The New York herald., 1921-09-27
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not cheer loudly at that point.
!. He was seated some distance from the
boss -. 4.
W. cafyi Ely Of Buffaio suggested the
former Governor for temporary chair
man after not more than half the dele
gates responded to their names on the
calling Of the roll AS "Ai.s' familiar
figure took the platform there was ap-
plause and a few cheers. HIS speech
was punctuated with applause. When
! Miss HARRIET Nay Mills OF Syracuse. as
permanent chairman. had succeeded
"Al." she spoke OF the wicked" deeds
Of the Republicans. and added earnestly
1--we women believe that when we elect
our next Govef1or-and we Just know
ne will be Alfred r. Smith, change
will come" While the delegates. cheered
and applauded "',Al' threw back his head
and laughed with pleasure.
neiativity IN tine Applause.
But there was even more. applause
wher, the name Of Woodrow Wilson was
| mentioned, and maybe after all former
Representative Join ]. FITZGERALD OF
| Brooklyn had It right. He has been out
Of politics and practising law, for some
time When he went to the platform, to
| second the nomination OF former Justice
Scudder he received reception that
eclipsed all the others. Having IN mind
the applause for the former Governor
ana the former President. he said ;
! Like other Democrats, the further get
out OF politics the more popular l be-
come"
The usual conference OF the inner cir
Gle took place in an upper room at tho
hotel while the delegates waited FOR an
| hour after the convention was TO have
been called together at noon. Mr MUIR
ply was there. Arthur. H. Murphy OF
| The Bronx also was there. So were
| John II. MoCooey OF Brooklyn and Will
| lam Church Osborn. who represents the
| Empire State Democracy. started by
] Herbert c. Pell. Jr. the new Chairman.
to take In the so-called high brows' OF
the party. Mr.. Pell was there. as well
as Edwin Corning. the new boss Of AL
bany county, and Charles e. fireman OF
Ithaca. and. former Justice Y. J. Me-
| Goldrick OF the Supreme Court, who was
striving to meet their wishes on the
| matter of platform.
The choice Of a candidate for. the
Court OF Appeals finally narrowed down
in this conference to Frank Irvine OF
Ithaca, Former Public Service Comr1is-
sioner; Justice Victor J. Bowling Of
Manhattan, and former Justice Scudder.
Mr.. fireman was working hard for Mr.
Irvine, but finally yielded to the demand
for a metropolitan district candidate,
who was insisted upon by both Murphy
and McCooey
I. appeared that scarcely more than
half Of the 734 delegates were present
when the convention opened. When the
roll was called on the nomination OF the
candidate county after county did not
respond. having no one present to speak
for their delegates. At least 1t so seemed
TO those sitting right at. the platform.
The hearing Of Robert J. Powers. the
secretary, must have been much more
acute. for he announced that ess dele
gates had voted FOR Justice Scudder
Pen rays RepubIfcahk.
Opening the convention. Mr.. Peii, as
chairman OF the State COMMITTEES, which
did not hold. the usual meeting. gave as
sood an exhibition Of denunciation OF
the opposition party as IL he had been
playing politics all his life. He referred
to steam roller tactics at Syracuse last
week IA Blanket Endorsement OF the
most reactionary government that the
| STATE has suffered from In a generation
WIS forced through over protest OF the
| better element OF the Republican party
| from all parts OF the State he de-
cIarec. He denied Republican econo-
| niles and denounced the motion picture
censorship,
II thought had sat IN my last State
convention" said Former Gov. Smith.
| opening his keynote speech. but here
we are under a return to the State con-
| yentiop by action Of the Republicans.
| Though the Democratic party was In
power In the Legislature for only tTo
OF the last Twenty-Five years, II IS re-
sponsibie for all the progressive legisla-
| tion enacted in that period. After claim
ing credit for a long list Of legislation
the former Governor turned his attack
| rpon the Republicans. declaring they
had no reason to feel proud OF their
last eight months In power. The sub
stance of this was repeated in the pat
form.
Our opponents we're strangely silent
on the transit. bills" said the speassr.
| drops hot potato. While resentment
| against them for. their vicious assault
| upon home rule is State wide, We are
| presented In New York city with the
| spectacle OF a Republican candidate for
Mayor fepudiatirg his rartys policy at
Albany. Time alone will tell whe.h.r
that repudiation Is with his fingers
crossed IN order that they may escape
| tho wrath OF the people at the polls In
| November"
| The speaker accused the state uy-
eminent or trying to sh;f. the burden
from the State 10 the city I'm New
York city we have particularly ken
understo nding of It." ho snfd. "where
public money Is being used to try TO win
| an. election
| Prohibition enforcement had over
| taxed the resources OF all localities, he
said. and the law either lies unenforced
or greatly increased local appropriations
have 70 be made.
ct dislike to talk about figures" con-
| tinued the former Governor. "They are
| riiisieadins. not the figures. but tho per-
sons who write them down. Speaking
OF ecoromy, we read with intcres.
the claims of the Republicans. They
range from $4,000. 900. which Senator
wadsworth claims, to sis,ooo,ooo which
the party credits to Itself. and down TO
only $4,000. 600. given by newspaper
| loud In It's acclaim Of these savings.
The Republican party and Its leaders
know that the utmost extent OF their
claim, should be one and a half millions.