Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
NEW YORK PARTIES
FACING D|SSENS|ON
TammanyItes Score Pros.
kauer Van Namee-Mosko-
WITT Combine"

r,reia. Dispatch to The Star,
ALBANY, N. Y, July Cautiously
enough. after national conventions no.
table for their unanimity of purpose
and accord Of action, both Republicans
and Democrats return to New York
state TO find serious possibilities of in
ternal discussion facing them III the
State with the most electoral votes.
At present it certainly looks as ii
the Republican differences would be
ironed out very quickly, so far as sur
face effects are concerned. The G. Q
r Presidential candidate. Herbert Hoo
yer bears the reputation here of being
nothing in politics if not a remarkable
organizer He is sure to have all organ
ration nationally which will be well
nigh perfect in its efficiency. and New
York fully expects to find that perfec-
ton IN full operation in the Empire
State
New York was one of the last stand
Coolidge states as far as its leaders were
concerned. State Chairman George K.
Morris and National Committeeman
Charles D. Hilles, especially the latter
were last pitchers, graSping to the last
minute to the draft Coolidge" straw.
Hin Organizes Group.
Ogden Mills, underSccretary of the
Treasury at Washington. early realized
the irresistible trend toward Hoover
Former State Senator William Hill Of
Binghamton organized the Hoover-for-
President group in New York very early
tr the pre-convention campaign, while
Morris and HilleS were shouting the
ioudeSt for drafting Coolidge.
The. result. with the nomination In
Hoover's hands, was quickly felt here.
Morris remains State chairman and
Hilies national committeeman. They
are still the titulsr leaders of the party
in New York. But not only did HilleS
fail to be returned as vice chairman
OF the national Republican committee,
but it is current political talk here that
the campaign this Fall viii get slong
without much real leadership from
either Hilles or Morris.
The white haired boys" politically
ore Mills and Hill. Original Hoover men,
their seats reserved on the bandwagon
from the moment it was rolled out OF
the stable for its triumphant parade,
Mills and Hoover are now sitting in the
drivers seat in New York Mills. with
the power of money as well as tremen-
6ous ability, Judgment and perception
behind him, is bound TO be leading
Republican figure this Fall And 1t is
no longer political secret that the
\
BE- managed generally by Hill
In the Democratic ranks the seri-
BUSINESS Of the dissensions remains to
be seen. There can be little doubt that
disSension does exist. For the present
Il seems to center in Supreme Court
Justice Joseph NJ. Proskauer. whose pre-
convention and convention activities
IN the Smith camp caused some dis
eruntied TammaAyites to liken him to
Col e. NJ House in the Wilson admin
tstration. There are now even whisper
tngs Of 'Housekauer" when mention is
made OF Proskauer.
Labor Plank Scored.
One of the sore points seems to
be that the Democratic labor plank is
not entirely satisfactory TO all labor men
notably Peter p. Brady, president of
the Labor Federation Bank in New
York City.
Honest-to-goodness Tammany men are
more or less openly nuttering against the
Proskauer-Van Nance Moskowitz trium-
efrate. George r. Van Nance. public
service commissioner, who was Smiths
convention manager. comes In for criti-
cism because of what the Tammanvites
call too much silence" They claim |
they were not informed sufficiently as
to what was transpiring behind the
doors at Houston
Something Of the same is the burden
OF complaint against Mrs Henry d.
Moskowitz, one of the governors best
political advisers. who. with her hus-
band. recognized Smith biographer. was
with the governor In ALBANY during
the entire convention period High
hand" and secrecy with Tammany
now ''in the know" seems to be the
chief foundation Of the grumbling.
One thing that rouses the ire OF
the true Tammany man is the report
that Proskauer claims most OF the
credit for the success Of the campaign
to nominate the governor This is par
ticulariy irksome TO many of the old
line Tanmanv ehieftains, who have
been plugging" Smith for 1923 ever
since the famous Smith McAdoo dead
lock in the Democratic convention four
years ago.
Just how serious these STRINGS are
remains to be seen. At least they make
interesting political SPECULATION just as
the national campaigners are lining
UP for the big race. As far as the
Smith camp dissensions are concerned.
even the ardent Tammanyites seem TO
feel that things viii smooth out verv
quickly just as soon as Smith himself
says do thus and So"