New-York tribune., 1918-07-26
1t Is Nervous Over Possib|.
Complications in Three.
Cornered Primary Fight
Smith to Take Rest
Going to Good Ground to
Discuss Campaign Plans
With Friends

Tammany will make a determined
drive to get William Church oshor.
out Of the primary race for Governor
While Tammany men are confden, .s
winning in the primaries for aA,r
Smith, President of the Board of Aldo.
men, they are nervous over uossibls
complications should a three-cornsrss
fight develop.
Lawrence J. O'Reilly's announce.
ment at the Saratoga convention .s.,
Hearst would be candidate in the
primaries whether the convention in
Gorsed- him or not and Mr.. Osborn,s
reiterated determination to stay in the
race make a triangular contest nos.
sible
1t is understood that President VIII
son will be appealed to TO exert pressure
upon Mr.. Osborn to withdraw. on
Plea that union on Smith would en-
hance the chances of eecting add
tlonal Democratic Representatives
from this city. The Democratic Rep
resentatives from this end of the state.
it was said yesterday by friends o.
Mr.. Smith, will ask the President for
an early Endorsement Of the President
of the Board of Aldermen, before the
primaries if possible, but after that i
they can do no better
To Talk Over Campaign Plans
Mr.. Smith is to take week off at
Good Ground, near the home of Charles
r. Murphy, to talk over campaign plans
with his friends.
Ex-Judge Samuel Seabury, VINO
forced the elimination of Hearst as
candidate at the Saratoga convention.
yesterday sent "Al" the following
telegram:
please accept my congratulations
upon your designation Any service
thai | can render in your support !
shall be most happy to render"
Charles B. Alexander, vice president
OF the Democratic Club, considered for
Governor by the Committee OF Forty
two. wired Mr.. Smith as follows:
| Coming home to lend hand You will
make a great Governor No man more
! fitted.'
Internal Revenue Collector Edwards
wrote cordial letter. Mayor Hylan
! told Mr.. Smith Yesterday at the City
Hall that his nomination for Governor
would make him Hylan) very happy.
District Attorney Swami called up on
the telephone and congratulated his old
I friend. Congratulatory messages also
were received from John n Carlisle. Of
/ Watertown; Chester c. Platt. of Ba-
tavla, and Charles +. Rattigan, of Au-
burn.
Smith Will Not Resign
Il am not going to resign in order 10
run for the nomination Tor Governor y
said Mr. Smith yesterday at the City
Hall Il am not going to start the cam
palsn until | can go down to Good
Ground and see my mother She has
been Ill for several weeks. and I'm going
to take week off to go and see her.
My battle Will be in the Democratic pri-
mary until September 8, and after that
1t viii be with Governor Whitman, ex-
pcct.'
Mr. Smith said that he was not going
to ignore the candidates. of William
Church Osborn and Hearst, but thai, on
the other hand, he would do his best to
make them run bad second and third
lsadore Montetiore Levy, lawyer. with
offices in the Woolworth Building
issued statement in which he urged
MI osborn to retire from the race
''Mr. Osborn or anv other candidate
would make great mistake to contest
the Democratic nomination of al
Smith or do anything that would
weaken his candidacy" said Mr.. Levy
Mr.. Osborn shows not the slightest
disposition to retire from the race
Miss Adeline Sterling and Miss Jo-
sepnine McKeogh yesterday became
Identified with the Osborn headquarters
IN the Hotel Manhattan. 1t is under
stood that they Will have charge of the
, work of rallying the women CT the state
for Mr.. Osborn.
Mr.. Osborn has not announced th'
, name of his campaign manager. It wa
rumored yesterday he would select Rob
ert Grier Monroe