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When the time came to recognize the elected officials, State Senator Malcolm Smith of Queens introduced the attorney general as "Governor Spitzer," which received spirited applause. Mr. Smith, who organized the economic development panel, said that only mayors were invited to speak this year. State Senator Malcolm Smith of Queens introduced the attorney general as ''Governor Spitzer,'' when the time came to realise the elected officials, which received spirited applause. The man was expected to challenge Mr. Spitzer for the Democratic nomination for governor, Thomas R. Suozzi, the Nassau County executive, who had to settle for a seat in the front pew, alongside many other elected officials. Mr. Smith, who organized the economic development panel, said that only mayors were invited to speak this year.