The Washington herald., 1922-09-30
Democratic Convention
Chooses Mayor Lunn
AS Running Mate.
CHEERS AND Kisses
FOR w. r. HEARST
Royal S. Copeland Is
Selected to Make Race
For Senator.

THE ARENA, 81 RACUSE. sept
:9.-Alfred f. Smith. former COVER
nor of the State. was unanimously
cratic candidate for governor. thus
ending one Of the bitterest fights for
that honor within the history of the
Empire State Democracy's orEaniza-
tion.
No other name was presented to
the convention.
The name Of the chief contender
with Smith for the nomination
William Randolph Hearst. was
greeted with mingled cheers and
Kisses the only time it was men
toned
Smith did not attend the conven.
tiOn. remaining in his suite at his
hotel.
when Smiths name was placed ir
nomination. the only real demon.
stration of the convention was
staged
Following the nomination ot
Smith a resolution by Norman E
Mack. extending the sympathy and
best wishes" of the convention tC
former President Woodrow Wilson
was enthusiastically adopted.
George r. Lunn. Mayor of Sche-
rectady. was nominated as Smiths
running mate
All Choices Unanimous.
After the nominations of Smith and
Lunn the balance of the ticket was
quickly named.
All nominations were by unanimous
vote and the convention passed into
history at 11:13 o'clock tonight when
it adjourned sine die.
The rest OF the ticket follows:
For Secretary of State-James a.
Hamilton. the Bronx.
For Comptroller-James W. Flem-
ing. Troy.
For Attorney General-Carl Sher-
man. Buffalo.
For State Engineer-Dwight La Du.
Albany.
For State George h.
Schuicr. Lyons.
For United States Scnator-Roxal
s Copeland. New York
The slate had been decided by the
State committee a few minutes before
kthe convention opened.
5000 Present.
The arena was filled to capacity
pr the first time since the con-
entiOn opened There were ap-
fortunately 5000 people in the
tructurc. most of whom carried
lacards bearing the phrase. We're
or you, AL"
W lliam T Byrnc. Of Albany.
placed the name of Smith i'm nomi-
nation. referring to Smith as an
hOnOred son. not only of the State
but of the nation.
Wild shouts and cheering broke
out as ByTne finished his speech
and a Smith demOnStrat. on started.
which lasted fifteen minutes.
Kisses and few handicaps greeted
the first mention of W. Il. Hearst.
When Bernard NJ Patten. of Queens
arose and said his delegation would
have been glad to have cast it's vote
for another man who rendered
service to hUmanity-Mr. Hearst ''
many of the delegates Kissed. A
few clapped. He promised. however
an unprecedented majority for
Smith from Queens. and won over
the house.
Blow at Hearst.
IN tne opinion a. up state leaders
it marks a complete defeat for the
aspiration of Hearst. who desired
the gubernatOrial nomination.
After two days Of indocisiOn on
the part of e. +. Murphy. Tammany
leader. he reached compromise on
a basis of which a platform agree
able to Hearst would be adopted
and Hearst would name the Sena-
tOrial candidate. This was brougnI
about by the insistcnCe of tht ~
State delegates that Alfred T.. Smith
head the state ticket and Smiths
pesistent refusal to have Hearst
on the ticket with him. Hearst had
offered to give way to Smith as the
head of the ticket provided he he
named the Senatorial candidate.
Smith. whom Hearst bitterly a.
tackled when the former WIS gov
ernor two years ago. refused to con-
slider such an arrangement.
The ticket carries two mayors
now in office. Linn. of Schenecta Iy,
and Fleming. OF Troy.
AS soon as the slate was named
the delegates. who had spent Nv ,
hectic days lost interest in fhe
proceedings and some of them began
leaving for home. The early CxouGs
was headed by Mayor TIylan. of
New York. one of the chief Hearst
supporters