The Washington times., 1932-10-31
New England
CROWDS Hail
Roosevelt
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5000 at Haverhill
A crowd of 5000 greeted the
governor in front of the city
hall at Haverhill and forced his
car to a stop. City Chairman
Mcnamara told the governor:
"The factory workers around
here are for you 100 per cent"
A little girl who was carried
on her fathers shoulders to the
governors car, presented the
nominee with a bouquet of red
roses and said:
"My dady says you're going
to be the next president"
A group of State road workers
on the outskirts of Dover cheered
| the governor when his car halted
for a stretch of one-way traffic.
Were for you up here" they
yelled as the governor waved his
hat.
Greets School Children
The governors car slowed down
so he could wave to several hun
dred cheering school children just
as he entered Dover. The main
street of the city was alive with
people, who cheered and waved
to the nominee.
"He's good-looking," called out
young woman.
The governor made a brief
speech, in which he said he was
glad to be back here again." and
added that the next time he came
well all be having better times
than now"
The governor was due in Port
land for 15-minute speech
in the city hall auditorium.
He will be the first presidential
candidate to campaign in the
Pine Tree State since the days
of William Jennings Bryan. He
goes there confident the Demo
cratic sweep in the recent state
election is indicative of a similar
one for the national ticket a
week from tomorrow.
To Reply to Hoover
From the same platform in
Boston where Al Smith last week
pleaded for his election, Governor
Roosevelt tonight will reply to
the recent attack leveled at him
by President Hoover.
He also is expected to reiter-
ate his demand for speedy modifi-
cation of the VolStead law to en-
able the Federal Government to
impose a tax on beer to aid in
balancing the budget.
1t was colo New England
morning when the governor left
the parents house at Groton
School, where he spent the week
end. He buttoned his heavy over
coat tightly around his throat,
which was still a bit hoarSe from
his recent strenuous campaign
through the Middle West and
South.
Opening of the final week of
the campaign found the Presiden-
tial nominee doubly confident
that an overwhelming majority
Of the voters have determined to
turn out the Republican admin
istration at Washington.
To Reply to Hoover
Governor Roosevelt will spend
another day in New England be.
fore returning to New FORK for
the final drive of the campaign.
When he arrives back at his
Hyde Park home tomorrow night
he will have visited every New
England State since he set out
from Albany on Saturday.
Leaving Boston at o'clock
tomorrow morning, he will visit
Providence and Woonsocket, R. T.,
Worcester and Springfield, Mass,
and Hartford, Winsted, and Ca
naan. Conn, but no speeches are
planned in any of these cities.
Confident of Victory
Despite the claims of the Re
publicans that the New England
States will be tound in the Re-
publican column when the. votes
are counted a week from tomor-
row night, Governor Roosevelt
reiterated today that he was not
conceding a single State, mot
even Vermont" to the G. o. P.
Governor Roosevelt spent Sun
day at Groton School with his
two sons, Franklin Jr., and John
"a school which he attended 40
years ago before entering Har-
ward. A score of members of
the Massachusetts, Progressive
League, headed by Prof. Felix
Frankfurter, of the Harvard Law
School. called at the parents
house at the school and pledged
their active support to the Demo
cratic nominee.
Frankfurter Hits Hoover
Speaking for the delegates, Pro
feSsor F'Tankfurter told the Gov
ernor that President Hoover was
seeking reelection on the slogan
HE Kept Us Out of Worse" but
that in the opinion of the Mas
SachusettS ProgreSSiveS:
Present problems cannot be
solved by the antiquated form
ulaS of an obsolete society,""