New Britain herald., 1925-09-14
HYLANS CHANCES
 FOR NOMINATION
 BELIEVED SLIGHT
Wall Street Betting Odds are 3 f3to41-2 Against Former
 Tammany FaVorite
DEMOCRATS ARE WORRIED
 ABOUT COMING ELECTION

Confident of Walker Winning in
 Primaries Tomorrow But Fear
 That Hylan May Head Independ.
 ent Ticket If He Loses -- Smith
 Adds Fireworks to Campaign.
 New York, Sept. 14 P>-One of the most sensational campaigns in the history of New York city will develop tomorrow into the nomina- ton of democratic and republican and socialist candidates for mayor, and the sensations seem likely to continue until the election a month hence.
 The fireworks have been largely on the democratic side. John F. Hylan, elected mayor for two four year terms with Tammany support is opposed for renomination by State Senator James J. Walker, Tammany designee, who has had the active aid of Governor Smith.
 Smith ys. Hearst
 By both republican and demo cratic spokesmen the campaign has been interpreted as battle between Governor Smith and w. R. Hearst for control of the democratic party io tai uyif ,r;auy tf, tial politics in 1928. The governor, giving up vacation, come from Albany to stump for Walker. Ex- changes between the governor and Mir. Hearst at long distance and between the governor and the mayor at close range have been sharp and personal.
 The mayor has ignored demands of Walker that he say whether he will support the democratic nomi- nee. and Tammany supporters con fldent of success in the primary, are looking forward to the election with less assurance because of what seems to them the possibility of Hyan heading an independent ticket.
 Republican hopes of electing the executive of this heavily democratic city run high. Tn fact the organiza ton candidate for the republican nomination, Frank D. Waterman. pen manufacturer. has largely ig- nored his opponents for the nomin- ation and centered his attacks on both Hylan and Walker, saying they have been telling the truth about each other and that Tammany, which supported Hylan for two terms, has been just as responsible as Hylan for eight years of misrule. Charles E. Hughes. in indorsing Mir. Waterman for the nomination re- fnrred to The pitiable plight" of the city administration. MT. Water mans opponents are John J. Lyons and William NJ. Bennett.
 First Big Fight
 The campaign marks the first big fight within the democratic ranks since the death of Charles r. Mur- phy. head of Tammany Hall for many years. Mayor Hylan has quot cd Murphy in death-bed praise of the Hylan administration.
 In supporting Walker, Governor Smith and Tammany have thrown overheard a man elected mayor twice with tremendous majorities against the opposition of the lead ing newspapers of the city except Mir. Hearsts.
 Echoes of the Madison Square Garden convention have been heard in the campaign. The governor in augurated his appearances on tho stump of accusing the mayor of comforting with "the representative of the Klan" at the convention. The Hearst papers then printed inter- views deploring what they inter- preted as the governors attempts to inject religion into the campaign. MT. Hearst said the governor met McAdoo and compromised on Davis.
 The governor has read the mayor out of the democratic party and ac- cused him of blind subservience" 10 a Super boss" Mir. Hearst, who in the colrse of exchanges admitted he was not a democrat. The gov ernor has charged the mayor with unfltness for office and with failure to solve problems like transit sani- tation and education. Walker has been praised by the governor as a leader In constructive legislation.
 Hylan's Charges
 The mayor has accused the gov ernor of "hobnobbing" with cor porations, of conspiracy with trac- ton interests to raise carfares and with boasting 10 a traction lawyer that he would put Hylan fin the ash can." Walker. in the mayors view, desires a wide-open town, and the mayor has defended his adminis- tration for being efficient for keep ing carfares at five cents.
 Tammany's argument is that everybody is for five cent carfares, as 1t is a matter of contract, Tam many has put through an ordinance requiring a referendum before car fares can be raised. The mayors use of the city radio was forbidden by injunction at the behest of tax payers.
 Wall Street Betting
 Wall street betting odds are l-2 to l-2 to 1 against Hylan. Tam many leaders predict Walkers vic tory by 100000 votes. assuming that so per cent Of the 794,652 eligible democratic voters will go to the polls. John P. Cohalan, campaign manager. predicts g similar victory for the mayor.
 II. is admitted on both sides that the mayors strength is in his home
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