Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
Governor Reaches Rochester
to Find Party's Convention
Program Uncertain.
ROOSEVELT AND WAGNER
MENTIONED FOR PLACE
Both Doubtful, However-0thers
Boomed-Presidential Nominee
for Open Race.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIdIeQ HTeSS.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, October Am
air of great uncertainty hung over the
delegates to the State convention of the
Democratic party today as to who
would be the gubernatorial nominee.
Gov Smith arrived at $50 am. to-
day on his special train to attend the
convention. He was given big ova-
ton at the railroad station.
At the last five conventions of the
party, Gov. Smith has been the
nominee, practically without opposition
Now the governors candidacy for the
presidency leaves the leaders in the
position of searching for a candidate.
Governors Word Waited.
There are number of aspirants, but
their campaigns have not reached the
shouting stage, because it is recognized
generally that the governor, who will
address the convention tonight, will
have the final say by virtue of his lead
ership of the party.
The governor has frequently said that
this will be an "open convention"
meaning that he would not attempt to
dictate the slate. However, the leaders
and the potential candidates themselves
agree that the governors desire must
be taken into consideration as matter
of course.
Among the State leaders there could
not be found single one who would
venture a prediction as to who the
standard bearer would be.
Most of the talk among the delegates
revolved about the names of Franklin
D. Roosevelt and United tSates Senator
Robert F. Wagner. Friends of Mr..
Roosevelt said, however, that his health
would not permit him to make the
race. Senator Wagner was represented
as feeling that he could be of greater
service to the party in his present po-
Sition. ... ..t.-.-
Other Booms Started.
Meanwhile bocms have been started
for the following: George r. Lunn,
Schenectady. former lieutenant gov
ernor: Peter G. Ten Eyck. Albany, for
ner member. of Congress; Representa-
tive Meyer Jacobstein, Rochester; for
nler State Senator Nathan Straus, jr.,
New York State Senator William La
throp Love, Brooklyn; former Attorney
General. Carl Sherman, Buffalo: Judge
Thomas G. T. Grain, New York; JUS
tice Townsend Scudder of Nassau and
George Albert Wingate, Brooklyn.
United States Senator Royal S. Cope
land will be unopposed for renomina-
ton.
The most serious question which the
people have before them is how to con-
troll the by-products of national pro-
hibtion and how to curb conditions
which have come as sequence of the
national policy, said William Church
Osborn in his address as temporary
chairman of the convention.
Assails Tactics Of Drys.
81 am not attached to the demon
rum" said the New York lawyer. land
I have succeeded in keeping reasonably
within the law, although it has not my
respect. His enemies, in their attack,
have however, involved the dearest
political right that I possess, right
made sacred by the Anglo-SaXon race
from which I spring, a right funda-
mental to uor nationa life and embodied
in the very base OF our Constitution,
and that is my right of personal free
dom, SO long as I do not njure others.
Certain bishops of the Methodist
Church and a United States Official,
Mrs. Willebrandt. are appealing to the
great membership of the Methodist
Church to act as political body on
this question. Thus they practice them
selves what they condemn in others.
deny the moral authority of those
religious groups, who confess their fall
ure to make men good by persuasion
when they ask the State to make men
good by force. I deny the authority
even of the Government to control my
act when I injure no one"
Sees Economic Virtues.
THE prohibition law. intended to be
moral enactment, has had in my
opinion, great economic values, but has
produced great moral wrong" he said.
1T is those moral lapses which 1 have
termed by-products of prohibition with
which We are concerned"
Mr.. Osborn then recited crime Condi-
tons which he said existed in every
State, and especially i'll the cities OF
Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit. .
oh" he added, IF you believe in the
virtue OF the country as against the
city, think of the dandelion wine, elder
berry wine, hard cider and the apple
jack which fortify and cheer the spirits
of our rural neighbors"
Mr.. Osborn devoted a considerable
part of his address to praise of Gov
Smith. In review of the governor
administrations he placed as the first
achievement 1.-The maintenance of an
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