The New York herald., 1921-09-26
AL SMITH TO MAKE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Democrats Also Name Harriet
NJ. Mills to Preside at
Convention.
PLANKS TO AID HYLAN
Transit and Dry Laws to Be
Assailed and Beer Amend
ment Asked.
PLANKs TO AID HYLAN

The Democratic State Committee.
whose gathering has been advertised
widely as an Embossed" convention,
will meet this morning in the grand
ballroom OF the Hotel Commodore to
name a candidate for the Court OF Ap-
peals and to draft a State platform. At
the invitation of Herbert c. Pell, Jr.,
State chairman. about sixty leaders
from the State met yesterday afternoon
at luncheon at the Union Club. after
which profusion Of names of "possi-
ble'' candidates was announced, and a
broad assortment Of possible" planks
In the platform.
This much appears definite:
Former Governor Alfred K. Smith
will be selected as temporary chairman
when the convention meets at 10 o'clock.
and will make the keynote speech. Har-
riet May Mills OF Syracuse, who was
the Democratic candidate for Secretary
of State last fall, will be selected for
permanent chairman. Former Justice
Edward j. McGoldrick OF the Supreme
Court, New York, will be chairman OF
the platform committee.
The prospective planks of the plat
form indicated that the declaration VIII
be drawn with the idea of giving every
paign for reelection. Gov. Miller's tran
sit plan will be assailed. as was ex-
pected. In addition TO that there Is to
be an appeal for the repeal OF the Null
lar-Gage prohibition law, the ENFORCE
ment of which the Hylan administra-
ton contends has been forced upon 1t.
To appeal to New York State as well
as city voters there will be included
in the platform recommendation Tor
an amendment to the Volstead act so
as to legalize the manufacture and sale
OF light wines and beer. The undoinS
OF the soldiers bonus also will come in
for disapproval
1t was regarded that the decision to
name a woman as permanent chairman
of the convention was perhaps more
shrewd than either the 'unbossed' con-
vention propaganda or any OF the
platform planKs. especially In view or
the tremendous vote the women gave
Henry II. Curran. the Republican May
orally nominee, in the recent primary.
The naming OF "Al'' Smith also was re-
garded as a popular appeal and possible
grooming of the former Governor for
further action in the direction Of Albany
or the United States Senate.
The list of possibilities" of
whom were regarded generally as su-
perlative mprobabilities-from which a
selection will be made to oppose Justice
William S. Andrews Of the Supreme
Court, the Republican nominee for the
Court of Appeals. follows:
Delos NJ. Cosgrove, Watertown: Jus
tice Henry v. Borst OF the Supreme
Court. Amsterdam: Justice Victor J..
Dowlng Of tho Appellate Division, New
York; Frank Irvine, Ithaca; County
Judge Frederick III. Hazard. Utica /;
John G. Il. Taylor, Middletown: John
IT, Norton, Troy; James s. Havens,
Rochester, formerly Representative in
Congress Frank Chase. Catslkill; Philip
D. Laing. Buffalo: Lewis r. Parker. AL
bany; Robert Johnson. Assistant District
Attorney or New York county; County
Judge Charles Bell, Herkimer James A.
Parsons, Hornell, formerly Attorney
General; Joseph A. Kellogg. Glens
Falls. formerly Justice OF the Supreme
Court and Public Service Commissioner.
In addition TO most of the possible
candidates for the judgeship. among
those who attended that conference AT
the Union Club were: Norman E. Mack
Buffalo, NationaI Committeeman former
Mayor James d. Smith, Utica former
Mayor Daniel Sheehan. Elmira; David
]. lee. Norwich; George Il. Van Nance
Watertown: Peter G.. Ten Eyck. Al
bany: former Gov. Martin H. Glynn,
Ben Wiles, Syracuse; w. Caryl Ely, Buff
falo: Henry Killeen, Buffalo Il. L. Per-
kins. Poughkeepse. committee treas
urer; Mayor Roslyn L. Cox, Middle
town; Robert j. Power. Binghamton,
and George Cook. Monticello.