New York, July 31.
Mr. Alfred E. Smith, 1928 Democratic Presidential candidate, yesterday declared that President Roose-volts renomination to a third term sounded the "death knell of the De mocratic Party".
Mr. Smith said he would support ihe candidacy of the Republican choice, Mr. Wendell Willkie and bit-{riy denounced the New Deal. The fundamentals laid down by Jefferson nave been "torn to ribbons" Mr.
Smith charged.
Praising the platform the Democrats adopted in 1932 as "the best ever adopted by any party," Mr. Smith said he supported it "and the nominees because I endorsed it 100 per cent.
"Then the New Dealers came along," he continued. "Within six months after the first inauguration of Roosevelt they had taken over the Democratic Party lock, stock and barrell. In the march away from Jefferson, the Democratic convention of 1940 piled the last straw on the camel's back by the nomination of Roosevelt for a third term."—United Press.
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