Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-28
NEW YORK C. 0.P.
FACES DEADLOCK
ON A CANDIDATE
Boom for Nathan L. Miller,
Old Guard Candidate,
Is Shrinking.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, n. Y. July %.
delegates to the unofficial republican
state convention faced today the possi-
bility of a deadlock over the designation
of a gubernatorial nominee. The boom for
Nathan L. Miller of Onondaga, former
judge of the court of appeals, who had
been picked by a group of ''old guard
leaders. apparently had shrunk greatly.
Unable to unite upon compromise
candidate, representatives of all other
active contestants, with the sole eXcep-
ton of State Senator George +. Thomp-
Miller movement and agreed to make
la two-thirds vote of the convention
necessary to a designation. with the
understanding that none of the defeated
candidates would carry his fight to the
primary election September IA.
Refusal by the Miller managers to
agree to this proposal is expected to
bring the fight to the floor of the con-
vention on the question of making the
two-thirds vote rule of the proceed
ings.
Opposition to making any designations
at all for state officers has been growing,
particularly in the New York county
delegation.
II the convention votes to make the
designations for the state posts, and a
majority of the delegates are of the
opinion that it will, voting on the can
dates should be under way before night.
Denounces Smith Administration.
Denouncing the democratic admins
traron of Gov. Alfred E. Smith as
marked by "quackery. opportunism and
lack of vision" Col. Vim. Hayward
called upon his party colleagues to emu
late the example of the national con-
vention at Chicago and adopt a plat
form and select leaders that will COM
mand the confidence of the voters and
insure a republican victory at the polls
this fall.
1.-The democratic party is so divided
on national issues" Col. Hayward said.
that it was necessary for President
Wilson and the new nominee, Gov. Cox,
to resort to that secret diplomacy
which Mr.. Wilson SO abhors, and to
have closed-door conference followed
by cryptic statements that are in per-
feet accord. This in lieu of the open
covenants. openly arrived at which Mr..
Wilson has so long prated about
Onieials Damn Each Other.
Col. 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 coun-
ty government and install dignity
efficiency, economy and honesty in its
place.
Endorsement of the republican ma
tional platform. pledges of enthusi-
astic support to Harding and Coolidge
and a declaration for a league Of ma :
tions with such reservations as shall
protect the sovereignty and independ-
ence of the UNITED States and always
retain in Congress alone the power to
declare war" are contained in the
platform submitted to the unofficial
convention today.
No Prohibition Plank.
There is no prohibition plank. PRO
hibition is not a state ISSUE" the
document declares.
| The league of nations plank fol-
| lows:
| issue of the American people today
we favor the league of nations plank
! as contained in the national platform
which declares for a league with such
| reservations as shall in every way
protect the sovereignty and indie
| pendence of the United States. and
! always retain in Congress alone the
| power TO declare war. as 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 Yer
| sailles."
Regarding the high cost of living
| the platform says:
| Legislation alone will not cure
the evils from which we are suffering
! today. We emphatically condemn the
| enactment of laws without adequate
consideration of their effect. We
pledge ourselves to Intelligent study
of remedies. but disapprove the prac-
tice of complicating the critical sit
uation by the passage of illconstruct-
| ed laws which, while they may rem
edy one evil aggrave others. The
high cost of living is due to many
causes, one of which is the depreciation
| in the purchasing power of the dol
| lar. There are many contributing
| causes-not the least of which are
! the waste and inefficiency at Wash
| ington, resulting in an unnecessarily
enormous debt to be paid by taxation
| and cessation of production of neces-
sary articles, making a supply in
adequate to meet the enormous demand
not only of our own citizens, but Of the
. whole world