The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-15
OSBORN ANNOUNCES
HE Is A CANDIDATE
Declares Tammany Is Trying
to Throttle the Upstate
Contingent.
SEABURY JOINS HUBBUB
Says New York Machine Is in
Conspiracy to Nominate
Hearst.

The Hon. William Church Osborn,
sometimes referred to as the Tall Syca-
more Of the Highbrows Of Democracy.
selected q large expanse of perfectly
level lawn on his country estate at Gar
rison yesterday. had the help mark out
a big circle and tnereupon chucked his
hat sQuarely in the centre Of the ring
Then. returning to his study and type
writer. the former State chairman and
party uplifter dictated q statement as
regards the foolishness Of selecting any
other candidate to run against Whitman
except himself.
He would take, he stated, Immediate
steps to procure the petitions necessary
- his candidacy at the primary. The
time had not yet come for him to take
the voters into his confidence as regards
his views upon issues great and small.
but that time would come. Eventually
he expected to excite the intellectual
processes Of the proletariat with Osborn
ism upon all essential subjects. Mean
while he has discovered Tammany plot.
Mr.. Osborn speaks:
vetoes Upstate Work.
81 have learned that Representative
Il Tsmmany Hall are attempting to
eliminate ne from consideration at the
Democratic conference at Saratoga In
order to placate the white hot wrath Of
William Randolph Hearst. This vetoes
the work of the upstate party and It
nullifies in advance the proceedings of
the Saratoga conference. 1t announces
that the Democratic voters Of the State
may vote only for a censored list Of
candidates.
These men propose to control the
freedom of the electorate in its choice
of candidates. They challenge the right
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party conference. and they challenge the
decent sentiment of the State, As an up
State Democrat I accept the challenge
j appeal for support to all Democrats
who believe that the right OF self
government is the hrst principle OF the
Democratic party"
In Republican circles they were say
ing yesterday that Mr.. Osborn's candi-
dacy has a hard row to hoe, because
the consent of the leaders. Murphy at
their head. to nominate him, would
mean an open confession Of past sinful
ness. When the great hurry up call
for virtue went out in 1914. Osborn was
drafted to dress Democracy's show
window. but six months later he hac
quit the State Craftsmanship because he
found himself absolutely powerless to
remedy conditions
Osborn Is neither Hearst man nor
Tammany man. He IL an old fashioned
Democrat. whose principles appear to
DE out of style with tho fashions set up
by the leaders of the past ten years.
Up State. however. there are stu
good many old fashioned Democrats
Seabury Charges Conspiracy.
Adding to the general Democratic
mixup. Judge Samuel Seabury issued a
statement yesterday. declaring that
Tammany 10 involved in q conspiracy
to nominate Hearst.
1t is understood Judge Seabury stands
ready to make the run IL he can be as
sured Of the proper backing. His state
ment follows in part:
ITO the Democrats Of Neto York
In April I warned the Democrats
Of New York Of the serious peril con-
fronting them In the menace of Hearst's
nomination for Governor. showed
that Hearst and Tammany had formed
an alliance to seize the State govern
ment. Events have proven the correct
ness Of my forecast.
During the last four months sentl-
ment against Hearst has grown so much
that there are some who still believe
that he would not have the effrontery
to submit his candidacy to the people
OF the State. Notwithstanding an al
lance between Tammany Hall and
Hearst exists. I do not know the par
ttcular method which these conspirators
will use to accomplish their purpose
That will depend upon circumstances
1t may be that in the Saratoga con-
ference. which is called to convene July
70. Tammany will openly support
Hearst. But I doubt that this method
will be followed. It would disclose too
openly the real conspiracy.
That the Tammany delegates to the
Saratoga conference will refrain from
designating any candidate is probable.
BY this method Hearst will be free to
wait until the last hour of the last day
allowed by law. He can then file his pc
tition in the Democratic primary. when
IT will be too late for an opponent to
enter the lists against him. Thus Hearst
plans to capture the Democratic NOM
ination for Governor by default
shows Opposition to Hearst.
Sentiment against the Hearst nomi-
nation Is intense and widespread. Demo-
cratic leaders must give 1t expression.
II these leaders will not then Demo-
Gratis must find other leaders who will.
II this Is done and the odious Hearst
record IL made clear. even he, with all
his shamelessness, will not dare to run.
Under these circumstances. the only
running that Hearst will do Is to run
away and claim that he never was a
candidate.
For four years Hearst attacked the
administration of President Wilson, and
has OF late praised him only to render
himself eligible for the nomination for
Governor. II Hearst is nominated he
and the whole Democratic ticket will be
overwhelmingly defeated. He has fouliy.
assailed every public man who refused
to accept his dictation. His assaults
upon the late Mayor Gaynor were of a
most scandalous character For several
years he poured his villainous torrent of
abuse upon the late Major Mitchell, who
was the best Mayor that New York ever
had and whose heroic death In the ser
vice Of his country will endear his name
to the people OF the city which he so
faithfully served. Hearst's whole record
10 such that his nomination would be a
disgrace"