The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-26
w. T. JEROME
STEPS DOWN
District Attorney Out
of It.
DEMOCRATS ARE In SESSION
Lewis Nixon Made Temporary
Chairman and Speaks.
Anti-Hearst Forces At Buffalo Gather
ing Seem To BE Centering On
Congressman sulzer For
GubernatiOnaI Nomf-
Nomination.
EMOCRATS ARE In SESSION


lasting only twenty-four minutes. the
Democratic State Convention today ef-
fected a temporary organization ana
cleared the way for its actual work,
beginning at "A o'clock tomorrow fore
noon.
The executive committees program
was adopted and Lewis Nixon. a form
er chief of Tammany Halls political
organization, was elected temporary
chairman. His ten minute speech was
devoted In the main to accusations
against the Republican State admins
tration: of misuse of s101,000,00o APP
propriated for reconstruction of the
state canals and of BETRAYAL of labor,
and closed with an appeal for harmony,
which he predicted would ensure vic
tory at the approaching elections and
lead to the overthrow of the Republic
can domination in national affairs.
The contest for the nomination for
governor was narrowed during the
morning by the practical withdrawal OF
District Attorney William 7. serome
| Of New York.
| The Tammany Hall delegation. which
is generally regarded as holding the
balance of power. has not as yet held
| Il caucus though IL has been custom to
do 30 the night previous to the con-
| vention.
No Tammany Caucus.
Some of the delegates declare that
| caucus Is unnecessary as the leaders
know pretty well what the situation
in Tammany Ia. A poll OF the delega-
| tion may be made on the floor Of the
convention. There has been much talk
Of some of the Tammany delegations
not attending caucus. without a
| caucus any boiling element would bc
unable to show its hands and Tam
many thus would remain a solid pha-
/ lanx before the convention. The Sc
lection of Lewis Nixon as temporary
chairman was the first Tammany VIC
tory and also is regarded as a point
gained for Hearst. Mr.. Nixon is close
| to leader Charles r. Murphy of Tam
many Hall and was sent to the convcn-
| ton as delegate from Mr.. Murphys
own district.
Mr. Murphy's only comment on the
situation in Tammany' Hall has been
| that he found "p.enty OF Hearst senti-
ment," in the organization As to the
chances of the other candidates ne has
remained silent
| At 1880 o'clock, State Chairman
Cord Meyer raped for order and
nominated Lewis Nixon of New York
nor temporary chairman. The hall
was comfortably filled.
Mr.. Nixon was elected without op-
position. and as he was escorted to
the platform there was round of ap-
plause.
Mr.. Nixon spoke briefly The re-
publican party. he said was en-
trenched in power in both state and
nation. victory. which he predicted.
he said would be a forerunner of a
national democratic victory. The plat
form of the state would, he said. be
also forerunner of the NATIONAL plat
form.
Mr.. Nixon asserted that personal
grievances. real or fancfed, should not
be INDUCED in to the point OF revolt
Let us hold in abeyance all feel
ings to tho one end of harmony in
action This done. he said, the party
would go from the convention to vic
tory in both state and nation.
When the necessary preliminary
work mad been completed, the conven-
tion adjourned to II o'clock tomor-
row. the session today having lasted
80 minutes.
jerome Practically Out.
District Attorney Jerome's candf-
daey for governor was practically
withdrawn today at an adjourned
ference of anri-Hearst democrats AT
the meeting. which was attended nv
representatives from about rs coun-
ties. IL was decided that the delegates
opposed to the nomination of William
Randolph Hearst should concentrate
on either Judge Gaynor or Mayor
Adam as expediency may require.
At a conference, Mr.. Osborne for
mer Mayor of Auburn. said a critical
condition confronts the Democratic
party, and there was danger that the
"Omblems and traditions which we all
l.. H.
dependence League" 1T is" he con-
tinued, the sense of the MAJORITY OF
those present shat we should concen-
trate on some candidate who can
be voted for by all self-respectinR
Democrats and who may possibly de-
feat this unholy alliance"
Mr.. Jerome, John N. Carlisle of va
tertown. secretary OF the Democratic
State Committee. and former Mayor
Osborne were appointed n COMMITTEES
to go among the delegates and ascer-
tain the sentiment aud report at
meeting to he held tonight.
Mr.. jerome would make mo state
ment after the meeting. He let
It be generally understood duriAg the
past few days that his object In en-
tering the race was for the purpose
of defeating the animation OF Hearst
Any combination thai could accomplish
this would be satisfactory to him
SuIner to the Front.
Representative Sulzer claims he has
I41 votes outside of greater New York
who viii stick 10 him throughout. IIn
says that even If he does not got the
New York county Votes. but obtains
those from Kings and Queen, he WIN
have total of 237. or eleven more
than neCessaI ~.
Mr. Sulz.r said the only assurance
he has from Charles +. Murphy is that
sometime between the close of todays
session of the convention and the
session tomorrow a Tammany confer
ence will he held and NJ Murphy Ia
very friendly to me-" ne added.
He also asserts that Jerome. Nc
Cleuan and Adam are ali working for
him ms the one :rAn who can beat
Hearst.
1t mas been arranged that when the
time comes for a call Of delegates for
nominations for Governor. Assembly,