Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-09-27

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chairman and '" """' ""'''
longtime foe of the old guard.
stuck to his guns. claiming sufficient
votes to nominate Samuel Seabury,
the scouree Of Tammany
The -Seabury forces drew en-
couragement from Mayor La Guardia
Of New York, who came forth, in his
first public stand in the dispute, in
favor of Seabury.
La Guardia for Seabury.
Paul Windells, New York City cor
poration counsel en- route to the con-
vention to work for Seabury, sent
word:
Mayor La Guardia is for Judge
Seabury."
It was a matter of conjecture
among delegates whether the New
York City fusion organization strength
would have a telling effect in the
final choice of gubernatorial candi-
date, but it was conceded that the
city vote would be a strong factor.
Against this background of fac
tional bitterness and confusion. Mayor
ROLAND Marvin of Syracuse and
George U. Harvey. borough president
of Queens, went into the convention,
ready to leap into the breach as
deadlock choices.
p Trubee Dawson. chairman of the
"old guard campaign Committee OF
400, met last night with supporters of
opI LorreU SnlInH
out sentiment.
State Senator George F. Fearon.
leader of the opposition to Moses, made
little apparent Roadway in his own
program at a meeting of legislative
candidates called last night. Few at
tended the conference.
Fight for ChairmanSh
The old guard organization program
called for the selection of Senator JOS
eph R Hanley of Perry as permanent
convention chairman. with Represent
alive John Tabor of Auburn as chair
man of the Resolutions Committee and
Martin Deyo of Binghamton as chair
man Of the Committee on Permanent
Organization.
MACY. dIE6Teu at lIlt ilONC VI NAiS
old guard in freely selecting their con-
vention officers. intimated they had
overstepped the mark and named for
mer Senator Frank L. Wiswan of AL
bany County as his candidate for per-
manent chairman.
Scores Administration.
Sounding the KEYNOTE of the con-
vention, Representative Clarence E
Hancock of Syracuse. "keynoter,
leveled his guns at the administrative
policies and agencies of the Demo-
GRAFT Federal administration. which he
declared to be "a pedantocracy-a
government by book learning"
The keynoter said:
Investors are frightened. Why are
people afraid to invest their savings
in wealth producing, work-creating
private enterprise?
Here are some of the reasons:
The President has already deval-
ued the dollar by 40 per cent and the
value of private property has been
cut down.
The rapidly mounting public debt
fills the cautious investor with appre-
hension.
The President is buying silver and
issuing silver certificates. The public
has no means of knowing what in
tentions he has regarding our metallic
base or what new monetary expert
ments are contemplated.
The new securities act is an OBJ
stacle to restoring employment and
increasing jobs
Turning to economic and business
matters. Hancock raked the Demo
cratic administrative ship.
Business is being strangled by Gov
eminent interference with the forces
that give it life" he said. 1T must
be set free"
He named two steps necessary to re-
covery One. he said. was removal OF
artificial barriers to normal business
activity" The second was enact
ment of intelligent and practical
measures to promote and protect bust
ness and employment.
Names Confidence Blocks.
AS specific reasons for delayed con-
fidence among investors and business
men he named devaluation of the dol
lar, increase in the public debt, Gov
eminent purchase of silver and is
suance of silver certificates, the secur-
tiles act. executive tariff powers, the
N r. A and the A. A. A.
Leaving discussion of the admins
trations agencies Hancock struck at
the greatest wave of organized propa-
ganda this country ever saw" which
he said was a screen for revolutionary
moves.
He accused Job Master Farley" of
using New Deal governmental agencies
for building up a political machine
undoubtedly the most powerful ever
put together in the United States"
and declared the administration fol-
lowed a policy of intimidation"
through its control of business.
After listening to the keynote
speech the convention adjourned until