New-York tribune., 1920-10-04
L arn1nany Aids
w WadswortI1 to
Rescue Smith
Wet Republicans Trading
Votes, Says Anderson;
Governor, Alarmed, Goes
on Stump Till Election
NO Hope in State for Cox
Socialists and Farmer-Labor
Party Cut Heavily Into
Dem Ocratic Strength

Save Governor SMITH" is the bat
Tie cry this year of the Democrats of
New York State, who have abandoned
all hope of carrying the state for
Cox and Roosevelt. Convinced that
New York State will give Harding and
Coolidge an overwhelming plurality,
estlmated by Republicans as between
100000 and 100000, the Democratic
leaders are now working solely with
Smith. 'oA
month ago the Democrats looked
upon Nathan L. Miller, the Republican
nominee for Governor, as a compara-
'iVely easy man to defeat, but the
reports from up state, where Judge
Miller has been doing some prelimi-
nary campaigning, together with the
lhfoads being made py the Socialists
and the new Farmer-Labor party on
1he Democratic ranks, have caused the
Democrats to regard the situation as
menaclng to the Governor.
SO serious is the situation con-
sidered that Governor Smiths political
advisers have mapped out state
wlde speaking tour. which will start
tonight and continue up to Election
Day. he will remain up state until
October %, speaking in every large
town and city. He will return to New
York City on October % and will
speak, here daily and nightly from
that day until the eve of election.
Narrow Margin Last Time
Governor Smith was elected by the
Charles S. Whitman, whom he defeat
ed, had little support from the big
leaders of the Republican party, who
regarded him as selfshly ambitious. In
fact, with the exception of Lieutenant
Governor Schoeneck and Governor
Whitman, the entire Republican state
ticket was elected two years ago by
overwhelming majorities.
Ihls year Judge Miller has the solid
support Of every Republican county
organization. In 1918 Whitman did
not have single large county work
ing whole-h heartedly for him. This
year every Republican county organ1-
cation is striving to make Miller's vote
and the vote for the rest of the Re-
publican candidates for state Offices
tally close to the record breaking plu-
rallty which they predict will be rolled
up for Harding and Coolidge
The only hope that the Democrats
have is that Senator George F. Ihomp-
son, the Prohibition candidate for
Governor, will hold the Republican
vote cast for him in the primaries and
that Judge Miller will run sufficiently
behind Harding and Coolidge to enable
Governor Smith to slide in for another
two years.
Vote Trading Charged
Then, too, some of the friends of
Governor Smith are counting on a
trading of votes to help the Governor.
1t has been openly charged that some
leaders in the Republican party have
entered into deal with certain Demo
cratic leaders to have their followers
vote for Governor Smith and United
States Senator James W. Wadsworth.
Yesterday William H. Anderson, su-
perlntendent 60 the Anti-Saloon
League and arWenrolled Republican, re-
newed the charge before the congrega-
tion of Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church at Newburgh.
THE Anti-Saloon League" said Mr..
Anderson, "is frequently asked by Pro
hlbition Republicans whether it is not
wiser, in order to insure the defeat of
Senator Wadsworth to vote for the
Democratic candidate, Liedtenant- Gov
ernor Walker. This might be true if
Mr.. Walker were dry, or under normal
conditions, but conditions are not
normal.
at is now generally understood and
is amply corroborated, Barnes lieu
tenant having brought renewed assur-
ance to certain Democratic politicians
in New York recently, that the Barnes
brand of wet Republicans are going to
try to insure the reelection of Cover
nor Smith in return for Tammany
votes for WadsWOrth' ~
Republican leaders who are aware of
the existence of such an understand
ing do not believe that a deal of this
sort will accomplish its object. They
hold that the loss to the Democrats
caused by defections of those of Irish
extraction who sympathize with the
Sim Fein movement, Of Italians who
are incensed because of the Fiume af-