The New York herald., 1922-08-09
HEARST? show ME-!
MURPHY TO CONNERS
Tammany Asks if Editors
Boomer Can Deliver
Own County.
THREE FIGHTS START
Publishers Backer Starts
to Prove Control, Leaders
Only Laugh.
AGENTS BEING SENT OUT
Political Workers Are Being
Groomed TO Work for n. Y.
City Candidate.
THREE FIGHTS START
AGENTS BEING SENT OUT

Before William J. Conners asks
Tammany TO support William r.
Hearst for Governor he has got to
show he can swing the delegates from
his own county at the next State con-
vention. Charles F. Murphy has sent
word to Conners. chief OF stac Of the
Hearst boomers. to tins effect.
How about the thirty-nine delegates
from Erie county? Are they for Hearst?
II you want us to support your candidate
you have got 10 show US who Is boss in
Erie. II you can't deliver your own
county don't come to New York expect
ing 0E ) do your work for you.
onncrs ON warpath.
haa 1e result is Mr.. Corners has
wnaf 5n the warpath in Erie. He has
starle1 fight with William II. Fitz-
pslrfts lose friend of Murphy. and the
T'Na many leaders in the western end OF
the stafn. The last word from Erie was
Lst Fl ,patriek and the regulars were
anEhinr at Conners's threats to take
fne arf nization away from them. That
taG bgl tried, they said. several times
~ Gca ers and others and with about
as Ducl success as was achieved IN
NcR Nark when the Murphy must go"
cohorts have assailed Tammany
NEr fitzpatrick has shown no disposi-
ticn rs favor Hearst, for the simple
reason. he says. that the organization
III Erie does not want Hearst The
raaa favored for Governor in that end of
tho STATE is Alfred e. Smith. Mr..
Lonners came back from Buffalo yester-
day sl.!l of fight, and at Hearst head
quarters at the Hotel McAlpin said he
would "show EN-"
Two other county contests are being
started for Mr.. Conners and his agents.
One is in Albany county, where Patrick
T.. McCabe, after having been out of
politics for several years. is trying to
come back on the Hearst boom. He
has a hard row ahead, the leaders re-
port. for the regulars are all for AL
Smith.
A somewhat similar situation exists
in Onondaga county. where Corners Is
threatening TO drive William II. Kelly,
regular leader and Murphy's friend. out
OF politics for opposing Hearst. The
McGuires are also trying to make
comeback in that fight. The Demo
cratic sentiment. according to the reg
ulars. is all for Smith in Syracuse.
Word came from an upstate scout
yesterday that friends of Smith were
active in various counties attempting to
pledge delegates. Hearst forces took
this as meaning the former Governor
had decided TO be a candidate. The anti
Hearst people. however. say thay have
no assurance Mr.. Smith would run
again. but they intend to use his name
as a rallying cry In the battle against
the publisher Among the Smith men
active in Buffalo are former Senator
Samuel J. Ramsperger, George Smith
of the Lackawanna Steel Company and
former Assemblyman Edward Jackson
Mr.. Hearst Is building up a large or
ganization OF agents. it is learned. al
though this is being done as secretly as
possible. Experienced political workers
temporarily unattached are being added
to the Hearst forces.
Publicity Control Given Up.
An ambitious publicity plan, which in
volved an attempt to secure the control
of a weekly paper in each of the fifty
seven upstate counties outside of those
containing big cities. has been aban-
doned It was said But negotiations
are utdsr way for control of dallles in
Bir shH ton and one or two other cities.
ln 8 days probably a drive will be
gtarIes by Mr.. Conners himself for
Hears, delegates in Onondaga County
the local anti-Relly men are proving
rather effectual and Mr.. Conners may
ay u ani take command in person. He
has nQi desired to start fights against
the regular leaders anywhere. But IN
every - sc where IL Is certain the lead
ers SNt never be brought around 10
Tea rat or where an attempt IS made
u tls ess delegates up for Smith a fight
"a Ntniy to be started.
There is not much time left for a de-
ctior Monday is the first day for
fH.nE esignations for the primaries
Dul All 'ust % Is the last.
Ihe eht against Fitzpatrick in Erie
vae sta rted Monday night at n meet.
irg Ia eighty Democrats representing
M ons Of the city. II was an
nonp candidates would be entered IN
tnn "a laries not only for delegates 10
tat es0e convention, but also for state
Qa6 nty committeeman. local candi-
dates nd candidates 10 the judiciary
conve on.
For ir Mayo Louis r. Thurman has
acccWte the chairmanshlp Of the execg-
tive ao mittee, which IS 70 be- composed
or orc undred members. Former Con-
greasins Daniel A. Driscoll Is chair
Dan4-l y. Riordan. former chairman of
the County Committee, is vlce-chairman
No mention was made OF Hearst In
the announcement of the purpose OF the
organization. II was stated 10 be for
the reorganization Of the party and "a
the return of II 70 power In the county
which is now Republican by 10000.
"when the present leadership took
over the party organization In the
county ten years ago" the statemen,
said, without mentioning Mr.. Fitzpat-
rick's name. "the Democrats had the
Mayor and many other city and county
offices, and controlled the Board OF
Supervisors. Since then. as the rcsul;
of organization mlsmanagement and
uisrule, the Democratic party IN the
county has collapsed aud Erie County
has become the strongest Republican
county in the state"