The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-25
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Hylan's Defeat in New York
Gives Smith Dominating
Position in Party.
BY EDWARD W. PIckARp


BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD
NEW YORK CITY'S political battle
! y of last week, which was national
~ interesting and in a way national
ly important, resulted as the political
wiseacres predicted-in the defeat Of
Mayor Hylan by State Senator Jimmie
Walker for the Democratic mayoral
nomination. That was the concrete
result but as everyone knows, it
meant that Gov. AL Smith, who
led the antiHylan forces Of Tam
many, was still the dominant figure In
the Democracy Of the East and re-
tanned the chance Of the Presidential
nomination In 1928. It meant, too, an
other failure on the part Of William
Randolph Hearst to control Demo
cratic politics In New York.
Anticipating the defeat of Hylan,
the Hearst papers were ready with
the announcement that there would
be "a ticket Independent of the Tam
many hall street car owned Albany
crowd" and assumed that it would be
headed by Hylan. But the mayor
killed all chance for a bolt by de-
claring for Walker. He said: II am
getting out OF politics with clean
record. have done my best" f. II.
La Guardia, former Republican and
now Socialist, indicated his willing
ness to head third party ticket but
apparently Hearst did not think him
big enough for the job. Therefore the
mayoral election probably will be
contested by only Walker and Frank
d. Waterman, the millionaire fountain
pen manufacturer whom the Repub-
licans nominated. Waterman swamped
his two rivals John ]. Lyons and w.
NJ. Bennett. The Hearst press classes
him with Walker as traction man."
Al Smiths victory in this primary
election means not only that he will
have the backing Of New York and
other Atlantic states for the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination, but
also that If he wishes it he can have
the Democratic nomination for sena-
tor from New York next year. If
Walker is elected mayor, Smith will
have more power than any person in
the country except the President.
WISCONSIN Republicans. still
w faithful to the name and tradi-
ton Of Robert M. La Toilette, nomi-
mated the late senator's son, Robert
M. Jr.. to fill his fathers seat in the
senate. The young man piled up an
impressive majority over the combined
votes Of his three rivals, Wilcox,
Woodward and McGoyern. Despite
this his success at the special cleo
ton on September 20 is not assured,
for Roy Wilcox, backed by the anti
La Toilette faction of the party, is
out as an Independent candidate, and
there are others. The Democrats went
to sleep and their only candidate, VIII
liam George Bruce, failed to receive
the required per cent of the Demo-
cratic vote Of last fall. He, too, how
ever, Is running as an independent.
John M. Work is the Socialist nominee
and George Bauman the Socialist-La-
Dor candidate. Among other possible
candidates are Arthur Barry, who
favors light wines and beer, and e. f.
Dithmar. former lieutenant governor.
SGT GO with the hope that our trans
atlantic friends will have suffi-
GENTLY big hearts and are good enough
business men to accept an equitable
settlement. Under these conditions
hope to succeed and hope to give
the United States an opportunity to
prove the Anglo-Saxon spirit of fair
play. / will not go to the United
States to repeat the phrases which
Americans have heard so often,
France does not deny her debts
go to tell the Americans, France pays
her debts"
With these optimistic words Joseph
Caillaux. Frances finance minister,
started last week for Washington to
arrange the debt settlement With
him comes large delegation. includ-
ing. besides experts. Senator Henri
Berenger. Louis Dausset. Paul Dupuy,