Evening star., 1932-04-09
AL SMITH AGAIN
VOWS CANDIDACY
Denies He's Stalking Horse
in Interest of Another
ASpirant.

From the $50 Edition Of Yesterdays starr
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 8.-Former Gov.
Alfred E. Smith today sent letter to
the mayors Of eight Connecticut cities
announcing that he would accept the
democratic nomination for the presi-
uency and will certainly welcome the
support of my friends in Connecticut
ano VIII be very happy to stand Solidly
with them"
1t is an absurdity for any one to state
tnat ! Will repuoiate the action of my
irlenos. the letter said. THE truth
Is l Will stay with them, and every one
VINO knows me will have confidence in
tnat statement .
Assails False Whispering"
you call to nv attention that there
are now people whispering among the
rank and file that am speaking in the
InVerest OF another candidate. That is
absolutely false, and would be a be-
trayal OF my friends, which I would
never be guilty OF.
NOT only in your own State Of
connecticut, but from other parts Of
tne country, it has also been called to
my attention that it is whispered
among the rank and file of our Demo-
crats That l am not available
am at loss to know what is
meant by that. There is no difference
between me today and four years ago
When l was nominated in the national
convention of the party on the first
ballot and secured for the party the
largest popular vote ever polled by a
defeated candidate"
In a letter to Thomas A. Logue, who
was one Of l3 Pennsylvania Democrats
VINO have filed petitions for nomina-
tlon OF delegates to the national con-
Vention, former Gov. Smith said:
Denies He's Stalking Horse"
There is no truth in the propaganda
that l am being used as a stalking
horse in the interest of another can
didate. That is a role I never played
and never will
Il deeply appreciate the efforts of
my friends in Pennsylvania and you
may rest assured that will stand solid
ly with them"
Smith also sent telegram to P. M
Abbott executive secretary of the "Al
Smith Presidential League of Cali
fornia, in reply to letter from Mr.
Abbott. Smiths telegram reiterated the
statements made in the letter to Con-
necticut and added:
Il thank you especially for the way
in which you have dealt with the un-
American and un-Democratic propa-
ganda issued for the purpose Of inter
fering with the success of my friends
and supporters in California"
Reply to Inquiry.
Although the "other candidate" was
not mentioned by name either by
Smith or the letter from Philadelphia,
the message from California pointed
out "the speakers for the candidacy Of
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt. who is also
candidate in these primaries, are
stating that you are not in reality a
candidate and that even if you were
you could not be elected"
The letter sent to Connecticut was
in reply to one asking If he would ac-
cept the nomination and If he would
welcome the support of Connecticut
Democrats who desire to send 16 dele
gates to Chicago pledged to his nomi-
nation"
The eight Connecticut mayors were
Francis T. Maloney, Meriden: John w.
Murphy. New Haven; william j. Rank
in. Hartford Leon Talbot, Putnam;
Michael j. Cook, AnSonia; Frank Hayes,
Waterbury: Edward r. Buckingham,
Bridgeport, and Joseph Dutton, Bristol.