New-York tribune., 1918-06-28
Committee Decides No New
York Man Has Chance,
Least of All Hearst
Smith Is Out of 1t
Walker, Alexander and Os-
borne Are Chief Names Con-
sidered by "Slate Makers"

The action of the Democratic State
Committee at the Hotel Knickerbocker
yesterday in fixing July % as the date
for holding the unofficial state conven-
tion in Saratoga was not the most i'm
portant thing that engaged the atten-
tion of the two hundred or more
Democrats who thronged the hotel lob
bies. Overshadowing the date and the
resolutions which were adopted per-
functorily was the sounding out of
sentiment with reference to a candi-
date for Governor.
One thing seems to be settled, and
it is that the candidate is to come
from up the state. This term, Cup the
state" has considerable fexibility, for
it includes Democrats who live in New
York part Of the year and vote else
where. The drift of sentiment, which
is about crystallized. against the Homi-
line with the plan adopted in April at
the Syracuse conference, and it still
holds.
Anti-Hearst Sentiment Grows
That conference was held with the
central. idea of barring William R.
Hearst from the governorship nomina-
tion, and the upstate steering commit
tee back of it got in some solid work
yesterday.
AS result Of the days conference
and the aggressive work of the upstate
men the "slate,' which will be further
considered when the Committee OF
Forty-two meets in Syracuse on July
9, will contain fewer names than at
the beginning. and the names on it
doubtless will be those of Mayor Harry
c. Walker of Binghamton; Charles B.
Alexander, Of Tuxedo, vice-president of
the National Democratic Club, and pos
sibly William Church Osborn.
rather remarkable situation has
developed with reference to Alfred E.
Smith, president OF the Board Of Alder
men. Mr.. Smith is conceded to be the
most popular of all the entries for the
race. but the growing sentiment for
in the cold.
Urges Him to Get in Line
W w. Farley Of Binghamton, for
mer State Excise Commissioner, went
to Mr.. Smith yesterday and told him
that he ought to be the next Governor,
but that as he was SO prominent and
indispensable in Tammany Hall the up
state men could not stand for him.
Then he told Gal" what fine candi-
date Mayor Walker Of Binghamton
would be-
Another development making it
practically certain that MIR. Hearst
will not be named as the standard
bearer was the stand taken by John
II. McCooey, the Brooklyn leader, for
an upstate candidate for Governor
Mr.. McCooey's friends understand
that if Mr.. Hearst should force Mayor
Hylan to make a fight for him, Mr.
McCooey, out of gratitude, would be
for Mr.. Hearst, but yesterday Mr.
McCooey threw mis- moral support to
the movement for candidate frorA
the upstate, on the theory that a New
York City man cannot be elected.
Chairman Edward S. Harris of the
state committee called the committee
to order at 1880 o'clock, with George
Van Nance, Of St. Lawrence County
as secretary. William H. Manning, OF
Saratoga, offered resolution calling
upon the United States Senate to pass
the woman suffrage resolution now
pending. This was carried, as was
also resolution by William Church
osborn that the chairman be empOW-
cred to appoint committee of five
whose duties shall be to devise and
execute means to aid the government
in the prosecution of the war.
Pledged to Back Wilson
Norman E. Mack, Buffalo publisher
offered resolution indorsing the
President and Congress. 1t was
adopted amid applause 1t follows:
"Resolved by the Democratic State
Committee of the State of New York
that we rejoice that in this supreme
crisis in our nations affairs the
administration is in the strong and
capable hands of Woodrow Wilson.
We adopt as our own his inspiring
slogan, Force--force to the utmost
force without stint or limit We
pledge to the President, to the Con-
gress and to the army our continued
cooperation in the vigorous prosecu-
tion Of the war until victory is won
for our righteous cause"
DR.. Julius Broder, committeeman
from the Eighth District, Manhattan
yesterday sent each member of the
state committee letter advocating
District Attorney Swami for Governor
Senator John ]. Boylan of the Fifth
Senatorial District announced himsel1
as a candidate for State Controller il
the candidate does not come from this
city.