New-York tribune., 1922-11-07
Republicans Depend ON
Upstate Plurality to
Wipe Out Democratic
Lead in New York City
Call Betting Odds
Ruse of Tammany
Governors Friends Sci
$4,000 Margin; Party
Hopes to Sweep State

The gubernatorial election, In
which New York City combats the
rest of the state, marshaling its Tame
many votes for Al Smith against the
upstate Republican plurality for
Governor Miller, will start at 6 q. m.
to-day and will be waged for twelve
hours without respite.
Both parties are confident of sue
cess. Republican leaders expect.
Smiths plurality in the city to be
smaller than it was in 1926, and
point out that the falling off of 20o,-
600 in the city's registration was, for
the most part, in districts where
Smith was strongest. George x.
Morris, Republican State chairman,
estimated last night that Governor
Miller would reach the city line
with a plurality of $4,000 and that
Smiths plurality this side of the
line would be less than 100000. Sam.
uel S. Koenig, Republican County
president, said Smith would have a
plurality of less than 100000 in the
city and that Miller's upstate plu-
rality would be safely above that
figure.
Pell Hopes TO Sweep Ticket
Herbert C. PclI. Democratic State
Chairman, said Smiths vote in the city
would equal that polled by Mayor Hy-
Ian last year and predicted victory for
the whole Democratic ticket. James J.
Hoey, campaign manager for John ).
O'Brian, Tammany candidate for Sur
rogate. predicted plurality of 10000
for his man. George Gordon Battle,
chairman of the Copeland campaign
committee, prophesied that the Health
Commissioner would be elected Senator
by 250,000.
Tammany prophets expect their car
didate to surpass his achievement Of
two years ago, when he had plurality
of 100000 in this city, although de-
feated by the upstate Republican vote,
and declare that with a metropolitan
plurality of 100000 or 100000 Smith
can await the upstate returns with
equanimity.
The betting odds last night were
31s to 1 in favor of Smith and to s
in favor of Copeland. Republican Lead
ers declared that this was the result Of
heavy and reckless betting at the be-
hest Of Tammany Hall for the purpose
of influencing votes and was without
significance otherwise.
Miller Given $4,000 Margin
The estimate at Republican state
headquarters in Albany was that Miller
would win by $4,000 votes. Governor
Miller himself was confident of success,
as he has been throughout the cam
paign. Reports that Republican leaders
in the southern tier counties thought
the voters apathetic were discounted
by the Governor, who said reports to
the opposite were reaching him.
"The result is with the jury" was
his only comment as to the probable
outcome.
His opponent, former Governor Smith,
issued the following statement:
"On the night before election, with
all the arguments in, ell the points
made ard the record laid clear before
the people of the state, I am satisfied
that Democratic sweep all the way
from Buffalo to Montauk Point will
elect full Democratic ticket, giving
us Democratic majority in both
houses of the Legislature, sending a
Democratic Senator to Washington, as
of Democratic Congressman"
Hylan Held Accountable
Strict accountability for actions Of
the New York police at the polls was
placed upon Mayor Hylan by Governor
OF he Iax, 81 H.
had been shown Mayor Hylan's letter
to Commissioner Enright directing the
police to permit no "undue delay or
interference" by special investigators
while voting is going on.
The Governor said:
The Mayors letter to Police Com
|, missioner Enright plainly puts him and
his Commissioner in a position Of re-
sponsibility for whatever is done by
the police on Election Day, The let
ter is obviously q covert bid to the
police to resort to strong arm methods,
which are not unknown in New York
City, TO assist Iawlessness and to in
terfere with those rightfully at the
polls to preserve the purity Of the bal
lot and not to give persons rightfully
| al the polls protection. II such acts
should now be unfortunately committed
we shall know whom to hold respon-
sible."
Miller to Vote In Syracuse
Governor Miller and Mrs. Miller will
cast their ballots in Syracuse and re-
turn to Albar-, Immediately afterward
to receive the election returns at the
Executive Mansion.
Mrs. Smith, mother of the former
Governor, will vote at Public Sci.ssst 2
Hicks and Poplar streets, Brooklyn.
| She will be accompanied from her
daughters home, Middagh Street, by
Mrs. Mary Glynn, her daughter, and
| Mrs. Helan Fraser, a neighhor. Her
son spent the night at his nammer
hoiar at Sea Gate and will vote this
morning with his wife and son at the
public school in Oliver Street.
Johr r. Voorhis, the Nestor Of the
Board of Elections, completed his plans
! for the day yesterday and retired con-
| fident that every emers ency mad been
provided for and that difficulties which
might arise from changes in the law
would be smoothed out swiftly.
He was confronted with several new