New-York tribune., 1920-08-15
w ct Reversal
May Cost. Cox
Tannnalny Vote
Leaders, Angered by Whites
Support of Dry Law, Feel
They Have Been Duped
by Candidate They Made
Save State, Slogan Now
Deal Will, Republicans is
Suggested in Hope of
Electing Smith Again

Mutterings deep but not very loud
are heard wherever Tammany men
gather over the declaration made by
cratic National Committee that the
wets could place whatever interpreta-
ton they liked on the alliance between
the known vets in New York, Illinois,
New Jersey, Indiana and the Ohio
vets, but the Democrats of the nation
would not base their hopes of success
on beer or wine. but would stand for
enforcement of the dry law as set
forth in the Democratic national plat
form.
"Cox is double-crossing the vets;
that's all there IS to it," said promi-
nent Tammany leader yesterday.
TO get Charlie Murphy; Brennan, of
Chicago; Tom Taggart. of Indiana, and
jim Nugent of New Jersey. to support
Cox, with the clear understanding that
Cox would do the right thing with
the wets. Now Cox, through his cam
paigN manager, gives US all the double
cross.
Cox's Attitude Changed
chairman White says that the vets
can place whatever Interpretation they
like on conventio understandings, but
that Cox stands for constitutional law
enforcement. That is not the way
Judge Moore, speaking for Cox, talked
when he was asking the Tammany men
to support Cox in the San Francisco
conTention 1t looked for time as if
nothing could stop the McAdoo drive.
Tammany and other elements favoring
liberal enforcement of the liquor laws
stopped the drive. landing Cox a win
ner All we get is the old raspberry,
with grape juice and loganberry on
the side"
What are you going to do about
it %
Trade Cox for Harding with every
Republican We can find who will throw
US vote for Al Smith" was the
prompt reply
Continuing, this leader said:
Naw York Even on the basis of two
years ago the Democrats haven't a
9eot-in' for any one but AL Smith,
Lieutenant Governor Walker and Har-
riet May Mills. all candidates on the
state ticket. Wherever we can trade
support with safety we shall throw
votes 10 Harding and Coolidge in ex-
change for support for Smith and
Walker
Smith is 100000 votes stronger in
the State Of New York than Cox.
Smith stands for beer and light wines
the amending of the Volstead act ana
liberal enforcement Of the Volstead
law. The Democratic state convention
in February last went on record for
this, and few days ago at Saratoga
as we could. Now comes Chairman
White. of the National Committee,
knowing that Cox hasn't chance in
this state, and double-crosses us on
the wet and dry issue, issuing d state
ment that2 can be taken either way It
simply means that Tammany will save
what it can out of the wreck.
IF we can save Smith snd Harry
Walker, and the judges in New York
County, it will be doing pretty we'll
We stood a chance to do this until
Chairman White threw us down with
his statement saying the national
osmpai gn would not be waged on the
beer and light wines issue. If he had
kept still We had an even chance. Now
we have an uphill fight All we want
now is to elect Smith, Walker and the
Supreme Court justices in New York
County,.
Democrats Turn to Smith
The Reputation by Chairman White
Of certain assurances made to Charles
T. Murphy, Norman E. Mack Demo
cratic National Committeeman, and
". w Farley Democratic state chair
man in San Francisco, by the Cox
managers concerning Governor Cox's
attitude on the wet issue doubtless will
result in the state Democrats devot-
ing ell their energy to the election Of
Smith for Governor and Walker for
United States Senator. The money
raised by Tammany from cooperation
sources will be saved until next year.
1t is an old saying that "there are no
books kept in Tammany Hall" Control
Of the city of New York is the all-im-
portant thing to the tiger.
in addition to other developments,
there is a growing probability that
William r. Hearst will be assured that