New-York tribune., 1922-09-27
Murphy Silent
AS Smith Men
Threaten Split
Chief Upstate Aid Asserts
Fight Will Go Beyond the
Convention if Tammany
Turns Down Ex-Governor
Hearst Leaders Are Clurn
Both Sides at Syracuse
Admit Boss Will Decide:
Women Against Publisher
BY Denis Tilden Lynch

SYRACUSE, Sept. 26-Upstate lead
ers, under the chieftainship of William
ii. Kelley, of this county, predicted to-
night that Ex-Governor Alfred E, Smith
would be nominated for Governor on
the first ballot by the Democratic State
Convention if Charles F. Murphy does
not deliver the delegates to William
Randolph Hearst.
Kelley, who met the Tammany leader
on his arrival here this afternoon, said ::
"Al Smith will be nominated on the
first ballot. There cannot be any com
promise candidate without treachery.
Smiths friends. who CONTROL practically
all the upstate delegates, are for him
| for Governor and vt w. stand for
any attempt to swh y, to The
| United States Senesorshl, IS the 355
delegates upstate coz are for Smith for
Governor without reservations"
Smith SHES at Senatorship
Here it should be added that Mr.
Smith regards the suggestion that he
run for United States Senator with
distaste. This is being capitalized by
the friends of Mayor George r. I,unn
of Schenectady, who, are working hard
| to land the Senatorship for him.
/ Murphy himself is silent. He ds.
clined tonight to talk with newsnaner
men or with any of the delegates ex.
cepting the few old cronies he sent for
| to come to his room Smiths friends
declare that The Tammany chief re-.
alizes that he has the fight of his life
on his hands if he turns down Smith
Kelley and the upstate leaders as
ssociated with him declare that If
Murphy dares to put Hearst over they
Will carry the fight against him beyond
the floor Of the convention and come to
an open break with the Tammany
leader.
Claim 100 Delegates in City
Smith, according to Kelley, has 2s2
| delegates pledged to him directly ur
state. 1t takes only 368 to nominate
Smith, in Manhattan alone, has com
mlted to him more than 100 delegates
OF the 142-provided Murphy does OF
try to switch them. This Manhattan
group, together with the upstate Smith
of "a. ~ VI - y
Murphy announced through friends
| tonight that he would not attempt to
enforce the unit rule. This would be
an almost impossible task if he tried
1T, since it would take unanimous
vote on the part of each county dele
cation to enforce this rule on each par
tlcuiar group.
f, 1t is said by Smiths friends that of
the 379 delegates from New York CITY
Smith is certain of close to 800, if Muir
ply does not try to apply the screws
TO them.
Ex-Governor Smith and Mrs. Smith
and their daughter, Emily, arrived here
hours before Murphy appeared on the
scene. The former Governor at once took
charge of the fight and was with Kelley
and other leaders for hours. Also with
the Smiths were the former Governors
sister, Mrs. John Glynn, of Brooklyn,
,, and his secretary, Miss Rose Pedrick.
Smlth, who came here from a sick bed,
where he has been for more than three
weeks with rheumatism in his left foot,
vas IN happy frame of mind
Smith to Lead Fight on Hearst
While the Governor would not dis
cuss the political situation, his friends
would he be candidate on the same
ticket with Hearst. The attitude they
take is that in view of Smiths public
attacks on the editor, even though he
We're personally inclined otherwise =
which he is not--he could not afford
TO run on the same ticket with him.
And 1t can also be said authoritative
iy that il Murphy tries to nominate
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