Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-28
miller CANDIDACY
GAINS AT SARATOGA
.old Guard Favorite's Strength
Aided by Speaker Sweets
i Withdrawal ..
ONE ASPIRANT QUITS HALL

Saratoga Springs. n. ", July ZS.-
rhc unofficial Republican state Con
rontion today adopted q party, platform,
roteJ TO designate a ticket OF state Of
fces two judges OF the Court OF Ap
ncals, and United States senator ana
procccdcd to designate q candidate Tor
governor. .,
D. bIock the candidacy of Judge Nathan
Miller of Syracuse, for the guber-
nn,oria nomination waned rapidly to-
S"y Several of the leaders who par
u.;niinotcd in Yesterdays coalition con
s"rnncc we're reported today to be slid
;ug toward the Miller boom. backed
hy thc old guard. and the general talk
ohout the convention hall was to the
effCct that the Miller candidacy looked
more formidable than ever.
Developments supporting this sym
nathy include the withdrawal of the
candidacy of Speaker Thaddeus C..
Sweet and the transfer Of his strength
TO the Miller ranks.
Niagara, one Of the gubernatorial can
didatps, who has from the start OPP
noscd the plan to designate. asked leave
10 withdraw from the convention and
left the ball.
Democratic OppOrtunism Denounced
Depouncing the Democratic admins
tration of Governor Alfred T.. Smith as
marked by 'quackery, opportunism
and lack Of VISION Colonel william
Hayward, who was chosen temporary
chairman Of the convention, called upon
his party colleagues to emulate the
example of the national convention at
Chicago and adopt a platform and Sc
a.,p,n nd fhn
confidence of the voters and insure Re-
nublican victory at the polls this fall y
''The Democratic party Is so>divided
on national issues" Colonel Hayward
said. that it was necessary for Presi-
dent Wilson and the new nominee, Gov
ernor Cox, to resort to that Secret di-
plomacy' which Mr.. Wilson so abhors,
and TO have a. closed door. conference
followed by cryptic statements that they
are in perfect. accord, This in lieu Of
the open covenants. openly arrived at
which Mr.. Wilson has so long prated
about"
Colonel Hayward declared that in
New York state the disagreements had
gone even further until every Tam
many official damns every other Tam
many official and is damned by them
In return.
And with state and nation redeem
ed" he added. 1--WE propose to eject
Tammany entirely from city and county
government and install dignity, eff
fcicncy, economy and honesty in its
place.
Platform for League With Reservations
Endorsement Of the Republican ma
tional platform and pledges of enthusi-
.astic support to Harding and Coolidge
are embodied in the platform as sub
mitted to the convention, along with
the following declaration on the League
of Nations:
Believing that it is the paramount
issue of the American people today, we
favor the League of Nations plank as
contained in the national platform whicn
declares for a league with such reserva-
tions as shall in every way protect tho
sovereignty and independence of the
United States, and always retain in
Congress alone the power to declare
war, as. s.Opposed to the league with such
reservations as shall not in any way
impair the integrity of the instrument
brought home by President Wilson from
Versailles"
High Cost of Living
Regarding the high cost of living the
platform saws:
Legislation alone will not cure the
evils from which we are suffering to-
day. We emphatically condemn the
enactment of laws without adequate
consideration Of their effect. We pledge
ourselves to intelligent study of rem
edieS. but disapprove the practice of
complicating the critical situation by
the passage of ill constructed laws
which, while they may remedy one evil,
aggravate others. The high cost OF liv.
ing is due to many causes, of which one
Is the depreciation in the purchasing
power of the dollar. There are many
contributing cpuses-not the least Of
which are the waste and ineficiency at
Washington, resulting in an unneces-
sariIy enormous debt to be paid by tax
alton: and cessation of production of
necessary articles, making a supply in
adequate to meet the enormous demand,
not only or our own citizens, but of the
whole world"
Other Planks
Industrial relations, reconstruction OF
state government, finance and other
state issues are considered at length.
Discrimination against the state of New
York by the Federal government is al
legged and condemned
Repeal of the direct primary laws, as
ahecting state and judicial offices, is
urged.
There is no prohibition plank. "Pro-
hioltion is not state issue" the docu-
mcnt declares.
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