Evening star., 1922-07-12
DEMOCRATS FIGHT
AMID SERENE COP.
Of EMPIRE STATE
Woman Voters Add to Seri'
BUSINESS of Party Row
by Rival Activities.
BY n. o. MESSENGER.

NEW YORK. July 12.-Vivid con-
trast is presented in conditions in
the republican and democratic parties
in this state. On one hand STANDS
the republican party, united and har-
monious, without a cloud on the politi-
cal sky the size OF a man hand. On
the other is the democratic party
drawing dangerously near an open
Eap4tx oysf2 the nomination of q canai-
date for governor and over the candi-
dacy OF william Randolph Hearst.
Yesterday's dispatch related how
the anti-Hearst forces. which Is to
say the supporters of former Gov.
Alfred E. Smith, took the initiative
and forced fighting at the conference
of upstate leaders at Syracuse. The
Hearst supporters have now come
back with retaliatory measures even
more bitter than those adopted at
sive and biting terms.
To add to the seriousness of at
fairs, the democratic woman voters
are taking sides in the controversy
and forming rival organizations. 1t
goes without saying that participa-
ton of the women in the scrap will
enliven it a hundred per cent. Ex-
women take a hand they mean busi-
ness, being unused to the mems way
of putting up a lot of bluff and blus-
ter, only as a gesture, and then fall
ing upon each others necks in ap-
parent reconciliation.
Hylan Speech Adds Fuel.
More fuel was added yesterday to
the flames started in the Syracuse
meeting, when Mayor Hylan of this
city, the most conspicuous official
supporting Mr.. Hearst, addressed an
organization of women which was
created to counteract an anti-Hearst
organization of democratic women
set up a few weeks ago. Mayor Hylan
paid his respects to the opposing
group by CHASING them as "a few
misguided women who are being used
by the interests to rob the public and
split the democratic party" He de-
clared that the corporation press"
and the "interests" were bent upon
the same objective and charged that
the republican governor of the state
was a reactionary and also affiliated
!; with the interests.
Then an attack was leveled at AL
fred E. Smith, so thinly veiled as to
be unmistakable as to, whom was
meant. 1t was insinuatede that he, Is
interests that have controlled the
government of the state to serve
their own ends"
1t is said by democrats here that
when the upstate democrats read this
assault upon Smith they will see
red" and that the upstate fight on
Mr.. Hearst will be .redoubled.
SO. altogether, things look very
squally for democratic harmony be-
fore the nomination. an& doubtful for
democratic unity at the polls. The
way affairs are drifting now. which
ever Of these two candidates is nomi-
mated, he will have been SO villiied
by the other group of democrats as to
seemingly make him an undesirable
citizen to vote for at the polls.
Sincere Vote. an Issue.
That might not be SO serious among
the men. The hardboiled voters who
take such things as all in the days
work and on election day say for.
get 1t" and vote the ticket the boss
points out, but what about these seri-
Gus minded new voters who are un-
used to persifiage and think that
when a spade is called spade 1t
must, indeed. be q spade, and very
black tone at that. -
Before leaving the democratic angle.
here IL a sidelight which has national
bearing: The other day 4 couple of
democratic national committeeman
from other states came on to. New
York and made some tentative In
quiries by way of feeling out" SEN
timent for Henry Ford, for the presi-
Dental nomination in 1874. am told
f they did not find the fishing good.
They were answered something like
this: What are you fellows up to,
anyhow; trying to tap Henry Ford's
barrel? That's all you will get out
Of it-even IL you get that, because
you. may md him pretty close. Don't
COME to New York and ask support
Tor q man with ideas about issuing
| government paper money for public
purposes such as Henry Ford ad-
vancea" 1t is- added that the visiting
y = 49, 80. n Il.