New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
Dr. Stein1netZ
Named ON Slate
OF Socialists
General Electric's Expert,
Chosen for State Engineer.
Will Accept on Condition
He Makes No Campaign
Hillquit Loses Fight
Ia Toilette Endorsed by Con
yention After Contest;
Cassidy for Governor

ne chrles ?. SteinmetZ, the electr~
,.l expert OF the General Electric Co.,
..s named as Socialist candidate for
s.s.e Engineer yesterday in tcnta-
.,ve sclate adopted at the party con-
rsntjon at West Sixteenth Street.
nr steinmetz said he would accept
.ss honor If it was understood that
+. vas to take no part In the campaign
u would not let politics interfere
with his profession, 0e said.
Beore coming to this country, DIR.
s.a;nmetz was editor of Socialist
.nbl;ca.ion in Breslau, Germany. He
r .he author of recent article in the
Survey Graphic pointing Gus the
r.eessity Of prompt steps for the con-
ssryation of the country's national re-
sourees. Last April he offered his
services to Lenine in devolpng the
resources Of Russia.
State Ticket as Drafted
The tentative slate named follows:
Governor, Edward F. Cassidy, of New
york: Lieutenant Governor, Mrs
Theresa B. WILEY, of Schenectady;
Secretary Of State, A. P. Randolph, of
New York; Comptroller, Thomas Shee-
han. Of Albany; State Treasurer, Nor
ris Berman. of Ccdarhurst Park l.. l.;
Attorney General, Hezekiah d. Wilcox,
Of Elmira; State Engineer and Sur
veyor, Charles P Steinmetz, of Sche.
nectady, and United States Senator,
John W Dennis, of Rochester.
The slate will be taken under con-
alteration by the State Committee of
the Socialist party, which meets to-
cay. Some of the nominations were
purely complimentary. as places will
have to be made for the Farmer Labor
party, which is demanding that the
place for United States Senator go to
the Rev. John Haynes Holmes, pastor
Of the Community Church. If the Rev.
Nr. Holmes is not acceptable to the
Socialists, the Farmer-Laborites will
submit the names of James Bowie, of
Schenectady. former president Of the
Brooklyn Central Federated Union,
and Miss Rose Schneidermann, of the
Women's Trade Union, who was the
the Farmer-Labor ticket two years ago.
The convention also adopted a plat
form, which was drafted after consul
tation with leaders OF the Farmer
Labor party, and which differs in prac-
tically no essential from that adopted
by the New York City Socialists at
their recent convention.
Hilquit Protest Futile
Morris Hillquit and his followers
spent almost the entire session at
tempting to win Official censure from
the convention for the Wisconsin So
cialsts who supported Senator Robert
n. La Toilette, but La Toilette finally
WAS Endorsed By the convention. many
OF the delegates referring 20 the Sena-
ter from Wisconsin afectionately as
senator Bob"
Mr.. Eillquit left the convention be-
fore the vote IVES taken, which showed
oHly hall dozen ballots in opposition
to La FclIette's cause.
Tire resolution of censure, which was
voted down, scored the Wisconsin So
elaists for not naming a candidate
IN cppos tlon TO Senator La Toilette,
Wdo vas labeled as a nominee of the
capitalists. james Oneal, editor of
The CaN,' in the absence Of Mr.. Hill
CUT led in the fight for the adoption
q the resolution, saying that if Wis
eonsln was not reou&cd the action of
80 'NN'a44Sl POI ~ III tHdI SLdtt Nl!SU
set a precedent which might become
general and lead to the disintegration
OF the Socialist party.
La Foilcttism Chief Issue
Patrick Quinlan, the Buffalo editor,
was the leader of the La Toilette fac
ton, and in a spirited speech attack cd
the Wisconsin Senator's traducers.
Ihose who want this resolution
sdorted,' said Mr.. Quinlan, care
klypocritos or else ignorant of condl-
tons in Wisconsin. In the first place,
you say that Senator La Toilette is a
republican. You're wrong. He is not
a member of The Republican party. |
Know hlm well. | have had him speak
at meetings I've arranged. Senator
La Toilette told me himself that he
was treated as an outsider by the Re-
publicans.
Our Wisconsin comrades did not put
up an opposition candidate because all
,ne labor unions of the state indorsco
"a foilette and they are fighting for
.nelf very life out there The labor
men nave been trying to form labor
part? for years in Wisconsin and
our comrades there have so far sue
s,esS1uiiy blocked the movement. They
Jlo "hat they did because they had to
40 IT. If you adopt this resolution it
W. T.h Pc De printed by the opposition to
Ia toilette and used as an argument
against him. 1t will do La Toilette
n nalI1 and it will do you no damned