New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
County leader, moved that the conven-
tion proceed with the designations.

Senator George f. Thompson, of the
Niagara delegation, said;
"ln view of the fact that the steam
roller is about to be put into action.
beg leave to withdraw"
Senator Thompson then left the hall.
The followers of she candidates who
were opposed to Miller applauded.
Lafayette B. Gleason, secretary Of
the convention, proceeded with the roll
call of counties Albany, first on the list
placed Senator Henry Nj. Sage, of that
county, in nomination. Congressman
Robin b. Sanford made the nominating
speech for Mr., Sage.
Broome County yielded to Onondaga,
and Assemblyman George h. Fearon,
of Syracuse, placed Mr.. Miller in nom-
I'VE need the biggest man We can
find for the Governorship," said Fear
on, who briefly sketched the nominees
life, from his boyhood in the back
woods Of Cortland County, his serv-
ice as a school teacher, his election as
the Supreme Court bench, up to the
time of his designation as associate
Judge of the Court of Appeals.
Judge Robert +. Thompson, of On
tario. seconded Mr.. Miller's nomina-
tion, saying:
"This is a convention of the party
Of Abraham Lincoln and Nancy Hanks
and James A. Garfield and William Nc
Kinley and Theodore Roosevelt. And
this convention can almost hear the
crterations of Roosevelt's voice
Judge Miller. he added, was not an
asprant for office, but was q busy man
who had no time to seek office. but
would accept and lead the party to vic
tory if nominated.
Three-Minute Rule Adopted
Yesterday the convention adopted a
tn e-minute rule for all seconding
speeches. Judge Thompson was in
about his fourth when Hugo delegate,
Louis Levinson. of the 9Th District of
Queens, stood up and in thunderous
voice cried:
II ask that the rule be observed"
The Hugo delegates and the friends
of Hugo in the galleries supported
Levinson's protest with yells and cat
calls.
Judge Thompson in the uproar
turned appealingly to Chairman Hay
Ward, who finally restored order with
the gavel
~Tnless there is objection, the
gentleman will be given brief time to
close said Hayward.
81. insist on the rule exclaimed
Levinson.
Il don't blame you" said Judge
Thompson, who started to finish. His
words, however, could not be heard
five feet awav, being drowned in q
bedlam of squawks from tin horns and
other noise making devices, which the
Hugoites had brought along to supple
ment their voices. After another feeble
attempt to proceed, Judge Thompson
lc the platform.
Judge James P. Hill, of Chenango,
who sat on the bench with the nominee,
also made d seconding speech, review
ing Miller's record on the bench.
When Clinton was called it yielded to
Rensselaer,, which had drafted Judge
William D. Cunningham, of the Court
of Claims and q resident OF Ulster, as
a delegate in order that he might nom
mate Supreme Court Justice Wesley O.
Howard.
s'I know it has been constantly said
around the hotel corridors for the last
four days that the Republican party
could elect wooden Indian this fall"
said Judge Cunningham. But the Re-
publican party, because of tbs ease of
victory, should not be false to its tradi-
tons and not nominate the best man it
can find"
Justice Tompkins Nominated
Dutchcss County yielded to Orange,
and John I. Corwin, of Newburg, nom
mated Supreme Court Justice Arthur
81 Tompkins, of Nyack, and was sec
Manhattan, a widow of Judge Van
Nance, who fourteen years ago nomi-
mated Justice Tompkins for the SD
preme Court.
Erie sent one of her delegates, James
r. Moore, to nominate John Lord
O'Brian, Fred Greiner's candidate.
The nomination was seconded by
Thomas A. Kirby, Of Orleans.
The band in the gallery, which had
been playing stirring pieces such as
the Battle Hymn of the Republic"
and The Conquering Hero" when
other candidates were placed in nomi-
nation, burst into eve Shall Meet by
That Beautiful Shore" when O'Brian
was named
The first real enthusiasm of the day
followed the appearance Of Elon r.
brown on the PLATFORM On behalf of
the jefferson County delegation, the
home of Francis NJ Hugo, he pro-
sented the name of the Secretary Of
State.
x-Senator Brown, who had wit
messed the heckling Of various speak
ers, headed off a similar demonstra-
tion at his expense by saying he would
leave the platform the first time any
one suggested that he was tiring the
audience.
He worked his hearers up to a high
pitch of enthusiasm.
."Hugo is more deserving of the
designation" said Brown, "than any
rnan before this convention Nominate
him and he'll have the best vote of
any. man you can nominate. His nomi-
ration will do more than the nomi-
nation of any other man to insure the
success of the national ticket"
Hugo Wildly Appiauded
Brown finished amid tremendous an
plause and the crowd took up the crv
of "We want Hugo"
Judge George Furman, in secondine
Hugo's nomination, warned against
nominating ticket that could not win.
You haven't an easy task before YOU
to elect Republican ticket this fall.o
said Judge Furman. -Four years ago
the Democratic party went to the peo
pie and said that it would keep us out
Of war, and the timid people voted the
Democratic ticket. This year they're
gong before the people with the
League OF Nations, which they say will
Keep US forever out of war, and the
tmld people may again elect Demo
cratic ticket.
Let this convention be fair. Don't
let 1T go forth that there Is a steam
ro.Ier IN this convention. We cannot