New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
POLITICS STILL
 OCCUPY ATTENTION
Mayor Hylan and Governor Smith Hard at It

New York. Sept LT - Mayor Hylan's supporters are making much out of what they regard as Governor Smiths injection of the religious issue into the municipal primary campaign, meanwhile the mayors opponents are stressing the fact that various prominent demo- crats have come out for State Sem ator James J. Walker, Tammany candidate.
 United States Senator Royal g, Copeland. speaking for the mayor last night said:
 "The most unfair thing that could ever have been said about Mir. Hylan Is that he is an Ku Kluxer."
 The mayors campaign manager, John P. Cohalan, demanded that Senators Walker and George W. olyany. leader Of Tammany Hall say whether they believed fin pro- noting racial and religious preju- dices" Cohalan said Is was most un- wise for one Catholic 10 accuse an- other of being a Ku Kluxer.
 The governor last week charged that while he was fighting for the presidential nomination at the last democratic national convention, the mayor was In secret conference with Klan representatives
 The Hearst papers have printed interviews with various cities de- plorlng this phase of the campaign.
 The Rev. William B. Farrell, whose expose of police wire tapping under John Purroy Mitchel's admin istration in 1917 helped to elect Mayor Hylan for the first of two, terms came out for Senator Walker, ss did Max D. Steuer, Mayor Hylan's chief counsel in a recent transit in- quiry.
 Calls Hylan "Fakir"
 Comptroller Craig, long Mayor Hylan's opponent. took the stump for Senator Walker and claimed that the democratic candidates present cd a choice between "a counterfeit and the real article" He called the mayor a "fakir."
 The five-cent fare, said Craig, had been maintained not because of Fly Ian, but in spite of him.
 Mir. Hylan, in addresses from the municipal radio station and at ral- iies, eountered Governor Smiths &C., cusation of disloyalty with state ments of appreciation from the late Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam many Hall, for the support of Will liam Randolph Hearst and the mayor in electing him the governor in 1922
 The gratitude of the democracy of the state is due Mir. Hearst for his hearty and loyal support" the n'ayor quoted MT. Murphy as having said. "The democracy will long re- lember Mayor Hylan's sincere devo- on to democratic ideals"
 The mayor defined the ] sues as q te dt ten-cent fare, whether gam
 ug hells may be openly conduct ] and Haunting vice parade itself 2cn our thoroughfares.
 A group of Walker enthusiasts early disrupted a Hylan meeting with cries we don't want William Randolph Hearst"
 Police Needed
 Hundreds began to shout for the mayor and MT. Hearst. Half dozen police. swinging clubs, finally restored order and protected the first man who yelled against Mir. Hearst.
 Somebody had referred to Mir. Hearst" Mayor Hylan said when order was restored. After the Syracuse convention I begged Gov ernor Smith not to oppose naming somebody for United States senator. the other principal place on the ticket. he said; What would Mrs Hartman and Mrs Vanderbilt say if I should acquiesce."
 The republican candidates Frank D. Waterman, organization designee. and John J. LyonS and William M. Bennett. insurgents continued 10 criticise one another and the demo- cratic candidates,
 The socialists announce that Brit ish and German labor leaders are to speak for their candidate, the Rev. Norman Thomas.
 Waterman and Lyons had till last night when they met at a rally in Brooklyn.
 Waterman told the audience that Lyons had promised him to sban- don hts mayoralty aspirations if he (Waterman) should be a candidate
 That's lie" shouted Lyons.
 No, 1t isn't, and you know it." re torted Waterman.