The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-29
SYRACUSE APPLAUDS
Smith And MURPHY
All Else Goes Quietly and
Duly as Democratic Con-
vention Meets.
HYLAN NAME FALLS FLAT
Walker Fails to Stir Apathetic
Delegates Waiting Word
From Boss.
HYLAN NAME FALLS FLAT

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
SYRACUSE, Sept 2S.-Charles F. Muir
PLY was given almost as big and warm
an ovation as was Alfred E. Smith at
the opening session of the Democratic
State convention to-day. The 1900
delegates and alternates and 5000 Wis
itors cheered the Tammany chief and
Tammany's. favorite son with equal
enthusiasm. An attempt to start a
Hylan demonstration fell fiat.
Minus the color and thrills of the old
time political gathering. the three hour
preliminary was rather dull and spirit
less excepting for the two outbreaks
for the Tammany men, The crowd
listened patiently to Senator James J.
Walkers speech devoted to assailing
the national and State administrations
Seated in a comfortable chair by the
window In his suite In the Onondaga
Hotel Mr.. Murphy ran the convention
through its first moves with skill and
precision. He was In complete charge
and not a cog slipped. But he did not
venture into the hot and dusty arena
a mile from the hotel. While his
managers ran the show he was in his
shirt sleeves comforting with managers
Of the Smith and Hearst booms. Nor
did Mr.. Smith or Mayor Hylan go to
adjourned at o'clock until IL o'clock
tomorrow.
Between conferences on the Smith
Hears deadlock the leaders are trying
to fill out the rest of the ticket. Can
didates for the United States Senator
ship include Peter Ten Eyck OF Albany
and Thomas r. Lockwood of Erie.
| Other candidates are:
Recommendations Walrath
OF Syracuse.
Attorney Generall- Frank Irvine OF
Ithaca.
omptroller-Charles Fitzgerald of AL
bany or Fred Lamb of Rochester.
Secretary of State-Fred Lamb Mrs.
Daniel O'Day of Rochester, Miss Marion
Dickerman of Oswego.
Just before the session started fifty
women who are associated charmen OF
upstate county organizations met ana
adopted resolution declaring they were
for Smith for Governor. They are men,
bers of the Women's Division of the
Democratic State Committee. Their
pronouncement read:
Our first. last and only candidate for
Governor Is Alfred L. Smith. We will
not consider any so-called compromise
candidate. as we feel that Democratic
success depends on his nomination."
This was adopted unanimously and
was signed by all present and sent to
Mr.. Murphy. There are 10 women
delegates in the convention. They have
announced they will undertake to raise
big campaign fund IL Mr.. Smith is
nominated.
$4,000 Stir UP Dust.
The arena Is a dirt floor armory used
by troopers The dirt was covered with
sawdust and 10000 or more feet
stirred II up and filled the hall with
fine dust. There were no banners for
candidates and only few faded flags
for decoration.
Mrs. Smith with other members OF
the former Governors family were
among the early arrivals at the hall
and occupied box opposite the Kings
delegation which is shouting for Hearst
She was busy for an hour greeting old
Albany friends and delegates who
stopped to tell her they were for "Al"
for Governor.
w. Bourke Cochran arrived and had
cheer. A few OF the county chair
men were cheered by their delegations
The gathering was notable chiefly for
the absence Of prominent men who hava
been figures in Democratic gathering
for years
Herbert C. Pell, State Chairman, took
the chair at one o'clock. The conven-
ton has a serious duty to perform, he
announced. as It's nominee will be
the next Governor. The duty OF the
party lis to name ticket which will
bring the State Government back to the
discharge of Its duty to the individual.
he said.
The Rev. Frederick w. Belts OF SYRIA
cuse offered the prayer and Henry w.
chadeayne OF Orange nominated SEN
ator Walker for temporary chairman
The roll of delegates was called. When
the twentieth of Kings was reache 4
Mayor Hylan's name was substituted for
that OF Mrs. May Barrett. Mention ~
the name passed unnoticed. Some one
IN the Kings delegation jumped UP and
asked what substitution was made. This
was TO be the signal for the Kings dem
onstration for Hylan. Mr.. Pell declared
Hylan cheers we're not given.
"Al" Smiths name was called for the
first district when New York was
reached and the moment the reading
clerk spoke the name the convention
was In an uproar. The delegates. ex-
cepting Kings, Queens and handful
here and there. were on their feet The
band struck up East Side, West Side"
and the shouting. a real old time con-
vention roar. lasted a little over a min
ute. A few seconds later II was re-
peated when Murphy's name was called
for the Twelfth district.
walkers Keynote.
Then Senator Walker began his
speech, the Keynote" OF the convention.
Hts delivery was not az free a. usual.
as he read tho entire address. The Re-
publican cause is so hopeless. the SEN
ator said, that II was necessary to call
in Elihu Root. the arch apologist of the
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