Evening star., 1932-08-28
Hoover Accused of Using
Pussy-Cat Words to Cover
Dry Law Shift.
WOULD TURN BOOTLEG
PROFITS INTO TAXATION
New Jersey Reception Called Great,
est He Ever Saw-Farley Counts
State Won.
The tert OF Coz. RooSeDelts
speech piH be found on Page
A-3.

BY the Associated Press.
SEA GIRT, N j., August 27.-Dem-
ocrats from every corner of New Jersey
shouted their approval of Gov. Roose-
velt's prohibition views today, as they
stood on a vast parade ground and lis
tened to his second big campaign
speech.
Estimates of the number of the wide
spread throng ranged from 100000, a
police figure, to 100000, the guess of
Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, who
ARA lged the demonstration.
From the streets of the cities and
from the farms of South Jersey they
came, in automobiles, in trains and by
plane.
When Roosevelt arrived an hour and
a half before he was scheduled to speak,
the parade grounds In front Of the
Little White House" was swarming
with men, women and children, who
roared a welcome to the Democratic
standard bearer.
Governor Brings Laugh.
The New York Governor spoke slowly
and deliberately, and without inter-
ruption until he likened the Republican
convention to the oracle at Delphi.
The crowd laughed and applauded as,
referring to the Republican platform,
he said:
when the people asked the high
priests what it all meant, the answers
were so diverse that one was tempted
to suspect the worst-that it meant
nothing at all"
There was applause again when he
said the Democratic candidates had
accepted 100 per cent" the party pro-
hibition plank.
The crowd indicated its agreement
few minutes later when he asserted:
II suspect that those who wrote that
: (Repubiican) plank thought 1t would
sound dry to the drys and wet to the
VETS"
Protection Of Dry States.
The governor placed special emphasis,
in reading the Democratic prohibition
plank, on the section demanding that
the Federal Government "evercise lts
power to enable the States to protect
themselves against Importation OF In
toxicating liquors in violation Oh tnelr
laws"
His campaign aides indicated this
will be the only one OF his speeches ne
will devote entirely to the prohibition
issue. .,,u
The presidential nominee gave fuI
credit for the demonstration to Mayor
Hague. who had led the opposing Al
Smith forces at Chicago.
TT was not only wonderful. but never
in my life have I ever attended a
bigger. more enthusiastic gathering,
he told the Jersey City mayor, as ne
finished his speech and moppeo MS
face.
Hague Pledges Support.
As he and Hague shook hands, the
Jersey leader replied:
We're going to do everything IN our
power to make you the next president
Things look awfully good 10 me-
the Governor said, and then with a
laugh added: >,....
oThat includes Vermont Estate
which has never gone Democratic"
James A. Farley. national chairman
who sat on the platform with hague,
Gov. A. Harry Moore and other party
leaders. was likewise enthusiastic about
the demonstration.
II am absolutely sure we Will not
only carry New Jersey, but sweep IT,
It is in our sure column"
MANY in the crowd who had expected
to see GAP Smoth on the platform, In
spite of his statement he would not
attend, were disappointed.
Seek to Shake His Hand.
Gov. Roosevelt went riding in his oper
car after the speech. The throne
pressed close. Many sought to shake
his hand.
Then the Jersey Democrats watched
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