The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
PRESS ON NEW YORK TICKETS.

NO OLHcT StdLe LlCheC mas created SO
much discussion as the nominations of
Smith and Roosevelt for the governor
ship Of New York. The situation has
/, national significance because the influ-
ence of the state ticket will undoubtedly
throw the state presidential choice to the
same side that wins in the state elections.
The Republicans evidently thought they
were putting their best foot foremost
when they unanimously chose Theodore
Roosevelt I'd to head the New York cam
paign. There is no doubt that the Demo-
Gratis selected their strongest man with
in the state when they conferred similar
distinction upon AL. Smith. The chief
distinction is that Smith is running on
his own record and personal popularity,
while Roosevelt is running mainly on his
fathers reputation, certainl.- not on his
own,
The prevailing impression regarding
the Republican candidate is succinctly
gwen by the New York Times: "Colo-
mel Roosevelt is curiously primitive for
the son of a Progressive. AS candidate
he holds with the old magicians that there
is% a mysterious, compelling force in a
4ame. This intrinsic power of letters
woke and to identify himself with the god
Co0lidge's strength to reinforce his own"
The Savannah News finds incongruity
in the fact that CHS selection is peculiar
because of his connection with the oil
scandal; that is one thing the Republic
an party wants the country tc forget, and
yet the Democrats in New York are 60
ing to make the people of New York re-
member it. His youth, his inexperience
will not be overlooked, but the important
part of the fight against him will be
based on the fact that he was assistant
secretary of the navy during Mr.. Denby's
period of service and when the oil leases
were made. A fine and brave young man
is Colonel Roosevelt, no doubt, but as
material for the governorship of New
York his last name is about all he has
to offer"
The Kansas City Times finds that
'swhile Colonel Roosevelt never has shown
disposition to lean on the Roosevelt
name or record, he has not yet shown the
aggressive initiative of his distinguished
father, nor has he become the romantic
figure the elder Roosevelt was at the
younger's present age. However, Colo
mel Roosevelt has a good fighting chance.
New York is normally Republican. It
elects a governor every two years. 1t
HAS uOI clcCIcu a OGIuOCIdClC BONSIhO1 ia
a presidential year since 1892, with the
single exception of 1912, when the Re-
publican party was divided because of
the Progressive movement" 1t might be
we'll for the Times to consider whether
the Republican party is not similarly di-
vided this year. Likewise, that the Demo-
cratic party is not divided.
= AS to the Democratic choice, the Chi
No
and popular AL. Smith the New York
Democrats have an exceptionally strong
candidate. His nomination-accepted
by him with much reluctance from a
sense of duty-is admitted even by the
Republicans to have improved the
chances of the Democratic national tick
ct" While admitting that Governor
Smith has shown himself to 'be a ere
markable vote-getter." yet the New York
Herald-Tribune kindly warns its Demo-
cratic friends as follows: "The third
party movement will cut deeply into the
Smith vote of 1918, 1920 and 1922.
Smith can hardly expect another over
whelming plurality in this city. He
knows that conditions do not favor him
this year. AS a candidate drafted
against his will and judgment he would
do well to forego Boosting that the Re-
publican convention merely nOHlHdLSu
a name against him. Wariness becomes
the pitcher which is making too many
journeys to the we'll" 1t is hoped that
Mr.. Smith will be duly impressed by this
advice. Every vote helps. For that rea-
son he might forbear retorting to the
Herald-Tribune that ancestral pitchers
should be even more carefully safeguard
ed on their journeys to the we'll in the
hands of the children.
AS to the Smith program the New York
Evening World observes: "The principles
for which AL. Smith has fought and for
which he has sacrificed his personal in
terests are the principles for which John
w. Davis is fighting in the national cam
paign. To unseat privilege, to cleanse
government of corruption, to make sure
the poor get as square a deal as the rich
from those to whom authority is entrust-
ed-these are the cardinal purposes of a
career like that of AL. Smith just as they
are the purposes that make such ca
reer possible. They are the purposes for