j In no place publicly on his tour
| °f the West has Gov. Smith men-
I tioned politics. But it has so hap
i pened that his visits to the t’entral
| States have coincided with a tour of
the Far West by Judge George W.
Olvnny, chief of Tammy Hall, who
has been “nominating'' A! at .very
«tation along the road. Judge Olvanv
says the governor will run again this
Fall foi his fourth term at Albany
and then will “Go tin to triumph - '
in 1928.
Hailed as Next President.
It also happened that while he
was in t’hicago Gov. Smith was
hailed everywhere by his fellow
Catholics as “the next President of
the Fnited States.'' He just smiled
the famous Smith smile at all these
allusions and dismissed the subject
forthwith. Despite the rather vocal
optimism of Judge Olvany. Gov.
Smith still has his doubts about ever
getting that nomination. Although
the governor made a speech in Chi
cago in which he thanked God that
New j ork was "free of biogotry” he
' still foHs there is enough of preju
dice left against Catholics to pre
i vpl " °ne of the faith being named
j 'ftp presidency two years hence,
j In spite of this the governor did not
j hesitate to take advantage of the
j Kucharistic Congress publicly to
; Proclaim anew his loyaltv and love
for his church.
