New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
|B. FL. Smell Predicts
100000 Majority
For Whitman Sure
Glynn's Associate Says
Democrats Are Due for
One of Worst Defeats
Republicans Elate d

Republicans Elate d
Expect to Wrest Four Demo-
cratic Congressional Strong
holds From Occupants.
| Representative Bertrand H. Smell, of
Potsdam, who has been associated with
Chairman Glynn of the Republican
| State Committee in the management of
the Republican campaign in this state,
before leaving yesterday for his home
in st. Lawrence County said the Re-
publican prospects never were better
and that there is no doubt about the
election Of the state ticket.
During the last two weeks | have
talked either face to face or over the
telephone with every county chairman
IN the state" said he. "Unless these
| county leaders are wofully deceived
about conditions in their respective
localities the Democrats are in for one
OF the worst defeats Of this generation
From Buffalo to Montauk Point the
outlook is favorable
"Things were rather quiet until
week ago, when the President made his
spectacular appeal to the people to
turn their backs upon faithful and
loyal representatives in Congress and
vote for the Democratic candidates.
over the state. 1t has put thc Spirit of
fight into about $4,000 Republicans who
didn't seem 10 care whether school
kept or not.
"We have been giving special atten-
ton to the close Congress districts. I
am confident that we shall carry four
districts now repre- sented by Demo-
Gratis, and at the same time hold what
VIC already have. If we do this, the
gain IL this state alone will be enough
to change control Of the House of Rep
Tesentatlyes as at present constituted.
Confident of 10000
while | realize that predictions
close to Election Day are rather haz-
ardous, and make a man look cheap if
they are much beside the mark, 1 am
confident that my original estimate of
about 100000 or 250,OOO for Whitman
and the state ticket is approximately
right.
"The only weak spot in our line, 80
far as candiscover, is Broome County.
There is considerable factional trouble
there, but the intelligence and charac-
ter of the people Of Broome County
warrant the predition that on Election
Day the voters there will postpone
their factional troubles and vote the
party ticket
"The Democrats are banking on the
Presidents appeal to change the votes
+ Of large number Of women voters.
They think that mothers with boys in
France viii yield to the appeal from
the White House and vote the Demo
cratic state ticket. Perhaps the Demo
cratic mothers will, but the Republi-
can mothers will not. | know those up
state mothers, for I hadone myself.
They think very straight on moral
questions, Of course, they are sup
porting the war programme Of the
President All Of US are doing that.
But the election Of Tammany Gov
ernor in the State of New York is
horse of another color.
The Su1er Scandal
The lamented 'Bill' Sulzer, in the
campaign OF 1914 had higher reputa-
tlon for ability, squareness, decent
ideals and love for the people than
All Smith ever had. The voters took
chanceon Sulzer. The Tammany
political gunmen demanded of Sulzer
that he turn the state treasury over to
the Tammany grafters. He gave them
half Of what they demanded, but be-
cause he would not give them eyery-
thing, and because he had ALREADY
started one of their district leaders
on the way to Sing Sing, they deter
mined to destroy him--and they did
that very thing.
"The Identical outfit responsible for
the taking-of of 'Bill' Sulzer is back
oil Smith State Chairman Kellogg
was one of the handy men in the Office
Of the Attorney General Kelley, of
Syracuse, Fitzpatrick, of Buffalo, Far
ley, of Binghamton, Fitzgibbon, Of
Oswego, Walsh, of Westchester. and
last but most important of all Smith
and Murphy of Tammany Hall were
all on deck in 1914. Smith was the
chiaf engineer of the machine that
blastede Sulzer out Of his dugout.
Ihe Tammany gang needed seven
Republican votes in addition to it's own
in order to do Sulzer to death. Smith
and his merry men got them at mid
night Sulzer went down and out, and
the Tamany outfit that caused his un-
dong went down and out. too. The
are back, hat in hand, all 'dollcd M
pat some Of Them are exjail birds and
/ more OF them are grafters, with mar
veilous capacity for lootine the state
ysl treasury, and the taxpayers of New