The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-08
5. G1LR FOR GOVERNOR.
New York Democrats Nominate
Full Ticket and Adopt
Platform.

Saratoga, N. Y, Oct. IA con-
yentien so strenuous IN It's tlnal hours
as to bring almost personal conflict,
and yet terminating in such perfect
harmony as to allow the completion OF
the State ticket with less than a hun
dred delegates out OF four hundred
and fifty in the hall, was the result Of
today's closing OF the Democratic
State convention. It began in the
early morning with prepared slate OF
candidates. The slate was not broken
N any particular, but the right of
objection to it was given to, all dele
gates eyceps when, in the case OF one
New York delegate, it was believed
60 be an infTingementof the rules IN
der which the convention was acting.
The ticket nominated follows:
For governor, Bird S. Coler, of
BROOKLYN.
For lientenans governor, Chas. n.
Bulger, Of OsWego.
For secretary Of state, Frank Mott,
Of Chautauaua.
For conptrolles, chas NJ. Preston,
OF Ulster.
( For attorney general, Jonn Cunneen,
= For m State engineer and surveyor
Richard W. Sherman of Oneida. 81
For State treasurer, Geo. g. Finch,
of Warren.
For associate Judge Of the court of
appears, John G. Gray, of New York.
Naturally a great deal Of the inter
est n the convention centereo N the
attitude it would take toward she
seating of Vim. S. Devery, former head
of the police department. Of New
York, VINO held u regular certifcats of
election from the Ninth New York. It
wasnot an unexpected event that the
convention decided TO unseat him; and
was not also unexpected that ne ana
his followers were Fociferous IN their
objections.
So thoroughly had Mr.. Devrey made
10 his mind that the convention
would hare none Of him that ne did
not attend the nesting Of the commit
tee on credentials, but spent the earll-
er hours Of the morning III the rear Of
the convention hall discussing his at
titude.
When the convention decided to adopt
the report of the committee By the
vote Of ~ 60 q, then Mr.. Devery
walked out Of the convention after be-
inc allowed TO declare himself a good
Democrat, and proceeded to hold a.
mass meeting on the steps OF the Unit
ed States hotel J,
Mr.. Devery started for home and
predicted all kinds Of disasters for the
ticket, but halted long enough IN his
denunciation Of the leaders to assert
that he was good Democrat.
Perhaps the most dramatic situation
during the long hours Of the conven-
tion Was the refusal TO hear the opposI-
tion that developed to Mr.. Coler from
the Third district of Kings and from
New York city. Joseph Waser OF.
Kings and one other delegate attempt
ed TO make speeches in opposition,
buS the objection Of various delegates
and the att tgde Of the chair N ruling
them ont of ordera at that time forbade
them continuing. But when Mr..
Coler's name had been placed in nom-
ination and the nominations closed,
Nathan Straus OF New York arose and
offered objections to Mr.. Coler. He
yas allowed togo to the platform to pre-
sent them and he requested in an
eminently fair manner, the privilege
of talking. He had hardly begun,
however, TO state his objections when
he was roundly hissed and finally, up
on motion OF Delegate Nine was ruled
ont OF order.
He started to leave the platform,
putting the notes from which he was
reading In his pocket, and when he
had reached the steps leading to the
auditorium he was surrounded by
q number Of newspaper men who de-
sired copies of his remarks. he was
attempting to determine who to give
them 20. when a number OF Ismmany
delegates surrounded him and pressing
him aeainst the wall took the notes
from him and tore them up. Luckily
be had preserved a paper IN his pock-
ct and this copy he managed' finally,
after recovering his hat and glasses,
60 hand to the newspaper men. The
Straus incident ended objections to the
ticket, and the rest of it was nomi-
mated without any question or objection
whatever. Mr.. Coler was nominated
by vote of 444 TO 3. The rest Of the
ticket vas nominated by acclamation.
TIE platform tonight is looked upon by
the delegates present as perhaps very
yerbose, but as whole, one OF the
best documents OF It's kind that has
been formulated In years.
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