Evening star., 1933-10-18
SMITH, ILL, MISSES
TAMMANY RALLY
Story Goes That Cold Kept
Him Away, but Absence
Is Seen as Blow.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. October l8-Alfred E.
Smith has a cold-and political observ-
ers were running a fever today trying to
figure out the probable effect on Tam
many Halls health.
The men Of Tammany gathered last
night for the traditional ratification
rally designed to start Mayor John P.
O'Brien's campaign off with a bang and
rcpulse the double threat of fusion and
the Recovery party to drive the tiger
from power.
Smith-for the first time in years
was absent.
The word was passed around that he
was home in bed with a cold
Blow to Curry Seen.
The New York Times interpreted his
absence as "a blow" to the leadership of
John F. Curry. Tammany chief, and
John H. McCooey, the Halls" Brooklyn
ally.
The absence. the paper said. was ac-
cepted by observers as confirmation of
the reports that the former Governor
had refused to yield to Tammanys pleas
that he come to the rescue ="
Senators Robert F. Wagner and Royal
SOptLdllO NcIc ulSO lIllSSlllS lIOlll tllC
platform last night. and announcements
at the hall said pressure of official busi-
ness kept them away.
Those who attended heard a de-
nunciation of bossiSm. uttered from
TammanyS own rostrum. Frank j.
Prial aSsailed the arrogance" of poll
tical leadership and said his nomina-
tion as regular Democratic candidate
Tor controller was rebuke to party
leaders.
Prial, a former deputy controller, was
denied designation as the party'S
nominee for controller He ran any
way and beat the machine" In his
speech last night he Endorsed Mayor
OBrien. as having been in no way
responsible for present conditions.
Mckee Attacks Bosses
BOSS rule" also bore the brunt of
an attack by Joseph " Mckee. Re-
covery party nominee, who told Queens
voters the government there as di-
rected by Leader John Theofel was
stencil in the nostrils'
Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of State
under President Woodrow Wilson,
fired broadside for the fusion forces
led by Florello H. La Guardia He pic
tured Postmaster General Farley and
Edward J. Flynn. Bronx Democratic
icdOcI, dS UtIllllO llle MChee CdnQlQdCy.
They are ready, he said, to rivet con-
Mutation of bossism and corrupt ma
chine rule" on New York in order to
harvest controlled delegates" for future
conventions.
Walker Rule DisavOwed.
The regime Of former Mayor James
j. Wake. was kept in the campaign by
Tammany, which adopted the attituoe
OF dlsavoWlng responsibility for any
eXtrav3 9anceS of his administration.
Coupling this disavoWal of Walkers
rule with Mckee. a Tammany Spokes-
man laid part of the blame on the
Recovery parry candidate for his ac-
qulesccnce as president of the Board
of Aldermen under Walker
Daniel F.. Coh2lan, one of John F.
Curry ) Ieutenants in Tammany Hall.
made the diSc,a of responsibility
for Walker and the attack en- Mckee.
The pubic authorizes here as else
where spent laVlShly and in some things
maybe lo9iiShly,' he said Who were
the men who directed all of this? The
members OF the Board of Estimate and
Apportionmenr.
All New Retired.
Where are they? They have prac-
tically all retired from public office SO
lar as holding Office is concerned.
But there is one of them running
for mayor and attacking the admins
tration of which he was an important
and outstanding figure, and trying to
throw on the shoulders Of the present
mayor the burden of all the mistakes
Of such extravaganza and waste as
there may have been during the seven
years or more in which, as president of
the Beard of Aldermen and acting
mayor Of the city. he sat and voted
for expenditures so many of which are
now the subject of attack"