Evening star., 1932-10-20
SMITH MAKES PLEA
FOR PARTY VICTORY
Declares Rank and File Will
Do Utmost to Elect Roose-
welt and Garner.
By the Associated cress.

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NEW YORK, October 20.-Alfred e.
Smith, p.ucging into the heat CT the
rational campaign, declared that the
@bright star" guiding the Nation into a
"h2rbor and haven OF repose is COM
pete and full Democratic victory in
November"
Cheers echoed in the Tammany wig
wan last night as the former Governor.
making his first speech of the national
drive, spoke the names of Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt and Speaker John N.
Garner. He said:
Il have been privileged in the past
and from a Democratic standpoint I
think the leaders of the party will still
extend me the privilege Of speaking on
behalf Of the rank AMI file of our great
Cartv IN this city-to know th"t the
lcy7lty. the devotion Of the great Demo-
or2t'c organization Of this rity viii be
eXered t. tho LIST docrec in favor o. the
electicn of Roosevelt ard Garner"
"O3cn Season on Bunk"
In Tt -lmalv headquarters and spilled
Ger iGto the streets laughed rn1
oheered as the former Governor jibed
at the Republicans as taking advantage
of the open season on bunk" and
praised the Democratic record
State and city issues occupied most
Of his address because, he said, he
would discuss things national in
Newark. N. j. Monday night and 1t
tho ''windup" in New York City. He
said the Overwhelming reelection" of
w.
cessitv'
"HiS was the first voice that was
raised in the National Capital in favor
OF something to be Gone by the Gov
eminent in relief OF unemployment"
he said
After declaring that complete victory
in the Nation is necessary to the carry
inG ont Of p7rty declarations of
principle" he turned to discuss why
New York state. which he said used to
be regarded as "hooe'essly Republican"
finally came to elect Democratic ad-
Ilinistratiors fer 10 straight years.
Challenge to Republicans.
'Tho reason" he said was that the
Democratic party gave to this State
progressive, an honest. a strsightfor-
ward end intelligent administration
that challenged the whole of the Re-
J lp4CdIl D~IlN lIUHl Ollt et-u VI tllS
Stat2 to the other"
He said the CITY government of New
Ycri must be mcdernized and "for that
relief We naturolly lick to the nominee
o. cur party. John P. O'Brien."
Lieut. Gov Herbert H Lehman and
Senator Wagner were among ether
speakers.
Lehman devoted most of his prepared
speech to the prohibition issue. He paid
lengthy tribute to both former Gov.
Smith and Gov. Roosevelt.
Il ask for no higher commendation,"
Lehman said. than to BE- called the
right arm of the one, and to be, of all
the people in the State. the carefully
concidered choice Of the other"
Rccsevelt's Name Mentioned.
The ratification meeting in the
Tammanv vigWam was principally a
State and city political rally, although
RooseVelt's name cropped up repeatedly
in the speeches.
Senator Wagner said the Republicans
in their national campaign were at
tempting to frighten the public into the
belief that their defeat would be fol-
lowed by dire calamity"
He spoke of political scarecroWs," of
campaign of .1eremiahs," of an "at-
tempt to sink the ship when it Che
party is about tc be dismissed from
the helm"
Lehman concluded By declaring him
sell for outright repeal, immediate
modification of the Volstead act and
''ior leaving to the States the setting up
Of proper machinery for dispensing of
liquor under public control"
Forecasts Victory.
Warner said he stood precisely
where I have always stood" on pro-
hibition-"on the firing line in the bat
tie to repeal the eighteenth amend
ment" and committed to immediate
modification"
The Senator predicted that after the
election John P. O'Brien Democratic
mayoralty candidate, would move into
City Hail. that Lehman would take |
charge of the executive mansion at AL |
bany," that Franklin Roosevelt will |
take his place as the thirty-second !
President of the United States" and |
that he himself would return to Wash
ington.