New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
The Obsequies
At Saratoga
" OLLOWING is the nelUs narrative
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~ IN Wednesdays "New York Amer
icom' of hoau the Saratoga comren-
ton cast William Randolph Hearst into
the outer darkness:
SARATOGA, July 23.-. Samuel Sea-
bury, who has amounted to practically
nothing in the Democratic party since his
disastrous defeat for Governor in 1914, at
tempted to break into the lmelight early
in the session. Immediately after Tenn
porary Chajrma Kellogg's speech, Seabury
pattered down the aisle, waving aloft
paper, and demanded to be heard.
81 have a resolution i want to submit to
this convention" he shouted, as the dele
gates, discovering his identity, began to
cry that he take his scat
'You out of ORDER said the chair
man. "You will have chance to submit
your resolution by and by"
"But | want to introduce it now,' cried
Seabury
The chairman once more informed him
he was out of order whereupon he held up
the paper and began to read
AGAIN ADDRESSES CHAIR.
scrgeant-at-arms took him by the coat
tails and started him up the aisle, while
the reporters gathered around him and
asked what was in his resolution In
stead of telling them Seabury once more
addressed the chair.
"Why can't have the floor? ?" he asked.
:,
snapped the chairman, as he called on Clerk
Van Nance to proceed with the report on
permanent organization. BY this time Sea-
bury, insisting he did not need to be kept
under surveillance by army of sergeants-
alarms, broke away from his captors and
came trottng down the aisle once more, his
face red and his hands trembling with fury.
Such multitude of howls greeted him
that he decided it would be more discreet
to retire, and he did
READS HIS RESOLUTION.
After the report on temporary organiza-
tion adopted he was permitted by the
chair to be heard, and while the delegates
still hooted and booed him he read his
resolution, which was as follows:
"Resolved, That this conference of Dem
ocrats of the State of New York do renew
to the President of the United States
their wholeheartcd support and confidence
In his magnificent struggle to make the
world safe for democracy, and as an
earnest Of their loyalty, repudiate every
trucker with our country's enemies who
strives or has strlven to extenuate or
excuse such crimes against humanity as
the rape of Belgium, the sinking of the
Lustania and the German policy of as
sassination by submarines; who seeks or
has sought to sow dissension among our
allies, or who seeks to capitalize by
election to public Office the latest treason,
whose total annihiation is the most
pressing need of the hour"
"The resolution" said the chair, "will be
referred to the committee on resolutions"
SILENCE FOR A MOMENT.
For moment there was absolute silence
Then Patrick E. McCabe, of Albany, rose
from his seat and asked for recognition.
Chairman Kellogg evidently thought Nc
Cabe was going to start something At first
he refused to grant him permission to
speak, but when the reading of report
lnen penang, nau Deen concluded the
bulky Albany leader got the floor
"Mr. Chairman,' he said, 81 ask unani-
nous consent to suspend the rule commit
ting that resolution to the committee so
that we may pass it the floor of this
convention"
Maurice E. Connolly, of Queens, and
James A. Foley, of New York, seconded this
motion. 1t passed, as did the resolution
81 made that notion" said McCabe, after
he had resumed his seat "because | know
there is no Democrat in New York to whom
1T could possibly apply much less any
man whose name has ever been mentioned
here in Saratoga
SEABURY DISSATISFIED.
Seabury was much dissatisfied with the
turn affairs had taken. He had planned to
discuss the resolution later, in order once
more to hear the sound of his voice on the
convention floor. But its summary dis
posal blocked his plan and forced him to
retire once more into the oblivion that has
enveloped him since he led his partv TO
defeat four years ago.