Evening star., 1932-09-13
R0OSEVELT'S TRAIN
LEAVES CLEVELAND
Nominee Confers With SWse-
ney as Son lanes Greets
Crowd in Station.
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND September l3.-Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and his presiden-
tial campaign party arrived here on
their special train from Albany. N. Y,
ut 8:3S am. Eastern standard time).
The Democratic nominee was eating
breakfast when the train stepped for a
few minutes and cid not leave the din
ing car
A delegation of Cleveland Democrats
was at the station. headed by Repre-
sentative Martin L. Sweeney .of the
twentieth Ohio district. Sweeney wss
the Ohio delegate at the national con-
vention who attempted to win the
Buckeye delegation to early support CT
Roosevelt.
Son Greets Station Crowd.
James Roosevelt, son of the New York
Governor, appeared on the rear plat
form of the train and spoke a greeting
to the crowd. He was asked II the
nominee had any comment on the
strong Democratic showing in the Maine
election.
AlC SOii iSioyCa SAAS AoNS
ton to his father and then reapDeared,
saying the nominees On-y comment was
"a broad smile"
Repre- entative Sweeney then b-ardsd
the train for brief conference with the
candidate and later said he found
Roosevelt looking fine and in the best
of health and spirit" He quoted ROoSe-
welt as saying that New England is all
right" and that "Al Smith is all right
and is good Democrat"
At $50 am. the special train was
switched onto the tracks OF the Big
Four Railroad and started for St. Louis,
where the nominee will make Is
minute stop before going on to Jetfer-
son City for an address tonight. Roose-
welt was scheduled to arrive in st. Louis
at 6:l5 pm Central standard time
and at jefferson City at O'Clock. The
train was routed through Bellefontaine,
Ohio.
Left Albany Last Night.
Citizens of nearly half the Nations
States will hear or see the Governor
before the three weeks coast-to-coast
campaign sweep Is over. Spurred by
his campaign managers reports that
the Midwest and West are favorable
areas for the national ticket. the Gov
to insure victory.
Mr. Rooosevelts name .glittered in
electric lights from the observation car
as his special-not SO elaborate as
Alfred E. Smiths special of 1923
pulled out of Albany at midnight.
The Democratic presidential candi-
date boarded his private car. Pioneer,
shortly before midnight planning to go
Immediately to bed. He took with him
the farm relief speech he will deliver
at Topeka tomorrow, planning to make
q few final revisions
Lieut. Gov Herbert H. Lehman saw
Mr.. Roosevelt off. They talked over the
Maine election results at the train, but
neither had any comment.
Stops in Missouri.
Mr. Roosevelt's first talk with West
ern Democratic leaders will be at JEFF
ferson City, Mo- tonight. Delegates to
the State Democratic Convention at the
Missouri capital will board his car dur
ing stop Of nearly two hours in that
From Jefferson City. the candidate
will describe a great circle tour Of the
West, from Kansas City to Seattle in
the Far Northwest, then to Los Angeles
In Southern California and back through
Denver to Chicago. His train will
travel through 81 States.
Arriving at Kansas City tomorrow
morning, Gov Roosevelt will be joined
by John N. Garner, his running mate,
who will go with him to Topeka.
At three other places after Topeka
the Democratic standard bearer will
make formal speeches. They will be at
Portland. Greg; Sioux City, Iowa, and
at another place as yet undesignated.
Many Appearances Scheduled.
There will be numerous other ap-
pearances, many CT them from the
observation platform of his train But
at Salt Lake City Mr. Roosevelt will
leave the train for rally at the Taber-
nacle At San Francisco there will be
demonstration at the Commonwealth
Club and at Los Angeles similar meet
ing in the Rose Bowl
Will Rogers will welcome Mr. Roose-
welt to Hollywood and at the Williams.
Ariz., ranch of Mrs. John c. Greenway,
Arizona'S national committeeman, the
candidate will attend a r0de0.
Travelling in the Governors own party
are his daughter, Mrs. Curtis Dali; his
son James and James wife. Raymond
Moley of Columbia University, Joseph
P. Kennedy, New York and Boston
financier, and members of his official
staff.