New-York tribune., 1922-01-17
Hylan Coaxins
Smith to DroD
Port Authority
Political Bullying Includes
Offer of Support for Him
as Senator and Hearst as
Governor, or Vice Versa
Wheedling Due to Fail
Ex-Governor Has a Scran.
book With Speech Calling
Publisher White Livcred

ne hearst-H Hylan nTammany control
OF inc city government has started ,
drive to get former Governor Alfrcd
+. smith out of the interstate Port Au-
'"or''y commission. either by diblo-
matte bullying or fattering
me Hearst mon are willing to enter
coMn'he looking to the nomination
OF Hearst for Governor and Smith for
united States Senator. or the othcr
way around anything that appeals 10
INC o'lver street salesman and boss
'fuekman. But they want him to quit
the Port Authority.
Mayor Hylan is trying two methods
simultaneously. Two or three time
since last fall he has roundlv do
houhced the Port Authority, of which
'he former Governor is member by
appointment of Governor Miller, charc-
ing fhat instead of being worthy en-
'erprse for the benefit Of New York
City It is low down plot backed bv
predatory interests to develop the
hackensack salt meadows al the ex-
pense OF Manhattan. Following out
TINS policy. Hearst and IIylan have
compelled Senator James J. Walker,
minority leader Of the Senate. to in
troduce and champion bills TO abo,ish h
the Port Authority and the Transit and
fuo!Ic Service commi ssions.
Diplomatic Bullying
All this is regarded in political cir
cies as diplomatic and political bully
R,A 10 l.
ence. where the Mayor was hailed bv
Mayor Schwab of Buffalo as ",hc Dem
ocratic Lincoln" the Mayor handed Al
smith a large bouquet by referring to
hlm as that fine. red bloodcd New
Yorker. who has ever remained in touch
with the masses
In Tammany circles this is inter
preted as a bid for former Governor
Smith to jump onto the Hearst-Hvlan-
Tammany bandwagon
This overture by MaVor Hvlan svn-
chronized with the initial organization
of William Randolph Hearst's p. L. p.
G.-"Political Union for Progress in
Governments The Smith men in Tam
many Hall have dropped the last initial
and call the new organization Hearst's
p. U. P, linea offspring of the
independence League. which at the po-
lltlcal bench show in 1906 failed to
win a Dlue ribbon
Democratic politicians all over the
state are watching the game and bets
arc being made in Tammany circles
that Alfred E. Smith will not hook
up with William r. Hearst in the cam
paign this year, when a Governor and
a United States Senator are to be
elected.
Keeps Good Scrapbook
Ic T u
Mr.. Smith keeps a scrapbook and re-
ceivcs newspaper clippings. One Of
the clippings bears the date of June
Z, 1921, with reference to Mayor Hy-
Ian S speech at Jamaica Bay, when the
Mayor. referring to Governor Smiths
Port Authority, said:
"This new Port Authority will have
very little to do. In fact, it's policies
have nothing to do with Jamaica Bay
or the development of the New York
waterfront, but are concerned more
with the development of New Jersey.
The purpose of it is to mortgage New
York to develop the flats in New .cr-
sey. We are not interested in the de-
veiopment of New eJrsey meadows by
certain powerful interests that want
them developed. l understand they are
in sympathy with the railroads.
Another Hylan speaker at the same
meeting said:
you can't develop port when it
depends on the development Of private
property and stimulating the truck
ing business"
Another clipping that Al has in his
scrapbook is one containing his own
speech at Carnegie Hall on October
20, 1919, after the Hearst papers had
charged him with playing into the
hands of the Milk Trust.
The Tammany men say that every
time that Mayor Hylan or any one else
makes move to get him into the same
political bed with Mr.. Hearst, AL gets
out the old scrapbook and reads his
Carnegie Hall speech over again.