New-York tribune., 1922-10-10
Miller Piqued,
Is Smiths Only
Reply to Charge
Democratic Candidate Re-
fuses to Answer Specific
Accusations of Waste. Ex-
t.avagance While i'm Office
Angry at Small Crowd
Cooper Union Attendance
Didn't Suit His Opponent,
Declares the Ex-Governor

Former Governor Alfred E. Smith
said last night at the Biltmore that he
did not intend to answer Governor
Miller's charge that the Smith ad-
ministraton was grossly extravagant
and wasteful. because the Governor
made the charge while he was piqued
at the meager attendance at the
Cooper Union meeting a week ago,
when he was officially notified of his
nomination.
"The Governor looked around at
Cooper Union and he was angry when
he saw $50 of the 750 seats empty"
said Mr.. Smith. Gle called Sam
Koenig down for it, and while he was
peeved he made the charges against
my administration. The Governor said
lot of things he didn't mean. There
is no use answering them."
"Things are looking good all around
the state for our ticket" he continued
We've got the right side Of the ar
gument, and we'll keep Miller on the
defensive in the campaign. If he can
successfully defend his record he will
be a wonder
81 have been reading over speech
made by Colonel Donovan. Donovan is
good fellow and he was q good SOL
dier. I certainly have warm spot
in my heart for the old 69th Regiment,
which he commanded in the World
War. But when you plunge fellow
like Donovan into politics he talks
IL |, L, h ir,cr
about.
"Good- Natured AL"
~ notice that he said that l was
Albany put things over on me. The
real fact is that it was the Republican
Legislature that was good natured and
ready to spend the peoples money. l
took $7,00o,000 out of an appropria-
tion bill that the Legislature was ready
to pass. Donovan ought to get his his
tory straight. When Donovan says
that Smith was good natured with the
states money he's got the wrong fell
low. 1t was the Republican Legisla-
ture that was good natured with the
states money. | recall that the Re
publican Legislature did not send Mil
Ter two-platoon bill. They sent that
down to fgood-natured Az"
Asked about using special car for
campaign work around the state, the
former Governor said:
"I will use the regular trains and
automobiles. We haven't the money
for such extravagances. The Republi-
cans seem to have plenty Of it. But
money doesn't carry elections any
more. In these days you've got to be
right Right wins We are right. Our
opponents used the gouiash last year,
but they didn't win"
The Democratic candidate for
Governor will speak in Yonkers to-
night, and spend all day in town to-
morrow with Democratic leaders talk
ing over campaign plans. On Thurs
day, Columbus Day, in the afternoon
he will speak at Fort Hamilton to sol
diers lately returned from the Rhine
district, and at night to Italian
Americans in the Star Casino.
~ helped to make Columbus Day
holiday in this state, and I shall take
pleasure in telling the audience about
it," said the former Governor.
On Friday the candidate will speak
in Poughkeepsie and on Saturday in
Haverstraw, spending next Sunday with
his family at Sea Gate. Mr.. Smith said
that his sister. Mrs. John j. Glynn,
was recovering from an operation
Whlch Bne underwent laSJ week at the
Skene Sanitarium in Brooklyn.
The former Governor announced yes
terday his headquarters at the Bilt-
more would be in charge of Joseph M.
Proskauer, the lawyer, who in both
Smith campaigns did much of the man.
aging work. In addition to Mr.. Pros
kauer, there will be John Gilchrist,
License Commissioner, and Bernard
Sheintag, associated with the candidate
when he was President of the Board
Of Aldermen. Charles E. Norris, of
Carthage, will be in charge Of the state
committee headquarters in Syracuse.
The Democratic State Committee will
open headquarters at the Hotel Com
modore to-day, with Herbert C. Pell,
chairman of the state committee, in
! charge. Health Commissioner Copeland
| will open his headquarters at the MUIR
| ray Hill Hotel