New-York tribune., 1920-10-31

as fraud and delusion has alien.
s'ed from him large mass or tho
Nepuhilcan support.
Much opposition to JUDGE Miller has
ALSO resulted from his somewhat CON
'e" "p'uous reference TO direct sottlc-
Me"'s under the workmen's comncnsa
Ioh act as unimportant. 1t has been
oe'hons'ratcd emphatically that these
o.reH' settlements, which Governor
sn'l'h caused to be aholshed were in
s.fumeh'al IN defraudin. thousands Of
-"J"' eu Workmen of hundreds of thou
Sauos OF dollars Of compensation.
ba"s Nil''$rs attitude on this subject
mas aroused real indigestion.
Ahesc things added +, the Gov
ernors splendid constructive record VI
Hfioany have won for him host Of
lr,ehoS and admirers. The great in
dependent vote of the state seems al-
most unanimous for him. and there is
nv oouht that countless thousands
.. hepuoi'cans intend to vote him an
me, oonet Term because they believe partv
p"l'''cs should he alienated from tho
8uln !nfstratIon Of state affairs
nose who accompanied Governor
smith on his three weeks camna,~n
TRIP upstate tell me that the ovation
gwen the Governor in Republican, sac-
.,ons are amazing. At every ston on
We trip men and women thronced
spou' nm to congratulate him upon hi-
ao,0l ~ ration, usually addlnr: I am
. hopuolican, but YOU have been such
vote for YOU D''''' -
In New York City Governor e,,,i+h
undoubtedly even more ro,n1ar ''i,.i. ti..,,
~ va two yea~s AGO when such a
record vote Was cast for him. Thon.
Ssnos OF inderendents who NAV have
yea TWO vars ago because 4hev
feared be would be too much of an
o, o. "a anlzatlon man now know their error
'heE nave seen for themselves .ho
record OF his adm mjnistration at A.
pany ana they are more than satisfied
ne makeup Of our own commit
zee IS clear indication Of the nature
o 'he support which the Governor is
: yOeINinE (. he committee contains
ne names OF SC many Republicans and
independents that it could not be cajleG
partisan n a party sense by the mos
bias sec opponent
''n such support rallying to Gov
efnor NMltA from every section of +ho
state. do YOU wonder that sav ~
only question TO be settled al thn
polls on tuesday is the SIZE Of the rli1-
rality9'
Increased Socialist Vote
The Socialist vote in this state. &C.
cordiNg to ,ho party managers. win he
o gger than ever before. A large ro1.-
tlon Of the vote will be a protest against
the continued imprisonment Of rehs
and against the ousting Of the Sociahs,
As blymcn.
In fact. tho Socialists were on the
ran until tic stimulus given the move
ment bv the Swoot-Lusk-D Dalv-Barne.
custer Instead of tre Socialist Assem-
nlymen there vii he at least ten elected
igesdRy- III rom this citv-and at
cast one CoNeres man and one State
>9Aa or, according to the Socialists. In
tAe HronN botH Democrats and Renubl,-
sans practically concedo that Socialists
WI oe elected in the Sd 4th. 9th and
Z tn Assembly Districts, and Socialist
alected to the State Senate to succeed
senator Aheles. Similar Socialist gains
are ooked for in Manhattan and
Brooklyn.
-Four years ago the Socialist vote was
1850. This naturally doubled in 1918.
when women were enfranchiscd. and
Charles ". Erwin polled i2l,705 votes.
some Of The more e-husiastic Socialists
ria m that this viii hc doubled again
TINS year because of the imprisonment
- ''eos and tne custiNr ri tho fvc So
7'a If-t ID vmen Move conservative
s'INafos place tfe Socialist lncroa.
7ls year in the Neiehbo~hood Of $4,000