New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Prospect Held SO Strong
That Selection of Man
WhoMight' Succeed Him
as Mayor Is Deferred
MlarphyW WouldDrop
Him but for Hearst
CamoudageSlate Made Up
With Moran as President
of Aldermanic Board

Fear that Mayor Hylan, even if re-
elected, may be removed is holding up
the naming of his running mates on
the Tammany ticket.
With this worry on their minds Tam
many leaders, at conference at Tam
many Hall last night, decided to wait
at least until the end of this week be-
fore agreeing on a candidate for Presi-
dent of the Board of Aldermen. This
official automatically becomes Mayor in
the event Of death, removal, or resic-
nation Of the Mayor.
One prominent Tammany leader,
after the conference, said that the be-
lief was generally shared by the lead
ers that the joint legislative graft in
vestigating committee would find
enough corruption on the part of Hy-
lan's appointees to warrant the filing
of charges with the Governor asking
for the removal of the Mayor, if he is
still holding Office at that time.
Would Drop Him but for Hearst
1t was explained that Tammany
would drop Hylan IN minute if it
were not for the insistence of William
Randolph Hearst that he be renomi-
mated. And it was recalled that early
in the spring there was talk of Hylan
running, not for Mayor, but for the
Supreme Court. The rumor then was
that either Ex-Governor Alfred E.
Smith or some other favorte Tam
many man would be named in his stead.
1t was said at the time that Hearst's
insistence on Hylan running for re-
election was for fear that Smith, who
had declared open warfare on Hearst,
would be nominated and elected, and
thus end Hoarst's influence in the
Democratic party.
moval facing them, Tammany is plan
ming to persuade the Bronx Democrats
not to urge the candidacy Of Robert
l.. Moran for President of the Board
Of Aldermen or any other man from
the Bronx. AS Tammany leader put
it last night:
"In the event Of something happen
ing to the Mayor, we want to have a
man from Manhattan as President of
the Board of Aldermen, who would nat
urally succeed as Mayor"
Moran, who is now County Clerk Of
the Bronx, was elected President of
the Board of Aldermen by the Tam
many majority in the Board of Alder
men after Alfred E. Smith resigned to
yuN for Governor in 1918. In 1919 he
was defeated for the Office in a by
election by f. H. La Guardia - the
same election in which Tammany's
stronghold, Manhattan, was carried
for the first time in recent years by
a straight Republican, Henry H. Cur
ran, who ran for Borough President.
Many Out for Comptroller
The third city-wide office on the Tam
many ticket-Comptroller sought
by upward of half dozen candidates,
the principal con.enders being Comp
troller Charles l.. Craig, Sheriff David
H. Knott and Deputy Comptroller
Henry Smith.
The conference of Tammany leaders
took place in the private room of
Charles F. Murphy on the street floor
of Tammany Hall just prior to the
meeting of the County Committee in
the main assembly hall, at which the
read by Thomas + Smith, secretary Of
Tammany Hall, in accordance with law.
It was said after the meeting, which
was presided over by ex-Sheriff Will
liam F. Grell that it might be ten
days before the Tanmany slate was
finally decided on. One Tammany
leader said that most cf the names
that are being put out just now are
merely to cover up the real purposes
of the leaders.
The tentative Tammany slate, as
given out for public con sumption last
night, was:
For Mayer, john r. Hylan.
For Comptroller, Charles l.. Craig.
For President or the Board Of Alder
,pen, Robert L Moran.
For resident Of tire Borough of
Manb ttan. Edward F Doyle.
1t T. regarded rs safe bet that,
with ne exception Of Mayor Hylan,
= one of the others or the aamouf|age
STATE will be on tie final ticket which
viii be selected by Charles f. Murphy
and his associates at Delmonico's 8
within the next week or ten days.