The New York herald., 1922-09-23
Whereupon Foley Warns Party
Publishers Name Spells Ger
tain Disaster.
HYLAN STILL DARK HORSE
Many Favoritc Sons Suggested
for Places on Ticket-Lunn
Also in Main Race.

| William r. Hearst seems to have
taken personal charge of his campaign
FOR the Democratic Gubernatorial NOM
ination. William J. Conners, who up
| to this time had been commander in
chief, is believed to be taking direc-
tions from the publisher. They were
together for more than three hours
yesterday. as on the previous day.
Each time some of the upstate Hearst
men have attended.
Apparently Mr.. Hearst has decided
at last to fight right through into the
convention.
| This news inspired Thomas +. Foley.
the most influential leader in Tammany
outside Of Murphy. to dlssect the Hearst
boom and to issue to Tammany and to
| the Democratic party plain warning
| of the certain consequences IL by hook
or crook Hearst should land the nom
| ination.
Spokesman Already Picked.
Mr.. Hearst has picked the man to
place him in nomination, and his speech
Ia being prepared. Mr.. Conners would
not reveal his name. but said he was
cne of the most prominent men in the
State. good friend of the publisher
and enthusiastic supporter of his
policies. The chief seconding speech
| will come from an upstate delegate.
At the Downtown Tammany Club.
Foley's headquarters, he had this to say.
choosing his words carefully:
I sstxrf,of ,x,co{l,fo ~. sf. tta,.o ~,
Hearst or any OF his followers to claim
the attention OF the convention. much
less the nomination for Governor? He
managed to lane just two delegates in
Eric after all the ballyhooing that had
been done. His strength in Monroe
amounts to nothing and. as everybody
knows, Packy McCabe failed absolutely
TO '-sell" Hearst to the voters of AL
bany. There are the three big upstate
counties or the State turning thumbs
down on Hearst. His claims are pre-
posterous.
"Hearsts connection with a Demo-
cratic ticket spells disaster. do not
believe that Hearst will be nominated
do not believe that he will get serious
attention in the convention; but 1t IS
means defeat, disappointment, humilia-
tion, regret.
so far as l am concerned personally.
II Hearst should happen to be nomi-
rated, shall resign Immediately from
any connection whatever with Tammany
Hail. / would do all in my power 10
defeat Hearst. In this / am speaking
for myself-Thomas f. Foley. We
would then see what we would see"
Smith Not to Run with Him.
Coincident with Foley's warning to
Tammany and the party comes the
verified news that Alfred L. Smith is
being advised by his closest friends to
consider only a nomination for the
United States Senate. At the same
time transpires authentic information
that Smith will not run on any ticket
which bears Hearst's name. The ex-
Governor Is a delegate, Foley, his
closest adviser, having stepped aside
this year to make place for him.
Mayor Hylan. IL has been learned,
will be a delegate. and have with him
many friends and neighbors.''
Despite the fact that Tammany does
because It might mean an election for
Mayor next year many Democrats still
think he will be candidate. They be-
lieve they can block Hearst, but con-
slider IL folly not to take an acceptable
compromise candidate such as Hylan.
Those friendly to Alfred Il. Smith,
former Governor. and In close touch
with Tammany asserted that Mayor
George X. Lunn of Schenectady might
be the candidate II they could not put
Smith across.
When II became known that a Busl-
ness Mems Citizens Committee was
planning n dinner for Mayor Hylan at
the Commodore on October z. ''in ap-
probation OF his sincere efforts 10 pro-
mote home rule for New York." there
were some who insisted II had been
arranged In anticipation OF the Mayors
nomination for Governor. Joseph J.
O'Brlen. chairman, declared there was
no politics In the affair.