The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-24
ROOSEVELT LAUDS
Smith IN SPEECH
AT SAN FRANCISCO
Describes ErstwhiIe Opponent
as Great Citizen and
Great Governor
PUTS IN WORD FOR M'AD00
Democratic Nominee Makes Bid
For Votes in Area Strong
For Smith

Roosevelt Special, En- Route to Los
Angeles, Sept. 2i.-tF-Lauding his |
outstanding rival for the Democratic
presidential nomination, Alfred E.
Smith, before San Francisco audi !
ence as great citizen and great
governor" Governor Franklin D. !
Roosevelt declared the challenge of
the campaign has not been accept
cd" by the distinguished gentleman
who is running against me-"
The Democratic nominee conclud-
ed 27-hour stay in San Francisco
with An address to $4,000 persons Fri
day night in the civic auditorium.
Later he entrained for Los Angeles,
where he was to stop Saturday.
The auditorium talk was the Sec
ond in San Francisco. Before the
Commonwealth club, All organiza-
ton of Golden Gate business men,
Roosevelt asserted I'VE must build TO-
ward the time when major depres-
sion cannot occur again.
IF this means sacrificing the easy
profits of inflationist boons," he
continued. "then let them go and
good radiance
Opening his auditorium speech,
Roosevelt said:
Spoke IL Years Ago
1T is good to return to these
scenes. 1t is IL years since spoke
in this great civic auditorium and I
may as we'll confess to you in the be-
ginning that on that occasion I was
suffering from bad attack of stage
fright, because that was the first time
in my life that I made a vocal ap-
pearance before a Democratic ma
tional convention, and the specific
occasion was the opportunity to me
In 1920 to deliver an impromptu five
minute address in behalf Of the NOM
ination of a great citizen and great
governor-Alfred e. Smith"
Cheering interrupted him at the
mention of Smiths name.
San Francisco gave the "happy
warrior" a plurality over President
Hoover in 1928 and voted again for
Smith in the presidential preference
primary last spring.
The 1920 convention nominated
Roosevelt for the vice presidency,
with former Governor James M. Cox
Of Ohio as the presidential nominee.
They were defeated by the Warren
G. Harding Calvin Coolidge ticket.
During his stay III San Francisco,
Roosevelt was assured by leaders of
all Democratic factions that partic-
ipated in the spring primary. that he
would carry the state. They were
William Gibbs McAdoo, leader for
John N. Garner, who won the states
convention votes and is now vice
presidential nominee; 1sadorc Dock
weller, the Smith leader and Justus
Wardell. who headed the Roosevelt
campaign.
Speaks for McAdoo
To the auditorium crowd, Roosevelt
declared: You OF California have
the opportunity once more this year
of sending to the senate another
great progressive-a man who has
abundantly proven an extraordinary
administrative ability in the tremen-
dous task of the war days as a men,
Der of the cabinet of Woodrow VIII
son. want to see william Gibbs
McAdoo representing this state In
the senate of the U. S."
McAdoo is opposed by Tallant
Tubbs, who won the Republican
nomination from Senator Samuel
Shortridgc and the Rev. Robert Shu-
Ter, prohibitionist candidate.
Roosevelt. at the auditorium said:
Perhaps am overstating the case
in suggesting that the issues have
been definitely joined because un-
fortunately between the two great
national parties the debate has so far
been a bit one-sided. In fact, the
challenge for the defining of issues
has not been accepted.
Il had hoped, and still hope that
the lines Of demarcation could be
sharpened and defined. Good gov
eminent would be served If in our
national campaign the leaders of the
two great parties could agree first Of
all on the definition Of certain prob
lens Of government. Then, having
defined the problems it would GER
tainly be useful If each party could
In clear terms offer their own solu-
tons, joining debate on the advis-
ability. the strength and weakness Of
those solutions. But, you can't join
debate with only one man on the
platform"