| Show ill Al Smith Is e Story of Fiction Come True r t t v r 7 tt fly t rd 6 r 9 S W. W w OAI f 4 O F Fr r t 1 r i ti fi V J l' l y l 5 g l ii k a aAI i AI Al Smith New Yorks York's governor and Democratic tic presidential possibility Left above above governors governor's mansion at Albany below Arthur and Walter Smith AI Al Smith Jr right Emily Smith above bove and Mrs A AI Smith By ALEXANDER HERMAN ALBANY 1 if N I. I Y Feb 8 By ByNEA NEA NEA-If NEA If the blare of brass b bands the sway of ot catchy music and the plaudits of ot thousands can move political po political political po- po delegates Alfred Altred E. E Smith governor of ot New York has the advantage advantage ad ad- vantage over all otner other Democratic presidential possibilities For the convention is to b be held In the back yard of ot his own east side Al AI Smith Is Is- Isa a favorite son if ever there was one me Ho is favorite with his old constituents const t of ot Oliver and Catherine streets where he was reared he is Js favorite with the old aristocrats of Albany society But his popularity is strongest with his own family For Al AI Smith is not only a good husband father and son but the best sidekick sidekick sidekick side side- kick of ot all MOTH MOTHERS MOTHER'S ERS ER'S PAL But it Is ia as son the governors governor's mother says that he comes first No matter how pressing the business business business busi busi- ness of state Al AI never neer fails to run over to Brooklyn to see this little white haired old lady when he comes to New York I Smiths Smith's history is Js like a story of fiction come true It is Js the chr n- n lole Jole of t a fish boy who twice rose to tobe tobe tobe be governor governor and and is now in the running running running run run- ning for the presidency Born down on the east side Al AI Smith lived the tho youth of a regular east side youngster He went to school peddled papers when the family exchequer demanded developed developed developed de de- de- de his mental agility In conflict conflict con con- with the hard realities of a ahard ahard hard life Ufa 11 fA His Ilis father a drayman died when Al AI was 13 This left the boy to support his mother and sister eister The best Job available was th the the old Fulton fish market He went to work at 4 o'clock each morning HES HE'S AMBITIOUS Evenings he went to night school After eighteen months he got a a. better Job a a. clerkship in the commissioner of Jurors' Jurors office That was In fn 1895 1896 Since then Al AI Smith has baa been in politics con con- His complete public publio record re ord folloWs folloW's follows fol fol- follows fol- fol lows loW's 1903 1895 1903 1895 Cleric In office of t N New NewYork NewYork York City commissioner of Jurors 1915 1903 Member 1915 Member of ot New York assembly 1917 1915 Sheriff 1917 Sheriff of New York county 1919 1917 1919 1917 President of New York City board of ot aldermen 1919 1920 Governor 1920 Governor of New York 1923 Governor 1923 Governor of ot New York Smiths Smith's success may be attributed ed to his humanness natural ability for sizing up persons and situations and a a. talent for telling stories But at no time has Smith let his political activity interfere with his home life lite No matter where he is he lie reports daily by telephone to his b boss ss boss Airs Catherine A. A Smith who hasn't let the duties of the first lady of ot the state interfere with her domesticity She still does doea her own crocheting and arid lo knitting ACTIVE FAMILY And their youngsters are growing growing growing grow grow- ing up healthy democratic kids Just as they would be If it they wore were still living down on Catherine Street Alfred Jr who is 23 goes gOs to law school Arthur 16 goes to a high school where he is Js on the midget basketball bask team Walter attends attend'S an elementary school in the neigh neigh- Miss Emily 22 is through with college college- and helps her moth mother mother at I home Catherine the other daugh daugh- daughter ter tel goes to boarding school |
