Evening star., 1932-10-30
BAY STATE WAIVERS
|. UNDER SMITH Lash
Speech at Boston Declared
Sufficient to Make Out
come Doubtful.
BY W. F.. MULLINS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, October eff the Demo-
Gratis Of Massachusetts respond to the
appeal OF Alfred E. Smith to consol-
date their divided forces behind the
partys national ticket in the approach
ing election contest this common
wealths II electoral votes must be
shifted from President Hooyer's de-
pository into no mans" land.
The visit of the 1928 standard bearer
to this city resulted in, at least, tenn
porary cessation OF party warfare
There is every surface indication that
the Democrats are prepared to fall in
line with Smith in the big parade
forming behind Roosevelt and Garner
So extensive were the peace making ef-
iOrts of the Democrats here that even
Mayor Curley, -uncompromislng foe OF
Smith in the presidential primary and
at the Chicago convention, shook hands
in public with him.
Roosevelt Visits State.
Smith undeniably delivered the best
speech that could have been made by
a man in his awkward position. OF
course. like the king. he can do no
wrong in Boston. He eXhorted every
man and woman in New England
who voted for him in 1928 to vote for
Roosevelt and Garner.
Gov. Roosevelt came into the State
this afternoon for a visit that will keep
him here until Tuesday morning. To-
day he delivered seven brief speeches
in towns along the Mohawk trail
leading from Albany to Groton. where
he was headed to visit one OF his sons,
a student at the exclusive Groton
school.
The climax to his Massachusetts, in
vasion will be the delivery of an ad-
dress monday night from the same
platform as that from which Smith
issued his fervent Roosevelt plea
Thursday night before a laundering
audience that overflowed the huge
auditorium. After Roosevelt will come
Newton D. Baker to conclude the
Democratic attack
The Smith invasion undenlably re-
suited in generating considerable en-
thusiasm and j. is expected that Roose-
velt will do likewise after having the
way so pleasantly cleared for him.
Visits Frankfurter.
It was significant that during Smiths
visit here he conferred privately with
Prof Felix Frankfurt9r oil Harvard
Law School, intimate friend of Roose-
welt. Now, this conference was staged
with Gov. Ely close at hand. but he
was excluded from the discussion that
went on between Smith and Frank
furter. who always have been on the
friendliest terms. Frankfurter is prob
ably Roosevelts most intimate political
adviser in New England.
The Republicans, although apprehen-
sive to some degree. are by no means
disheartened by this great show of OPP
position strength. They are convinced
that Hoove-'s lead is too great to be
overcome. They have. however, eX-
tended invitations to Calvin Coolidge
and President Hoover to come into the
State during the last few days in an
effort to overcome the advances made
by the Democrats.
The current situation as summed up
BY one of the foremost political figures
in the State, who prefers to remain
unquoted, is that the State now is
wavering between Hoover and Roose-
velt with neither side sure of winning
bv as much as $4,000 votes. Another
week remains before positive predlc-
tions may be made.