Evening star., 1932-10-30
5000 HEAR SMITH
PRAISE ROOSEVELT
Ends Buffalo Address for
Lehman With Plea for
National Ticket.
Continued From First Page.)


again myself" he said, and the hall
echoed with shouts and cheers.
Applause punctuated Smiths vigor-
GUS and extended criticism Of Col. Will
liam j. Donovan, Lehman'S Republican
opponent.
Smith brough loud laughter when he
recalled his gubernatorial campaign Of
1924 against Young Teddy Roosevelt"
son OF the late President
He said he had looked in vain then
In his opponents speeches Ito see IL
I could find some hing that indicated
he understood just what this whole
government of the State was all about"
Likewise. he added, he had done the
same thing, with the same result in
Donovan's speeches.
Had Dramatic Art"
He said Young Teddy had "the
dramatic art" of spotting former war
''buddy'' in the audience at political
rallies.
rs Mr.. Murphy here?" Smith said
Roosevelt would cry, and he explained
to the audience that he loved Murphy;
he loved Murphy because he wrote a
letter home to his mother every night,
and I said
"well. I love Murphy for that, just
as much as he does, but don't know
what that has to do with the State of
New York
$50 our friend Donovan is pursuing
the same kind Of campaign, except that
he has Milton Cohen. He takes Milton
around with him every night, and Mil
ton pulls kind Of vaudeville stunt.
After Milton has finished. the colonel
Nloir hot Nfi1tnr, in
France. and he explains what runner
is-a fellow who goes up in the thick
of the fight and brings back messs ges-
and he spends great deal Of time ex-
planning how hard 1t was to get Milton
out of the (barbed) wire when he got in.
'I am for Milton. too, but I don't
know what it has to do with govern
ment of this State, and the colonel
hasn't explained"
He said the broadcasting cost OF Col.
RooSevelt'S recent speech from the PM.
ippines on President Hoover's behalf
should have gone to the unemployed.
Smith said the post of Governor Of
the Philippines was offered to 'the Re-
publican candidate for Governor in re-
turn for his services in 1928"
Anxious to Be Governor.
In continuing, he said:
But it was not what he was promised
and he therefore didn't accept it,
but why?
HE was SO anxious to be Governor.
he would have gone to the North Pole
in Gandhi's garb.'
Smith said Donovan rs for every
thing; he doesn't care about the cost"
When the former Governor mentioned
the name of Secretary of the Treasury
Mills and told Of his campaign tilts
with him in this State the crowd booed.
as it did at every mention OF Donovan's
name.
Smith said Donovan was unable to
show waste and extravaganza under any
Democratic administration to back up
such charges he had made.
The former Governor said Donovan.
IF you go by his speeches, does not
know anything about the government
of this State"
Smith urged the election of not onlc
Lehman, U. 8. Senator Robert F.
Wagner and William Bray, candidates
for Lieutenant Governor, but also went
down through the rest Of the State
ticket.
Every Seat Is Taken.
Long before tho former Governor
appeared, waving his brown derby,
every seat in the building was taken.
and outside in the driving rain other
crowds pushed against police lines seek
ing entrance.
Lieut.. Gov. Lehman and other State
candidates paraded on to the platform
in Smiths wake.
With arms around each others shoul-
ders, Lehman and Smith waved to the
shouting. whistling, cheering crowd.
The demonstration lasted nearly 10
minutes.
Smith, glasses in hand and a pile
OF envelopes covered with notes be-
fore him, said the stockholders OF
this country on November are going
to pick a president and board OF d1-
rectors," and added the selection should
be made with the greatest possible care
and deliberation.
Reviews Republican Bills.
In reviewing a list of bills passed
under a Republican administration,
Smith said:
Gov. Miller signed them all and I
came back in 1923 and ripped them all
out Of the books"
Smith nex. referred to Donovan's
running mate, F.. Trubee Dawson
nominee for Lieutenant Governor, say
ing
ne Illc SOll VI SlCoG iNS" AoAn
financier, there's joyful fellow. Hes
got as great a record as any one could
carry away from Albany for a reac-
tionary attitude to progressive legisla-
ton"
smith said New York State did a
lot for me and I'm grateful" This
State gave me more honors probably
than it ever gave to any other man,
he added.
OF Lehman he said: ut IS rare
occasion when a State can get the
services of as we'll qualified man as
Herbert Lehman
Lehman stood and waved, while the
crowd cheered.
Urging the reelection of Morris S.
Tremaine of Buffalo as controller,
Smith paused as he started to men
ton Tremaine'S Republican opponent,
Charles Owen. mayor of Rochester.
Il don't remember his name" Smith
said, but anyway, he shouldn't be
elected"
While crowds of upstate New York
ers tonight headed for the hall here
to listen to their former Governor.
Smith said definitely he and Gov.
Roosevelt will appear at the same time
on the platform at two New York City
rallies next week.
Will Maks Final Appeal.
The standard bearer of four years
ago, his advisers said, at the Brooklyn
and in Madison Square Garden will
make a final appeal to all his 1928
supporters throughout the country to
throw their full support behind the
ticket headed by Roosevelt.
Smith spent most of the day work
ing in his private car on his speech.
Three times-at Utica, Syracuse and
Rochester-he left the quiet Of COM
partment to wave his brown derby at
cheering crowds which ran well into
the thousands.
In each of these throngs some one
brought forth a united cheer by men
tioning the Prank and Al" conference
Roosevelt and Smith had last night,