Hickory daily record., 1922-11-04
|NATIc rs BIG FIGHT
IN NEW YORK STATE
Political Interest Turns to Race Between Miller
and Smith, Two Admittedly Able Men
Calder and Copeland in Race for United
States Senate Other Contests.
,r the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 1.-The keen rat
,e,veen Governor Nathan l.. Mile
ubo is seeking reelection on the RI
rublican ticket, and Former Governc
Alfred f. Smith, his Democratic ol
roront. overshadows all other contest
i tho November elections in the En-
rire State from the point of popula
interest
The contest between William N
Calder. for reelection to the Unite,
States senate on the Republican tick
\ and Health Commissioner Royal S
ropeand of New York, the Democratic
nominee, is slow in comparison to tn
ace set in the Miller-Smith encounter
The struggle between Governor Mil
Or and Mr.. Smith is continuation
4 the contest two years ago, when the
Twernor was swept into office on the
Reuubican Presidential landslide, ov.
" Mr. Smith.
In the last two years the Governal
,s made, in the eyes Of his friends
nd the Republican press, the best
hief executive the state has ever had.
he is being put forward by his friends
possible candidate for President
wo years hence.
Mr. Smith went into political re-
yement, after almost a life time in
ubEc life, and entered business. Some
aid he was through with politics, but
Then It came time for the party con-
entions in September the lure of the
ame oyerpowered him and he be-
anne a candidate.
At the state convention in Syra-
use william Randolph Hearst, the
ublsher, was potential candidate
cr the Goyelnorship. Mr.. Smith. who
ID not conceal his dislike for Mr..
Hearst, fought him tooth and nail. But
he battle never reached the floor OF
he convention, for Mr.. Hearst an
ounced that he was not candidate,
nd Mr.. Smith was nominated unani-
nOuly.
Governor Miller started a campaign
bur upstate and trained his big guns
b Mr.. Smiths record as governor;
beanwhile claiming for himself econ
mics in administration, through the
sOrganization of many departments.
II. Smith picked up the trail soon af-
Fwards and fired back brOadsides
the governor, asserting that his
mres claiming economies were Jug
(d and that the reorganization OF
epartments was made at the expense
starving the human element in the
dministration.
Personality soon entered into the
ampaign arguments. The governor
|as accused of being "Czar," and MIR.
Fmith's campaign was characterized
one of "lung- power" Both being
easoned campaigners and able speak
(r, the state resounded with claims
(nd cOunter-claims.
Notwithstanding the usual claims OF
etOry by both sides, it is held by
nblased observers that the result for
ne governorship probably will be very
nose, with much splitting of both
tickets
Mr. Smith, who was born on the low
East Side in New York, under
ae shadow of Brooklyn bridge, is af-
ss'lonately known to almost every
v" as "Al,' He rose from newsboy
'"o worker in the old Fulton fish
asfket to the governors chair. He still
yves IN his old home, in a district now
Npalated by many of the foreign born.
foll'lcs attracted him early in life
!" ne became an active worker IN
''nmany Hall. His rise in the field OF
%A'lcs came when he was elected to
!" assembly at Albany, after holding
s0erKship in the office of Commits
'N'et OF Jurors. Then he became Dem
I M''"c leader and finally speaker lr
N assembly, later being elected pres
w v''s OIL the board Of aldermen in New
.~A City, in addition to other mum
"rs' ~ and county offices.
'"'e government is his hobby, ant
~ men in this state are considered
~. sve' informed. At the state c0nsti
A., ,''''a convention to which he was
c' c"sa'e, along with Elihu Root
,i, ."se W, Wickersham and other dis
,s,. s'''"ed men, question concernin'
sn'.1 .a'n legislation came up, and MI
h,,, o'uhteered to give an outlin
l"s l's'ty Of all public service legisla
oi,. 'ne state for sixteen years. Hi
"A' accepted and, without me