Evening star., 1932-06-22
Former Candidate Wants to
Be Nominated Again, He
Says in Chicago.
DENIES STOP-ROOSEVELT
MOVEMENT HIS PURPOSE
New Yorker Ready to Take Floor
for Shouse-McAdoo Due in
Convention City Today.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

CHICAGO, June 22-Alfred E. Smith
Of New York. the white hope" of the
anti-Roosevelt Democrats, soon after he
stepped of the train here today de-
clared that the way to insure Demo-
cratic victory next Fall was to write
an honest. clear and straightforward
platform and nominate me-"
The former New York Governor, party
standard bearer In 1928, said that his
opposition to Gov. Roosevelt of New
York for the presidential nomination
grew out Of his own desire to win the
nomination.
Are you part CT the stop Roosevelt
movement he was asked
There's nothing to that" replied Mr..
Smith. I'm combating a stop Smith
movement that began year and half
ago."
Mr.. Smith said he had no second
choice for the presidential nominatio
am for myself alone" was his
statement
He characterized claims by Roosevelt
forces that the New York Governor
would be nominated on the first ballot
as ballyhoo"
Issues Statement,
Before he began his first press ron.
ference, Mr.. Smith gave out a formal
statement. declaring himself for imme-
Oate repeal OF the eighteenth amend
ment and for immediate revision of
tne Volstead act, pending repeal, per-
mlttlng the manufacture and sale of
follows
The eighteenth amendment should
never have been put into the Consti-
tuition. II Is unworkable attacked
IT from the time 1t was first proposed
ana prophesied its failure and stated
tnat 1t would be proved to be the
greatest curse ever put over on an
unsuspecting people. I fought It when
it was unpopular to take that side Of
the issue in many parts of my own
state and in many other States of
the Union and when every weapon of
narrow-mlnded intolerance was turned
against me. I carried the banner when
the army was small, the stragglers nu-
merous and the opposition bitter. I
was then and I am now for the un-
conditional repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment.
Ihe VoStead act should at once
be amended by a scientifically correct
oennltion that will permit the sale of
beverages OF reasonable alcoholic con-
tent. The people of the United States
are entitled to this relief. which would
divert the profits of the bootlegser into
legitimate taxes"
McAdoo Due Today.
William Gibbs McAdoo. Smiths old
antagonist in 1924, is expected here
from California by airplane this after
noon. McAdoo is expected to work
with Smith and the rest of the oppon-
ents Of Roosevelt in their attempt to
prevent the nomination of the New
York Governor. McAdoo Is favoring
Speaker Garner.
Later still today John F. Curry. Tam
MANY head, and John H. McCooey.
Brooklyn leader, will arrive, potentially
able to decide the row in favor Of
Roosevelt right away If they so desire
declaration by these leaders that New
York will give its great bulk of dele
gates to the Governor would wipe out
the fires Of opposition
When Mr.. Smith reached his confer
ence room In the Congress Hotel he
found several hundred newspaper men
waiting for him He looked well and
appeared cheerful
He made it quite clear that he pro-
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