New-York tribune., 1922-07-28
Murphy Against
Hearst, Is Word
From Tanmany
No Pressure Will Bring the
Leader to the Support of
Editor for GOvernorship,
Say "Hall" Chieftain S
Hylan Talk Is Revived
Objections to Nomination
of the Mayor Disappear;
Poor Year for Party Seen

Tammany leaders who conferred with
Charles F. Murphy yesterday before he
left for his country place at Good
Ground said they did not believe any
pressure that either William Randolph
Hearst or Mayor Hylan might bring to
bear would make him consent 10 the
nomination OF the editor-politician for
Governor or any other Office.
Mr. Hearst's irrcgularity as a Demo-
crat and tho outspoken opposition Of
upstate leaders. together with the
quiet opposition Of local Tammany
leaders who dare not talk aloud lest
they lose .heir city jobs, is respon-
siblc FOR the opposition Of the Tam
many chief
From the same sources Il was learned
that the opposition OF Tammany 20
Mayor Hylan ns n compromise candi-
date because Of the fear Of loss Of the
Mayoralty in n by-eleetion no longer
prevails
Mayor Could Hold Job and Run
One who spoke with Mr. Murphy on
this phase OF the political situation
said yesterday that the Mayor, n nom
mated for Governor. would not have
20 resign The Tribune's informant
added that n the Mayor was defeated
he could return 10 his Office In the
west corridor Of City Hall. Tammsny
does not regard ns likely the election
Of q Democrat for Governor this year.
and 80 would be willing TO stand for
Mayor Hylan as a compromise.
Some months ago, when the Hearst
boom first began 20 be heard up state
and there was talk of a compromise
candidate and Mayor Hylan's name was
mentioned, this was froWned upon at
the Hall. because then the Thmmany
men regarded Governor Miller as a
weak candidate and did not want 20
be faced with two eiiy-wide elections
IN 1923 and 1924. as they would be II
the Mayor were nominated and erected.
Under the charter the President Of
the Board Of Aldermen, Murray HUI
bert. would be the acting Mayor IN the
event Of the resignation Of the Mayor
and would serve as such until a new
Mayor was chosen az the general cleo
ton IN 1923. President Hubert, OF
course. would be the nominee. The
election Of President Hubert 20 the
Mayoralty would mean his resignation
from the presidency Of the Board OF
Aldermen and the election Of a new
president Of the board In 1874
Would Draft Smith for Senate
II Mayor Hylan should be nominated
for the Governorship Tammany would
insist that Ex-Governor Alfred r.
Smith be nominated for the United
States Senatorship-t only JOB that
appeals % the former Governor de-
spite the clamoring Of up state that ne
run again for Governor.
The local opposition 20 Mr.. Hearst
is becoming more open than It mas
been. Yesterday Elections Commits
sioner James Kane. Democratic state
committeeman from the Sd Assembly
District Of Brooklyn, said:
Il think the Democratic party has
moro sense than % nominate Hearst.
I'm for anybody but Hearst
And Thomas +. Foley leader OF the
lst Assembly District Of Manhattan
and next 20 Charles F. Murphy the
most important man in Tammany Hail.
said:
Hearst will not be nominated"
A short time ago Mr Foley declared
he would resign from Tammany II MI
Hearst were nominated
Mr. Foley Is the man who brought
cut Ex-Governor Smith, who still lives IN
his district. a stones throw from Chat-
ham Square