The New York herald., 1922-11-09
DEMOCRATS TALKING
OF smith FOR 1924
Presidential Promoters Insist
lie Will Be Logical
Nominee.
LEAD EXCEEDS 100000
Governor May Face Deadlock
With Republican Assembly
and Democratic Senate.
LEAD EXCEEDS 100000

/ nc election OF AlIreu II. sofnlln as
Governor with record breaking plu-
rality exceeding 100000 and divided
Legislature will bring another dead
lock between the executive and ad-
ministrative branches when the new
State government is set up in Albany
on January /. The Democrats win the
Senate by one vote; the Republicans
have the Assembly by 50 to Ss.
With little patronage available for
Tammany. the new Democratic Gov
ernor is expected to open fire from
the front Office of the State Capitol
on some Of the Miller commissions
and officials in control Of the big State
offices.
Taking his election to mean a repudia-
ton or Miller's Transit and Public Serv-
ice Commissions and policies. it is be.
lieved that Mr.. Smith will seek a. an
early date to remove those bodies and
appoint his own men TO deal with New
York's transit.
II baked by the Legislature in a plan
way OF getting rid OF transit officials. it
Is regarded as almost certain the Gov
ernor will seek to remove George Nc
Aneny and his associates and william A.
Prendergast. Mr.. Smith Is expected to
line UP with Mayor Hylan and William
II. Hearst in the Democratic fight against
the Mc.Aneny commission. From City
Hall yesterday came the suggestion that
McAneny ought to resign
A-y- r.-s Prohibition.
Another line OF action defined for the
Democrats by the election mandate Is to
open fight on tho State prohibition en-
forcemcnt. Casting over the returns, the
Democrats were clearly OF the opinion
that the vote was a repudiation OF the
state enforcement Law. A State cannot
break down the Constitutional amend
rnent. but the State can regulate It's
own form OF liquor enforcement.
In this state that procedure in
all probability. will. be to denlafr the
repeal of the Mullan-Gsge law. making
prohibition entirely Fedexal matter
That would relieve State 1nd municipal
police of all responsibility of enforce
ulent.
It would double'th work OF the Fed
eral officials ard would make trafficking
in LIQUOR even easier than at present.
That Is about all the State officials could
do to make good their beer and light
wine promises. The Republican L.egisla-
lure would probably refuse TO pass any
recommendations along that line coming
from the Democratic Governor. and
therefore Mr.. Smith would be quite safe
in demanding such action.
white House and Religion.
Most remarkable Of all the features
growing out OF this political turnover In
the State was that all the talk around
headquarters yesterday led invariably to
this question:
Can 'AP make the White House?"
That was of more absorbing interest
than any question involved In state eco
nomics or State Jobs. II was taken Tor
granted among all the politicians that
the election made Smith the outstanding
figure in the Democracy and candidate
for the Presidential nomination in 1924.
What he will do In Albany Is taken for
granted His policies arc known, his
Political program understood.
Recalling the remarkable demonstr1-
tion for Mr.. Smith In San Francisco in
hour the party leaders are certain he
will 20 after the nomination. And Mr..
Smith has shown that he Is a very deter
mincd man.
IL ia the unwritten law Of the land that
a member OF the Catholic church has
not been considered available as q candi-
date for the Presidential nomination
Fear of the religious issue has always
risen. But Mr.. Smith has faced that and
overcome II in this state. His friends
believe the issue Is q dead letter that as
religious prejudice counts for nothing IN
this state It would count for nothing In
a national contest. But for that one
question Mr. Smiths political associates
believe he might be now we'll on the way
toward that 1924 nomination.
After shifting back and forth all day
the final count showed that the Demo-
Gratis had won the Senate by 2e TO 20,
a majority OF one vote. This Will give
Mr.. Smith control OF half tho Legislature
and. what Is important. OF the half which
confirms appointments. In remarkably
close contests Meyer Levy defeated
Schuyler NJ Meyer, the latter chairman
OF the Meyer committee, and John A.
Hastings. Democrat. beat James ".
Caulfield in Brooklyn George II.
Fcaron. Republican. finally won out
In Syracuse.
The Assembly stan6s eighty-two Re-
publican and sixty-eight Democratic.
That gives the Republicans sefe
working majority in the lower house.
II makes deadlock between the two
houses as we'll as between tho Governor
and Assembly. and II opens the way 10
endless log rolling. a majority IL
seventy-six.
This situation makes 1r. Edmunl
Machold As Speaker OF the Assembly.
the Republican In tho state Govern
ment In most conspicuous place. With
two years OF sJch a situation ~ work
with. the politicians said that Machcld
might be watched as tho man who
might 20 after the next nomination for
Governor.
The wonder OF the election continued