The sun., 1916-08-21
rhieftains Thought He Had
Backing Of Hearst and In
dependence League.
LATTER FOR WHITMAN
Espousal Of Populist Cause
and Advocacy Of Watson
Also a Thorn.

Hail who tr!cked Charles r. Murphy into
standing for the Seabury nomination.
The braves have been hearing things
about Seabury and they feel sure nov
,ha. IN taking him their chief fell for a
line Of political green goods"
Judge Scabury was touted by his
agents In the Saratoga conference AS n
candidate with so many side indorse-
mer,s that all hat was needed was IA
smman sanction and Seabury could
m, lose the Governorshlp IL he tried to
10 ~.
In the first place Judge scahury was
s,nposed 10 l." "A friend OF William II,
Hearst. Tammany. with a wholesome
respect for Hearst, always aims to
r,aca,e him. The Tamm1ny crowd
thought. that in approving Seabury for
Governor they were binding Hearst to
heir cause in the Mayoralty election
next year.
But Hearst. 10 the dismay Of Tam
many, repudlates Scabury his o~rganixa-
lion. the dependence League. a In
dorsed Gov. Whitman. 1t turns out that
Hearst and Seabury are not friends at
all any more, but bitter political me
mics.
"stung again! :" is the Tammany cry.
Progressives Oppose. Too
A Tammany district leader who was
=, IN. Hotel Kn!ckerbocker last night
AID tina, Hearst's reputation Of Sea-
bury is regarded in Tammany in the
nsht Of a catastrophe. II In not the only
,eason. though. for Tamnany discomfort.
he said. II has been found that Sea-
hury's claim to Progressive support had
about az slim a basis as his claim to the
friendship OF Hearst and the Indepen-
dence League.
The progressives who count for some
hing In this state are not for Seabury.
I has been learned. and never have been
for him. A noisy group OF Progress
slyes. numerically small. whose activity
n the promotion OF his candidacy was
,ot wholly above suspicion. declared for
aim and by their persistent talk OF Sea-
bury made Il appear he had a substan-
.al Progressive following. The purpose
u this claQue. namely. Seabury's APP
prevail by Tammany. having been as
sured hy the action OF the Saratoga con-
ference. the pretence Of Progressive in
dorsement has fallen. In large part, at
east. 10 the ground.
"Rns on Ever, Bush.''
Some OF the u-inucratiu leaders have
heen looking up the Seabury record
they don't pretend to have all Of II al
heir fingers end yet. but what they
rave learned convinces them their Gov.
-rnorship candidate will be extremel,
vulnerable to campaign fire.
His friends told us he was a grea'
politician. a kind OF second Roosevelt
said the Tammany man who was seer
~ the knIckerbocker last night. I'D
all him a political explorer he's left
ig on every bush"
The comment was not unjus,ihed by TIN
-eCord. Judge SeLbuyy has been partic
N!arly slnuous in his political career
Tamnany. anti-Tammany. Republican
single taxer. municipal ownership FAD
oist. ropullst. Independence League man
antt-Hearst. Progressive. Even tn
american party las put forward claim
20 his allegiance and has been counte'
by his friends as one OF his assets as
sndidate for Governor.
In 1897 Samuel Seahury was a war;
advocate Of Henry George. the singl
'iNer. VINO vas running for Mayor o
New York as a Labor and anti-Tamman.
1ndldate. Seabury had embraced III
ngl" TAX doctrine. lie vas n municipa
ownership advocate as well-in fact. a
~ around advocate devoted To the up
letting Of the privileges of the capitals
ne class as his friends among the So
alists were accustomed to phrase il.
Henry George died before election la!
'ud Scabury. who in the campaign ma
found occasion to attack Tamman
methods. had so far forgotten his an
lfsthy TO that organization In 1899 tina
~ that year be was a Tsmmany cardi
dtte for Assembly, He was defeated
His Tammany candidacy for Assent
vas, 50 far as known. S~eabury's first tr
:or public office.
Enters POpuIist Camp.
Nineteen hundred and one saw Seabur
opposing the same Tammany that ha
dominated hin in 1899. S"abury coul
''t support Edward NJ. Shepard, III
ldmmany candidate for Mayor. for Their
was d chance To win a nomination IL
Ivy Court Judge on the Citizens Unio
ana Fusion ticket. lie got the nomina
fLEn AH