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Show ! SMITH GETS I i OVATION AS j HE ARRIVES ALBANY, N. Y.. Nov. G (TP) Governor Al Smith had sent word to Albany that he was tired after his campaign and would prefer not to lie confronted with uuy kind of 1 demonstration when he arrived hero. So only about 500 people gathered gather-ed at the depot with a band to meet i;d cheer him. Then he was pre-ented pre-ented with a belt on which was mlToidered the word "Champion'' md made to stand while it was trapped to his waist. And it was made known to the overaor that he was expected to iitlk from the station to the execu-ive execu-ive inansion. more than a mile j iway through heavy traffic and all iphill. So Al walked. And as he walk-d walk-d behind the band, the crowd of iOI) was rapidly augmented until it was estimated that 7.000 were in "he line of march when it, readied the capitol. Preceding the parad-?rs parad-?rs was a banner with legend : "Welcome home Al. We'll inarch 'ichind yon up Pensylvania Avenue. Washington, D. (.'., in 1928." At the mansion, the governor was introduced to the crowd by Mayor Thatcher as "the present governor, your future governor and your next president." |