The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-10
GOV. SMITH FIXES
AMBITION LIMIT
81 Am Not Grooming Myself or
Any Other Man as Candi-
date" lie Says.
ANXIOUS TO FILL POST
Friction Between Executive
and Upstate Leaders Is
Suspected.
Special Despd,cn TO The suv.

ALBANY, March ct am not a can
didste for anything. The people elected
me to this Job and am doing my best
TO MI It. am not grooming myself or
any other man as a candidate for any
Office"
Such was Gov. Smiths comment to-
night on the story that he intends to
run for United States Senator on the
Democratic ticket next year and is
planning to make Abram l. Elkus. chair
man OF the Reconstruction Commission.
the Democratic candidate for Governor.
The talk of Gov. Smith for Senator
excited much comment, however. and
there was general opinion expressed
that he IL the logical candidate Of the
Democrats for a seat in the United
States Senate. One or two Democrats.
who are inclined to face the facts as
they are, put it This way:
No Democrat has chance to be
elected Governor or United States Sem
ator from New York State next year, be-
cause the country is headed for the Re-
publican column. The Governor and his
friends know this, and they declare It
would be a more graceful thing for
him to aspire to the Senatorship than
he turned down by the voters for a
Second term as Governor"
Suspicion of Friction.
AZ the same time there is a growing
feeNng in Albany that all is not har-
ruony between the Governor and many
OF the Democratic leaders UP State, and
one report is that some Of the Demo-
orats who have been associated in ma
uonal politics will make an effort to
wrcst control of the party away from
those now in power. Franklin Roose-
welt, Assistant Secretary OF the Navy.
FORMER Governor Martin II. .Glynn and
William McAdoo are spoken of as can
dtdates for United States Senator to be
favored by this faction. Secretary OF
state Lansing and George r. Lunn of
Schenectady, whose term as Congress-
man has Just ended, also are said to
be interested in the movement.
Joseph ]. Murphy. the Troy Demo-
cratic leader who has been getting such
patronage from Gov. Smith this year be-
cause of the good showing his county
made in the last election, is reported
dissatisfied because the Governor would
not indorse his brother for a United
states court place. Gov. Smith however.
has taken the position that all Federal
patronage matters must be handled by
the Democratic National Committeeman
from this State. Norman E. Mack.
other Politicians Piqued.
william H Kelly of Syracuse Is dis
appointed because the Governor will not
name Dwight y. La Du for State High
way Commissioner, and Thomas F. Fitz-
gibbons OF Oswego and William II. Fitz-
patrick of Buffalo also have had some
pet candidates for State Office shelved
BECAUSE the Governor thought that some
ono else should be named. The Governor
denied tonight a story that they had
q,Iarrelled openly with him and offered
hin their designations as Democratic
state Committeeman.
n Is expected that the coming week
VIII shed much light on what is to
come of Gov. Smiths legislative pro-
gramme. The Republican leaders ex-
pect TO confer with him and agree upon
public service bills and water power
measures, and there is to be a sitting on
Tuesday on the power programme.
The proposal 10 give street railways
increased fares through action by the
Public Service Commissions in spite Of
the real ordinances or contracts will have
n hearing Wednesday before the Public
Service Commission. and on the same
day the boxing enthusiasts will appear
in flavor OF the bills which would restore
licensed boxing in New York State.
Another big hearing slated for this
week is that on proposed increases in
teachers salaries.
Legislation has gone along so slowly
the prediction is being made that the
adjournment will not be possible until
after the first week in May.