Evening star., 1932-10-19
SPEAKS FOR LEHMAN.
Roosevelt Stops at Rochester and Buf
falo to Aid State Campaign.

falo to Aid State Campaign.
BUFFALO. N. Y. October 10 LP).-
Franklin D. Roosevelt yesterday linked
the name of Alfred E. Smith with the
group of men whom he said had worked
in New York State for legislation in
tended to help the forgotten man and
the forgotten woman"
Pauslng in Rochester and Buffalo to
deliver two strokes for the campaign
of his old friend, Lieut.. Gov. Herbert
H Lehman. before crossing the State
line into Pennsylvania on his swing into
the Western and border States. the
Democratic presidential candidate listed
numerous pieces of legislation which he
said had been put on the statute books
since 1910 through the leadership of
himself. Senator Wagner of New York
and Alfred E. Smith.
Who were those laws intended to
help? he asked a cheering crowd in the
same convention hall in Rochester in
which he was nominated for Governor
in 1928. The forgotten man and the
forgotten woman"
Flares Line Streets.
A long parade between sidewalks
lined along a flve-miie course by men
and women holding red flares brought
the reminiscent touch OF old-fashioned
torchlight paradeS to the arrival of the
candidate in Buffalo.
In Rochester he had followed hun
dreds of marching men to the conven-
ton hall to list the various Democratic
achievements in the State in order, he
said, to tell William J. Donovan the
Republican candidate for Governor
whether my claim that there are for
gotten people in this country is based
on my record of achievement
The legislation listed included Law
to forbid the working of women ano
children in industry for more than 81
hours week: the direct primary laws
factory inspection laws; measures re-
.1uiring one days rest in seven; the
establishment of a park program. labor
DAVIS and highway measures.
Alfred E. Smith, the Governor said
had ito bring the State up to modern
ideas of social justice"
Lauds Smith leadership.
And under the leadership of Gov
Smith we started a park program" he
said, adding after a brief discussion Of
the program:
Yes, that was for the kind of for
gotten man that I am talking about.
Mir. Roosevelt said that Gov. Smith
had to withstand "a terrific effort" on
the part of Republican leadership tc
give away to the power trust the State
owned Waterpower, one million and q
quarter horsepower on the St. Law
renee River"
He added that there was a definite
Issue this Fall in the same question
The Governor called upon his audi
ence to ask Donovan IF he is in favor
of the State of New York building the
dam and the power house across that
river and having it's hands on the throt-
tie of the power from now on into eter-
nifty"
He concluded with an appeal for the
election of his old friend, Lieut. Gov
lehman, the Democratic candidate, an6
s1n one reference to national affairs said
that if he should be elected President
he intended to institute policy of call
together at the White House for confer
ences on matters of mutual concern.
Plans Conferences.
"The National Government and the
State governments should and ought tt
cooperate with each other far more
than they have in the past" he said
At Utica and Syracuse moderately
sized crowds had turned out to see the
Democratic candidate pass through or
his way to the appearances at Rochester
and Buffalo He appeared for a few
moments on the back platform during
the unscheduled step at Utica and the
short pause at Syracuse.
In Buffalo his drive took him to the
Statler Hotel while thousands stooe
along the sidewalks and watched
After dinner at the hotel the speech
at Elmwood Hall preceded his de.
parture for Pittsburgh