Evening star., 1925-09-01
RELIGIOUS ISSUE
IN RACE SCORED
Copeland Declares Linking of
HyIan With KIan
Was Unfair.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September Mayor
Hylan's supporters are making much
out of what they regard as Gov
Smiths injection of the religious is
sue into the municipal primary cam
paign.
Meanwhile the mayors opponents
are stressing the fact that various
prominent Democrats have come out
for State Senator James j. Walker
Tammany candidate.
United States Senator Royal S.
Copeland, speaking for the mayor last
night, said:
The most unfair thing that could
ever have been said about Mr.. Hylan
is that he is ku KluXer."
The mayors campaign manager,
John p. Cohalan. demanded that Sen
ator Walker and George w. Olvany,
leader of Tammany Hail. say wheth-
er they believed lin promoting racial
and religious prejudice" Cohalan
said it was most unwise for one Cath
olic to abuse another 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
A'SSA ~
[lan representatives
The Hearst papers have printed in
terviews with various citizens deplor-
i71 this phase of the campaign.
Walker Gets Support.
Tue Rev. William B. Farrell, whose
expose of police wire tapping under
John Purroy Mitchels administration
in 1917 helped to elect Mayor Hylan
for the first of two terms, came out
for Senator Walker, as did Max d.
Steuer. Mayor Hylan's chief counsel
in a recent transit inquiry
Controller Craig, long Mayor Hy'
lan's opponent, took the stump for
Senator Walker and said that the
Democratic candidates presented a
choice between "a counterfeit and the
real article" He called the mayor a
"faker."
The scent fare, Craig said, had been
maintained not because of Hylan, but
In spite of him.
= Mr.. Hylan in addresses from the
municipal radio stations and at rallies
countered Gov. Smiths accusation of
disloyalty with statements of appre-
citation from the late Charles F. Muir
phy leader of Tammany Hall. for
the support of William Randolph
Hearst and the mayor in electing
Smith Governor in 1922.
The gratitude of the Democracy of
the State is due Mr.. Hearst for his
hearty and loyal support" the mayor
quoted Mr.. Murphy as having said.
The Democracy will long remember
Mayor Hylan's sincere devotion to
Democratic ideals"
The mayor defined the issues as a
5-or-10-cent fare, and whether gam
bling halls may be openly conducted
and Haunting vice parade itself upon
our thoroughfares."
Police Queil Fight.
A group of Walker enthusiasts
nearly disrupted a Hylan meeting
with cries, I'VE don't want William
Randolph Hearst" Hundreds began
to shout for the mayor and Mr.
Hearst. Half dozen police, swing
ing clubs, finally restored order and
protected the first man WHO yelled
against Mr.. Hearst. a
Somebody has referred to Mr..
Hearst" Mayor Hylan said, when or
der was restored. After the Syra =
cuse convention l begged Gov. Smith
not to oppose naming somebody for
United States Senator, the other
principal place on the ticket, and he
said:
what would Mrs. Hartman and
Mrs. Vanderbilt say if l should ac-
quiesce.
Lie Is Passed.
The Republican candidates, Frank
D. Waterman, organization designee
and John J. Lyons and William NJ
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