The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-28
Tammany Chief Hears
Both Sides, But Re-
fuses to Check Bit
ter Warfare.
HYLAN SKIDS AGAIN
His Efforts for Merger Fall
Flat. Smith Men De-
clining.
SENATORSHIP BAIT FAILS
Az Declares He Wouldn't Ac-
ccpt 1t on Gold Platter
Hearst Planks Indicated.
ny LOUIS sEIBoLD.

Special Dispatc', TO THE New York HERALD.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 27.-Warring groups
oe Democratic bosses are tonight en-
gagged in an acrimonious struggle to
drive former Governor AL Smith into
the Hearst corral-or Editor William
Randolph Hearst into the corral of AL
Smith.
BY processes made familiar by the
old style party convention, now hap
PLY restored, the scheme Of subduing
surcharged emotions is being en-
ployed to iron out a disturbing propo-
sition caused by the obstinacy Of both.
Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Smith are really
more important in the calculations OF
The leaders who are battling over them
than the fundamental interest OF the
party.
Mr.. Hearst wants to be nominated
for Governor by the Democratic party,
which he has not always supported.
= Hundreds of noisy cohorts, newspaper
advertisements and practical gentle
men who arc always looking for
r1fOo hh&tt3 III JOIlIGS tAiIIiit anu Cry
out tho fact in hotel corridors and
on the streets, assisted by bands but
tons and other paraphernalia or po-
iitical promotion. Spokesman for
Hearst vehemently assert that he does
not want and will not take the nomi-
nation for United States Senator.
Relative Enthusiasm.
Frankly, there appears TO be more
genuine enthusiasm for the nomination
OF Mr.. Hearst for Governor among
the delegates of tho Republican State
Convention at Albany than there ex-
lists tonight in Syracuse. where the
Democratic forces are gathering for
the!r convention. which meets to-
morrow.
Mr.. Smith, who is marshalling his
own forces in person, wants the nomi-
nation for Governor and nothing else.
lie repeated more than a score of
times to-day the statement that he
would not accept the Senatorial NOM
irauon on n gold platter-which is
also another story.
Boss Murphy of Tammany is occu-
pying the place OF umpire between the
rival Hearst and Smith groups and
discouraging the hopes of O small but
aggressive minority of independents
who would like to see Mr.. Murphy, Mr..
Hearst and Mr.. Smith seized with the
plague or something that would rid
the party OF them.
The Tammany boss appears to find
good deal of satisfaction in the role
of arbitrator. Mr.. Hearst has not been
able 10 find out whether Mr.. Murphy
will be able to exercise power in his
favor or viii ultimately throw 1t to
Mr.. Smith. The latter appears TO be
ms ignorant of the intentions OF the
Boss as M. Hearst and the latter's
agents.
The claims made by both supporters
OF Mr. Hearst and Mr.. Smith are more
interesting than valuable. The fact
is that Murphy can probably swing
without effort more than threc-fourths
OF the 734 delegates whose names will
be on the roll call as individual repre-
scntatives of their home counties or
towns. Until tomorrow Murphy prob
ably will not mako up his mind which
way nc will throw the convention
whether Il will be to Mr.. Hearst or Mr..
Smith or in the apparently improb-
able contingency to some one OF the
round dozen of the men who are will
ing to sacrifice themselves on the altar
of public service.