New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
Tammany Picks Chairman
to Succeed O'Gorman,
Who Won't Run.
GERARD OR SEABURY
FOR NEXT GOVERNOR
This Is the Slate Which Empire
State Delegates to st.
Louis Propose.
from {. st.n Correspondent ., IRE Thbuns

from stsr Correspondent ~ IRE Tribunal
ST. Louis, June 12.-For United States
Senstor-William F. McCombs, chair
man Of the Democratic National Com
mittee.
For Governor-Ambassador James W.
Gerard or Justice Samuel Sesbury, of
the Court of Appeals.
This is the slate for the coming cam
paign in New York. which the advance
guard Of the Empire State delegation
of Democrats discussed here to-day.
The selection of Ambassador Gerard
was contingent on the ending of the
war in Europe. But he is the favorite
among the influential Democrats just
row.
While Charles F. Murphy maintained
his usual silence this afternoon when
asked about the possibility of Mr.. Me-
Combs for Senator O'Gorman's place
he indicated that the selection Of
the national chairman would not
be opposed by him. The Tammany
chieftain and Mr.. McCombs always
have been on good terms, and Mr.. Muir
ply has always counted the chairman
on his side in the contest with Presl-
dent Wilson over Federal patronage.
McCombs Popular with Tammany.
Mr. McCombs has always stood up
for the organization, and in doing so
has made a big hit with the rank and
file OF Tammany. His loyalty TO the
machine caused the national chair
man to "get in wrong" with the
Washington Administration. He would
rot hear Of a rival organization against
Tammany and worked hard 20 have the
President stop Secretary McAdoo's ef-
forts TO build one.
McComb and his friends, who were
practical politicians, urged that Nc
Adoo's plans to build up a machine IN
opposition to Tammany would end IN
failure and that the President would
have TO make peace with Tammany'
These predictions have proved true
McAdoo's schemes have failed, and ne
and all the rest of the anti-Iammany
Democrats holding good jobs are oolns
their best to get back on goou 'eiiH'
with the Murphy machine
Mr.. McCombs's loyalty to the organ,
cation has led prominent New Tote
Democrats 10 ask him to oecome tm tns
party's candidate for Senator next Ial'
Senator O'Gorman is out or the race
Efforts have been made to induee MN. II.
20 cone here. but they have failed. 1t
is apparent that the senior senate
from New York has had enough OF the
Wilson Administration.
Mr. McCombs said to-day that severai
vell known New York Democrats mad
approached him on the Senatorsnip
onestion. but that he had told them II
was little early for him TO make a
decision. He said he would consider,
the nroposition carefully and would
make known his answer in good time
Committee Behind Its Chairman.
Wbile Chairman McCombs is not the
| favorite Of President Wilson, he has the
| Democrats National Comm ttee oehlnd
/ him in anything ne wants II Na1 %
siped to-day that the failure OF Presl-
dent Wilson TO make his son-ln-Iawl
| Mr.. McAdoo, chairman OF the natiohal
committee was due to the friendship
of the committee for its chairman ana
I ia dislike 70 the Secretary or tne
treasury. As told in The Tribune, the
snh-committee of the national com
n,ittee resented the suggestion Of Nc
Adoo for chairman from Washington
and its members saw 20 It that the
President knew of their feelings:
So far as the Governorship is con-
cerned. both Justice Seabury and Am
bassador Gerard have their friends
Both are held to be good vote getters
and of sufficient strength. 20 defest
/ Governor Whitman, who will be renom-
/ mated by the Republicans.
Ex-Governor Glynn, with his keynote