The New York herald., 1922-02-13

without exception. Just how many of
the 4S members of the lower House
| from the Empire State will vote against
the bonus plan Is problematcal. 1t will
! probably not be more than four or five
Senator Wadsworth has indicated his
opposition. Senator Calder, who has
already inauGuratcd the campaign for
second term. Is card indexed as
favorable" by the promoters OF the
bonus propaganda.
! II is quite probable that candidates
for State Offices of both parties will
escape criticism and opposition from the
! organized soldier vote because the bonus
fight has been taken to Washington,
much to the relief of both parties in the
State.
Depression Acts Adversely.
1t is not to be denied. that disappoint-
ment over the failure of Congress to
enact legislation that will tend to re-
move -he depression felt by all lines IF
business In New York as in other States.
will adversely affect the Republican
chances.
If the State campaign were to be con-
Quoted on national issues the Democrats
might probably stand a better chance
| of winning tnan now seems probable
| Leaders OF that party are publicly en-
couraging their followers to believe
| Democratic advantages expected in the
/ Congressional contests will embrace the
candidates for State Offices. The fact is
that the Democratic leaders are skepti-
cal of their own optimism.
The Governor, who Is a politician of
no mean order. has refused 10 be either
! cajoled or coerced into sacrificing the
! interests Of the State as the price of
| professional support. His wisdom IN
following this course is now becoming
manifest to his critics. With the solid
support of upstate leaders behind him
the Governor is considered to be in
very strong position to stand off any OPP
position that might develop against him
In the five boroughs in the city.
There is apparently very little chance
of this opposition preventing him from
securing another nomination IL he is am
bilious for It. The poor showing made
by the Koenig machine in Manhattan
In the municipal election served to ex-
pose the complete decentralization of that
organization. The movement to investi-
gate and reorganize the party through
out the State, promoted by former City
Chairman Robert c. Morris and a COM
mittee of the Republican Club, is pre-
sumed to have In view the correction OF
evils in the city and not In the country
districts.
|
| evidenced by his statement a day or
| two ago that Gov Miller would have the
support OF the Manhattan organization
for another term. Among some up
| State leaders the support OF the Koenig
machine Is regarded more as a liability
| than an asset.
Judicial Ambitions Are Factors.
Koenigs bid for the favor of the Gov
ernor also Is linked up with the ambi-
ton of Municipal Justice Spiegelberg to
succeed the late Supreme Court Justice
Barlow S. Weeks koenigs brother
Morris Is also said to be candidate
for the same place. but with General
Sessions Judgeship really in view.
BE that as 1t may. IL Gov. Miller
really wants another term he probably
will have little trouble with the local
machines of the five boroughs in the
city and rather less up the State despite
the fact that State Chairman Glynn has
not had his own way at Albany by any
means.
Some of his critics have been quietly
agitating the nomination OF Theodore
Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, but he has not manifested any
interest In their activities to. date. The
names Of Representatives Gould of st.
Lawrence and Dunn Of Rochester also
have been discussed for the nomination
IL Gov. Miller finally decides to retire.
The Democrats are practically bank
rupt in the matter of Gubernatorial tim
bcr K former Gov. AL Smith is left out
Of the reckoning. He is about the only
man in the minority party who appears
TO have any popular following. or curse
there Is always Mr.. Hearst. The activ-
tiles attributed to his agents up the
state are naturally construed to indi-
cate his sporadic appearance as a can
didate for public office.
Democratic opinion is divided as to
whether the editor politician is ambi-
tious to succeed Gov. Miller at Albany
or Senator Calder at Washington. With
the Tammany machine practically bot
tied up and a rather heavy mortgage
on the Brooklyn organization Mr.. Hearst
could probably force his nomination for
either Job the way things stand to-day.
Smiths Strength Unquestioncd.
The names of William Church Os-
borne. Bainbridge Colby and one or two
others also figure in Democratic calcu-
lations in connection with the Cover
norship. The popular choice would un-
doubtedly be AL Smith. who could un-
doubtedly command larger following
up the State than any other mao In his
party. His strength In the Ave bor-
oughs in the city is not open to question.
II Smith 10 ambitious to return to his
old chair in the State Capitol he has
carefully concealed the fact. His friends
say he is very well satisfied with his ex-
perience In business. They assert that
the only appeal public office would make
TO him would be to slip into the seat now
tenanted by Senator Calder. Mr.. Calder
has no intention of letting anybody slip
into that seat without fight. although
a great many Republican leaders frankly
concede the probability OF Smith crowd
ing him out OF II.
Mr.. Calder Is scheduled for some rough
riding according TO professional Re
publican expectations. Half dozen OF
his party associates are reported TO be
laying in ammunition to give him bait
tie for the nomination. Among them
is Col Roosevelt. whose name crops up
also in this direction also James w.
Sheffield. president of the Republican
Club. and National Committeeman
Hilles.
Senator Calder. who is conducting a
personal campaign. will undoubtedly
have the help of the local machines of
the Ave boroughs In the city, but he
seems TO have only scattered support
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