New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
McCabe, of Albany, Re-
sents Seabury's Attempt
at Reorganization
CALLS LATTER AN
"ASSUMPTIVE PERSON.
HAS Hallucinatioh That
He Destined to Direct
Party in Nation"
r,,m san Correspondent, Of The Tr,bun,l

Iron stan Correspondent Of The Tr'bunsl
Albany. Feb. 22.-The Democracy OF
the state seems to be in the condition
OF Humpty Dumpty after the fall from
the wall. A statement issued by Pat
rick +. McCabe, Democratic leader OF
Albany County, in reply to Samuel Sea-
bury's attack on the organization last
week. removes all doubt about the sit
nation. It is a fact, too, that at least
two serious attempts are under way TO
effect reorganization upstate, but the
leaders of each movement are pulling
in opposite directions.
Seabury started one attempt several
weeks ago in New York with u. Cady
Herrick, of Albany; William Church
Osborn, of Putnam; John \. Carlisle:
of jefferson; Joseph j. Murphy, OF
Rensselaer,, and Thomas r. conway, OF
Clinton. McCabe and State Chairman
Edwin s. Harris have organized an
other. and politicians in touch with
DEVELOPMENTS here say that the latter
has the support of the Wilson Ad-
ministration, largely because Harris
had several score postmasters IN tow
few days ago after visit to Wash
incton and organized them into sort
OF working nucleus.
To Shade of Tammany
The object of both apparently IS to
return to the system that operated IN
Governor Hills time TO make the up
state Democratic organization absolute
IN independent Of Tammany HAN. NC
Gabe. in his attack on Seabury and the
latter's ambition TO be the party lead
or. does not spare the politicians who
were responsible for Seabury's nomi-
nation. He plainly insinuates that there
was treachery in the party and a sus-
pected arrangement between certain
gentlemen in both parties.
''It seems to me wise" his statement
concludes, "to clean up the last cam
paign before we enter into the next
~ have never been able TO under
stand" saws Mr.. McCabe's statement,
chow Judge Seabury's sudden nomlna-
ton for Governor was effected. Inc
influence which obtained for him the
nomination of the Democratic party
of which he is a doubtful member, is
still unknown to me. The inability OF
the Democratic state organization was
never more palpable than in the seiec-
tion of Samuel Seabury as partisan
worthy Of high honor within the power
Of the party or as citizen schooled
aud accomplished IN the afalrs ana oe-
nands of government
Seabpry's nomination McCabe charges
70 the lack Of leaders sense OF appro-
priateness. He says it is incredible
that anv sort of politician could mis-
take Seabury for gubernatorial timber.
One would think, he adds, that No
vember's result was sufficient punish
ment for the party for the promotion
of this assumptive person" but now he
has "the hallucination that he rs des-
tined TO direct the public mannuvring
OF the Democratic party in the nation
Not Wanted as Leader
Referring to Seabury's concern about
the upstate Democracy, McCabe de-
clares: "He thinks he is going to elm
mate New York City influence from
our upstate politics and usurp that po-
sition for himself, and while on TINS
Question of Democratic upstate leader
ship. il might not be amiss to observe
that the next upstate leader won't
come from either Manhattan Island or
Long Island. To have been prominent
in so many negative adventures proves
his jncompatability for stable or con-
structiye questions of government"
McCabe refers to Seabury's campaign
tour as leaving a "wake of gloom and
disappointment" Albany County, he
said, favored the nomination Of Sen
ator Robert f. Wagner. TO whom Nc
Cabe pays a glowing tribute. Presi-
dent Wilson, he said, would have car
ried the state if he had been given
half a chance.