The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-30
MIR. STRIKERS NOMINA-
TON.
How it Came About at the New
York State Democratic
Convention.

~
YORK state Democratic
Convention.
The Rome IN. y Daily Sentinel
of the 23d inst. contains the following
account of the nomination of -Thos.
H. Stryker, a popular winter resi-
dent and orange grower of Crescent
City:
The success of the movement for
the nomination of Thomas H Stry-
ker OF Rome for state engineer and
surveyor by the democratic STATE
| convention was due to the diligence
with which the merits Of the caudi-
date We're presented by the repre-.
sentatlveS of the county on fine
ground there. When Mr. STRIKERS
characteristics We're explained il
was readily seen by the delegates
| that he was an ideal candidate for "A
| place on such ticket as it was the
undoubted desire of the convention
to name. 1t was readily apparent.
after explanation. that Democratic
ticket composed of men of the cali
Der of Mr.. Strykcr was exactly what
was needed.
MY. Stryker was not in Saratoga
until Tuesday afternoon He
reached there about two o'clock. At
that time the Oneida county repre-
sentatives, numbering forty or fifty
from Utica, Rome and the country
towns, had the situation sufficiently
in hand to guarantee Il reasonable
prospect OF the nomination. Mr..
Stryker had not been a seeker for the
nomination, but quite the opposite.
The movement was started without
his knowledge, When it began the
latter part of last week he was at
lWOOdville on Lake Ontario and no
body could have been more surprised
than he when he heard of it. 1t was
only when the movement assumed
the proportions of general public
demand that Mr.. Stryker consented
to permit his name to be considered
He accepts the nomination as a pub.
lie duty. with an appreciation of the
Importance of the office.
By Tuesday it was clear that ma
jority of the delegates were favOra
BILE to the Oneida county candidate
and as the day wore on it became
apparent that the sentiment wOull
be overwhelming. 1t is doubtful j
Z any candidacy at state convention
ever met with such hearty response
The duty of the Oneida county rep
resentatives was chiefly to presen
: their case, which they did. under tn,
, direction of Mr.. Mcmahon, of Rome
In Do isl nj |
atically and with diligence. Tn,
leaders quickly recognized the fore,
: OF the Stryker candidacy and they
took to it immediately. There wa,
no discOrdant note among them anC
it was the general comment that tn,
state engineer situation was CleareC
more quickly than any other on the
state ticket. There was a lively
boom for John A. Lockwood, an eX
cellent man from Sullivan county
but it withered before the Strykel
boom. There also was Rickel
boom from Buffalo, with strong
candidate back of it. Syracuse ais,
had some boomers for local man.
The result, the unanimous nomina
ton of Mr.. Stryker, could be no mOr'
satisfactory to Oneida county thai
, to the convention. Tuesday evenin.
and whenever there was opportunity
on Wednesday IA large number o
. delegates visited the Oneida county
headquarters, met the nominee an(
congratulated him. The speech o
nomination in the convention Wa
made by Hon. John d. Mcmahon o
Rome. 1t was not an extended
speech, as it then was over iou
Ihours after the time when the gath
ering was announced to be called Il
| order and those present We're nun
: grv and anxious to get to hotels am
: trains. When MIR. Mcmahon arOs
there were calls for him to take tn
platform. He is not new on tn
; floor of a democratic convention an
those who attend know his ability !
> the speaking line. But he declined
! saving he preferred to stand in hi
place among the loyal band OF dele
gates. They had been doing thel
; duty so long and he would be brlel
: he said. Oneida county, the nom
!, of Seymour and Herman, has can
Z didate who is a fit companion Of oh
excellent nominee already selected
= he continued. 1t would be vast
!, of words for me tn eulogiZe INN
y this time before you. The best
I the STRIKER blood flows in his vein
. Moreover, said Mr.. Mcmahon, Will
y Oneida county is strongly repubi
i can, more than half the time 1t
u placed in the democratic column
; If YOU nominate Mr. Stryker We WI
Il place Oneida county in the DEM
e cratic column this year.
u Elliot F. DanfOrth Of Chenang
= county arose and said that in heha
It of Mr.. Lockwood of Sullivan coul
ty. who was candidate for state Fl
a gineer. and at Mr.. Lockwood's II
u quest he desired to second the nom
u nation of Mr.. Striker.
le The News also takes pleasure
L reproducing the following extra
le from a highly eulogistic editorial
= the same paper:
is The nomination of Thomas
g. Stryker of Rome for state engine
and surveyor means more to Ohell
rs county than anything that has ma
,e pened in public affairs IN TWEEN
r years. .-,.. -, ill.,.
aT pubIic officer. Everybody IN Ii
p Vicinity knows that IS true. =