East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-06-19
MILLER VS.. HEARST
IS LINEUP EXPECTED
IN NEW YORK STATE
BY 2. b. SCOTT

BY p. B. SCOTT
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
ALBANY, N. Y, June 19.-tU. PD
Political observers at New York
states capitol today were more than
| ever convinced that the state ticket
this fall will be Miller VS.. Hearst.
| They are basing this conclusion on
two things:
First, that Republican party chief
tains are determined that the present
| governor, Nathan l.. Miller. shall run
to succeed himself, in the hope of
! grooming him for presidential timber
if he is elected;
J Second, that William Randolph
| Hearst has the Democratic nomination
sewed up in his pocket if he cares to
/ take it, and according to every indi-
| cation here. he wants it,
1t has been learned on credible au-
| thority that the republican party man
ayers have decided that Miller must be
| the G. O. P. candidate, whether he
| wishes it or not The plan of the
| leaders at present is to trot out all
asprants for the gubernatorial nomi-
| nation, killing them all off one by one,
] and at the last minute in the conven-
/ ton nominate Miller.
Millers record has been attracting
I nationwide attention and it has been
4 gratifying to some of his party leaders
/ to note that he has been mentioned as
/ a presidential possibility by editors
! outside of the state. This has inspired
/ them with the belief that he will be q
4 serious consideration at the next G. O.
i p national convention if he is elected
/ and it is decided that Harding shall
i be retired
i On the other side of the political
4 fence two factors point very strongly
4 to the fact that Hearst desires the
A Democratic nomination. The first is
II the significant fact that practically the
/ same men are fostering his candidacy
upstate as did in 1906. The second
1 is that Hearst is believed to think that
if he can capture the election this
I year, he will be in position to COM
mand attention when he puts forward
3 his claim for consideration as the
Democratic presidential norninee
years hence. ~WW
This latter is said to be by those
who know him, Hearst's one big am
! bition-to try for the presidential
chair. He is credited with reasoning.
that if he can be elected governor Of
q New York state, then he is the logical
J man to be Democracy's standard bear
er
The one interesting feature of the
Democratic situation this year is the
aIoofness of Tammany Hall. No word
has yet come from the Fourteenth
street wigwam as to who would be ac-
ceptable to them, but here is the sit
uation as it appears here.
~. III. -. .
Tammany Hall will have a majority
of delegates to the state convention.
Hearst is counted on to control Mayor
John F. .Hyland, who in turn, though
patronage of his disposal, is the COM
trolling influence in Tammany at the
present time If Hearst says he wants
the nomination, Hylan will see that
Tammany delivers the necessary votes
at the convention, it is believed here.
Hearst's booming of Hylan for the
nomination here is taken as camou-
flage.
According to information reaching
here, AL Smith, former governor, is
not being given serious consideration
because of a reported break between
c. F. Murphy, Tammany leader, due
in part to Smiths action in supporting
While this break has not become so
serious as to become open, it is known
that the former governor is no longer
the confidant of Murphy.
Interest in the gubernatorial situa-
ton is the all-absorbing topic at the
present time, and overshadows the
possible makeup of the rest of the
ticket to such an extent that little
thought is given to the latter.
II Should Hearst take the Democratic,
A nomination for governor, then it is be-
lieved that Martin H. Glynn will be
the choice for U. S. senator. The two
are close personal friends, and Glynn
has supported Hearst to a noticeable
degree in his newspaper, the Times
! Union, in Albany.
/. But there is apt to be. some insur-
/ gency, as, George r. Lunn, of Schen-
ectady, is also seeking one of these
| nominations, and unless he can be
persuaded to take something elso, he
| is apt to bolt the ticket and make 1t
uncomfortable in a general way all
y around.