New-York tribune., 1920-08-04
Convention Hastens TO
Name Governor When
SchenectadyMayorTries
TO Balk Bosses Slate
Tammany Prevails
By 434 Votes to l6
Former Socialist Quits
Session Declaring He
Will Offer Minority
Report TO Wet Plank
From a star Correspoudert

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y,
Aug. 3.-Governor Alfred E. Smith
was designated tonight by the un-
official Democratic State Convention
to make the race to succeed himself.
Other candidates on the full slate
which has been framed will be desig-
mated tomorrow at the concluding
session of the convention.
In selecting Governor Smith as
the party's state standard bearer the
convention used its steam roller In
its most approved fashion on Mayor
George R. Lunn of Schenectady.
Lunn and his followers attempted to
prevent the leaders from carrying
out their plan to designate ticket,
but so eager were the delegates to
steam-roller him that they rushed to
the designation of Smith tonight,
despite the fact that it had not been
planned to designate the ticket until
tomorrow.
After he was defeated in his effort
by vote of 434 to 16, Lunn declared
that irrespective of the action of the
convention he would be candidate for
the nomination for United States SEN
ator in the primaries.
Lunn Gives Warning
Mayor Lunn, in voice that resound-
ed in the streets, warned the conven-
tion against doing anything "violative
of the spirit of the direct primary law"
He said that to call the roll of coun-
ties, as suggested by the permanent
chairman, John X. Sague, would en-
whole hcartedly for the direct primary
law.
If you do anything in the way of
designating, whether it be camouhaged
BY calling the roll OF counties or some
thing similar" said Mayor Lunn, you
viii be violating the very spirit of the
law, for by SO doing you will concen-
trate sentiment around some man or
set of men"
Mayor Lunn then formally put his
objection in the form Of motion.
Ex-Governor Martin H. Glynn, who was
on hand to make the speech presenting
the name of Governor Smith to the
delegates, moved an amendment 50 as
to exclude the office of governor from
the motion.
This was objected to by Lunn. who
said that there was no need to obtain
any expression of sentiment for Gov
ernor Smith, as he was the unanimo.!s
choice Of the Democracy of the state.
Ex-Governor Glynn then withdrew his
motion.
The Lunn faction gave whoop, be-
lieving victory theirs. But it was
short-lived. for Immediately ox-Con-
I'll, Il ofG DD1-
fvn ona of The rirhf bowers If the
Tammany hosses. snoke aqainst The
nation a+tacling LINN nors9naIi, and
rorsing consideraL Vic rcsontncnr
ags;r,sf the Schenectadv Mavor
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sgn'lng, lie came out OF me oonVcn-
..gM nA4' oeciarlHg 'naU We" ne coi''-
nl,tee on res9lu ulloHs pfous'5 IA
lo's' Planh' "nicA mas oec.' u.@l 'cu'
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" A;t;d pa~mH a. - p-otG9' +I,o f;ona
rla4fo, r lepru'.:1ao ,iotfor, 'v adon+
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=. for,cIa.ad ..s, ro, this con-
ve,+;,,, ~ 1t,,a,.,,.iso - 4n ranndiate
fbo no+;o,,.5 ~ ,ia+fa,r, and if II ie re-
nn1iated IN ono nart,cnlar il NAV as
S1fn he renrSiated in anothcr."
Tho Innn nroqran, was a challenge
10 tho leaders Who had agreed on g.
slate haoded Nv Governor smith and
Niss uarrio+ Niov Minis Of Syracuse,
for secretarv Of State. the first woman
10 he honored bv either of the domi-
rar+ na~tieo With @ nomination. for
that ia what II amounts TO, for state
wide Office
The sneeches made by the temporary
and permanent chairmen and by ex-
Governor Martin II. Glynn were part
of this program. The platform to be
adopted tomorrow was decided on at
the same time.
Attack on Republicans
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