New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
'Tann1nnany Will
Desert Cox to
Rescue Smith
Truca Declared by Hearst,
Hylan and Murphy i'm Eff
fort to Meet Republican
Landslide, Says Glynn
National Issues Dropped
Mayor Assured That He Will
Not Be Opposed for
denomination Next Year

George A. Glynn, chairman of the
Republican State Committee, says that
Tammany in its dnsire to save Cover
nor Alfred E. Smith from the impend-
ing Republican landslide in the nation
and state will sacrifice the other cand-
dates
There is a so-called "gentlemen's un-
derstanding" binding Governor Smith.
Charles F. Murphy, Mayor Hylan and
William R. Hearst in a truce to leave
the mayorality fight next year entirely
out of the political scenery for the
time being, SO that Tammany may do
its best to land Smith a winner
This understanding" was reached
without explicit agreement, but it
binds the parties at least temporarily
Hylan VIII Not BE Opposed
Mr.. Hearst is refraining from attack
ing Governor Smith, who q year ago
in Carnegie Hall denounced him in
unmeasured terms and dared him to
carry on his opposition. The Hearst
papers arc attacking Cox every day.
This is entirely agreeable to Murphy
and Governor Smith. The larger the
vote against Cox in New York state, if
Tammany can at the same time keep
the Governor we'll up with Judge Miller,
the Republican nominee, the better it
will SUIT Tammany men, who have
lost interest in Cox since he called on
President Wilson and announced his
support of the League of Nations.
Mayor Hylan has received assurances
from the Tammany leaders that he will
not be opposed for q reelection next
year. In this it is said Mr.. Hearst has
his consolation prize, the Hearst politi-
oo1 onip hoin II; &bo%
current at face value ct the Mayors
Office Tammany, while not satisfied
with Hearst's dominance, is holding it's
district leaders in lucrative Jobs under
Hylan, and the Tammany nan say that
this is doing pretty we'll under Hearst
Mayor.
This is the situation in the local
Democratic camp at present. The Tam
many guess is that if Hearst supports
any one for Governor this year it will
be Senator George F. Thompson, the
Prohibition candidate, or Dudley Field
Malone, the standard bearer of the
Farmer-Labor party. He is not ex-
pected to support Judge Miller or Gov
ernor Smith,
"Tammany has discovered that the
people Of tVs state will not have Cox"
said Chairman Glynn yesterday.
"Tammany's only interest in this cam
paign is to try and put over Governor
Smith, who did not want to run again,
and who had to be drafted for the
nomination. The word has gone out
to stress state issues, and to try and
get away from the League of Nations
and other national issues. We shall
tie Governor Smith up to the plat
form he helped to make at San Fran
cisco, and we shall do the same for
Lieutenant Governor Walker. This
campaign is Republican and Demo
cratic division, and not a personal one.
The men selected by the Democrats
shall stand on their party platform
They cannot dodge the issues"
Chairman Glynn said that the meet
ing of the county chairmen in Syra-
cuse last week developed a most en-
thusiastic spirit in the party.
THE plurality for the national and
state tickets in this state will be of
such proportions that it will prove for
long time to come that the voters
are through with Democratic waste
extravaganza and incompetence" he
said