The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

Alfred E. Smith at Albany in the | fight over the gubernatorial nomin- alton given Herbert II. Lehman. A fight for Walker appeared destined to dethrone Curry at Tammany
 Hall, which is dependent upon it's 12O,000 city jobs. It would have
 been politically expedient to for get Walker. if those jobs were threatened.
 Last night, this radiogram mes sage was read to the assembled representatives of the democratic party from the playboy, Broadway Jimmie Walker. enroute to Amer ica on the Europa:
 "I cannot see how could cam- paign without reciting the reasons for my resignation and without de- lay remind the public of the un- fair nature of the hearings con- ducted by the governor of our state. this in my opinion would do the democratic ticket no good. am not one of those who thinks he is bigger than his party. rather than jeopardize the hopes of democracy in the na- ton which I feel my candidacy might do, request that my name be withheld from the convention ahd this decision Is based solely l.upon my willingness to put the in- tterests of the party above my per- sonal desires" Walker, aboard ship, had said that he received a message from Curry and John H. McCooey, Brooklyn boss and ally of Tam | many saying:
 will you accept the nomination for mayor?"
 In another personal radiogram to Curry, Walker had referred to | his own "extremely poor physical condition" and said II know you | wNl consider desirable names" Walker thus was pictured as sac rificing his rights to "vindication" to the greater good of his na- tional party. | Skeptics, long conversant with Tammany Hall history, drew an- other picture. It left Curry in tho role of a quarterback, forward passing in the shadow of his own goal posts, the result to determine | if the crowd hailed him as field | general or failure. Curry, the skeptics said. had or dered Walker to resign when 1t be- | came apparent he would be oust- ed, to save Tammany Hall. He l promised the "vindication" with | Walkers poor health the hole card ace.
 Talk of renomination of Walker, public approval of Mckee. defeat of Tammany by Roosevelt and Smith at Albany. and threat that they would continue the bat tie here if Walker were named, all threatened Currys leadership so Curry acted.
 The boss notified Walker. who really made Curry boss of Tam many, that he would be unmade unless Walker acted again. so the skeptics said. And Walker. tho gallant, Walker the snowman, came through again. That's a picture refuted by every bit of evidence offered in the huge show arena last night. a picture which appears reasopable only be- cause of a long series of what its opponents. call double crosses scratched Ion the record of Tam many Hall. I
 The show last night began with play of q phonOgraph record inter- rupte0 because OJ h bcrhtcHy nceuio and ended with the clerk announce ing that 32.075 votes had been for O'Brien and that therefoFo "O'Brien was the nominee of the party"
 The surrogate is little known outside New York city. He is h "rogular" Tammany man, close friend of Curry, and WAS the spokesman of Mayor John v. Fly. Ian as corporation counsel tho HyIan administration which bat. tied for tho five.cent faro: of
 late he has been known for hia
 handiing of the Wendei will ease, and the suit by Charlotte FixeI in which sine claimed the. estate of Abraham Brianser as hIs common law wife. .
 O'IsrIas is so, snd was korn ln | Worcester, Mass. lie was ednehted at Holy Cross and Georgetown, He ig married and has four sons aHd q daughter ffs is an active cashe' Ila in elunn.