The New York herald., 1922-03-27
Executive Is Known to Be
Indifferent About Be-
p ing Renominated.
DEMOCRATS ON DEFENSE
Virtually All of Their Issues
Except Liquor Question
Are Eliminated.
,esdi Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
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f8seg Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HEsALp
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, March s6.
fNr legislative record now being
wctt into tine States law books will
f0v not only the platform for the
neS campaign for Goyernor in the
sa mn but makes ii almost a GER
fanny that the Republican candidate
wo will stand on that platform will
he ov. Miller.
Governor made the record for
lis >arty and the State political man
nous conclusion, one week after the
adjournment of the session that the
inevitable outcome of the situation
must be that the Governor remain at
campaign.
The Governor himself is known to
he indifferent to the nomination. but
II that attitude continues the outlook
now is that the party will force him
into the running again.
Democrats ON Defensive.
After two trying years in the state
capital the Governor has put the Demo-
cratic party on the defensive and
handed his own political following in
the State a list OF accomplishments with
which they can start an aggressive. Of
fensive campaign at any moment.
Half a dozen political issues which
proved troublesome in several recent
campaigns have been taken into camp
by the Governor his own party organ
ization remains intact almost without q
partisan contest in a single county, and
the Democrats are running around In
circles with half a dozen candidates
{ chasing each other and all trying with
out much success to find a real political
issue for the campaign.
Surveying closely the political stock
Of the two parties in view of the ac-
complishments OF the two Miller Repub-
1ican legislative sessions, the political
wiseacres fnd that the Governor hasni
left much for his opponents Half q
dozen big State issues which have beer
the straw men set UP year after year ir
this State have been settled The Re.
publicans are prepared 10 go out ano
claim the credit for settling them the
Democrats are trying to figure out what
Is the next best thing to do.
One question which the Republican
leaders would like TO have answered is
whether Tammany will dare go to the
polls on beer and light wine platform
Many Democrats are advocating it
They say they could win on 1t and that
IL Is their best chance. VIII Alfred z
Smith consent to run for Governor
against Miller on wet platform? Some
OF the wise old politicians would like &c
see the Tammany favorite making such
race.
specter of Hearst Bobs Up.
But as is always the case with Demo
cratic politics, the specter OF Hearst
hobs up TO frighten the advocates of tn,
Al Smith and modified dry plank. They
know that Hearst would not support q
wet platform or candidate, and just a.
present Charles r. Murphy and his asso.
cates throughout the State are holdine
their breath In the hope that they may
agree upon candidates and platform
which will hold Hearst in line.
With prohibition out OF Ii the Re.
publicans insist there isn't much lef
the Democrats in the way OF campaign
material. Here are the old campaign
rlainstays which the Democrats have
used with more or less success for ter
years and which the Governor in tive
sessions at Albany has put out OF the
lists:
Economy in State Government-Th,
Governor has put into effect more prac
tical measures OF economy in a year and
q half than did the five or six Republi.
can and Democratic Governors befor,
him. In one year he has cut $4,000. 0OC
out OF the budget. The useless jobs anc
waste have been eliminated. The ma,
chinery has been created for centra
purchasing. standardizing all State sun
plies, selling useless real estate. con.
soldating bureaus and putting busines.
methods into operation in every branct
OF the State government, which will
mean many more millions saved in the
next year. Economy as a campaign or,
- lost to the Democrats. Miller ha.
captured It and. II he wishes. can tail
weeks about what he has done--no
what he promises 10 do.
Five Cent Fares-With one stroke q
his pen Gov. Miller last week killed tn,
old ) cent fare bugaboo with which Hy.
Jan ran away In the last city election
'By his quick decision and prompt ac.
ton he beat the Interborough Company
I'm its effort 10 get on record a petition
Tor an cent fare before the transi
act amendment forbidding such increas,
the trick. signed the amendment am
blocked all prospect OF fare increa 81
in New York while al the same tim,
clubbing the 1nterborough and othc;
transit companies into line for the nov
transit reorganization plan. which ofree,
she only hope for real service New Yorl
has had for years. The cent fare or,
ss dead for campaign purposes.
Hou,c uur. nuc.sauu
Home Rule for Cites-With the an.
proval OF the Mayors conference IN,
Governor succeeded IN getting through
the Legislature real home rule amend
mcnt 10 the constitution giving the mn
nlcipalities greater degree or self
management than they ever have had
New York Port Development - Tn,
Governor supported the port suthorit,
plan, which Is now The law and which
after twenty-five years or indcclsion n,
tn1king. provides for real develonrnoo
~ the metropolitan harbor In a name
in keeping with its Importance AZ N
rations chief port. Alfred r. Smith slp
ported the plan throughout and advr
Gated It's adoption. This IL gone as .
Democratic issue.
state fIighways---Tamman has peei
telling the upstate voters for Yea
What should be done with the stat
highways Tho Miller adminisratio.
has done Y.