New-York tribune., 1920-11-05
) Murphy Denies
! He Will Pass
Toga to Smith
Tammany Leader Says Gov
crnor Made Fine Run, but
Refuses to Discuss Report
Al Will Seek NIayoraliy
Wigwam Sentiment Split
Executives FeIicitascs Miller
ON ictory and L. Content
With Tuesdays Result

Charles Z Murphy. tho Tammany
leader. when asked yesterday about his
To>s!ot" r. tffeMcnt on January ! to
make Way for Governor Alfred t.
Snut0., Noo on. that date viii become
c'tiz"n Smith. grinned broadly and
said:
Nothing in It."
had made fine run. Asked whether
the Governor was likely to be the Wig
vans candidate for Mayor next year,
he SAID 1t was too carly TO talk 1921
politics. The TaMmany chieftain, for
mer Sheriff Thomas f. Foley and other
Yammany men VIII depart to-day for
French Lick Springs, Ind, where Muir
ply will meet Thomas l.. Taggart and
other prominent Democrats, who arc
gong there for recreation and confer
ence.
Tammary Sentiment Divided
Sentiment in Tammany circles over
what Governor Smith should do after
January l is much divided Some o.
his friends want him to be the next
Democratic candidate for Mayor. hold
ing that il is vastly important for the
machine tbs the local Democratic 0r-
ganization shall reestablish itself in
dominant position.
The defeat OF the TammaOy candi-
dates for President Of the Board of
Aldermen and President Of the Borough
CT Manhattan a year ago. and the de
feat on Tuesda Of some Of its candi-
dates for the Supreme Court, are proof
chat even New York County is no
Longer safely Democratic territory.
FOR thus reason Tammany men want
the Governor to lend his prestige to
tho organization for the Mayoralty
campaign. and they VIII promise to re-
turn his reputation to INN undamaged
and looking as good as before they
borrowed it.
Then there arc other friends of the
Governor who -cll him that all he has
TO do IS to "laV OIL for Two years, ac-
cept a nomination for Governor against
Governor Miier. bca, him and then be
the logical Democratic candidate for
President
Governor Smith. Who went to Albany
yesterday aftemoou before leaving
mace the following statements:
Late election returns indicate a
clear victory fer Judge Nathan l..
Miller and have congratulated him
by telegraph ar his home in Syracuse.
The people have spoken through ,he
agency Of the ballot box. and hcing
= Democrat, | have unfailing faith ir
the decision of the majority.
81 am entirely contcnt with the To-
suit. In my Two years as Governor
7 gave the best hat was in me, and
the size Of ny vote registered the fact
that this was thoroughly well rccog-
nizcd
Grateful to the Press
al desire to extend my heartfelt
thanks 30 tho organizations, the in
dependent bodies. the various commit
tees and all individual friends that
worked for mc wi,h untiring zeal.
"l am exceedingly greateful TO the
press and the nc~spaper men gcner-
ally for thoir kind and generous sup
port This applies also to the treat
ment accorded mo by the newspapers
that supported my opponent.
Il hope / may continue TO live in the
esteem in which they hold ne and
which .hey were so ready on all oc-
casions to make known. | feel amply
repaid for the long and trying daYs
and nights OF labor expended in my
ofHc'al duties by the generous eX-
preston Of approval reaching me from
all sides.
: Il hope that Judge Miller, or any
bod else in authority, VIII feel free
to call upon me at any time they think
| can be Of assistance. shall always
80 much for me.
Yesterday was the birthday of MIS-.
Catherine Smith, the Governors moth
er. and he left the Biltmore at 2:2O
to go to her home in Brooklyn and
later 10 take d train for Albany, rs
the Governor expressed IL, "to go tc
work"
To Governor-elect Miller the Gov
ernor sent this mcssage:
"Pieasc accept sincere and hearty
congratulations on your victory.
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