Evening star., 1932-11-10
ROOSEVELT TAKES
UP STATE DUTIES
Discusses Budget and Pre-
pares to Map Out Finances
for Next Year.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N Y. November 10.-Hur-
riedly glancing through piles Of tele-
grams congratulating him on his elec-
ton to the presidency, Gov. Roosevelt
today took up the tasks Of the chief
executive Of New York and. with his
budget officer, went to WORK on the i'm
mediate problems Of State financing.
Mr. Roosevelt motored last night
from New York, where he received re-
turns. He drove into Albany unnoticed
and reached the executive mansion
returned.
Sleeps During Trip.
The Governor slept as his motor car
sped up the Hudson River through a
Fall rain and retired as soon as he
reached the mansion.
Good night" he called to the corre-
spondents who accompanied him
You'd better go to bed, you deserve a
good long rest I'm going to turn in
right away and tomorrow we'll get back
to being Governor"
En- route to Hyde Park where he had
supper with his mother, Mr.. Roosevelt
was given noisy welcome by his neigh
bors of Poughkeepsie.
Ae the motorcade stopped on the
outskirts Of Poughkeepsie TO form for
a parade through raln-swept streets
packed with people. the car in which
the Governors aunt, Mrs. James R
Roosevelt, was riding was struck by
another machine. She, who, has the
same name as the Governors mother,
suffered a hand injury. 1t was the
only accident of the many motor trips
Ill 81, 1t
nomination last July
At Hyde Park, another welcoming
crowd awaited him in front of his home.
Just Plain Franklin Roosevelt.
This is a grand surprise" he re-
marked, "a perfectly grand surprise
You all know this is not going to make
any difference to me. I'll be at Albany
until January l, and I will be at Hyde
Park as usual To all of you, I'll just
be plain Franklin Roosevelt"
Rhinebeck, a village between Hyde
Park and Albany. had fireworks DEM
onstration arranged, and as the cal
moved slowly through the crowded
from the first row of welcomers on
either side of the street formed glow
ing canopy.
In his first message to the American
people, thanking them for their support
in Tuesdays election, the President
elect invited their help "in the happy
task of restoration"
The message, in pencil. written in his
large, scrawling handwriting, was given
out at the Roosevelt Sixty-f1fth street
home in New York City.
Points to Significance.
"The vote of confidence" he said. was
one that has more than party signifi-
cance
1T means, I am sure, that the masses
of the people of the Nation firmly be-
lieve that there is great and actual pos
sibility of an orderly recovery through
a well-conceived and actively directed
plan of action. Such plan has been
presented to you and you have expressed
approval.
This, my friends, is most reassur-
ing 1t shows that there is in this coun-
try unbounded confidence in the future
of sound agriculture and honorable In
dustry. This clear mandate shall not
be forgotten. I pledge you this and
invite your help in the happy task Of
restoration"
Not to Resign, He Says.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he never hao
any thought Of resigning" as Governor
and turning the post over to his sue
cessor, the present Lieutenant Governor
Herbert H. Lehman.
He will, however, commencing TO-
day, seek to make some adjustment II
State expenditures to cut down the ap'
parent deficit in operations this year
He also hopes to have next years budge'
well shaped up for Mr.. Lehman wher
he takes over the financing task.
Mr.. Roosevelt will go to Hyde Parl
Friday night and remain there unit
Monday night, he said, "just resting
and taking things easy"
There will be no political conference!
over the week end, he added, ane
laughed away suggestion that per
haps you'll soon begin looking arount
| for q cabinet"