The New York herald., 1922-05-13
CONNERS ARRIVES
WITH HEARST BOOM
Announces Publishers Candi-
dacy for Governor Soon, hut
Fails to Alarm Tammany.
HYLAN OUT OF THE RACE
Mayor Says He Will Stay
Where He Is as Hearst
Returns to City.

William r. Conners of Buffalo, who
arrived IN this city yesterday, said that
William r. Hearst is ready to come out
as a candidate for Governor and that
announcement to that effect may be
made soon. This statement followed an
Mr. Hearst's return from California to
look over the political situation in this
State.
Mayor Hylan last night definitely de-
clared himself out of the race for Gov
e-nor, saying il was his intention to re-
main in City Hall. Conners made known
that part OF the Hearst program is for
delegations from up State to come to
New York to demand" thac-the pub
Usher run He said he had met Charles
F. Murphy, Tammany leader, but would
not say whether they had talked about
Hearst's candidacy. Mr.. Conners said
There is nothing to 1t up state but
Hearst He will be the candidate. There
is no doubt about it. We have enlisted
between sixty and seventy leaders,
many of them well known. and we have
strong organization. which is getting
stronger through the State every day.
Erie county is for Hearst and Monroe
and Onondaga and the other big coun-
ties are for him."
Has Mr.. Hearst indicated ne Is will
ing to run?"
willing to run? He has got to rum"
was the answer.
Conners Tries Comeback.
Mr.. Conners has not been active in
politics in recent years and his regulars
in Erie county say he is trying to come
back by supporting Mr.. Hearst. The
New York publisher stopped off in Bur
falo on his way East after giving out
an interview in Chicago praising Con-
ners and saying that he could not dis
cuss the situation. He referred to Con-
ners as one of the most loyal friends in
the world.
Hearst spoke of Mayor Hylan as his
first choice for Governor. saying that
with a little coaxing the Mayor might
be persuaded to run. 1t was in answer
to that statement that the Mayor said ::
IT appreciate the very complimentary
remarks made by Mr.. Hearst, but l am
not a candidate for Governor or any
other office. The people Of this city
employed me to work for them for the
next four years, to continue and COM
plete some of the great public improve
nlents that had been inaugurated dur
both the Democratic and Republican
parties will nominate candidates who
will not be amenable to corporation in
fluence. The railroads and the special
privilege seeking class have ruled too
long at Albany
Murphy's "Mind Open"
Charles +. Murphy was at Tammany
Hall during the afternoon and learned
that Mr.. Hearst had come back to see
what "the situation demanded" and
that Conners was here with the Hearst
boom. He smiled and his comment was
IT am not prepared to say anything
about candidates yet and II is too early
20 talk politics; my mind is open.'
The Tammany men gathered at the
wigwam did not show any signs of
alarm nor did they appear to take the
Hearst movement very seriously. They
said they hoped Mr.. Hearst would run
for Governor and the way they said 1t
sounded like a threat rather than a
wish. They doubted whether he would
risk" it. Some of the leaders believe
he still wants to go to the United States
Senate. with his eye on the 1924 Presi-
Dental nomination. but think he will not
run chance of being a candidate unless
convinced he can win.
What the leaders do fear is that
Hearst may get together strong enough
organization by liberal use of money
up State to have a club over Tammany
and force nominations for Governor and
Senator, even II he does not run him
self. They say that this power would
be used first against Alfred u. Smith.
chief enemy of the publisher. Those
who question the seriousness of his in
tention OF being candidate believe that
IL he is out of It he will try to bring
about the nomination of either Mayor
George r. Lunn Of Schenectady or
Martin III. Glynn of Albany.