The Washington herald., 1914-07-08
N. Y. DEMOCRATS
NOW IN QUANDRY
Mack's Entry Into Race for
Senatorship Opens Up
Possibilities.
TALK OF A COMBINE
Neutrality-suspicious. Machine May
Loom Large in Coming
Campaign.
By JOSEPH p. AMIN.

Dizzfly contemplating the posslbilitie:
IN the New York political situation, OBJ
servers yesterday were busy digestine
the announcement that Norman z Mack
of Buffalo, Democratic national commit
teeman, is about to announce his can
didacy for the Senatorial toga now worn
by Elihu Root
The possibility of a Hearst-Glynn-
Tammsny combination against the anti
Tammany and pro-administration forces
in New York, doomed large in the minds
, OF many. Here is how they size the
situation up:
Mr.. Mack and Gov. GIynn cannot run
on the same ticket in the primaries. both
being Catholics and both being upstate
!, men Glynn has announced that he will
run for the gubernatorial nomination
whether the President wants him to or
not Glynn is not an anti-Tammany
man: Mack is distinctly an anti-Tam-
many man. Ergo, Mack, and Glynn must
be in different camps:
William Randolph Hearst wants to be
United States Senator from New York.
He is distinctly an anti-Wilson politi-
clan. Since the so-called repentance Of
Tammany, he has not man-handled the
tiger. It is generally understood that he
Is in a position, by backing the abor-
tive candidacy of William Sulzer for the
governorship, to take in the neighbor-
hood of 10000 votes away from some
party, supposedly the Democratic party.
Conversely, by dropping Sulzer, he is in
q position to deliver some Of those votes.
He is a New York City man and a
Protestant. A community of interest
between Hearst, Glynn, and the Tam
many organization is, therefore, apparent.
Mack q Democrat Always.
-Mack's candidacy might have many
claims to the support of the admins
tration forces, provided it has been de-
cided to cut loose from Gov. Glynn.
Mack has been a strong, regular Dem
>ocrat always. He has been a Bryan
supporter, in the organization and out.
He rs widely and favorably known
throughout the State. Mack is anti
Tammany. Senator O'Gorman, whose
colleague he aspires to be, is a Tam
many man. Mack might be looked
upon as an insurgent to break toward
the administration some Of O'Gorman's
strength.
Political circles here become more
firmly convinced every day that Secre-
tary of the Treasury William Gibbs
McAdoo is the Presidents choice for
the gubernatorial nomination in New
York. Mr.. McAdoo has been the dis
penser of Federal patronage for New
York in instances where the President
has not had a personal choice The
two public figures here who ordinarily
would expect to have some voice have
been at least not materially consid-
cred, IL indeed, they have been consult
ed. Senator O'Gorman and Represent
ative Fitzgerald. the latter chairman
of the House Appropriations Commit
tee and leader of the New York State
delegation, frequently have not even
been advised in advance of New York
State appointments, in which they or
dinarily might expect to have a voice.
Rightly or wrongly. Fitzgerald and
OGorman has opposed the President
consistently, and Fitzgerald frequent
ly on the administration legislative
program. Both are decidedly hostile
to President Wilson and to the Presi- |
dents friends in New York.
On this summing up. the Democratic !
tickets in the New York primaries will |!
be:
Anti organization - for governor, !
William Gibbs McAdoo. of New York; |
for United States Senator, Norman E.
Mack. of Buffalo. /
Organization-for governor. Martin i
Glynn. of Albany; for United States |
Senator, William Randolph Hearst, of
New York.