The New York herald., 1922-01-17
Mayor Will Stick to City
Hall and Wants Voters to
Align With Him.
IGNORES EX- GOV. SMITH
Mentions Senate and Governor
ship in Appeal at Yorkville
Commerce Feast.

The boom for William Randolph
Hearst for Governor or the United
States Senate, presaged recently by
the formation of an upstate Hearst
organization, was set off last night by
Mayor Hylan.
He did not state what office it was
preferred that Mr.. Hearst run for, but
he offered the name of Rodmau
Wanamaker, chairman of TIE Mayors
committee for The reception of distin-
guished visitors and close adviser
along with that of Mr.. Hearst. The
general conjecture was that Mr.
Hearst would be the choice for Sena-
tor and Mr.. Wanamaker for Governor
That ticket, the Mayors speech in
dicated, is to be backed by a Hearst
Hylan party made up of Democrats
and disgruntled Republicans The
Mayor declared that it is "the man
and not the party or platform" that
matters, and made a direct appeal to
the voters of New York to break away
from party affiliations and support
candidates wEo could not be swayed
by 'the public utility or other cor
porate interests"
Would Force Their Acceptance.
| 1t was the ability of Mr.. Hearst and
Mr.. Wanamaker to resist the blandsh-
ments Of such corporations which con-
Ell fal hA ,rtf f,,.I
which the Mayor recommended their se-
lection. If they do not want public office,
he said. they ought to be compelled to
accept, anyway.
The Mayors speech was made at a
dinner of the Yorkville Chamber of
Commerce in Turn Hall, Lexington ave-
nue. and Eighty-ffth street.
His revelation of the trend of the
Democratic political wind was made in
connection with a fiat denial that he will
seek either the Governorship or seat in
the Senate next autumn. He said his
only intention is to remain Mayor of New
York for the next four years.
The Mayor closed his eulogy of Mr..
Hearst and Mr.. Wanamaker and his
TRADE against the corporate interests
Transit, Public Service and other State
commissions, with an appeal for the
return to public office of +. III. La
Guarda. formerly president of the
Board of Aldermen. who was defeated
for the Republican nomination for
Mayor In the primary last autumn. The
Mayor described Mr.. La Guardia as "a
bright young mana Republican, but
honest"
The Mayors plea tor LIZ Guardia was
not surprising. because of the fact that
he, the Mayor and Mr.. Hearst's news
papers were IN close accord on many
controverted matters during Mr.. La
Guardia's tenure of ofiice-much closer
In fact. than the Mayor and Comptroller
Charles l.. Craig. the third three-vote
member or the Board of Estimate, who
Is a Tammany man.
Ex-Gov. smith Out of Favor,
In suggesting the foregoing plans for
the New York city Democratic party for
next autumn the fact that he made no
mention whatever of former Gov. Alfred
r.. Smith was regarded as significant
Mr. Smith. more perhaps than any other
Democratic figure in the city. has been
associated with the public mind as the
man Tammany Hall would select either
10 oppose Gov. Miller, who defeated him
for reelection, or for the United States
Senate.
The fact that the Mayor did not in
clude Mr.. Smith in his consideration.
particularly after Mr.. Smith took the
stump for the Mayor last autumn thus
realigning himself with Mr.. Hearst. was
taken as an indication that the Hearst
Hylan combination in Tammany Hall
believes the moment has arrived TO take
tho saddle.
In passing Mayor Hylan charged that
some OF the courts are not as close to the
people as they ought to be. with the
result that they split hairs in favor of
the corporate interests" lie introduced
the subject OF Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. wana-
maker by making reference TO recently
published reports that he would seek
higher office next year than that OF
Mayor.
"The day Is coming" said the Mayor
when the people VIII realize more and
more that 1t is the man instead of the
party or the platform that counts /
refer to men who have rendered great
service TO my administration and who
have aided me In making II success.
II notice the papers were worrying
yesterday and to-day about somebody
receiving elevation TO higher public
office. answered in Buffalo when
was asked that question that proposed
TO remain the Mayor of this city for the
next four years.
But the papers seem 10 be worrying
about certain people running for office
men of the caliber of Rodman Wana-
maker and William Randolph Hearst
running for some high office in the city
or state.
II want 20 assure you that you would
have men who would stand by you anil
would not be subservient to the interests
OF the corporate interests of the city or
state. j do not know that the men men
toned would even accept public Office
However, they are the kind of men who
ought to be compelled to accept public
office so that the people, once they elect
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