New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-03
Says Walker
Will Run for
i. S. Senate
State Chairman Predicts
Lieutenant Governor Will
Be Democratic Nominee
for the Upper House
From a STAFF Corrcsnoudeut

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-William
W. Farley, chairman of the New York
Democratic State Committee, said to-
day at the convention hall that Lieu
tenant Governor Harry Walker, of
Binghamton. elected two years ago
with Governor Smith, would probably
be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for United States Senator.
One thing is certain" said Chair
man Farley. ut is that Mr. Walker
VIII not again run for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. That post of honor will be left
for another man. 1t is more or less
of sacrifice for any lawyer to give
up a law practice and fill state Office,
and in the case of Mr.. Walker the
is especially true. Neither does he
aspire to the Governorship, as there
nate Governor Smith. Mr.. Walker feels
however, and his many friends all over
the state feel, that he would make an
excellent race for the Senatorship"
This announcement, made for the
first time, indicates that the state
leaders are in a mood to turn down
Franklin d. Roosevelt, Assstat Secre-
tary of the Navy, who is receptive
candidate for the nomination. The
Iammany men especially are angry at
the way in which Mr. Roosevelt kicks
crisis. Mayor George R. Lunn of
Schenectady also is a receptive candi-
date for the nomination for Senator,
and if William G. McAoo is nominated
for President there is a strong prob
ability that Mr.. aunn will enter the
primaries. But Charles F. Murphy has
little use for either of these, although
Murphy prefers Roosevelt to Lunn,
who in Tammany circles is looked upon
as Socialist.
Governor Smith as yet has not said
election. although the state leaders
have said it for him. Many of his
friends are urging him to drop out of
politics if McAdoo is the nominee Of
the San Francisco convention. One of
them. close to Murphy and promi-
nent member of the New York delega-
ton, told the Tribune correspondent
to- day that the Governor had thanked
him fer urging him to stay out of
the race for the Governorship this
fall.
"If McAdoo is nominated we shall
be defeated by at least 35O0OO," said
this man. "Whilc Governor Smith will
run far ahead of his ticket, he could
not survive the tidal wave of Repub-
lcansm this fall if McAdoo is the
candidate. The Tammany organization
will work hard in New York County
(to save part of its county ticket. 1t
can do that by proposing -parti-
san ticket for the judges and thus save
something out of the impending
wreck"
The New York delegates have no we'll
defined plan of action if the voting con-
tinues through half dozen ballots
They adhere to their original idea of
supporting Governor Smith, and to-
night they are saying that the Cover
nor is likely to get as many as 12s
votes, but not one New York delegate
believes that he will be nominated
This is in marked contrast with the
feeling week ago to-day, when the
Governor received SO many compli-
ments that he was beguiled into the
belief that the vets would control the
convention and that he stood a better
show than either Cox or Edwards, the
other wet asprants.
The New York delegates received an
ether jar this afternoon in the course
Of the reading of the party platform
by Secretary Glass, when a declaration
in favor Of an ocean waterway from
the Great Lakes through the ST. Law
rance River was advocated Governor
Smith tried to have the platform com
mittee approve a plank against this
proposition. His objection to it is thai
it will divert commerce from New
York State much to the benefit of New
! YOrk's commercial rivals