New-York tribune., 1920-07-05
Socialists Pick
Cannon to Run
For Governor
Unofficial Convention Sc
lecfs Metal Workers.
Union Organizer to Head
State Ticket in November
Sweet Group Is Assailed
Moderates in Control and
All Radical Minority
Planks Are Voted Down

roseph D. Cannan. formerly organ
;rsr Of the Western Federation of Min
srs and now organ ger Of the Metal
uorkers' Union. wa designated for
coverncr Yesterday = the unofficial
Convention OF the Socialist party Of
this state
The delegates who assembled at the
peonle's House unanimously selected
cannon. The designee, who was on the
,lstform when he was acclaimed the
nsr.v's choice to head the state ticket,
rose and began a speech declining to
But the delegates refused to listen
"a him. shouting "Hurrah for Cannon,"
end NO, No. You must accept"
cannon. seeing it was useless to per
est. agreed TO run, saying. however,
,ba. because OF his labor work he
vould not be able to make a vigorous
campaign.
The State Ticket
Those selected as Cannons running
H1'sS lieutenant Governor: Miss Jessie
Wallace Hughan, OF Brooklyn.
Secretary OF State: Charles W.
voonan. Of New York
Comptroller: Philip Randolph, OF
New York.
State Treasurer: Hattie F Kruger,
Of Buffalo.
state Engineer: Vladimir karapat-
of Of Ithaca.
Attorney General: Darwin J. Mese-
role. OF Bellport.
Karapatotf is professor If electrical
engineering at Cornell; Miss Kruger
nd Noonan have long been ident'fie :
With the party, the latter being the
secretary of the state committee. Miss
Hughan is a teacher in one of the oca}
Ugh schools Randolph is q negro and
editor OF The Messenger
Justice Jacob Panken, OF the Munich
pal Court. was designated for the nom-
nation for United States Senator.
Gezekial Wilcox, OF Chemung County,
we're designated tor associate judges
4 the Court OF Appeals
In his speech or acceptance Cannon
.aid that the Socialists must make his
me greatest campaign in their history.
we must show that we resent the
attack made on US by the New York
State LEGISLATURE of 1920 and the "a
tacks of the Wilson Administration,
said Cannon The republican form OF
government IN this state is joke, and
i remains for us not only to socialize
industry but 20 hring back the accept
ID forms of republican government. We
uill not surrender our rgAt to politi-
cal action because q few reacticnary
iegslators, bought and paid for, turned
cur elected Asscmblymen out cf oiFire.
That step didn't hurt the Socialist
ssrty'
TIE platform adopted was in line
"'th the policies enunciated in the ne-
ioeai convention two months age. Tive
minority reports, following the lines OF
i & mere radical members Of the party
vno we're defeated in the national con-
eention, we're offered and voted down.
lie majority report, which was adopt
e. as the platform. was off ,red By Al
rernon Lee, former leader Of tn. Sc
e.alist delegation in the Board Of Al
dermen.
Issues Are Scarce
Had II not been for tire Sweet
custer, and the Sweet-Lusk- Daily legis-
have been at a loss for an issue, for
With this exception the platform was
merely rei,eration of old planks A
considerable portion OF the platform
was given over to an attack on the
Sweet-Lusk-Daly policy. and grudging
credit was given to Governor Smith
and the prominent Republicans and
Democrats who protested against the
custer of the Socialists as well as the
alleged "jamming through" of repres-
sive measures sponsored by a group
who Engineered the unseating of the
five Socialists.
For time It looked as if the con-
vention would be entertained with a
free-for-all fight. The trouble started
with the placing Of Gustave Stroebel,
Of Syracuse, n nomination for United
States Senator. Joel Moses of
Rochester, rose to protest. While
Moses was talking some one shouted
"scab" at him. Then some one gave
Moses a shove. This was the signal
for twenty men to rush to where
Moses was standing, all intent on
hitting some one. Sergeants- alarms
crying "Order,' hurled themselves into
the mass around Moses, thus prevent
Ing fight. Then apologies were de-
manded by both sides, and none were
given. The chair restored order, and
the convention. which had been in
session for three days, ended its
labors