The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-06
smith Talks to FarmersL

Alfred z. Smith, the Democratic NOM
inee for Governor. spoke at the Dele,w are
Valley Fair at Walton. Delaware
county. yesterday. To-day ne will peak
at farmers gathering In Orangeburg.
The primary campaign headquai tiers
OF Gov. Whitman at the Manhattan
Hotel will be closed tomorrow iShe
present plans are to have no personal
headquarters, as two years ago, but 10
have the campaign managed from Il \,
State Committee in West Thirty-nint b
street. No call has been issued yet 70
meeting for the organization Of the
new Republican State Committee
The Democratic State Committee will
meet for organiza ton at the Knicker-
booker Hotel in this city on Wednesday
At that time will be discussed the ad-
visibility of moving the headquarters
temporarily to Syracuse until after cleo
ton. 1t Is conceded that the campaign
for Smith will have to be made upstate
largely and Il would be more convenient
for the State chairman to work from
there.
OrEa nisation Comes Out Whole.
In every case where there was clear
cut Issue against the organization on
state Committee the latter won except
In one Assembly district in Monroe
county Richard Byrne. backed by
william H. Kelley. leader OF Onondaga
will succeed David Costello. who was on
the outs with the leader.
In Saratoga county William II. Man
ming retired voluntarily and will be sue
ceeded by c. w Mitchell. who defeated
r. F.. Toohey the INTERPRETATION can
didate. In that county the Democratic
women went to the primary in greater
numbers than the men In the ratio of
about two to one.
Joseph J. Mccormick will be the new
member Of the Democratic State COM
mittee from the Twenty second Assem-
bly, district, New York county. He de-
feated DR.. William ]. O'Sullivan. the
candidate OF J. J. Mulcahy. present
leader OF the district. by 1900 to 1900
Mulcahy also lost his leadership fight.
electing only $50 members of the Tam
many Hall general committee to 275
for Mccormick. who will undoubtedly
be elected leader when the committee
men meet. Assemblyman Earl A. Smith.
the Mccormick candidate. was also
nominated for the Assembly over
Thomas F. Kane. the Mulcahy man. The
results were in doubt until last night.
Mckay Beats CahiII.
Joseph p. Mckay. organization candi-
date for the State committee in Rich
mond. won over Matthew Cahill by thir-
ty-six votes. although II was announced
on Tuesday night that Cahill had won
The latter has demanded a recount.
1t appeared certain last night that
Patrick J. Diamond had been victorious
In his fight for the Democratic leader
ship of the Eighth Assembly district,
Brooklyn. He overthew Charles NJ
Byrne. John II. McCooey. boss" of
Kings county, also lost another OF his IA =
vorte leaders in the defeat of John w.
Carpenter by James A. McQuade in the
Fifteenth district. McCooey had some
compensation. however. In the defeat of
Charles r. Ward, one of the thorns In
his flesh. by John ]. Ryan in the Six
tenth district,
Sydney s. Cohen president of the Mo-
tion Picture Exhibitors League, denied
yesterday story that they had started
a movement to back Smith for Governor.
The political situation was being
watched, however, and within a short
time Statewide conference would be
called at Saratoga to discuss the ad-
visibility of taking some stand In the
campaign. Mr.. Cohen said