Show i. i SMITH IS MUM t ON LANDON LAM BIDI BID i iI I NEW NEW YORK June 26 26 Iff p While steadily has refused ret ret re- re ti Alfred E. E Smith t t fused fused to discuss publicly his future political P plans plans- 1 a an n s 8 L J S persons close to JJ him have hive disclosed disI dis- dis I closed that ho he ft does doea not now 1 y have any ln Intent en- en f f t Lion Uon of making c a m p a i e n speeches in behalf of t Governor Alf Alt M. M Landon f f MT The former er gOVernor gov- gov f f. f ern or was described det de- de t scribed as bellev- bellev I f t f Ing he ho had full ful- ful I f l hUed filled his political k duty for the tho time i I f being In making C known his bis views AI i Sn Smith th r on the Roosevelt administration andI andon and andI I on the course the Democratic convention con can l I v should to follow II ow which were 1 contained in the declaration he and four uV other deal Democrats f li made public to tho the Philadelphia delegates t L For the present his opp opposition n fl to toI tot I t President Roosevelt's reelection will willI l' l I 7 bo be passive 1 should make political in i t 3 1 It If he any I speeches according to persons informed in- in f formed of ot his views they would Demot Democrat Demo Demo- f- f t. t be made as an independent J t crat who opposes the new deals deal's i f return to power and would not champion the election of the Lan- Lan 4 r Knox don-Knox ticket Will Ignore Hamilton These persons persona believed he would I 4 make no acknowledgment of the v virtual invitation to speak in the e Landon campaign which came from irom Chairman John Hamilton of the Republican national committee who 5 said he would be tickled to death J If Smith would do so N There were some in the circle r close to Smith however who believed believed be- be f the 1928 Democratic presidential candidate would make no I. I political addresses and would continue con con- Sf his silence t r. It was pointed out on the other t band hand that if it Smith were to become becomer f I r sufficiently aroused by any developments devell devel- devel developments l his his present inclinations f might quickly be ca cast aside In that event not even his closest closes t friends would predict his course I fl The efforts of the new deal leaders lead lead- r e ers us to induce Governor Herbert H. H I Lehman Lehman- to run for a a. third term in inT York another interest interestS T t f New ew present r lag Ing ng phase of the sev severance of t and President f cal cat ties between Smith t dent Roosevelt Lehman Breaks Tie In the past Smith has staunchly t supported Lehman whom he induced in in- f d ced to enter public life tf r At t Philadelphia in discussing th the Statement 1 of Smith and others calling call call- r f ing lag upon the Democrats to oust oust i Roosevelt and nominate a genuine r f. D Democrat Governor Lehman sal said I i. i the Smith views represented only a handful and declared he stood J four square behind the policies o othe oJ of the president 2 1 P Thus If Lehman does seek a thi third I Z term he be probably would combine t it 4 his state stat campaign with champion champion- f in ing Ilg the toe new deal |