New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-04
SULzER In FIGHT
DEFEAT SMITH
Talks of Joining Edwards
Forces to Get Revenge
on Old Foe.
HAMMILL SELECTED
FOR ASSEMBLY POST
Hugh Gordon Miller Quits Moose
Says Republicans Have
Become Progressive.

william Sulzer will make his prin-
cipal play in the political field this
wear against Assemblyman Alfred E.
Smith. the Democratic candidate for
sheriff. There is a particular reason
for his animosity toward him. as
Smith. as Speaker Of the Assembly,
vas active in drawing up the articles
Of impeachment against Governor Sui
2cr.
Whether he will run as a candidate
TO- sheriff on the American party tick
e.. F., not decided. II takes money to
make a campaign. Just at present Mr.
Su.zer is thinking Of joining the forces
of Big Eli" Edwards. who is gong
20 rar IN the Democratic primaries for
The nomination for Sheriff. Some OF
Inc Edwards managers had pslpitation
o. tho heart last night when they heard
this report. but Sulzer is satisfied that
he could make a lot of trouble for
smith IN the REGULAR organization,
OF course. Edwards has no inten-
lion Of running as an independent can
d,datc for the Office in the regular cam
paicn. Sulzer said last night he prob
ably would not have his mind made up
until Tuesday That is tic last day
for Sling designations for the primaries.
II he has any notion at all of running
as the American party candidate for
sheriff. he can file petition for some
other member Of the party, and then
have his name substituted at any time
up 20 September 10.
Peter !. Hammill. for many years
an Inspector in the Department Of
Weights and Measures. is to be "a"
Smiths successor in the Assembly. As
the Democratic candidate in the I'd As
sembly District, he is sure of cleo
non. Mr.. Hammill was born on the
East Side twenty-eight years ago.
The opposing candidates for District
Attorney had a friendly and entirely
non-political talk yesterday. The
chambers Of Judge Edward Swami are
on the same floor as the District At
torrevs Office in the Criminal Courts
Building. District Attorney Perkins
walked around the corridor yesterday
afternoon and spent half an hour with
Judge Swami.
II is going TO be the Irish against
the Germans in the fight for the Dem
ocrstic nomination for the City Court.
joseph T. Ryan, former vice-president
OF the Catholic Club and secretary Of
he Friendly Sons OF ST. Patrick, an
noun,ed Yesterday that he would file
q petition for the primaries. Ot
course. Justice Zeller will win, be-
cause ne has the backing Of the Tam
many executive committee, but Mr..
RYAN has many prominent names on
his petition. Among them are for
mor Judges Alfred NJ. Seaman and
Joseph + DAILY and John D. Crimmins.
Park Commissioner Thomas W.
White. who is 10 be the Republican
candidate for Congress in the 23d Dis
trct. believes he has an excellent
chance 20 win. He is to get the IN
dorsement Of the Progressives and the
independence League, while the Demo
Gratis O. the district are engaged IN
no, fight as 10 who shall be their
nominee. George B. Hayes, lawyer,
has the backing Of q large number OF
the workers in the organization. while
the influence Of Charles F. Murphy
has been cast in favor OF the nomlna-
ton Of Ellsworth J. Healy, MS nephew
Dy marriage