New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-31
Hylan, Craig
And Smith ON
lIa1nnlany Slate
Tentative Allotment of 5 Big
Offices Between Hearst
and Murphy Held as
Proof OF Working Pact
Both Factions Satisfied
Probable denomination, of
Comptroller Expected to
Bridge Ticklish Situation

The Iammany ticket, judging from
present indications, will be:
Mayor-Jchn f. Hylan
Comptroller Charles L. Craig.
President Of the Beard OF Aldermen
Deputy Comptroller Henry Smith.
This is the tentative allotment of the
three big Offices between Charles r.
Murphy and William r. Hearst.
The Tammany men say that they will
not take less than the Comptroller ana
the. President of the Board of Alder
men and the Hearst men say that as
long as Mayor Hylan is renominated
they Wi. keep the peace.
Smith is No Surprise
The selection of Deputy COMPTROLLER
Henry Smith is no surprise 20 the inner
circle in the Fourteenth Street organi-
cation. Nearly year ago, after Comp
trolier Craig began warning on the
Mayor and other members of the Board
of Estimate, he stopped going to the
board meetings. At the same time he
Induced Mr.. Smith to accept appoint
ment as First Deputy Comptroller. I'm
mediately upon taking office Mr.. Smith
in place Of the Comptroller This ar
rangement continued until a very re-
cent date, when the Tammany leaders
persuaded Comptroller Craig to resume
attendance at the board meetings,
assuring him of their continued conf
dence in him and telling him that Tam
many wanted to renoninate him.
Henry Smith for years has been q
favorite in Tammany Hall. He has an
extensive law practice, possesses indie
pendence Of judgment, belongs TO many
prominent clubs, is an art collector,
and all in all is man of mark in Tam
missioner in the last Mcclellan ad-
ministration.
Bridges TickIish Situation
The denomination of Comptroller
Craig bridges a rather ticklish situa-
tion for the Hearst-Tammany control
of the city administration. The Comp
troller is to be summoned by the Meyer
investigating committee. In the temper
that he found himself in year ago,
when he turned against Hylan and
other members of the Board of Esti-
mate, he would have proved an inter
esting and fruitful witness before the
Meyer committee. His prabeble re-
nomination by Tammany, after the
Comptroller has made all manner of at
tacks and insinuations against Mayor
Hylan, is one of the outstanding sur
prises of the present mayoralty cam
paign. 1t also is regarded in political
circles as proof of perfect working
agreement between William r. Hearst
and Charles F. Murphy.
Incidental, .7e election of Deputy
Comptroller Smith, II ls.nm.7~ should
win, would insure Charles k.fMurphy
and his Wall Street friends peace Of
mind, inasmuch as it would mean in
surance against the adoption of social
istic schemes that frequently find sup
port by the Hearst papers. These are
the considerations which weigh in the
present plan to renominate Craig and
nominate Mr.. Craig's trusted lieuten-
ant and an oldtime Tammany favor
lite, Deputy Comptroller Henry Smith.
The Tammany Executive Committee
will meet on Monday to issue the
formal call for the holding of the pri-
naries- This meeting marks the formal
opening of the Tammany campaign.