New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-15
Declares Mayor Would Be
Strongest Candidate for
Governor to Fight the
Protiteering Interests
Just a Compliment,
Own Backers Insist
'tingy' Conners Here Trv-
ing to Get Murphy and
Smith in Line for Editor
By Denis Tilden LYNCH

'A''iaih haNdolph Hearst Yesterday
7ep'ed to William II. Kelley, Of SYRIA
cose' chairman Of the Onondaga
County Democratic Committee. who de.
c'ared that there was no Hearst sant;-
ment ro state and that My. Hearst did
not stand chance of being elected
Governor. 1t was the first interview
the publisher has given a local news
paper, except his own, in a number Of
years,
Mr. kcl|ey's attack on the Hearst
boom is regarded among politicians as
ihe beginning of counter offensive
by the friends of former Governor AL
fred E. Smith. The followers Of Smith
see in the Hearst drive not only an at
tempt TO land the Governorship, but
an effort to land the Democratic nomi-
nation for President in 1924 for the
editor politician and the shelving Of
Mr.. Smith politically
Mr.. Hearst was asked by The Trib-
une to comment on Mr.. Ke}ley's state
ment, In doing so he briefly sketched
what he considered the qualificat tions Of
the candidate for Governor Of the
Democratic party next fall and the
dominant issue of the campaign Mr.
Hearst's reply to the Syracuse leader
follows:
"First, Mr.. Kelley is entitled to his
opinion. He is a political boss of CON
siderable importance, enc has lately
been appointed president of bank.
"Mayor Hylan Is the Man"
Second, Mr.. Kelley's opinion may be
i,o+a tod ~
the personal phase of IL.
Third, my only desire is to see the
hest man and the truest Democrat
nominated. ] think Mayor Hylan is
the man. He has the qualities He
has the strength-Mr. Kelley cannot
question his strcngth--and his serv
ices to the public deserve al least that
much recognition,
This election, it should be re
nembercd, is not entirely matter Of
pleasing certain political bosses and
their financial hackers.
"It is matter of the welfare Of the
public. Of honest service to the public
and of the relief OF the public from the
intolerable exactions and aggressons
of some Of the big profiteering trusts
and monopolies.
at is matter Of making the so
called public service corporations &C
tually serve the public and not merely
rob the public.
"I am for the man and the platform
which will surely secure these pubic
benefits
Those who are in charge Of the
Hearst boom for the Governorehlp and
who are associated with William j:
Conners in directing Il, when inform ID
last night that Mr.. Hearst had again
referred to Mayor Hylan as guber-
material possibility, said that it should
ha taken solely as compliment to the
Mayor
It can be said authoritatively that
Mr.. Conners is not working for Mayor
Uvlan's nomination and that he re-
cards all talk concerning it as amusing:
Mr.. Conners has formally announced
that he is working for Mr.. Hearst Tor
Governor and for no one else, ana
that Mr.. Hearst knows what he Is
doing.
Murphy not Yet in Line
Nv Conners. who has been here
.;nre Mr.. Hearst's return from the Pa
c;ne Coast. has had daily conferences
with the editor-politician and has been
working among Tammany leaders III
an effort to bring about an understand
ing between the warning groups;
MayOr Hylan, IL Is bdlu' boe 0oe~"i ~
Mr.. Conners that he need not worry
over the Tammany leaders who are on
the city pay ROLAND most OF them
are. But so far the leader OF the
Hearst forces has been unable to
swing the two men in this city VINO
will really count at the state eonyen-
tion-Charles F. Murphy and eS-Gov-
ernor Smith.
As related in The Tribune yester-
day. Mr.. Conners sought to induce
Smith to run FOR United States Senator
on the ticket with Mr.. Hearst, but
failed. And, according to the well-'n-
formed in rammany, Murphy SAD 70
Corners: "Show me some strength 1or
Hearst up state and we'll talk busl-
The five important Democratic
bosses up state are Michael J. Walsh
Of Westchester; William F.. Fitzpat,,
rick. Of Erie; Charles fireman, OF
Tornpkins; Edwin Corning. OF Albany
and William H. Kelley, of Onondaga
! or these FIVE, only one so far mas mas
spoken on the Hearst candldaey-M
Kelley. And he says that Mr.. Hears'
has not chance Of being elected Coy
ernor, and that the Democratic senti'
| ment up state is against HIM.