New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
War Puts Hearst
Out of Race for
The Governorship
Tammany Leader Says Pub
Usher <<Never Was Right"
Toward Conflict
Opposition to Gerard
Narrow Minded Democrats
Resent His Attitude in
Easement Case

The name of William r. Hearst is
no longer on the Democratic slate for
Governor, despite the fact that at the
time of the Syracuse conference OF up
state Democrats it was about the only
one written there.
The organizers Of the Syracuse con-
ference, with fear and trembling at
their own temerity, called that gather
ing. When the hundred or more rep
resentatives Of various counties once
got together they still were too timid
to admit that the conference had been
called to eliminate Hearst. They de-
clared the conference was merely for
the good OF the party.
Little by little, by sounding each
neighbor out, it dawned on nearly all
of the delegates that there was no
sentiment around the state in favor OF
the publisher for Governor, but that
on the other hand there was great
deal Of sentiment against him. Even
then no one was eager to go on record
as opposing Hearst for fear Of alienat-
,np his support of the Democratic
ticket.
Name No Longer Mentioned
"We've got to have his support IN
order to win was saying that 500"
became hackneyed Moreover, there
was frank admission by nearly every
one present that Hearst, with the
aid of Hylan, could compel Tammany
Hall to aequiesce in his nomination.
even with the certainty of defeat In
November. Mr.. Murphy's friends and
advisers admitted this.
That was six weeks ago. Now Tam
many Hall Democrats, who were free
10 admit that Hearst had the nomina-
ton within his grasp, no longer men
ton his name as a possibility. They
chuckle softly and say Hearst is po-
ltically dead. ., 49,
"What wrought the change?" Tam
many district leader was asked yester-
day o4h;o.
else" was the quick answer. men .
sav war. | mean that during the last
six weeks the feeling has been grow
inp in the minds of the people gen
erally that Hearst never was .rlght' on
tha war. Then along came The lrlD-
nne with its deadly parallel columns
and cartoons. and then the rising OF
the natriotic societies here and there
around this state and New jersey IN
making bonfres of Mr.. Hearsts papers
in each instance followed by the IN al. u.
most violent protests by the Hearst
papers that they were and always nave
been 100 per cent loyal.
Think Gerard Eliminated
"Tbeso incidents of local American
historv-these manifestations OF 0he
rro,yinc consciousness that Mr.. Hearst
had been all wrong on the war lor
more than year-these thlngs nave
heen burning into the minds Of people,
until TODAY not even in Tammany Hail
is Hearst regarded as possibility Tor
Governor" -,
In the Judgment of many Tammnny
men the elimination Of Mr.. Hearst also
has eliminated Mr.. Hearsts longtime
friend, James w. Gerard
There are two phases to the opposi-
ton which of late has developed III
the Tammany organization to MT. Na-
rard as a candidate. One IS as mas neen
stated-that ne always has been too
NAV sound absurd to any one outside
of Tammany Hall, but it is none the
less fact, namely, Mr.. Gcrard's action
as American Ambassador in handling
the Easement matter.
It is 81 fact ascertainable by any one
in nosition to talk frankly with Tam
MANY leaders that there is consider
able percentage of intensely narrow
English hating Irishmen in the Tam
many organization-little Jeremiah A.
OLearys-who hate Mr.. Gerard for his
supposed part in encompaasing the
CAPTURE of Easement, the Irish revolu-
ZIONIST They hold to the point that
Easement was an Irishman, fighting
for Ireland, and that he should have
been shielded by the American Am
bassador as against England.
Tammany "All at Sea"
So. finding this sentiment really ex-
istinz, these Tammany men argue that
Mr. Gerard should wait for Two wears
before running as q candidate Tor Gov
ernor--wait until this animoslty, alb
surd as it may be, dies out. These
Tammany men hold that it would be
foolish to run Mr.. Gerard this year
with such prejudice against him
when some one might be chosen
against whom nothing Of that sort
could be said.
If Charles F. Murphy's closes,
friends can be believed, Tammary is
call at sea" with reference to the
governorship, having no candidate OF
its own and doing nothing 20 have the
upstate men pick one. Mr.. Murph,
last week said that he neithe- hae
seen any of the upstate men MOI
talked with any of them about a can
didate for Governor or any 9th " state
Office.