New-York tribune., 1918-07-11


ignating any one.
Anti-Hearst Programme
Should tho Hearst Hylan- Murphy pro-
gramme go through as planned at the
Saratoga convention, which is to be
held July %, and should Hearst an
nounce his intention of entering the
primaries Mr.. Osborn or Samuel Sea-
bury, former Judge of the Court of Ap-
peals and the Democratic candidate for
Governor in 1916, will be placed in op-
position to him.
That is the programme of the anti
/ Hearst men. 1t was made in the oa
pectation tnat Murphy would be able to
carry OUT his pact with Hearst to try
to get him the nomination, and should
this come to pass, the anti-Hearst men
have arranged to put complete anti
Hearst ticket in the field.
The plan IS not merely on paper.
Funds to carry out the anti-Hearst pro-
gramme already have been pledged.
The men who have agreed to finance an
independent Democratic campaign in
the event of Hearst being candidate
regard the editor of "The American" as
menace. not only TO the state and na-
ton. but to the cause of the Allies. In
cluded in their number arc warm per-
sonal friends of President Wilson, who
was cartooned and lampooned by Hearst
as a traitor to the United States and
an abject tool of England. This has not
been forgotten by these men any more
than Hearst's pro-German utterance.
All Cut and Dried
Two weeks ago." said one Of these
-,,fi Hoo
representative, II informed you that
the Syracuse conference would not
agree on a candidate, although it had
been advertised it would. My infor-
nation was that Boss Murphy's repre-
sentatives would prevent this. They
did prevent it. And what also said
then | repeat now--that the Saratoga
convention will also be prevented by
Boss Murphy's lieutenants from NAM
ing candidate, SO as to leave the
field open to Hearst. He would have
the convention designate Hearst if he
could control it, but that is beyond
his power. The next best thing he
can do for him is to have the conver-
ton do what the Syracuse conference
did-nothing."
But X Hearst should realize that he
might be beaten in the primaries, isn't
II likely he would withdraw and name
So me one he could control 2"
NO. You must remember that
Arthur Brisbane, Hearst's paid en-
ploye, few days ago wrote an edi-
toral urging Hearst to run for Gov
ernor year ago Brisbane wrote an
editorial urging Hearst not to run for
Mayor. Hearst followed that advice.
Hearst's petitions are already printed.
All you have to do is to take the cir
umstantial evidence in the case and
indulge IN only one hypothesis, that
Hearst IS politically ambitious, and tho
'thlfg follows as a corollary."
Fear for Their Jobs
Other anti-Hearst men recalled that
an attempt to pass resolutions con-
demning Hearst at the Syracuse con
ference was sidetracted by Tammany
men. Tammany men, they agreed
mated Hearst, but they wanted a Gov
ernor in Albany who would be p pro
tectlng genius to the city administers
ton: a Republican or Demo
crat not controlled by Hearts or
Murphy or Mayor Hylan might lend
OF the local officials, and the result
might mean good Tammanv men
thrown out of jobs and the removal
of high officials.
That is why Tammany would not be
averse to Hearst or a Hearst man for
Governor. And a Hearst man in Al
bany. would be equally servicabe to
HIM in his Presidential aspirations. He
has the credit of electing the city ad.
mlnlstratlon. and even though he were
not elected Governor. If he named
his own choice, as he did in the muni-
cipal election last fall and his man
were elected he would still have con-
troll of the New York state delegation
in the Democratic National Conven-
ton.
A Tammany leader close to Charles
r. Murphy, in commenting on Hearst's
political ambitions, said:
Hearst to-day is stronger than he
ever will be again. He has the Hylan
administration behind MIN. And he
has some old friends upstate. All these
could be depended upon Then there is
a little rift in the Republican lutte, and
he might get some of the disgruntlcd
Republican votes. His anti-war record
would win him the support Of Social.
lists and others who are secretly op-
posed to the war.
Eyes on Washington
These things he has undoubtedly
counted upon, and if there is any latent
anti-war feeling it would be shown in
the Hearst understanding he runs.
But believe before it reaches that pass
tn0 aSn1ngton Administration VIII
step in and suggest a compromise. 1t
did that in 1916, when it urged US to
get behind Judge Seabury, and again
IN 1914. In the 1914 fight one of the
tour names sent to us from Washing
ton was that of William Church Os-
born"
Most of the men in Tammany Hall
would prefer to see either Gal" Smith ,
or James W. Gerard nominated of the
seven selected at the Syracuse confer
ence.
Mr.. Osborn is regarded by Tammany
Hall as too ndepcndent-he cannot be
controlled. And of the other names
which have been received seriously.
Mayor Harry Walker of Binghamton /
and Representative George Z. Lunn, of
Schenectady, are considered undesra.
BILE, the latter because of his attack
OF Mr.. Murphy's integrity and the
other because he is comparatively un-
known.