The sun., 1918-07-01
SOCIALISTS NAME
STATE CANDIDATES
Editor Erwin for Governor;
Mrs. BlOOr as His Run
ming Mate.
A TAILOR FOR ENGINEER
Six Hour Day Favored and
Anti-Loafing Law
Condemned.

The annual convention OF the Socialist
party. continued from Saturday at Peo-
pies House in West Fifteenth street.
| succeeded yesterday in choosing candi-
dates for the coming State election, and
despite amendments and amendments to
amendments, several planks in the State
platform were hewn from a great mass
Of radical. conservative. economic. po-
litical, and other suggestions. made by
the several hundred delegates
The Socialist ticket as finally agreed
upon is as follows:
For Governor--Charles w. Erwin. edi-
tor of the Call
Lieutenant overnor-Mrs Ella Reede
Bloor New York
Secretary Of State-Jessie wallace
Hughan, a Bronx high school teacher.
Comptroller-James c. Sheehan, Al
| bany
Attorney General-Hezekiah d. WILL
cox, Elmira.
State Treasurer-Charles w. Noonan.
Schenectady.
State Engineer--Joel Moses. a tailor.
Rochester.
But this ticket was not decided upon
| without due consideration and oratory.
Morris HillQuit, Socialist candidate for
was named as the candidate for Gov
| ernor but declined. and there was some
question last night as to whether Mr..
Erwin will remain as the Socialist can
didate.
women In Close Race.
IT looked for time like close race
! between Mrs. Bloor and Miss Hughan
| for the next important post. but Mrs.
Bloor won out and Miss Hughan was
unanimously chosen as candidate for
| Secretary OF State.
When It came to the selection Of a
| candidate for State Engineer the dis
cussion was first enthusiastic, then face
tious, then indignant. and finally. en-
| thusiastic again. This was all caused
| by the nomination Of an upstate So
cialist who is an engineer with the
suggestion that 1t would be wise to
select a man fitted for the Job.
Another delegate suggested that Mr..
Moses was a good engineer and surveyor
| Of clothes, and ne was chosen as the
nominee for State Engineer despite his
refusal OF the honor.
After the State ticket had been Sc
lected the convention proceeded to the
more serious business of adopting a
State platform and TIE sound OF the
chairman's gavel rang through the room
repeatedly.
Want SIX Hour Work Day.
The question Of prohibition was
brought up and promptly tabled. and
then there ensued long and hotly con-
tested debate by the convention at large.
committeeman and the Ct air on the
question of an eight hour day for work.
ers. Committeeman and the chair were
drawn into the discussion In an attempt
to enforce the laws OF parliamentary
procedure. and after almost everybody
had his or her say quiet was restored.
This was not effected. however. before
suggestions ad been made for the adop-
ton OF a six hour work day plank, and
subsequent discussion thereon.
Another plank adopted favored the re-
peal Of "Prussianizing compulsory mill
tary laws of the State. and the recent
laws, which under the pretence of pun
ishng wilful idlers, threatens all work
ers with industrial conscriptio.N"
The morning session was consumed by
a discussion OF the state platform. which
was presented by Eugene Wood of Sut-
folk county. After this was Eead 1t was
announced that there was a minority
report to be submitted by the platform
committee. This report was offered as
over the heads of tie working class and
was a musical nightmare"
The ensuing discussion used up the
morning session. and 1t was not until the
afternoon that the selection OF cand.;
dates was reached. When the further
discussion of tie platform in the after
noon was prolonged. II was voted to take
a recess and resume the convention al
a night session.
The convention became so noisy in Its
session last night that It was announced
from the speakers stage the police hac
visited the building In response to
riot call sent in by some one in the
neighborhood. and delegates were re-
quested to quiet down.
The discussion OF the removal OF the
State offices of the party from New YORK
to Albany was the point which was sc
loudly contested. 1t was finally voted
to remove the Offices TO Albany.
The war plank OF the State Socialist
platform was adopted with great ap'
plause and provided for supplying State
work for all men and women who may
be thrown out of employment at the close
OF the war.
| 1t also provided for adequate care by
the state OF families OF those who may
be killed and wounded. complete am
nesty for all political prisoners, and the
abolition OF all private societies self
constituted to act as enforcers OF Law
and morals.
The warning about noise was for
gotten in the discussion OF resolution
on internationalism. as a result OF which
the convention sidestepped a declaration
OF it's policy in regard to the war.
1t was announced that Eugene V
Debs had been arrested for alleged sedi
tious utterances. and a vote of sympath,
was passed A telegram was sent to thu
]. w. w. members. who are being trieo
under the espionage act in Chicago
, pledging financial and moral support.
, Another resolution condemned the at
titude of the Legislature on compulsor!
= military training.