New-York tribune., 1922-10-06
Accepts Nomination and
Opens Campaign With
Hearst, Murphy and
Hylan Notably Missing
SCOTS at Charges
He Was Extravagant
Refers oPresentRegi
Showing of Economies
as Trick Bookkeeping

FORMER Governor Alfred q. Smith.
accepting the Democratic nomination
for Governor at tho National Demo-
cratic Club last night, said the issue in
the campaign was whether the people
wanted reactionary or progressive
Governor at Albany.
When you get rid" said Mr.. Smith,
"of the lovely picture painted by the
press bureau Of the welfare and
economy Governor, the friend of the
common people, of labor and of women
and children, what is left is a real
reactionary Governor of the old-fash-
ioned Republican school. That it seems
to ME, is the issue, and backed by the
record am prepared to meet it."
Mr. Smith denied Governor Miller's
charge that the Smith administration
had been friendly to the interests, saw
ing that the only interests he served
were the peoples interests. He re-
peated the charge made by Senator
James j. Walker in the Democratic
keynote speech at Syracuse, that the
,,.'ms ,,.,, Of economy made by Governor
Miller were false, and said the fact
was that Governor Miller's two wears
in office cost the taxpayers Of the state
$4,000, ,o5l.95 more than did the Smith
administration.
Hearst Clan Missing
Although Mayor George r. Lunn of
schenectady, the nominee for Lieuten-
ant Governor, and other nominees Of
the Syracuse convention were on hand.
together with most of the leading Dem
ocrats of the state, it was matter of
comment that William Randolph
Hearst, Charles F. Murphy and Mayor
Hylan were absent. When Mayor Hv-
Ian was asked earlier in the day if he
would attend he said:
Il cannot tell you now, for I am SO
busy with the budget, haven't even
taken any time off to go to the worlds
series at the Polo Grounds"
II was vnS.ss-7Pasfed thaa either
the absence of Murphy was surprise.
Ex- Governor Smith began his speech
BY saying that for more than genera
tion the Republican party in this state
had maintained bureau within the
State Committee for the purpose of
spreading propaganda.
Mr.. Smith said that the humanitarian
achievements credited to Governor Mil
Ter were largely imaginary, and chat
the great public problems which the
Governor has claimed he has solved
are not solved, but left in q state of
"hopeless controversy"
Smith charged that Governor Mil
ler's economies in reorganization "rep-
resent largely complicated trick book
keeping" And as to the claim made
by the Governor that the last Legisla-
ture enacted more laws to promote
proposed during all the time that the
demagogues and agitators were giving
lip service to social welfare" Mr..
Smith replied that "all the welfare
measures of any Importance enacted in
this state in twenty years. were en-
acted by Democrats.
Terms Miller Reactionary
"By enlarging upon a few minor
achievements of his second year," Mr..
Smith went on, "the picture drawn
of Governor Miller for election pur-
poses bears no resemblance to the
real Governor, the record of whose
first year indicated what he really had
in his heart. l would be the last man
in the state who would question Gov
ernor Miller's personal ability and l
will, therefore, deal only with the
record, and if any one can make out OF
that record anything but the history
of reactionary governor. then am
to confess that do not know
the difference between reaction and
progress.
Governor Miller in his speech spoke
of special interests, and made ref
erence in that connection to my ad- !
and charged that my ad-
was helpful to them. The !
only special interests in this state that
have received my assistance are the |
special interests of the people. was
visited by their representatives. One
special interest was the League OF |
Women Voters, who came to me in sup !
port of minimum wage law for /
women and children in factories and .
for an eight~hour day for women in in !
dustry and for child welfare bills.
met them and listened to them, and |
sent their recomm endations to the Leg I
islature and the Republican majority I
turned them down. When they called |
on Governor Miller he told them they |
were menace to the state.
'Another special interest-tne rep,
Of organized labor-called /
on me. recommended great many
things at their suggestion that l
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