New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Hirshfeld and
Hearsfs Boon,
Are at SARATOGA

SAnAI WA, ". T., July ZO.-DaVld
Hlrschfeld. Commissioner of Accounts
OF New York City, who brought out
Mayor Hylan as candidate year ago,
is here with the Hearst boom for Gov
ernor. Mr.. Hearst's agents have re-
served sixteen rooms at the Grand
Union Hotel and have been busy in AL
bany and Syracuse with his nominating
petitions.
But Commissioner Hirschfield says
that he does not know whether Mr.
Hearst is a candidate or not.
The steering committee of seven, or
ganlzers of the committee of forty-two,
are the only ones who seem to know
with any degree of positiveness that
Mir. Hearst is candidate. They know,
a member of the steering committee in
Saratoga to-day told a Tribune re-
porter, that w. H. Kelley, of Syracuse.
chairman Of the steering committee,
went to see Mr.. Hearst in New York
and was told by Mr.. Hearst that he was
a candidate.
O'Reily to Be in Charge
At the hotel the employees are getting
ready for an early occupancy Of the
Hearst suite, and it is understood that
Lawrence J. O'Reily, Hearst's political
agent. will be here tomorrow after
noon to take charge Of the Hearst con-
vcntion campaign.
When Commissioner Hirshficld was
seen to-day at the Grand Union he dis
claimed all official connection with the
Hearst boom.
II am not Mr.. Hearst's representa-
tive" said he. 81 believe that he
would be the strongest candidate for
Governor tho Democrats could choose,
but do not know VIII ether he is a
candidate. I understand a suite of
rooms has been reserved FOR him and
his friends, but ! am here on my own
account. representing only myself and
the Allied Board of Trade and Tax
Is the organization that started the
boom for Mayor Hylan a year ago. The
Mayoralty election in the City OF New
York last fall has proven conclusively
to every sane man that ma man OF set
OF men have monopoly on patriot
ism. We are all 100 per cent Ameri-
cans. The principal issue before the
people of this state is municipal own
ership of public utilities.
The other booms heard from are
those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy, and Alfred
E. Smith, President of the Board of
as yet.
Jacob Katz. one of the original Gay
nor meE. who stood boaide the Mayor
when he was shot In 1910, wants Frank
lin D. Roosevelt for Governor.
"If 7. f. enters the race as the Re-
publican candidate for Governor the
Democrats will need an ace, and not a
two-spot, to run against him." said Mr..
Katz. Franklin D. Roosevelt is an
ace. If nominated for Governor it
would be Roosevelt against Roosevelt,
an ace against an ace"
! Borough President Van Name of
Richmond says that, in his judgment,
Al Smith, President of the Board of
Aldermen. would be the strongest can
didate the Democrats could name.
The wise ones, or those who pose ss
wise, say that campaign buttons are
being printed for Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt. 1t will be recalled that Mr.
Roosevelt already has indorsed Will
lam Church Osborn for the nomine-
! tion
The possible candidacy of Colonel
Roosevelt as the Republican candidate
for Governor is very disconcerting to
some Of the members of the steering
committee Of the Committee of Forty
two. One of them said Tonight:
"lf the Republicans name Colonel
Roosevelt we shall have to change our
plans. We now are counting on Whit
man as the candidate. But if it should
be the Colonel, then we shall be in a
hole"