New-York tribune., 1922-10-30
Miller Closes
Upstate Drive:
Sure of Victor,
Republicans Are Dptim;stiS
Over Siren Crease{
by Governor i'm Westerl
Part of N ew Y o
Find People Thinking
Economy, Business Method
Water Power an. Transit
Program Gaining Nois]
g.ron. a car cnr..s,ann.,6....

| ALBANY, ~. T.. Oct. 2e. - gesoA
| departing for New York City. uE.,.
he will campaign until Election nas
Governor Miller to-day expressed grstt.
fcation with the way in which pubtie
sentiment throughout the state /.
rallying to the Rspublican ticket and
declared that he had no doubt "a :.
The result
Saturday nsght Gniahed the W.
state r&rt Of my speaking campaign
he satd. II am more than pleased b.
the increasing evidence Of aroused h
terest in the continuance of coed ~.
ernment.
Eve have opposed record Of pen.
3orn&ncs against excuses for non
performance; promises Of further Der.
! fernaHce against confession Of IN.
ability to perform unless the conse.
tuition is changed, as it cannot be dons
within the next term of the Goverray
to be elected; facts against ass rtfon.
appeals to reason and intelligence
against appeals TO prejudice aR
ignorance.
Finds People Thinking
"The people are thinking. They wi1,
not be caught by false Issues or false
promises, by promises that cannot b.
kept or are not intended 20 be kant
A few of the unshinking may be nis-
led, but the thinking resent such IT.
suits TO their intelligence. The think
ing arc going TO control. There is ne
doubt Of the result"
One Of the reasons fo- the Governors
optimism, observers Fl close touch
rita the campaign declare, IS the pre-
nounced shift in sentiment toward
Miller that took place in the western
part OF the state while the Governss
was speaking there last week. The
Democrats have been basing much O.
tneir hope Of cutting down the Repub-
ilcan plurality up st&te on q belief
that the section comprised by the eight
Sestssn counties, normally strongly
Republican, were this year Iukewarra
toward Governor Miller This expee-
tsatioh,. II it ever had foundation, hes
been shattered by the perceptible good
effects OF the Governors visit to thst
district, it is said.
The features OF Governor Millers
campaign that have made the strong
est appeal, according to the leaders Of
both parties, not only in the western,
counties but everywhere I'D state, hay..
oeen: First, his insistence upou ecer.
omy II government; second. h;g aAys,
cacy OF business methods in the a6-.
m:nlstration OF the states sffairs.
winch has attracted to him the sur
port OF nearly all the business men or
e,oth parties: third, MS program FOR tho
aeveiopment OF the states water powsr
and fourth, his strong record in tha
matter OF improving transportation "a
cllities, notably highways and the canal
system. upon which the farming eIs-
mene places great deal of importance,
City We. Rural Vote
The contest this year, il is genergIIy
acknowledged, Is. as usual, one botween
ehe cities and the country fssr;cts.
The Democrats have been seeking 10
make into Favorable omen the fact
Inat registrstiou this year mas fallen
on, Republican leaders point cut, but
tae Iact is ttlat more than so per cenc
o. the upstate districts, have non-per-
Sonal registration, and these districts
are conceded to DE overwhelmingly Re-
publican, SO that while the situation Ia
the cities hez heen indicated the resi-
Republican s.esagth, tee country vote,
mas not been Shown at all.
In the upstate cities the opinion ef
botn she Republican and Democratic
leaders shows that Au6urn, Wsssr-
town, Utica, BinghSmton, Saiamanca,
> Jamestown, Poughkeepsie and New-
hurgh will be carried by the Governor
by the normal large margin. Lockport
viii GO Republican because IL believes
IN the Miller H-aterpower plans, thcuga
a labor minority viii vote for Smith
SO will Ogdensburg, although zmsl.
Ter vote than usual probably will be
cssf, as neither candidate is in favor
eI the st. Lawrence Ship Canal pre-
iect, which The people of ST. Lswrenee
County favor. In Caaandsigus a Mill
ler majority should be rolled up de-
spite certain amount of adverse feel
ing on account Of the displacement Of
Attorney General Newton c1d State
Engineer Williams from tn ticket,
The same factor. it is concedel will
cu4 down the Republican lead in Roeh-
e. 6eT. but there see,as to be little
dooet that both tiie city and the
county will he!p Increase the Coy.
ernor's up-st'.ss plurality.
Buffalo TO Be Close
Buffalo results will be very close.
fred Greiner, Republican chieftain
there, says that Erie County as
whole, however, will give Governor
Miller substantial preference, and In
Suential Democratic politicians sgree,
although not for publication. Smith
strength in Syracuse seems to have
been exaggerated by Democratic sup-
porters. and, ~ith Chief Justice Frank
Hiscock actively supporting the Gov
ernor, the latter should carry the city.
Hornell and Elmirs are considered
70 be II the doubtful column, tbs for
ner becease of strong anti-Milier
aboc agitation, tne latter because CT
IN appa TcEt anti-prohibition senti-
11eat. Il. Albany, the Democrats are
lopefel o. carrying both the city and
ne county. largely because the state
;iyil servants arc openly resentsul Of
he Governor policy of shaking up the
state government where such action is
necessary, and because of their indigS
iatioI At his refusing them the in-
'rease IN Pay which Mr.. Smith at
,eG. pied to pat through as his term OF
'fliee was drawing 10 q close. Troy is
to be pro-Snlith on the
abos issue, and Schenectady is ex-
,ecSed TO go Democratic out OF compli-.
nent &c Mayor Lunn, though the sur
.ounding county should reverse ths
With this favorable showing in mind,
republicans are to-day reiterating thst
,Novsrner Miller will corne down to the
sronx with ample votes to overcome
my Smith plurality in New York City,
To-morrow night Governor Miller
Fill open his New York City campaign
With speech ut Public School fi5. at
.7Tth Street and st. Nicholas Avenue.