New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
Upstate Safe for
Miller; Fight
Ccntcrs inCity
Anti-Livingston Group in
Kings Expected to Cut
Judge and Aid Smith:
Brooklyn Storm Center
Malone Hurts Democrats
Tamrnany Claims $4,000
Margin in Five Boroughs;
Silent on Harding Vote

The Republicans are figuring safely
on keeping down The usual Democratic
maiouties in greater New York to carry
through the state ticket. Republican
leaders declared yesterday that Har-
ding and Coolidge would obtain plu-
ralitv over Cox and Roosevelt in all
Eve horoughs.
IN The Gubcrnatoriai and Tinted
states Senatorial contests. however,
the Republican lcaders ere merely try
'nc 20 play safe CT the big vote ex-
nccted tor Governor Alfred Z. Smith
and Lieu,euant Governor Harry c.
Walker, Democratic nominee for Sen
ator IN the -..y, Brooklyn again be-
comes the political enigma Of the local
situation.
The Kings County Republican organ
ization IS splc, ard q strong anti-Liv
uEston faction has developed which
probably VIII throw its votes to Gov
ernor Sm n instead OF Judge Miller.
smith is expected 20 carry Brooklyn
on account Of the opposition t. the
Livingston machine, while John J.
Lyons, &epublicaN nominee for Sec
ietary Of State. and other candidates
on the Repub can ticket may poll q
large plurality over their Democratic
opponents IA Kings,
Poth SiGcs Arc ConYideni
Roth Manhattan and Brooklyn Pc.
rcoilcan county leaders claim hat Icy
wiil elect most Of tnc,. candidates on
-te ourty tickets. The RepublicaNs
are confidently predicting gains from
%ev YORK Ci.y in the 8 iafe Senate and
'-semb r. The Democratic leaders ap-
pear 70 De as confident that they will
soid their ovn in the five boroughs in
ne state and local elections. and give
'soveruor SMitn q plurality below -Ae
BrorN which viii mean MS election.
Little or nothing is heard { ON the
.oca Democratic leaders in regard 30
the chances of the Presidential ticket
they have consistently passed up Cox
and Roosevelt and centered all their
en rgies on the GCvornorsh.p. Never
bc'ore naNe the Tammany leaders
worked 80 hard TO put over candi-
date a. they have worked 30 roll up
the city plural u fo1 Al Srlith. The
Goverue~ himself merely made casual
reference to the nominees on the ne-
-ior tlcks' IN his c3mpa gn speeches.
Don for hls associates on the state
ticket except 70 say IN a general way
shat 1t was strong ticket.
re Tammany scheme, followed ex-
pletll by Gogerncr Smith has been
T. keep I anything that suggested
Wisconsin OF the League Ci Nat0Is.
ihis course has been followed design
odiv iu IN New ork City c;.mpaig gn in
order TO hold, as much az possible. tie
normal Irish Democrats vote, which is
opposed 20 tlc League. The play has
been iargoly on Smiths personal popu-
,.ritN. III she hope that the local can
e.5.tes would be ,.rried along on big
mltn vote. T4mnany's ono desire is
70 lntr ncA .ho Murphy organization
oea,v and - the state
Brooklyn Is storm, Center
According % The Democratic leaders
the big drive On Smith vii reap q
iarvest ~ tire city returns on Tues
Gay. II the Governor should sweep
Brooklyn, as mis- campaign managers
claim ho " IL they have no doubt that
he VIII carry he ether boroughs--
the vote 10 TIC Greater City may upset
NcpNu can calculations in regard to
10th state and local Offices
Samuel 5. koenig, president Of the
.he following statement yesterday:
Gree trr New York Wiz lcin t,.c rna-
ef th' country IN a great sweep for
harding. Our canvass shows that
harding VIII carry Manhattan borough
~ at least 1oG00 plurality. Ne ther
senator NadsWor'' nor Nathan Miller
Nill poll the Harding vote in Man
aattan. but The difference VIII be an
tu'rportart factCr n the result Both
NaCswortA and Miller viii have tho
.argc~t plurality ever given in The state
for Senator and Governor
Ne VIII elect thirteen out Of
twenty three Assemb.ymen in New
orh County. five Congressman and
,Aree, and probably four, State Soma
tors. Our coUuty candidates also will
Ire elected
Democrats Claim 35o,oO0 Plurality
or the other hand the Democratic
.ocai leaders claim plurality of about
$500 for Governor Smith in New
York City, vita smaller but sufficient
pluIallues to elect most of their local
Congressional, Legislative and county
tickets Some OF the Tammany leaders
place the Smith plurality in the state
n 100000 Others. more conservative.
MAKE the figure 5000 or 80 700. based
ON the Dig vote they expect the Cover
nor 10 poll m the Vammany strong
.olds here. one leader declared that
Jndge Muller would not come down 20
me lgonN with more than 27O 600
oiufNlty. Governor Smiths pluralt'
"a the city IN 1915 was 4GS ,607 and he
Won bs only $4,000.
fhere are several eleventh. hour FAC
.ors, however, which have entered in o
me loc.l situation which are calculated
materially 10 pull down the Smith
rluraAty. Mayor Hyan is one Of them.
lie and his political sponsor, Hearst,
both have, lndotsed the Governor, half
HeArtediN to he sure. but the Hvlan-
'learst tag has been sufficient to arouse
ne ire OF thousands of city employees
VINO normally vote the Democratic
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