Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-03
4 '. DEMOCRATS
Warned AMERICA
MUST Join PACT
B. Destiny 'Inseparably''
fterWoven With Europe'S,
4 Mott Asserts.
tie Associated Press.

Unjust 3.-Declaring that no apollo
ieA are necessary for the records in
nat Office of Gov Alfred E. Smith.
rahk II. Mott of jamestown paved
aS;way for his denomination in his
e9note speech here today as tenn
0 tAry chairman of the unofficial
state convention
't3ov. Smith. although trained in
hi, practicai school of politics, has
obi been a partisan governor" he
III He has been the governor for
Il the people"
IoH said. was to ''ratify the platform
ed hrauons and indorse the candi
a rs of the democratic national con-
e4tion-" Prolonged applause fol-
,Hfd his mention of the names of
OH Cox and Franklin ID. Roosevelt
Hefacing his argument by a decla
aqfn that hitherto American prob
nd have been largely local and pro-
hal,' but have now become inter
a 0onal, and our destiny 'insepa-
A aE interviewer with that of all the
-ek nations" Mr.. Mott devoted a
lrffe part of his address to discuss
lashe proposed league OF nations
"a Appreciate" he said, that
'heR the liberties of one people are
tackled and destroyed, the liberties
"a peoples are. to a large extent,
trs6ked and undermined, is at once
lie truest Americanism and the
,hEdest internationalism-"
sS>PArty Tics Not So Strong.
NJ. Mott said he did not believe
atty ties were as strong as formerly.
uA declared it cnnld not be other
Tise thHn that the voters should feel
rfide in a national administration
Thi6h had taken the tarif out of
olftics; taken the word panic out
{ the language of business; had.
hroagh the federal land bank, slim
LATED the agricultural interests of
be, country. been true to the needs
i labor. and guided the nation
hrehgh the greatest of wars and is
on. leading the world to the attain
Pent of permanent peace"
Ii. concluding he referred to -the
etdfiishing assurance Of the repub-
can candidate for President that
|ona of his Office with the Senate
nd other leaders of his party, who
i'll DE under no presidential oath to
,pport and defend the Constitution"
ehch q startling proposal" he said.
H0Qld seem almost unthinkab1e if
afff politics and eelf-interest had
demoralixed the think
Igs6f SO many well meaning AIneri-
lVcitixens.
s. we do not know who is to be
Fs3ident il Harding succeeds. but we
Know that in the event of the cleo
81. of the democratic ticket the
resident in name and fact will be
l1E resofute. courageous and en-
,hSened executive, James NJ Cox"
[Aferest in the probable preference
the unofficial democratic state con-
dSfon for a candidate for United
ares senator to oppose the re-elec-
,Eof Senator James W. Wadsworth,
1.-THE republican incumbent, en-
osses the attention of the delegates.
Lunn In OpPeseA-
Nbile several booms have been set
motion, only one person has come
lteflatly with the announcement OF
sAcandidacy. This is Mayor George
kunn 81 Schenectady. but his aspirA-
aAf Tammany Hall or the upstate
E3nixations. Mayor Lunn's dry
93ngs are sufficient. in the opinions
Iammany men. to bar him from the
rfe leaders are said to be wavering
afheir choice between Lieut.. Gov.
my c. walker of Binghamton and
~ Commissioner Murray Hulburt
New York. Robert Lansing, former
<setary OF State. and James W.
.rard, former ambassador to Ger
sE, are considered out Of the run
a&.
r14e session this evening will be the
casion for the Endorsement OF Gov.
NTH There will be a roll call of
and former Gov. Martin
Glynn. responding for Albany. the
st ecounty in the list. will present
ov. Smiths name for a renomina-
oA... d. Cady Herrick, also OF AL
llH, viii make a seconding speech.
ThE platform will be presented to
lie. 6 convention at tomorrow morn
gG session, after which suggestions
'r.Alaces on the state ticket for two
ss6ciate justices of the court OF ap-
eaA and for United States senator
ill be in order.
to put a woman on the
ate ticket gained impetus today. A
eet1ng of the woman delegates was
sld prior to the convention opening.
a9 Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby Of
eW York. who presided, named five
eh1bers to confer with the man lead
s, The committee reported back to
le4Eoman delegates that Miss Har-
EFT May Mills of Syracuse had been
,fafmined upon. No special post
but it is understood
iae she will be suggested" for the
oU6natiOQ for secretary of state