Evening star., 1925-11-04
WALKER IS MAYOR
/ BY NEAR 100000
Result of New York's Munlc-
/ ipaI Election Credited to
Gov. Smith.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, November 4-Gov
A! Smith has had another mighty trl
umph at the polls.
His protege, State Senator James
John Walker, who defeated Mayor
Hylan for the Democratic nomination
in a bitter primary battle, was elected
mayor of New York yesterday by an
enormous plurality over Frank D.
Waterman, Republican and manufac'
turer
Four proposed amendments to the
State constitution. for which the
governor stumped the State and which
were opposed by the Republican ma
chine, were approved by the voters.
This new proof Of the political power
of the governor is something of vale
dictory if he carries out his announced
intentions. He has said he will return
to private life when his term as gov
ernor expires, a year from next Jan
uary.
Four Years for Tammany.
For four years, beginning January
] next, the chief executive of the coun
try's largest city will be a Tammany
product, who arose much as the gov
ernor himself, from the sidewalks OF
New York
A semi-pro ball player, a song writer
in New York'S famous Tin Pan Alley
and a stage manager earlier in his ca
reer, Walker has been in the legisla.
ture for 16 years. He has been an
active supporter of welfare legiSla
ton. He was sponsor of laws permit
ting boxing, Sunday movies and Sun
day base ball. He is a lawyer.
lie 1nfnot Of Tnf or On lANr n
rality of nearly 100000 came on the
thirteenth anniversary of his wedding,
and Mrs. Walker, who was Chicago
girl, formerly an actress, was prouder
than ever of the display on her piano
of her husbands musical masterpiece
will You Love Me in December as in
May?"
Tin Pan Alley helped him. His pro.
phetic campaign song. walk in With
Walker was written by Irving Berlin
Walker is a little fellow weighing
125, but has a mighty voice. He is IA
years old.
Glad Her Husband Lost.
Mrs. Waterman is glad that her
husband lost. IF he had been elected
it might have affected his health and
it might have meant his life. she said.
Gov. Smiths comment on the elec.
tion was: This great Democratic
victory will be watched throughout
the world"
Walker carried all five boroughs
but his plurality did not reach the
high-water mark of 427,401, with
which Mayor Hylan won in 1921. The
total vote cast was less yesterday,
however.
The amendments We're approved as
a result of the vote in New York City
offsetting that of the vote upstate
against them. Two of them provide
for bond issues for various public i'm.
provements and elimination of grade
crossings. The others consolidate
State offices and make minor changes
in the judiciary.
The Republican machine was par.
ticularly active against the bond issues
District Attorney Joab H. Banton
Democrat, was reelected over former
Gov. Charles S. Whitman, who had
waged a vigorous campaign. Mr..
Whitman was twice elected district
attorney before he became governor.
For the first time in its history the
city will have a woman member of
the aldermanic board. She is Mrs.
Ruth Pratt, a society leader and well
fare worker, who, running on the Re-
publican ticket in the silk stocking
feated James a. O'Gorman, a Demo-
crat, son of former United States
Senator O'Gorman.