New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Seabury Attacks
Tarnrnany Choice
Calls Candidate "Best
Representative of
Worst Element
in Party"

fSpectdl Correspondence OF The IrtcNne)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, July PA
complete state ticket, headed by Alfred
F. Smith. president of the New York
City Board of Aldermen, was desig-
mated by the unofficial Democratic state
convention here to-day. Samuel Sea-
bury, former Judge of the Court OF
Appeals and Democratic candidate tor
Governor two years ago. opposed Smith
because of his Tammany connectlons'
but characterized him as "the best rep
resentative of the worst element IN
sne Democratic party"
Smiths designation was forced by
delegation of thirtyfve upstate lead
ers, who waited on Charles +. Murphy
at 3 o'clock this morning and told him
that if he tried to have the convention
adjourn without designating any one,
as William Randolph Hearst had de-
manded. they would bolt. hold rump
convention and name a slate of their
own, headed by Smith or William
Church Osborn.
Hearst-Murphy Break Expected
Whether Hearst will start fight on
Smith and Murphy and whether Mayor
Hylan will oust the Tammany JOB
holders and the members of the Nc
Cooey organization in the city admin
istration because of the conventions re-
pudation of Hearst was the question
all were discussing after the conven-
ton adjourned Hearst's agents lntl-
mated that there would be an open
break between Hearst and Murphy very
soon and that Hearst would have the
support of Hylan.
Some of the Tammany delegates said
that they would not be surprised II
Hearst supported Governor Mhitman,
as he did two years ago. This talk
was started by dispatches telling OF
the visit of Arthur Brisbane, Hearst's
principal editor, to Governor Whitman
in New York yesterday.
That Hearst will reopen his warfare
on Murphy and Tammany Hall was the
belief of the upstate leaders, espe-
cially after they forced Murphy to turn
down Hearst's final appeal to reject
Smith and designate District Attorney
Swami as compromise candidate.
few were of the opinion that
Hearst would withdraw from the pri-
mary fight. They reasoned that the
publisher could not afford to attack
Smith to such an extent as to insure
his defeat in view Of the fact that
Smith is the choice of convention
which adopted a platform largely
national Administration. These men
believe that Hearst will develop con-
venient case of illness to make his i'm
mediate retirement to the mountains
OF California imperative.
Seabury Opposes Smith
Smiths name was placed in nomina-
tlnn by William V. Cooke, of Albany.
Judge Seabury almost Immediately
made a speech opposing the naming of
Smith. Judge Seabury said that New
York needed a man free from the in
fuence of Tammany Hall and Hearst,
and declared that the best man to head
the ticket was William Church Osborn,
former chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, and he accordingly
cast his vote for him..
Judge Seabury's speech caused
near riot, and Samuel Marx, Tammany
leader of the 18th District, suggested
mat the judge be thrown out of the
convention.
The Tammany delegation and the
hearst men tried to prevent Judge Sea
bury from making his speech. Several
,lmes hows. boots and Kisses caused
nm to stand silent, and it wasn't until
Joseph A. Kellogg, of Glens Falls, the
temporary chairman, demanded that
Judge Seabury be heard that he was
permitted to go on with his speech.
The rest of the ticket, which was
completed at 3 o'clock this morning in
CCnarles f. Murphy's room, 213, of the
efand Union Hotel was accepted with
out protest.
Complete Democratic Ticket
The complete ticket follows:
\, For Governor-Alfred Z. Smith, of
New York.
For Lieutenant Governor-Harry c.
Walker. of Broome.
for Secretary of State-Franklin Z.
bard, of Erie.
Kings.
For Attorney General-Charles Nor
eenauser, of Dutchess.
FOR State Engineer and Surveyor
wight Ladu, of Washington.
For State Treasurer-Jacob G. Cohen.
OF Westchester.
Putnam County. the home of William
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