Evening star., 1932-07-05
ROOSEVELT PLANS
SEA TRIP WITH SONS
Presidential Nominee viii
Cruise Up New England
Coast Next Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y. July 5.-Carrying
out a four -year-old idea, Gov Roose-
welt and his four sons, will next week
go on a short cruise in 40-foot yaWl
up the New England coast.
The Democratic presidential nominee
said today he and the boys, James, Eli
oft, Franklin, jr., and John, would put
out next Monday from some undesig
mated point on Long Island with Ports
mouth, N. H., as their destination.
In addition to Mr.. Roosevelt and his
sons there will be one other person on
board, a press representative who will
meet newspaper men when the boat
ties up each night.
Arranged Months Ago.
The nominee explained that in the
four years he had been Governor he
had been unable to have vacation
with his sons. The boat trip was ar
ranged months before the Democratic
convention was to be carried out in
event of his victory or defeat.
Returning to the executive Office with
the mantle Of his party's presidential
candidacy on his shoulders, Mr.. Roose-
velt turned to State affairs, receiving as
his first visitor Mark Graves, director
Of the budget. Women employees of the
executive Office presented him with
large basket of yellow roses.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he had talked with
Speaker Garner, his running mate, last
night, and that the Speakers plans for
campaigning and the official notifica-
ton ceremony were being held up pend
ing the adjournment Of Congress. 1t
was indicated that Mr. Roosevelt and
tray. Ia ha
conference in Albany or New York in
the near future.
The Governor said he was pleased
with the comments of Senator Hiram
johnson, Republican, of California. who
yesterday approved Of the Roosevelt ac-
ceptance speech in Chicago.
VIII Study Walker Reply.
Roosevelt said he would study the re-
ply OF Mayor Walker to charges brought
by Samuel Seabury during the next
weeks boat trip if the reply reaches
him before Monday morning. Walker
indicated yesterday his answer would
be in the Governors hands this week
end.
No further plans for campaigning
have been made, Mr.. Roosevelt told
newspaper men, In Chicago, last Sat-
urday, he said a series of short trips
would be made from Albany during the
early part of the Summer. The Demo-
cratic standard bearer will meet James
A. Farley, National Committee chair
man, in either Hyde Park or New York
City this week end. At that time cam
paigning and financing of the campaign
will be discussed
Roosevelt will go to Hyde Park on
Friday night and into New York on
Sunday There has been some belief
that during the Sunday stay in New
York City a conversation between him.
self and former Gov. Smith, one of his
opponents for the nomination, would
be arranged. So far, Roosevelt'S for
mer political ally has not commented
on the Roosevelt candidacy
Gov. Roosevelt today took up the task
of making peace in the party as his
first step in the campaign. While he
has no political conferences for the
next few days, he was expected to give
much attention to the Smith group.
He came home expressing confidence
that there would be no factions in the
party during, the campaign.
wounds Heal Soon"
On the trip from Chicago yesterday,
Mr. Roosevelt said: Usually, wounds
left by a convention fight heal before
very long" AS the leader Of the Smith
forces in the bitter 1924 party conven-
tion, and one of the principal peace
makers in the party in the years since,
he spoke from first-hand knowledge.
The Governor came home to find a
crowd of several thousand waiting at
the station in a steady rain to shout a
welcome At the executive mansion
another crowd filled the lawn until ne
came out and spoke.
Prominent political leaders continued
their praise of the unprecedented action
of the Governor in flying to Chicago TO
receive the nomination Immediately the
choice was made.
Gov. William H. Murray Of Oklahoma,
one Of the nine Democratic leaders who
actively sought the Democratic noml-
nation said upon arriving home from
the convention that Mr. Roosevelt won
thousands of votes" by flying to the
convention as soon as he was noml-
mated.
Curley Gets Ovation.
Mayor James NJ. Curley of Boston, the
lone Roosevelt supporter in q solid
Smith pledged Massachusetts delega-
ton, received a rousing ovation when
he returned to his home city from the
convention and was forced to proceed to
Boston Common and make speech.
At a meeting of the Tammany Hall
Braves in New York a message from
Gov. Roosevelt saying he was assured
the Society of Tammany would follow
the banners of democracy, was mildly
applauded, in contrast to a vigorous
ovation for Alfred E. Smith, who talked
about preserving the Constitution"
when forced to his feet by insistent calls
from the audience. He said no word
about politics.