Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
ROOSEVELT BREAK
WITH TAMMANY IN
CITY PROBE SEEN
Extra Legislature Session
Called to Give Wider
Committee Powers.
PRESIDENCY SUPPORTERS
SEE POLITICAL THUNDER
Approve Governors Action in OPP
position to Mschine-Prepare
to Propagandize Country.
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August Is Sunday
Stories appearing today in New York
papers put various political oonstrue-
tons on Gov. Roosevelt's call for a spe-
cial session of the Legislature August
Is, to enact measures to grant further
powers to a legislative committee inves-
tieating the New York City administra-
ton
The Times said
Resentment in Tammany against
Gov. Roosevelt increased as a result Of
his call OF special session. The rank
and file OF the organization have ac-
cepted as a fact the testimony Of John
F. Curry. the leader, that Mr.. tsamueD
Seabury (the committees prosecutor in
It's New York City inquiry and the
Republicans on the committee are out
TO cruelty the Democratic party in the
city, and are inclined to regard the
Governors proclamation as unfriendiy,
although the leaders realize that the
Governor could have taken no other
course. II was predicted generally that
the special session would result In a
bitter battle between the Republicans
ana the Democrats, with the Demo-
cratic Governor seemingly committed
70 support OF the Republican program
likely to be embarrassed by the conflict.
The reference by Mr.. Seaburv. an
independent Democrat. in his letter to
the Governor to a faction Of our PARTY
caused considerable comment and was
taken IN Tammany as an invitation to
the Governor TO join Mr.. Seabury in
driving Tammany from control. with
the implication that the Governor by SO
doing would advance his presidential
aspirations in the rest Of the country
Conflict With Machine.
The Tribune said in a leading news
story on the legislative call.
In this acting to strengthen the city,
vide inquiry, Mr.. Roosevelt brought
himself into direct conflict with the de-
sires Of Tammany Hall, whose support
is regarded as important In ftlrtherfna
his presidential ambitions
Clinton L. Mosher, writing the Brook
iyn Eagles Albany story of the Gov
errors call. said:
Observers declared the New York
City machine and Roosevelt are far
ther apart than they have been at any
time since his senatorial bout in 1911
with the late Charles F. Murphy
Those concerned with the Cover.
nor political future expressed COM
plete approval of his statement, and
prepared to spread in the South and
West the word that their candidate
for President has completely un-
Shackled himself from Tammany Hall"
The Governors action was a quick
answer to request made Friday BY
the HofStadter Legislative COMMITTEES
for bill giving the Inquiry Board the
right to grant general immunity TO wit
nesses.
In letter which Mr.. Seabury sent
with the request. the Governor was told
that the beneficiaries of vicious" and
corrupt system had thrown every OBJ
struction possible in the way OF the
Hofstadter committee.
Mr.. Seabury wrote that the legislation
requested would help to establish the
identity OF such sinister forces" and
aid in breaking down the system. Then
he added:
Il deeply regret to say. but truth
compels the statement that a faction
OF our tthe Democratic) party now in
control in the government OF the city
Of New York has expressed its opposi-
ton 10 such statute as We request"
Charges Persecution"
Mr. Seabury is known as an inde-
pendent Democrat. not connee.ed with
the Tammsny Hall organization. For
hours Friday he directed the ulles-
tioning OF John F. Curry. Tammany
Hall leader who charged Seabury and
the Hofstadter committee with .'perSe-
cutting" the dominant party of New
York"
In announcing that he had called
the Legislature into special session on
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