Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-30
SMITH SPURNS !
HEARST BARTER
Former Governor, sinoI..
Handed, Wins New York
Nomination .
DRAMATIC STORY UNFoLpen

syracuse. ~. y. Sept. 30.--Alfr,a
f.. Smith won his fight single. handsJd
against Henrstism yesterday and we.
nominated by the Democrats for .ss .Ss
governorship Of New York. W '"'
The entire anti Smith machine nj.
lnpscd early In the afternoon ott..
Hearst had quit cold and ordered II.
managers 10 withdraw his name fro,s
the convention. '"
Late Thursday night Smith see,r.a
to be. beaten man. Even his clo,.
friends urged him to abandon the racs
But "Al' stuck to it. He had II.
back to the wall. Hc refused to bud,s
an inch. He declared he would 70 down
to deieat before he would humiliate
himself to combine with Hearst.
AS the midnight hour approaches
man after man crossed the threshold ~
his prtentious headquarters in ths
Onondaga Hotel and implored him "a
forget principle and embrace expedi.
necy.
I'm damned If I WILL" was IN .,..
,peated ejaculation of the ex -Governor
~ may be licked but I will lick Hear.
too. If 1t Is the last act of my life y
''How are we going to elect our io..,
candidates without Hearst's money ana
his newspapcrs?'" was the plaintiye CIV
Of many district leaders. W
Reach Ears of Smith
Echoes of these sentiments reached
the ears of Smith. They were carriI
by the amazed up State delegates WHO
had been dropping In on him occa.
sionally during the night and reassurin,
lin and themselves.
Wor was brought to "Al" that NJ.
chief machine field marshal, Fltzpst.
rick. of Buffalo, was slipping and that
even Kelly. Of Syracuse, was herin.
ming to lose hope. He refused to credit
the reports.
Then the great drive to break "Ars"
spirit began.
Murphy. sitting in his suite on M
second floor. received even more en-.
phatic reports of the swing away from
Smith. He began sending emissares to
Smith.
The first was McCooey. the rotund
suavc Tammnny regent of BROOKLYN
"Al. you should help us out" pleaded
McCooey, Murphy is for you, but he's
got to be with Hylan and Hearst. I've
just left him. Why not take the sen.
atorship? You can beat Calder hands
down. and YOU will help us out Of a
hell OF hole
Nothing doing!' snapped Smith
"1'm going to beat this fellow. Do YOU
think I haven't any self respect? You
can tell Murphy won't run with
Hearst on the ticket. and that goes"
The nfollowed a powwow with the
Hearst generals.
After while Norman E. Mack. Of
Buffalo. Murphy's Democratic Com.
mitteeman, was called in. He was re.
Guested to carry the word to AL that
Hearst would yield tho Governorship
to Smith provided he was nominated
for Senator.
Barter Is Suggested
The Hearst lieutenants solemnly gave
the assurance that their chief-and this
should be emphasized for historical
record-would support Smith for Gov.
ernor il he obtained the senatorship.
Mr.. Mack accepted the commission
and went up to the sixth floor room oc.
cupied by the former Governor.
81 have been asked to see you on
behalf of both Hearst and Murphy"
Mack declared Mr.. Hearst will sup.
port you for Governor If he is nominal.
cd for SENATOR
Did Murphy send you hcrc:" Dc.
manded Smith.
"lIe suggested convey the message
to YOU
"Thc answer is NO."
IAN the leaders from New York and
Mayor Hylan are awaiting your an.
swer,.' temporized Mack.
"My answer Is Mono" And
Smith pounded the table with bis
clenched fist.
II wont run with Hearst" and
there followed few characteristic de.
! scriptive terms. II won't do 1t TOR
you, Murphy, McCooey, or all of you
| put together.
Delegates to the Democratic convcn.
ton, which opened with bitter quarrels
! and ended in apparent peace. left for
their homes today to plan for the fall
campaign.
While Alfred T.. Smith was nomi.
mated for Governor unanimously, Dem
ocrnts were wondering whether W. r.
[ Hearst. who sought the nomination,
would support the ticket. In tele'
gram to his representatives withdraw.
ing his name, Mr.. Hearst said he would
not 60 on any ticket (which being re-.
dictionary would be a betrayal
of genuine democracy"
The nominee for United States SEN
ator is DR.. Royal :. Copeland. New
/ York city Health Commissioner and
friend of Mayor lIylan, who was Mr.
liearst's spokesman.