The sun., 1916-08-29
WILSON MEN SEEK
TO GUST M'COMBS
Harmony Deal Offered, but
Tammany Refuses to
Consider 1t.
MCCORMICK MAY QUIT
Reported Angcrcd Over Usur-
patton Of Powers and Ready
to Resign.

William @. McAdoo. who has a large
hand In running the Presidents cam
paign for reelection. Is much disturbed
over the New York state situation. The
selection OF McCombs to run as the
Democratic candidate for Senator Is said
TO nave convinced him that Tammany
really means to knife the Wilson ticket
on election day. In the last few days.
Tammany men said yesterday. the Jug
eestion had been made that II McCombs
would withdraw in the interests OF har-
many things might be fixed up n n
peace pact drawn up which would be 10
Tammany's advantage. McAdoo and
the Wilson crowd. however. will have
nothing 10 do with McCombe. II Is said.
They look upon his selection az a direct
FLAP nj the administration which they
cannot afford to condone In any way.
But with McCombs out. Il was suggested.
u candidate might be selected who would
be mutually satisfactory and be the
means OF bringing about "A working
agreement that would clear up the pres
ent situation.
WV u ~ naCC w SuH
Tammany has no intention of pulling
McCombs out of the race. When a re-
port was printed yesterday hat Nc
Comhe might retire to bring about har-
irony 1t met with vigorous denial. Nc.
Combs. who was In Saratoga. over the
telephone authorized his friends 10 say
for him that he was IN the race to stick
And as a matter Of fact. Tammany has
sent out word through the state thal
McCombs is to be put over no matter
what happens to the rest OF the ticket.
In Tammany circles circulation OF the
report McConbs was ready to with.
draw was credited to the McAdoo crowd
upon whom everything is being blamed
e. these days. McCombs intends. II was
said. TO come here this week and demand
n show down AS TO where the people who
are running the campaign stand with
respect 80 his candidacy. and IL to have
The backing Of Murphy and Tammany II
'ihi.. Privately they are pleased owe
the embarrassment all this has causet
10 the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES com
,bina,ion. alleged to be running tn,
Democratic campaign.
The situation in this State Is reall!
only q part of the general situation
which has de developed as IA result Of tn,
way things are being run IN this cam
paign over the heads OF the natiOna
committee by the Presidents unofficia
campaign commit in Washington.
According to those ON the inside q
this. Mccormick. believing that he &C
tually wa to run the campaign. trie,
10 avoid interfer!ng In the state situa
flon. only to find emissaries OF Meade
were working over his head In this an,
other matters. Mccormick IL reporteN
TO have become extremely resentful late
'1y over the usurpation of his powers b.
ths so-called White House clique.
McC0rmick Sees Palmer.
In said that he recently made
visit to Harrisburg and after descrit
ing the situation TO \. Mitchell Palmer
who helped him get the place. tol
Palmer that he intended ei,her to b
chairman IN fact or get out. Palmer
who L. national committeeman fror
Pennsylvania, old him. i, is said. TO <
ns far as ne liked. but that he. Paine
wanted TO keep out OF the muss. MC
Cormick was in Washington yes,erda
oetensibly to confer with Democrat
Congrcssmen ard to report on his CHI
Cago visi; to the President. but in rea
lily TO serve notice. II was ass"rte,
that II the national chairman was to
an office boy he intended to look for al
other Job.
Francis J. Heney of California. one
the seven Progressive leaders capture
by thc Democrats for their Progressi,
campaign committee. wired from Cal
fornia tn it's acting chairman, Matthe
Hale. that as "A result OF Hushes's trea
ment Of johnson, Howell and other Pre-
gressives there. California ProRresslv,
had been driven TO Wilson by the tho'
sands and that unless reactionary new
iIapers succeeded in beclouding the 81
nation the State was Wilson's sure.