New-York tribune., 1920-06-28
'Ia1nmany Is
No Longer for
Governor Cox
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Bryan. Neither Governor Cox nor anv
one else, by taking straddlng posi-
ton, could make any sort of a cam
Palgn on the prohibition issue.
The Democratic voters are entitled
to know just where the candidate stands
on this issue. 1t looked as if Governor
Cox had taken his stand on it, Now
that he says through his spokesman
that he is not for wet plank it
weakens him with the great masses of
the people in New York State in both
parties who desire change in the
Volstead act"
Recognition for Irish Republic
After conference of the leaders to-
day it was announced that the New
York delegation at its meeting tonight,
which was in session when this dis
patch was filed, would instruct w.
Bourke Cochran, it's member of the
Resolutions Committee, to prepare
planks putting the New York Democ-
racy on record as favoring the recogni-
tion of the Irish Republic, personal
liberty amendments to the Volstead act
and better treatment for the laboring
classes throughout the nation. The
convention honors were distributed as
follows
w. Bourke Cochran, of New York
committee on resolutions.
James F. Geraghty, of the Bronx,
committee of permanent organization.
Harriet May Mills, Syracuse, COM
mittee on rules.
John H. McCooey, Brooklyn, commit
tee on credentials.
committee to notify Pres dential nom
inee
Mrs. Mary j. Smith, Buffalo, COM
mttee to notify Presidential
nominee.
Clare Willard, Allegheny, honorary
vice chairman.
Peter G. Ten Eyck, Albany, honorary
secretary.
After debating the question as to
who should nominate Governor Smith
for President it was decided to-day
that Mr.. Cochran would perform that
service, Harriet May Mills, of SYRIA
case, one of the delegates-at large, not
caring to undertake it,
Lathrop Brown, of Nassau, and Mayor
George R. Lunn of Schenectady, both
of whom are opposed to the unit rule,
caused a ripple Of surprise at the
meeting Of the New York delegation
at the Bellevue tonight at 9 o'clock,
when they objected to the unanimous
adoption of a resolution which they
thought might commit the delegates
to the unit rule in the convention.
Governor Smith Presides
Governor Smith presided at the
meeting. Miss Elisabeth Marbury. of
New York, one of the delegates at
large, offered a resolution authoriz-
ing the election of w. w. Farley
the Democratic state, chairman, as
vIce-chalrman of the delegation The
question was put for the adoption of
the resolution, and for a minute it
looked as if there would be no OBJ
Jeetion. Then Mr.. Brown blocked the
smooth running machinery by asking
the purport of the resolution.
RE wanted to know if it committed
the delegates to continued support of
governor Smith as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President
Governor Smith explained that the
resolution was harmless and designed
to enable State Chairman Farley to
cast the vote of New York State for
the Governor of New York and not
embarrass the Governor by having
him cast blanket vote for himself.
Mayor Lunn of Schenectady took
pretty much the same tack, but he went
further and said that he understood
that Governor Smith was not seriously
a candidate for the Democratic nomna-
tion for President and because Of that
he wanted it understood that if he
voted for the Marbury resolution he
did so with the reservation that he
was to be free to vote for any one he
chose, after plimentary vote for
Governor Smith.
This caused Governor Smith consid-
erable embarrassment, but he rose to
the occasion and said that if any real
attempt was to be made to invoke the
unit rule it would be made after a
formal caucus with full discussion by
the delegates. After this explanation
the question was put and the motion
was carried without opposition. Mr..
Brown merely remarking that he re
served the right to depart from the
unit rule when he desired.