New-York tribune., 1918-12-08
Tann,dny Planning
Campaign against
Hearst and Hylar,

Tammany's Albany programme, de-
termined upon at informal conference
of Democratic leaders and Governor
elect Alfred E. Smith, provides for the
elimination of William Randolph
Hearst and his latest political play
mate, Mayor John F. Hylan, from state
politics.
Other work laid out for Mr.. Smith
and the Tammany minority in the Leg
islature includes:
1. Passage of bill submitting the
proposed bone-dry amendment to the
Federal Constitution to vote of the
people.
2. Restoring the State Convention for
the nomination of state officers and
candidates of the Court of Appeals and
the Supreme Court
8. Defeating the proposed amend
ment to the State Constitution estab-
fishing literacy test for voters.
d. Abolishing the newly created De-
partment of Drug Control and trans
ferrng it's duties to the State Depart
ment of Health.
S. Introducing a modified municipal
ownership measure and ther legisla-
ton demanded by the radical element
in the Democratic party.
That part of the programme provid
ing for the elimination of Messrs
Hearst and Hylan is simple. 1t is a
policy of doing nothing that either of
the pair wishes.
The Stand on Hearst
Hearst" said one Of the Governor
elects closest advisers yesterday, pre-
vented Smith from getting the Mayor
atty nomination last year. He tried to
grab the nomination for Governor for
himself, and when he failed, after the
Democratic State Convention adopted,
resolution. condemning him for his
o-German leanings, he maintained
pollcy OF silence with respect to Smith
until he saw that Smiths election was
possible, and then he made an effort to
jump on the band wagon.
"Hylan made single speech in favor
of Smiths election-a speech distin-
guished for its failure to attack Gov
ernor Whitman or a single one of his
acts or appointments, 1t was the unan-
nous decision of the Saratoga conven-
tion-represerting the Democrats of
the state-that Hearst be eliminated
from politics, and we will be only car
rying out its wishes in seeing that it's
mandate is enforced. And Hylan has
enough on his hands trying to run the
city administration without helping
Hearst in his political ambitions"
The Governorelect believes he will
have easy shedding with the rest of
the programme except the municipal
to the defeat Of the concurrent reso-
luton introduced by the Senate Ma
Jority leader, Elon R. Brown, at the
last legislature, providing that after
January /, 1920, no person shall be
entitled to vote unless such person is
able, except for physical disability,
to read and write English.
This so-called literacy test was
passed at the last session and will
ture before it can be submitted to the
people for final action. Tammany
wants it killed. and considerable trad
ing will be carried on in an attempt to
get enough Republican votes to defeat
Modified Public Ownership
The municipal ownership bill thai
Tammany proposes to offer will be
modified to such an extent that the
Democrats hope it will meet with little
or no opposition.
The real fight of the session will
be precipitated when Tammany pre-
sents a resolution providing for a ref
erendum on the proposed bone-dry Fed
eral amendment, to offset the rattica-
tion programme of the bone drys.
The programme calls for introduc-
ing the measure in the Senate early in
the session "before the drys can reach
somc doubtful Republicans and line
them up for ratification" A detection
of four doubtful or dry Republican
votes would insure the passage of the
referendum in the Senate, and like
wise similar detection would insure
the defeat of resolution ratifying the
proposed bone-dry amendment. The
Democrats hope at least that they will
be able to accomplish this when the
ratification resolution is introduced.