Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-01-04 | Page 1 | Early Boom for Smith Seen as Hurt to Changes

EARLY ARlY BOOM FOR FORSMITH fORi SMITH SN SEEN ASHURT AS ASHURT HURT TO Wm A. A White Compares s Democrat Presidential Possibility With Calvin G. G O. O P. P NOT WORRIED Hilles Thinks N. N Y Govern Governor Gov- Gov ern r Is No Vote Getter r rand and Is Too Expensive NEW YORK Jan 4 AP res politics continued today tc somewhat of a stIr Reports that some supporters of ofAl ofAl Al Smith were we're making an active for delegates to the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic convention were were followed by bya a Republican statement state state- meat ment belittling Smiths Smith's power as a vote getter This statement came from C Charles arles D. D lilIes Hilles Republican state chairman and national vice chairman The New York World ardent supporter of Governor Smith said that the governors governor's closest friends were frow frowning ing upon efforts to get his oom oZ to an early start regarding regarding re- re garding such steps steps as m advised S nd 1 Jk tj nc sio Willia William i Allen White ot of I Kan an t Ii a pUblic address compared Smith and Coolidge The Kansas editor was asked during an address before the forum ot of the Jewish center in Brooklyn whether if AI 41 Smith r Pt down to Washington there would have to tobe tobe be a change in the at attitude ot of the government toward big business You have the cart before the horse Mr There will have to be a change in the at- at toward big business before Al Smith can ever go to Washing Washing- ton Personally I consider that Al Smith represents the biggest best ke keenest nest and eanest brain In Amer- Amer Continued on page 4 4