The New York herald., 1922-12-28
SMITH WILL MOVE
TO ALBANY TO-DAY
Must Take His Own Picture
From Gallery of En-
Governors.
SEWERS BUSINESS TIES
Gives Up Salary Reputed to
Have Been $4,000 to Take
Executive Chair.
SEWERS BUSINESS TIES

Here's a queer one" said AL Smith
resting in his reception room at the Bit
more last night after day OF good
bys Che goes to Albany to-day, rive
got to see that my own picture is taken
out Of the state Capitol
lie meant the oil painting that hangs
in the executive chamber beside those
OF the other former Governors of New
York. Former Governors, mind you.
that's why the Smith portrait must be
removed. AS soon as Governor is
able TO tack the prefix sex" TO his title
his picture is painted and placed in this
gallery Of immortals. AS an ex-Gov-
ernor AL Smith is entitled to be there.
as Governor he is not. There Is no
law about il, but the tradition is over
powering.
When Mr.. Smith got TO rejecting on
this peculiar development OF his return
to the chief executives chair he called
for the records and found that he is the
only man in ninety-eight years who has
been Governor and after an interval or
private life has been reelected Inc
only other instance was that OF De Wit
Clinton, who was elected in 1918 and
again in 1924.
Mr.. Smit;, will house his portrait in
the Executive mansion until he again
ceases TO be Governor, when it VIII be
reinstated in the Capitol.
Yesterday he cut the string connect
ing him with the business world by
resigning the chairmanship of the
United States Trucking Company. The
directors met at the Biltmore and ac-
cepted the resignation with regret. Thus
Mr. Smith relinqushes salary reputed
to have been $4,000 a year to return
10 Albany at $4,000, plus furnished
house.
The Governor-elect's farewell message
to the city is this: I'm only officially
leaving New York for Albany. L am
still resident Of the greater city bound
for an official residence in Albany. !
shall be In New York as often as the
business OF the State permits--and this
applies equally to the other cities OF the
state which | purpose to visit.
The Smith family. with George Il.
Van Nance. who will be the Governors
secretary. will leave the Grand Cen
traI Terminal at 20 p. NJ. to-day, and
alightng in Albany will find themselves
In the midst Of a celebration that Will
last through New Years In the midst
of Il Mr.. Smith will celebrate his own
forty-ninth birthday on saturday.
His message to the Legislature,
long one. will go TO the printer to-day.
That is off his mind. but several APP
pointments continue 10 perplex..
Two unconfirmed rumors are that
Edward Walsh OF Brooklyn will he made
Superintendent Of Public Works and
that Col. Frederick Stuart Greene will
be Commissioner of Highways. Mr.
Walsh had the Public Works office
In the first Smith administration. Col
Greene was Highway Commissioner but
Gov. Miller asked for and got his resig-
nation. 1t is predicted that Gov Smith
will make the same request of Herbert
4. Slsson, who is Gov. Miller's highways
chief.
James W. Fleming. who will become
State ComptI oller on January ], has re-
fused to resign his job as Mayor Of
Troy. This was admitted by the Rens-
salaer county Democratic organization
yesterday. il Is understood that party
leaders. including Mr.. Smith. have
vainly tried to get Mr.. Fleming to
change his mind, urging that the inn
portant duties OF the Comptroller should
have HIS entire attention.
Comptroller Fleming will have the sp-
pointment OF deputy in charge OF the
New York city office Of the States
finance department This may be M. +.
Loughman, formerly Commissioner Of
Public Works for Manhattan Borough.