New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-05
Beer Plank
Adopted by
Democrats
Continued from page ons

remember that 40 per cent of the com
mttee on resolutions are on record
against this plank. And you should
respect that sentiment.
"Why confuse the real issues of the
campaign with this mock wet plank ?
The labor provisions are splendid.
Why not emphasize them instead of
this wet plank, which is bound to De
an issue. And hope you mean every
word of the labor plank and the other
splendid planks you have offered to
the men and women Who are not able
to fight for themselves, for it is not
uncommon for parties to make pledges
and then forget them.
Il ask you if it is fair TO The aver
age man who wants his beer to hold out
false hopes, such as this suds plank
offers? Can we afford to go before the
people on a suds platform
Il ask you to strike this plank from
the PLATFORM Do not, by adopting it.
provide the newspaper CORRESPONDENTS
with an opportunity this afternoon to
90 TO Governor Cox and ask him what
he thinks of the reputation of the
national PLATFORM
The prohibition question is dead. y
Lunn was given considerable ap-
piause: Senator James J. Walker. Of
New York, author of the 2.75 beer
Dill, rose to reply. but eX-Congrcss-
man Fitzgerald, who made bitter
persona attack on Mayor Lunn last
nlght, was on the platform and he
was recognized by the chair.
Lunn and Ponzi's Wizardry
Fitzgerald, who is the mouthpiece of
the McCooey machine, began his re-
marks with an attack on Lunn, saying
that he was always against the or
ganlzation. This he followed with a
singing personal attack, which he
capped by saying: of Mayor Lunn
were racehorse, instead Of a human
being, he would be worth more than
all the wizardry Of Ponzi"
Fitzgerald sat down while Tammanv
howed its approval. The chair then
put the question and the Lunn motion
was lost.
Mrs. John l. Blair was The lone New
DIRK City vote cast for the Lunn mo-
ton. After this vote was announced
the platform as presented was adopted
unanimously
One sentence in the platform which
caused the delegates to cheer as a
unit was the denunciation of United
states Senator James Wadsworth ir
Tor his "reactionary attitude toward
universal suffrage"
After Thomas f. Rogers. of Steuben,
mad denounced the slate makers. the
designation of candidates was begun.
Lunn, IN protesting against hand
picked ticket being forced on the CON
yentlon, was seconded by Thomas r.
Rogers, OF Steuben, who said that
Murphy. W. ". Farley, of Broome, and
William H. Fitzpatrick. OF Erie. had
done the picking. The support Of for
mer Lieutenant Governor Thomas f.
Conway, of Clinton, was also lent the
Insurgents.
Lunn Withholds Name
Mayor Lunn, following the example
set by Senator George +. THOMPSON.
OF Niagara, at the Republican conven-
ton last week, refused to allow his
name to 90 before the convention, and
Ike the Niagara Senators, left the CON
ventlon hall after recording his pro-
tests. The friends OF Lunn from the
Lieutenant Governor Conway's name
before the convention for United States
senator as protest against desig
mating.
Next to the naming Of Governor
Smith, the most popular choice of the
convention was Miss Harriet Nav Mills.
of Syracuse, for Secretary of State.
Although the convention hall was more
than half emDtied at the time Of call
ing the roll of counties, those who re-
manned made up in volume what was
lost through numbers whenever the
name Of the suffrage leader was men
toned.
Two changes were made in the slate
at the early morning conference. One
provided for indorsing one of the Re
publican candidates for the Court of
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