New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Gives Notice to Tammany
That He Will Oppose
Any Attempt in Conven-
ton to Designate Ticket
Will Make Fight
On League Issue
Murphy and Other Lead
ers Expected to Carry
Slate Headed by Smith
From Il StdG Correspondent

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. 2. -
Mayor George R. Lunn of Schenec-
tady, who has been a thorn in Tam
many's side since the first of the YEAR.
announced tonight that he would be
candidate in the primaries for the
Democratic nomination for United
States Senator
After making this known he served
notice on Charles +. Murphy, leader
OF Tammany; Norman E. Mack, Michael
f. Walsh, State Chairman W. w. Far
ley and other leaders here that he
would fight any attempt OH the part
OF the unofficial Democratic State Con-
vention which meets here tomorrow to
designate ticket.
Mayor Lunn, who came here with the
knowledge that the leaders would not
designate in the literal sense of the
word, but would express a prefcrence"
for aspirants for places on the ticket,
said that this was camouAage, and that
II it were. attempted he would make
fight on The floor.
Lunn Ready to Fight
II am not looking for a fight, nor do
seek to engage in one" said Mayor
Lunn, but cali recognize one coming
down the street. see one now and
am not going to dodge it,"
Cienching his fist, Lunn, who is a
Presbyterian minister, added 81 am
opposed to any action by this convcn-
tior which violates eithcr the spirit or
letter of the direct primary law ard
VIII oppose any program contemplating
can.ounagcd designations. will go on
the floor Of the convention if necessary
t" prevent anything which will give any
candidate an advantage over another
candidate.'
Mayor Lunn, whose candidacy is not
locked upon with any great degree Of
favor by Tammany, was asked if it
would not please him if his candidacy
werc indorsed
"No, sir replied Mayor Lunn with
emphasis. "To indorsc any candidate
would be to give him an advantage
over another, which is not the intent
Of the direct primary law"
Mayor Lunn is supported by many
delegates from up state and Tammany
is seeking some means Of avoiding any
thing resembling discord.
What is especially Objectionable in
Mayor Lunn to Tammany is his atti-
tude on prohibition. He voted for it
in Congress, and last February at the
conference Of the state leaders in AL
bany he fought the plank calling for
the repeal of the Volstcad act, to-
gether with the Eighteenth Amendment
At the May meeting in Albany he
again took issue with Tammany, hold
ing that the League of Nations should
be indorsed, and at San Francisco he
fought the unit rule, which has been a
golden calf to Tammany for more than
a generation.
Makes League an Issue
81 am going before the people on the
League of Nations and other national
issues" said Mayor Lunn. "Rum is no
longer an issue, and the Democratic
party should not descend to low level
by attempting to make it an issue We
should not deludc ourselves, as there
can be no liberalization of the Volstead
act in view of the United States Su-
preme Court decision forbidding the
sale and manufacture of Intoxicating
liquors. There is no need of trying to
make false appeal to the vets, as all
that can be offered vnem, even by the
most extreme. is 2.75 beer and they
have no use for that"
The entire Lunn program is at vari-
ance with that of the Tammany leaders
and their upstate allies and is almost
certain to precipitate row.
In spite of the laborious efforts of
Governor Smith and Charles F. Murphy
to make it appear that the convention
IS Embossed, the fact is slowly working
to the top that the machine leaders are
dlsconcerted over their failure to pa-
cate Mayor Lunn He saw Governor
Smith tonight and told him he would
be swampcd at the polls if he attempt
ca to toist wet or ncar-wet plank on
the convention. The Governor is dis
posed to do something for the beer
drinkers. Lunn told the Governor it
was of no use trying TO gold brick the
voters into believing there was any
hope for stronger "suds."
On top of this came quiet but
meaningful suggestion from the Walker
mon that Walker was tired Of his Job
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