Al Smith and the President of Massachusetts

He proposed that i go to a soldier's dinner to be given by massachusetts governor eley for the soldiers, and that i was to go with al smith. He said we will have a private for you on the end of the train and have your picture taken with governor smith. You will make a speech at this dinner, and it will be worth a thousand dollars to you. I'm not going to boston to any dinner given by governor eely for the soldiers. If the soldiers of massachusetts want to give a dinner and want me to come, i will come. But there's no thousand dollars in it."