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Rivals at Chicago Shake
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when I go down to Washington and
find there the stalwart form of Bob
Wagner"
He referred to United States Senator
Robert F. Wagner of New York, who
was renominated.
Curry Fights Lehman.
The nominations followed a day
packed with fast moving events
First there came from hotel con-
1erenceS reports that the alliance of
Tammany Hall men and upstate Leaders
opposing the Lehman nomination was
holding fast. Then John H. McCooey,
Brooklyn leader. was said to have Sug-
gested several shifts, including the
selection of Wagner for Governor and
Lehman for the Senate
AS the huge armory filled for the
flnal convention session there still was
no definite word from the hotel where
John F. Curry, Tammany chief, battled
against the Lehman selection
He and up-Staters. headed by Ed
ward F. OConnell Albany leader, were
Tor Mayor John Boyd ThacEer of Al
bany. Roosevelt was reported to have
advised Lehman mot to give ground :
Powerful Brooklyn groups had an
nounced their preference for Lehman.
Smith argued with Curry against Cp-
position to the Lieutenant governor
Finally one OF Cnrrys oW-n district lead
erS. Edward j. Ahearn. was reported to
have declared he would not go along
IN the opposition to the New York
banker
Others Nominated.
Curry yielded and a slate headed by
Lehman was nominated without a roll
call
The ticket also includes M. William
Bray of Utica for lieutenant governor.
Morris S. Tremaine of Buffalo for con-
troller; John J. Bennett. jr OF Brook
lyn. for attorney general; Cuthbert w
Pound of Lockport for chief Judge of
the Court of Appeals, and John Fitz-
Rlbbon OF OSWego and Elmer E. Studley
OF Queens County for Representatives
at large
wagner, Tremaine. Bennett and
Pound are incumbents. Pound is a
Republican and has both party indorse-
mentS
Both Bray and Fitzgibbon. as dele
gates to the Chicago convention. sup
ported Smith for the presidential nomi-
nation
According to dispatch from Bridge
port, Conn. today National Committee
man Archibald Mcneil quoted Robert
jackson. chairman of the Democratic
speakers bureau, as saying that a
speaking campaign by Smith in behalf
OF Roosevelt appeared certain"
Jackson said it appeared certain that
smith viii speak in behalf of Gov.
RooseVelt's candidacy and that he will
come TO Connecticut Mcneil said.
Quits Banking Post.
Four years ago Lehman closed his
desk IN an office from which he derived
an income reputed to have been So
ouO.O year and became candidate
for the $4,000 job he now holds as
lieutenant governor
He did this, the story goes. to help
out his friends Smith. then running
for President, and Roosevelt. whom
smith had asked to head the Demo-
C." ic State ticket.
il was Lehman's first experience in
Pol les as candidate for office. When
n vas reelected with Gov. Roosevelt
III $50 New York City gave him the
largest majority it has ever given any
candidate.
since MS election with Roosevelt in
1928 Col. Lehman the earned that title
curing the World War has never re-
sumed his connection with the Leh-
man Bros. banking firm He has STAYED
- 44t.o otolC ldPItOI OcSk, ISdTnlQR
the States business.
Has Philanthropic Interests.
He has always given literally from
tie wealth that has been his from
birth. Long before he entered politics
he was leader in New York City phil
anthropy and is now director of more
tnan % communal philanthropic or ed
ucational Institutions
During the World War he served in
civilian capacity under Roosevelt. then
Assistant Secretary of the Navy. In
1917 he was commissioned a captain in
the United States Army. later attained
the rank of colonel on the general staff
and served as assistant to Gen. George
w GoethalS.
He was born in New York March %
1873, and was graduated from Williams
College
In 1910 he married Miss Edith
Altschul of San Francisco. They have
three children.