The New York herald., 1922-09-30
Confined from First Page.

withdrew gracefully when they saw the
unanimous demand.
Many of the women who had opposed
ii stood during the demonstration and
smiled.
Hardly had the convention calmed
down and Mahoney resumed readi.:a
when he came on the plank indorsing
Smith. That was even bigger surprise
than the wet plank. Ind II settled the
fight for the delegates. Mahoney read:
I'VE reiterate our unqualified APP
proval of the splendid record of Gov.
Alfred L. Smith. which"
Up went the convention again to its
feet. and up went the roar again. The
delegates slapped each other on the
back, the remainder of their pent ar
feelings not spent on the wet demon
stration were loosed In this Smith ova-
ton.
The Kings and Queens men alone sat
glum. The delegations around Their,
yelled at them to get up. Mrs. Smith.
in box. smiled happily, and those neas
her stood and cheered. The band kept
J.. going by playing East Side. West
Side" and He's jolly Good Fellow"
The demonstration was not as long as
the one for the wet plank, but was
fully as intense.
Real Convention at Hotel.
The delegates began arriving at Il,
the hour set for the convention to meat.
and the hall was filled by noon. Tho
place was hot and dusty, as on the first
day. II was ! o'clock before Senator
James j. Walker, temporary chairman,
called for order.
AS on the first day none of the big
leaders whom the crowd wanted to sec
were present. They were in the Onondaga
during the real work of the convention.
Charles y. Murphy, Mayor Hylan. WILL
lam ]. Corners and all their assistants
remained at the hotel
Tho Rev. J. j. McCrcady Of Syracuse
offered prayer. Mrs. Caroline O'Day OF
Westchester offered the report of ths
committee on permanent organizatio
naming Mayor William s. Hackett OF
Albany for permanent chairman and
Robert j. Powers OF Broome for Secre-
tary. Mrs. Mary O'Malley of Kings and
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt of Duchess
were appointed to escort Mr.. HaclSett to
the chair.
Mr.. Hackett announced that all signs
point to Democratic victory this au-
trmn. that he has discovered a revolt
against the Republican party. After
the reading of the platform the conven-
t:oH auJourneu 10 ~.
The convention hall was crowded nj
the 1880 opening. Hundreds of men
and women carried placards bearing the
words Were for you. All" By 8 o'clocl,
hundreds OF persons were crowded In
the streets. unable to get in, but all
shouting for AL"
The choice OF MIR. Smith will unitr
women all over the State" Miss Harriet
May Mills, vice chairman of the State
committee. said. Just before the con.
vention met we had a meeting in which
the women declared their support al
smith. We adopted a resolution STATING
that although we approve OF havinp
women on the State ticket we would
not demand place this year"
Boss Seen mt Inst.
The band struck up "Tammany" al
$40. as Murphy. Bourke Cochran and
Norman r.. Mack entered. The crowd
stood up to get a good look at the mar
who had done the trick. There was q
hig cheer, The Tammany chief looked
worn out but was smiling broadly II,
shook hands with dozens of delegate
who had not reen him before all week
and marched down the aisle to his seal
=, the middle Of the New York dclega
tion. As soon as he was seated poll
tcians who had been trying for DAYS ts
get in word began buzzing around him
There were Three cheers for Murphy =
several times repeated.
Lawrence II. Kerwin OF Nassau los
the nomination FOR State Treasure,
simply because he could not he found
He was slated Tor the position and after
he had been agreed upon the manager.
tried to locate him on the telephone
They tried for four hours and could no
reach him. and did not know whether
lie would accept Just before the con
vention met it was decided to make .
substitution and Capt. George X
Schuyler OF Wayne county was substi
tuted.
smith Nominated.
The convention reached the snginr
stage at 8 40 and accompanied the bant
as 1t played the old time songs. Every
body OF prominence was cheered.
Mayor Hackett called the convention
60 order at 8 40 and announced: Nom
nations for Governor are now In order.
william T. Byrne of Albany pre-
sented smiths name 10 the convention
He said
''In 1890 when our State and countr,
were inundated by Republican vot,
quite OtJOHu utluSFStduuHlN VI 1oiifit
hensIon. a man who was then our Demo
cratic candidate for Governor was de
feated upoa the face OF returns. bu
elected by the wonderful contrast tha
his vote showed with the majorities tina
were listed In the Republican column.
I'm the city Of Albany this man wa
70 beloved. SO admired, 80 fondly though
OF by all OF its residents, Irrespective o
party afiliatlon. that on election day h
carried our city by majority unhear
OF In its political history
MY friends, what a glorious oppor
tunity we have tonight TO mark hipl
on the scroll or history our recognition
OF worth and manhood in the name 0
one who deserves Il because or his stcr
ling qualities as Democrat, as fathci
as a husband and az an American.
| "What a wondrous chance Is ours I
announce to the world that we arc nom
mating as our standard bearer FOR Gov
ernor OF this state IN the year 1922
man whose history. from birth TO III
present day. has thrilled the America
| nation as few have ever thrilled II sine
tho birth Of Abraham Lincoln. And g
we OF New York wish TO announce |