he win conflne him.
self to statements OF what he expects
TO do If elected rather than to charges
against the Republicans, such as fea-
tured the keynote speech.
New Chairman Is Problem.
Much depends on the choice of a
chairman Of the national committee tc
succeed Glenn Shaver, and this seems
a. the moment TO be one of Gov
Smiths principal problems, for it will
BE- Smith who dictates the choice. II
Is generally believed that the man
chosen viii come from the West, but
there seem TO be half dozen men on
whom the choice might fall.
Smith is known to be enthusiastic
about the qualities Of his running mate
and Is believed to have had good deal
TO do with his nomination. Smith and
Robinson campaigned in New York to-
gether in 1920 for Cox, and they have
a mutual respect for each other largely
based on the admiration Of one tireIess
fighter for another
The details Of the campaign still are
10 be decided OF. but one fact Is GER
tain, when it is. over the country viii
have no doubt that il has witnessed a
campaign.