Show What Candidates as ates Are Doing By the Press FRANKLIN D D. D ROOSEVELT While optimism reigned in his camp the governor at Albany sat at ata n a telephone linking him to Chicago He denied last night that he had asked anyone anone to be his running mate He also contradicted accusations of ot bad faith in refusing to support Jouett Shouse for permanent convention chairman I ALFR ALFRED E E. E SMITH The rhe 1928 standard standard bearer bearer fighting Roosevelt found time for church services services services ser ser- vices and golf gol yesterday One of ot his leaders Mayor Frank Hague of ot Jersey Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- sey City predicted humiliating chastisement for the ALBERT ALDERT C. C RITCHIE The Maryland governor whose callers are arc many had to cut short a visit from Senator Hucy Huey Long Louisiana Louisiana Louis Louis- iana kingfish to attend n a tea given ghen by women supporters He smiled when Long accused him jokingly of ot being a lady killer MELVIN TRAYLOR The Chicago banker went Into a caucus of the Illinois delegation and said aid he would rather see sec the party go down into defeat than to win on a demagogic platform appealing to class prejudice WILLIAM I II II 11 MURRAY HURRAY Alfalfa Bill of Oklahoma went to the head of the class In handshaking ing and had several conferences Into the wee small hours his friends continued continued continued con con- to crowd in so he lay down on a bed and stuck one hand over the side for tor a shake with visitors JAMES JA A. A REED The former Missouri senator was as assured as ever In his expressions of confidence that the Missouri delegation delegation tion would be for him despite attempts attempts at at- attempts tempts to get it to break At his headquarters he received Will Rogers Rogers Rogers Rog Rog- ers and swapped quips HARRY F. F BYRD The crush at the headquarters of the former Virginia governor redoubled redoubled redoubled bled when his brother Rear Admiral Richard E. E Byrd arrived They formed a receiving line to handle the crowds GEORGE WHITE The governor Ohio's favorite son was at Columbus He declined to comment on an Ohio delegates delegate's request request re re- re quest that he release the Buckeye states state's dele delegation He said he might have a statement later JOHN JOliN N GARNER The speaker of ot the house at WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington did little said nothing With the house marking time awaiting senate senate senate sen sen- ate action on important legislation I Garner rested yesterday free from party conferences Other candidates did not figure prominently in the news for the time being but their supporters were ac ac- ac ti tive tic c |