The New York herald., 1922-09-30

who met defeat Tor the SIKH tlme OUT
Of the seven times he has been a
candidate for nomination or election.
The/ second big loser was Mayor
Hylan, the chief supporter and po-
litical protege OF Hearst. who was
summaIily rejected as, factor in
state politics.
The third victim was John III. Nc
Cooey, the Tammany overload OF
Brooklyn. whose delegation was prac-
tically taken away from him by Smith.
and who was later repudiated by the
Hylan administration. incidentally,
NfcCooey for the first time in a Demo-
cratic convention was refused place
on the State ticket.
Murphy could not be properly de-
scribed as a victim, though he might
have been if he had insisted upon the
nomination of Hearst for Governor or
United States Senator. The Tammany
boss. who was later accused by the
Hearst people OF double crossing
them" saved his face by surrendering
TO the overwhelming demand for the
nomination of Smith.
The friendly relations between the
Tamrnany leader and the party candi-
date flor Governor were restored after
the decisive rejection of Hearst. smith,
whoj wore his hard won honors with
characteristic modesty, invited the
Ta1nmany boss to complete the rest OF
the State ticket Murphy. who APP
pqared to be reccnciled with the re-
sIIlts of Smiths fight against the
Hearst influences, rounded out ticker
in short order.
He selected two Hylan officials
Health Commissioner Royal ;. Cope
land and Commissioner OF Corrertloh
James A. Hamilton of The Bronx Tor
Secretary of State. The Tammany
leader said these two men had agreed
10 accept the nominations.
After the smoke of the smith
Hearst battle had lifted the party
leaders, including the women aele-
gates. expressed complete gratnlcation
over the casting away of Hearst ana
the amazing victory of Smith. save
for the payroll braves and Brooklyn
lob warriors there is little rear OF
reprisals that may affect the chances
Of the ticket for success in Novem-
ber. Murphy and his advisers are
prepared to meet and check any move
Hearst and his ally the Mayor.
Smiths victory over such tre-
mendous odds has already brought
him from various parts of the country
teiegraphic congratulations from some
of the most important national leaders
Third Party Threats.
The elimination Of Hearst by the
leaders of the Democratic party this
afternoon was accompanied by the
threats of his lieutenants to project a
third party into the contest.
Smiths triumph in not only winning
the nomination OF Governor but keep
ing Hearst off the ticket resulted in
a conflict of views as to the amount OF
damage that Hearst may or may not
infiict on the party which rejected his
dictation and advances.
The withdrawal of Hearst as a con-
tender against Smith for the Guber-
material nomination and the latter's
! refusal to accept the major place II
Hearst were selected for the Senate
were accomplished during the watches
OF the night BY the time his telegram
instructing his agents to prevent the
presentation of his name to the con-
vention for any nomination had been
received the important leaders OF the
rival factions knew that he was out
of it. His telegram addressed to Mr..
De Ford was as follows: .As h.
please be sure not to allow my
name to go before the convention.
II certainly would not go on any
ticket which. being reactionaiy.
would stultify my record and
declarations of principle and which
would be betrayal of genuine de-
mocracy.
MY nomination FOR any public
office is not important, but it is i'm
portant that the party declare for
progressive principles and show the
sincerity of that declaration by nomi-
mating men who can be trusted TO
make it effective.
wv. r. HEARST"
The pronunciation of Hearsts with
drawal created a tremendous sensa-
tion. Mayor Hylan and w. j. Conners.
the commanding officers of the Hearst
forces, clearly intimated at breakfast
time their belief that Hearst would not
invite test of strength with the sup
porters of Smith on the floor of the
convention. The Mayor and Buffalo
editor heard the bad news from the
lips of Murphy somewhere around 3
O'Clock this morning while most of the
delegates were playing poker or nego-
tiating with local bootleggers.
Nurphy's Decision.
Murphy appears to have made rather
a complete job in rendering his de-
cision as umpire between the warning
Smith and Hearst groups. A reliable
historian records the fact that the
Tammany boss prefaced his decision
to throw the weight OF Tammany be-
hind Smith with an expression of sim
cere regret" because of his inability
10 reconcile the bitterly antagonistic
views of the Smith and Hearst forces.
He is understood to have informed
the Mayor and Conners that his own
position was "as tough a job as have
ever had i'm my life" He asserted his
sympathy for Hearst and declared that
it was his desire to have both Smith