Evening star., 1932-07-03
BITTER IN DEFEAT,
SM|THEYES
Garner Snubs "Happy War
rior" by Refusal to Answer
Telephone Call.
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presidency. but there was little other
political talk.
The former New York Governor again
declined to discuss what his future re-
lationship with Franklin D. Roosevelt
would be.
Smith even had his meals served in
the compartment. At Rlkhart, Ind, he
tried unSucceSsfully to find out who
had been nominated for the vice presi-
dency. At Toledo papers with accounts
of the convention were brought to him.
He read them with intent interest. but
in silence. At Elkhart a small crowd
gathered to greet him, but he did not
leave his compartment.
Smith, a silent, defeated man, turned
his back upon Chicago and the arriving
Democratic presidential nominee.
Surrounded by members of his family
and close friends, he boarded special
train for the return trip to New York,
while Franklin D. Roosevelt, his success
full opponent and former close friend,
was approaching the scene of his tri-
umph to accept the decree Of the party.
Smith, himself, gave no indication OF
whether he intended to support the
nominee in the coming campaign. From
his associates, however, there came ex-
pressions of belief that he would not.
A member of his party said he had
not sent a communication Of any kind
to Gov. Roosevelt.
Bitter on Departure.
The one-time intimate Of Roosevelt,
who made good his threat to take of
his coat and f1ght-but who lost that
fight-carried home from the fray a
feeling of bitterness.
Strangely enough, william Gibbs
McAdoo, his rival of eight years ago,
was one of those who again helped to
defeat him.
After listening over the radio to the
landslide which swept the convention
into the Roosevelt line, Smith retired
early today and did not leave his hotel
until time to go to the railroad station
this afternoon.
Tried to Reach Garner.
Even before the evening session Of
the convention had started, Smith, in
formed of the circulating rumors that
Texas and California were to put their
strength behind Roosevelt had en-
deavored to reach Speaker Garner in
Washington. At the hotel where the
Speaker lives, however, there was no
answer to the telephone.
A little later Smith telephoned the
manager of the hotel, friend Of his
and was told that Speaker Garner had
said he did not want to talk to Alfred
E.. Smith.
After it was all over, he saw news
paper men, but declined to discuss his
plans or whether he would join in the
campaign.
Most of the posters and campaign
material that had frightened the walls
of his hotel headquarters had been re-
moved today and the Offices presented
paper Uttered, dismal appearance as he
left.
Joins Party at Station.
He had difficulty in obtaining taxi
cab for the trip to the station. A mem
Der of his party after hailing several,
finally Communicated one. AS he
emerged from the hotel, Howard Bird, a
member of the Texas delegation, put
his arm about Smiths shoulders and
walked few steps with him. Bird said
he had always been for Smith.
Most of the members OF his party
joined him at the station. In addition
to himself and Mrs. Smith, they were:
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mooney, John
Godfrey SAKE, Howard S. Culman, COM
missioner of the Port of New York au-
thority; Dr. and Mrs. Henry Moscowltz,
Josef Israels, 3D. Charles Harwood,
Sergt William Roy, Charles S. Hand,
Joseph L. Cohen, Mrs. Norman Goetz,
Clarence H Lowe, John Curtis and his
two secretaries, Misses Rita Higgins
and Mary Carr.