New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
Graft Expose
Held to Mean
| End of Hylan
.ekwood Inquiry Disclos-
ures Kill Chances of the
Mavor for denomination,
Il the Belief of Politicians
rammany Behind Smith
,,oublicans, With Demo-
cratic Split Probable, Are
Confident of a Victory

(UullnChs "a A(sOA y
I, the light of Mayor Hylan's recent
..,&srance before the Lockwood corr
srss and the resultant disclosures,
h. MAYORS chances for denomination
..vt year have vanished, according to
|.,stcal leaders A good many of the
~ polit clans and party leaders agree
]sst the Mayors potentiality as a can
sd,,e faded on the witness stand dur
| :, his encounter with Mr.. Untermyer.
without imputing anything more
,.dous than a general lack Of knowl-
10. and understanding of city affairs
:, the part of the Mayor, as shown in
i. sorry spectacle he made before the
-nmittee, the politicians declare it is
aecient to relegate him to the po,iti-
ii scrap basket. The consensus of
,r MEN is that it was knockout blow
,,m which he cannot recover in q
ssr.
The Mayor was riding along with a
ss.cent fare on wave of increasing
yoalarity with the people" one leader
ali. "but now the traction issue, the
q. popular issue the Mayor had, is OBJ
cured by the revelations before the
xswood committee. Gross inefi-
ssney. to say the least, is revealed in
ss handling OF contracts by city
,,thorities. Suspicion is directed
.r,ins. the whole Hylan administra-
Ton. A record budget may be found
% be hOneycombed with graft for which
be taxpayers have to pay.
Ehi,ewash Would Increase Suspicion
Citizens arc ready to explain the
zount ng appropriations demanded in
! tie school budget by the alleged Illicit
aofts in the school building contracts.
/. makes no difference whether the
/ Board Of Estimate, Investigating itself,
! nsy be able to whitewash city offic ais,
/ .sth biased inquiry W II only serve to
nuesse suspicion and lessen public
anfdence The harm has been done.
ITtsse are matters which are not for
.o.ten politically, in q few months.
: ayan no longer an avai able candi-
lts.e for the Democrats. They would
I hot dare to nom nate him. The verdict
Ii the voters woulI be as emph attic
lgsinst Hylansm in the city as it was
igainst Wisconsin in the nation
Every honest Democratic leader has tc
jldmit it. Tammany is through w tt
Hyan Some of the leaders arc glad
lhers are sorry"
Seldom have events combined t
ruse so great an interest in the
oltical perspective months ahead OF
se time when the local political pot
mally begins to boil The remarkable
ea.ures OF the city vote in the recent
ational election. combined with the
lockwood committee disclosures, have
+ Finished food for early and earnest
DISCUSSION in political circles. These
[ no factors bordering on the sensa-
ena even among political happenings
1aake the situation difficult of analysis
( md leave ci,y politics more or less ir
3snfuslon at the present time.
Tammany to Support Smith
The two factors mentioned, however
ave produced two apparent results
i'Mch promise to endure until the mex
ilayoraty election, from u Democratic
POINT Of view They are .hat Tammany
PROPOSES to leave Mayor Hylan to his
Ute and, that Governor Alfred e. Smith
Inll be the logical and strongest candi.
Aate that the Murphy organization car
dominate for the Mayoralty in the pri
laarles next September.
Governor Smith looms as the out
andng figure in municipal politics to
say dis unprecedented city vote No
1n9er z, cesplte the great Republican
Gal wave, makes HIM Tammany's logi
sa nominee. He can have the nomina
I'm for the asking. and if he does no
pa ior 1t he may be prevailed upon t,
IKE It, He will be Tamnanys onl,
lape next year, in view of the Republic
aa spirit of the times and the Hylar
republican county leaders, however
IT, not worrying about the towering
4su'e OF Smith on the political hori
En. They figure that the undeniabl,
ysnsSonal popularity of the Governor
aal not serve him as we'll, with thu
aammany tiger as his pet, on the HON,
"Ia 'Iads of that organization, as i
sulu IN a statewide contest. Th'
LIMA OF Tamamny is better knowr
L. appreciated in its own environs
W. among the independent voters
'sn is Tammany Mayor, although
somewhat limited sense. due to hi
alauons with W. r. Hearst, bu
~''n would be the simon pure product
j See Hearst-Hylan Combine
MS no secret that many of the Tam
say leaders never wanted Hylan, ant
3M' nm less than ever now. Fo
.e TINE they have been in ouandar,
" now ne could be eliminated. Som,
mem, IN looking ahead, expec
4,sOle II he is turned down. The,
mat a Hearst Hylan combination
IL De rather formidable because o
lnroads it might make ON th'
"pu'tatic vote and thereby strengthen
aepuolcan chances. 1t is believed
,'sef' that the Lockwood inyestiga
.,, nas furnished the opportunity t
iSsIIraca the Mayor.
aS'ever happens in the Democrat
~ 'he Republican leaders believ
\, Wlngs are breaking their way
i seei confident that they can viii
3si;sla aaa with a straight Republican
ua'e for Mayor. They would vel
Ass. any friction in the Democrat
Ie3s which might result in the dis
Ass OF the Mayor by Tammany an,
IL uVmlnatlon of Smith Tha Rana,hli