The New York herald., 1922-07-26
MURPHY summons
FAITHFUL TO BLOCK
HEARST SURPRISES
Sends Messages, as Well as
Letters, to Aids to Show
Up Tonight.
RUMORS FILL WIGWAM
Smiths Supporters, Some
Say, May Try to Sway
General Committee.
EDITOR STAYS OFF STUMP
Conners Unable to Get Him to
Speak Upstate Prior to
Primaries.
EDITOR STAYS OFF STUMP

The Democratic General COMMITTEES
of New York county will meet at
Tammany Hall tonight to adopt the
primary call, as it is required to do
under the law. The meeting will be
preceded by a session of the executive
committee. Notices were sent in the
usual way In the mails. but mes
sengers also were dispatched from the
wigwam with instructions to reach as
many members of the committee as
possible and ask them to be sure to
attend the meeting.
This was taken to mean either that
Charles F. Murphy was anxious to see
the leaders and possibly get them on
record in the Hearst-Smith situation.
or that he feared some overzealous
friend of Mr. Hearst. or even Of Mr..
Smith. might attempt to introduce an
embarrassing resolution.
Still. "Set Against Hearst"
Word from a person in close touch
with the Tammany leader is to the
effect that he is holding out strenuously
against the Establishments of Hearst
representatives. The Commissioner Is
as much set against Hearst as ever"
was the way it was expressed.
Mr.. Murphy has heard that former
Gov Alfred E. Smith Is determined to
carry his fight against Hearst to the
floor Of the convention. IL necessary.
The size of the quarters engaged for him
and his party indicates he expects TO
have working force with him. MUIR
ply may yield to expedienoy, but Smith
will not abandon his opposition. Tho
spectacle OF a divided Tammany on the
floor of the convention would be one not
Mt all to the liking OF Murphy and -un-
qnestionabiy would hurt his prestige,
friends OF Smith say.
So far as could be learned last night
the former Governor Is still firm In his
decision not to announce. publicly his
position at this time. The anti-Hearst
leaders from upstate who have talked
with him or communicated with him are
convinced Of his support in their fight.
but they have not obtained from him a
promise to announce himself as a can-
didate for the Gubernatorial nomination.
smith Holds on Reply.
1t seems that the former Governor
talked for a time Of issuing statement
in reply to the one put out by Gov.
Miller showing the economies In his adj
ministration as compared with that OF
Gov. Smith. He has been advised
against 1t. This talk may have given
rise to the reports that tho former Gov
ernor would declare himself politically
within a short time.
William Randolph Hearst has de-
clined to yield to the demands of ". j.
Conners. his manager. that he make
speaking tour upstate prior to the pri-
naries for the election OF delegates to
the State convention. He will not
speak upstate until after the nomina-
tions at Syracuse" was the way Mr..
Conners put It.
The addition of three rooms to the
Hearst headquarters at the Hotel Nc
Alpin was an indication OF increased
activity. Intimations had been made
that Michael j. Walsh. the Westchester
leader. might Join the Hearst forces.
but a friend yesterday denied the re-
port.