The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-28
JOSEPH, OF BRONX,
TO SUCCEED LYONS
New York County Delegations
Decision Throws Nomina-
ton Away.
COL. BLACK Is OFF SLATE
Charles L. Cadle of Rochester
Will Be Nominee for State
Engineer.
COL. BLACK IS OFF SLATE
Specia, Dispatch 10 THE NEW YORK IIssALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. Sent %.

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Albany. Sept. ~.
| Thanks to Johnny Lyons, the fight
| ing Celt, the placidity Of the Republi
can State convention promises to be
relieved tomorrow by one small but
| diverting show.
| Lyons still insists that lie be pre-
| scented as q candidate for renomina-
| of State. His comrades OF the New
I, York County Executive Committee
agreed this afternoon to vote FOR him
as long as he pleased and Col. William
Hayward expects TO make the nomi-
mating speech without prejudice in
any quarter.
| 1t looks as ii Lyons, provided he
does not change his mind about talk
ing the convention plunge. will get
about LAG votes out of the 1883 in the
hall. 1t is figured that he will re-
ceive 120 of New York county's 1876.
eight from Rockland, six from West
chester and twelve from Kings. The
| Westchester Lyons men are the half
dozen whom Leslie Sutherland, the
awkward leader, saved out of the
| Ward sweep in last weeks primary.
| Throws Nomination to Bronx.
! New York's decision that 1t is bound
in loyalty TO stand by Lyons gives the
nomination for Secretary of State TO The
Bronx. The choice Of The Bronx as
indicated to-day falls on Samuel j..
Joseph. Richard w. Lawrence, Bronx
| leader. recommended Joseph to-day, and
he it will probably be- Mr.. Joseph Is a
lawyer about forty years old. He live,
at Ss7 Beck street. In war time he was
chairman OF his local draft board until
| he enlisted as O seaman in the navy.
He caught the influenza and did not get
| a chance to go to sea. lie hustled to
Albany to-day when Mr.. Lawrence sent
for him and opened headquarters in the
Ten Eyck. That made two candidates
with headquarters and the convention
began to look UP.
Late tonight Mr.. Lyons put forth this
statement:
THE devotion to principle and the
manly tribute TO me by the New York
county delegation this afternoon by their
unanimous Endorsement makes my duty
to allow my name to go before the con-
yention the more clear and irrevocable.
"Col. Hayward goes into the conven-
ton to place my name before the dele
gates and to make a speech that will
make political history. New York
county does not want the Job or any
other job. The fight is on a principle,
The delegates to the convention will be
asked to disregard friendship or personal
sympathy.
II do not desire any support other
than my own county. My deputies have
been instructed not to vote for me. but
70 stick with their own DELEGATIONS There
Is no reason for II. The cards are
stacked. Nothing other than a reversal
of the New York county pledge to me,
the descrtion Of Mr.. Koenig or q re-
quest from the Governor for me to with
draw will keep my name from the con-
vention. There Is no chance OF the re-
quest from Gov. Miller
Hayward VIII Not Throw Bomb.
When Col. Hayward was asked about
the Lyons nominating speech he said IL
wouldn't be very sensational.
Il stopped throwing hand grenades
when came back from France" said
he.
As had been predicted. Attorney
General Charles d. Newton. who like
Lyons was left off the organization
slate and who In the first dash of In
dignation said that he also would seek
vindication in the convention, an
nounced his withdrawal to-day.
The ticket as now decided on win be
MS follows:
For Governor--NATHAN l.. MILLER
OF Syracuse
For Lieutenant overnor-Col. WILL
LAM J. DONOVAN Of Buffalo.
For Secretary OF State-SAMUEL ].
JOSEPH OF The Bronx
For y-General-ERSKINE G.
ROGERS OF HudSon Falls.
For G omptr oil c WILLIAM J.
MAIER Of Seneca Falls
For State Engineer and Surveyor
CHARLES L. CABLE OF Rochester.
For United states Senator-wILL-
lam NJ. CALDER OF Brooklyn.
There was. however. an eleventh hour
change in the organization slate. Roger
c. Black of Queens, who was TO have
been nominated for state Engineer II
off and Charles l.. Cadle. now Super
intendent OF Public Works. IL on. This
is an interesting turn OF the wheel. for
II was Cadle who recommended Black
In the first place. Black, IL appears,
Is on record as being opposed to canal
policies which Gov. Miller believes to
be essential to the development of the
State.
Tho Governor. II will be recalled. has
vigorously opposed the st. Lawrence
ship canal project. lie has called II an
unavoidable dream and has made many
speeches against It. including a debate
with Gov. Henry J. Allen OF Kansas.
IL Is declared that New York would
have TO pay one-thrd the cost. and that
In addition to committing the state to
the financing or navigation proJecg
through foreign country, II would
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