The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-11
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NEW COMEDY
IN POLITICS
G. 0. P. Leader Who Supports
Democrat For Governor
Causes Stir in Party
By EARL GOODWIN

Inc naGl0n mas Deen watching
so intently the agonized regular
Democrats who believe that So
cialist Upton Sinclair will wreck
the chances of the New Deal in
California that the comedy of a
Republican State chairman in
New York who wants to elect a
Democratic governor in the EN-
pire State has escaped general at
tention. A primary in New York
next Thursday is charged with
dynamite because of this situa-
ton.
w. Kingsland Macy, the rather
"SWell' Park Avenue type Repub-
llcan State chairman, is tacitly
supporting the Tammany-baiting
Democrat, Judge Samuel Sea-
bury, for governor.
AtrOciOus to G. o. P. .
New York Republicans are gen.
orally so completely Republican
that the idea of the G. o. P.
supporting a Democrat is afro
clous to many of them, even in
that part of the world where
fusion elected Fiorella LaGuardia
and made him the best known
mayor in the world and put him
IN reaching distance of the ma
TONS highest offices.
Chairman Macy is a liberal sort
OF Republican; he doesn't froth at
the mouth at the mention of the
New Deal and, if he has his way,
ne will fight the fall campaign
for State offices in New York on
issues so completely local that the
New Deal will not be mentioned.
A Republican has not occupied
the governors chair at Albany for
IL years. Chairman Macy thinks
that if he elects a Tammany-bait-
ing Democrat whom the regular
Democrats hate, it will be some.
thing like electing a Republican,
anyhow.
There are several drawbacks to
this scheme. One of them is that
Judge Seabury himself has not
consented to campaign as Demo-
crat seeking Republican votes.
Another is that there is a deep
and sullen roar of disapproval
from Republicans upstate. down.
state and everywhere else.
WadswOrth Favored
They are seeking someone to put
up as a leader in a "Stop Sea-
bury" movement; many of them
would like to see this stopping
process headed by Representative
James Wadsworth in the role of
Republican candidate for COVER
nor, but Mr.. Wadsworth has his
eye on the possibility of being Re.
publican candidate for the presi-
dency two years hence and is tax
ing no chances of a miSStep now.
He is concentrating on the bust
ness Of being reelected to the
House of Representatives, mat
ter in which he can do all the
talking he wants on national
issues, and will probably unleash
some very fine examples of Re-
publican opposition to the New
Deal.
It is true, though, that Mr..
Wadsworth has no patience with
Chairman Macy's idea of soft
pedaling on the New Deal in the
coming fall campaign. He would
like to see a head-on assault on
the New Deal by every Republican
candidate from village constable
up to the highest offices. He has
thousands of supporters in this
view; they would like to see the
New Deal brought out into open
for a field day.
Affects Presidency
OF course, it is apparent that
the situation is fight between
liberals and conservatives in the
New York G. o. P. It is impor-
tant politically because the EN-
pire State is always interesting po-
litically; because it is so big a
State and will have so much i'm
portance in the next presidential
campaign. It may furnish more
than one candidate for the presi-
dency.
Because Of this unusual atti-
tude on Mr.. Macy'S part, the State
ticket of the Republicans has not
yet been made up. A primary on
Thursday next in New York will
determine candidates for 43 seats
in Congress-; and will elect dele
gates to the two nominating con-
VentionS where the parties select
candidates for governor, for two
Representatives at large and for
United States Senator.
Democrats in New York appar-
emily want to reflect Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman and also Senator
Royal S. Copeland. Postmaster
General Farley has yet to o. K.
Senator Copeland.