Evening star., 1933-10-15
'LA GUARD|A RAPED
FOR SEAbURY TALK
0'Brien and Mckee Seize
Charge Against Lehman
as Campaign Material.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, October 14.-Tammany
Hall joined Joseph v. Mckee, inde-
pendent mayoral candidate, today in
scurrying to the defense Of quiet, re-
firing Gov Herbert H. Lehman, repeat
edly attacked by Samuel sesbury.
Fusion strategist.
Hailing Seabury's criticisms Of tho
record Of Lehman, friend Of President
Roosevelt, as q political blunder, forces
behind Mayor John p. OBrien, Tam
many nominee. and Mckee raced each
other in attempts to capitalize on them.
Gov. Lehman found himself the CEN
trail figure In the city's bitterest mayoral
campaign in years with Tammany
Hall, which fought unsuccessfully last
year against the President and former
Gov. Alfred e. Smith to block his nomi-
nation, joining in his defense.
Sesbury Repeats Charge.
His voice shaking, Seabury had re-
peated his charge that Gov. Lehman
had failed to act on disclosures Of the
legislative investigation which ended in
resignation Of Mayor James j. Walker
4Ac CueIou ltdoeI was counsel 10 the
Legislative Committee.
Inc Democratic party resents ex-
ceedingly the attacks being made on
Gov. Lehman, the regularly elected
candidate of the Democratic party"
said former State Senator Abra-
ham Kaplan, Tammany manager of
OBrlen'S campaign.
In the campaign last year Mayor
OBrien worked indefatigably for the
election OF Gov. Lehman Mayor O'Brien
ana the local Democratic party know
tnat the Governor has made an excel
lent record and see no basis for this
unvarranted attack ON him"
calling Seabury's attacks on Gov.
Lehman "slanderous," Mckee chal-
lenged Fiorello H. La Guardia, Fusion
candidate, to disavow unequivocally the
man who dictated your nomination and
speaks for you nightly"
Calls Charge SANDER.
When Mr.. Seabury made the charge
tnat GOV. Lehman was responsible for
allowing to go free criminals who stole
2 good part of $10,000,000 (relief
Iunds)' your political dictator uttered
. base and reckless SANDER" Mckee
telegraphed La Guardia.
II true 1t would be sufficient to war.
rant serious charges being lodged
against any Governor who failed to
prosecute men who stole millions of
dollars appropriated for the relief Of
tne poor. know the charge to be
ltteIly ana contemptibly false and
bury for making it," continued Mckee
What do you say? Do YOU believe
the charge to be true? If YOU do not,
ana no fair-minded man can believe II
70 be true, then call on you to dis
sVow It unequivocally and without rea.
eryation'
responding, La Guardia character.
lzeo Mckee'S demand as "a siIly effort
20 create q false issue" instead of
sucking to the issues and explaining
your constant shifting and colorless
record at the city hail.
Supported Lehman In 1854
When Gov. Lehman first ran for
lieutenant Governor in 1925" said La
Guardia, I publicly supported him and
IN 1880 and in 1882, when ho m for
Governor. That's Soe Of the irreeu ular-
tiles constantly charged against me"
Meanwhile, Kaplafi asserted that soyn.
district leaders in Brooklyn and other
ooroughs who have switched allegiance
from OBr1en to Mckee were "makinn
oVertures to come back to the regular
democratic ticket" Remarkina thew
he added:
Il would not say the light will hold
out very long. The campaign is pro-
crossing to the point where I think the
reelection Of Mayor O'Brien Is assured
without the return Of any Of these gem
uemen."
kaplan saw q swing toward Mayor
Obrien and the organization Demo-
cratic ticket which will grow stronger
As the campaign progresses and cannot
40 otherwise than result in the re-elec-
ton Of Mayor O'Brien."
Pecora Is Confident.
Ferdinand Pecora, Mckee candidate
Tor district attorney in Manhattan and
counsel to the Senate Committee on
6anklng and Currency, came from
washington today confident of his
election without Q campaign.
Pecora, Who attained Nation wide at.
tention through his investigation Of the
affairs Of j. p. Morgan & Co. said
Wau Streets attitude toward his can.
oidacy was q matter Of complete In.
difference to me-"
1noSe VINO are pleased In Wall
street are those who stand for decency
in their dealings with the INVESTING
public" said Pecora. Those who NAV
believe In exploitation of the investing
public have probably been offended BY
my activities"
mcks 0rdsrel Dropped
Harry M. Burning, McKee's campaign
manager, announced that James ",
hicks, vice chairman of the Queens
Gampalgn Committee, had been dropped.
burning made the announcement after
1t was reported Hicks had been Sus-
pended from practice of law for one
year In 1882 in connection with an
ambulance chasing" inquiry.
NcAdoo Arrives in Roma.