The New York herald., 1921-02-09
MILLER WON'T USE
G.O.P.WHIP TOWN
ON TRACTION BILLS
Wants Legislators to Vote
on Measures as Seen by
Constituents.
GLYNN GOES TO ALBANY
VIII Talk With Leaders;
Concerted Action on Meas
ures Is Undecided.
EX-GOV. SMITH FOR PLAN
He Is Said to Have Warned
Tammlny That Proposed
Law Will Be Passed.
GLYNN GOES TO ALBANY
EX-GOv. SMITH FOR PLAN
Special Despatch 20 THE NEW YonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. Feb. \. 1

Special Despatch 20 THE New YonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, Feb. 3.
Leaders OF the Republican State or
ganization are considering making a
party measure of Gov. Miller's traction
plan for helping New York out of It's
deplorable plight. George A. Glynn
State chairman. arrived to-day and
began comforting with State leaders.
This fact gave rise Immediately to
the report that the Governor had in
sisted upon the support of the State
organization and was getting ready to
use the party whip to force all Re-
publican members of the Legislature
intoe line for the Miller plan.
Such is not the case. 1t has not
been decided yet whether the party
shall take formal action in getting oe-
hind the Governor. There unquestion-
ably is a strong demand from within
the party that sucn action be taken.
The reason for this demand is that, the
party rank and file in New York as well
as up state has become convinced that
and sensible solution of the problem held
out to New York in twenty years. They
believe. therefore, that 1t would be the
best kind of politics for the orgaaiza-
tion to back the Governor to the limit
Promises Made In Campaign.
In the campaign last autumn the Re-
publican party gave it's pledge to do all
in its power to help New York out of It's
troubles. IL Is recognized that Gov. Miller
has done his party service, although ne
gave the leaders a shock when they hrst
read his plan. They thought he had gone
too far. But the reaction Of public seriti-
ment has come so quickly and 10 so
strong that the leaders are insisting that
II Is the duty Of the party to line up
squarely with the Governor before the
fight breaks in the Legislature and give
TO him support wherever he needs 1t.
The Governor is understood to be dis
inclined to have his policy made party
measure. He believes that every menu
ber of the Legislature should be left free
10 vote as he wishes, and especially the
New York city members, where the issue
is OF various degrees of Importance In
the n1any sections and districts. The
Governor would not use his position TO
compel any man from New York TO
vote under party rule when his district
is decidedly against the plan.
Party rule will not have to be invoked
to pass the measures, according to IN
dications hero. One by one the Re-
publican members are dropping into
line Before II comes to a vote 1t is
believed the Republican Senator'S ana
Assemblymen from the metropolis Will
be unit for the bills.
1t would not be surprising II one or
two Democratic members from New
York should break sway from the Tam
many Hylan- Hearst combination and
vote with the Governor. That seems al
most incredible at this stage In view
OF the violence Of the Tammsny- -Hylan
opposition, but nevertheless IL Is being
predicted by hard headed politicians.
Ex-Gov. smith Backs rIan.
Alfred z. Smith, the wisdom OF whose
political views Is pretty well accepted.
is credited with having advised Tam
many that Gov. Miller was right and
would win in the end. In the opinion
of the former Governor. as It Is heard
here. MT. Miller has shown greater
bravery than any Governor for twenty
years-even including himself-by maxi
ing the right start toward solution OF
the problem.
Mr.. Smith Is said to have told some of
the Democratic members that when
is not able to work out
policy OF Its own II IL time the State
stepped in and gave that city a policy
10 follow. In fact. "Af' Smiths own
praise for the Governor Ia believed to
have proved rather disconcerting 10 GER
tain Democrats in City Hall.
The Governor, his staff and the legis-
lauve bill drafting bureau are still
on the transit bills.