The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-26


State conventions for twelve years. The
conventions in that time have been held
in unadorned halls. whose bleakness and
barrennss Of all things that appeal to tho
eye and ear have becloujed usually amiable
intelIects. To-day everything was perfect
in the convention hall. Everything was a.
rich and as expensive a. h surroundings
Of a Republican State convention.
The first session in the convention was
SHINY attended. IL was nearly an hour
late in getting under way. 1t was a cool,
Indifferent, ov~erexperienced collection Of
men. They didn't cheer anybody in par
~ticulsr, save, perhaps, Lewis Nixon and
Charles +. Murphy. and ii was difficult to
observe whether the local glory was ac-
corded to Mr.. Nixon or Mr.. Murphy, but
everybody thought il was for Mr.. Murphy.
William F. Sheehan, Senator Patrick
Henry McCarren. John b. Stanchfeld and
men Of that stamp took their seats without
o welcome. So did Cord Meyer, Jr., chair
man of the Democratic State committee.
District Attorney Jerome had a seat far
back in the halIv He was a booker on. He
said he wanted to see how the game was
worked.
How are the patriots this morning.
genially inquired Mr.. jerome Of an old hand
at conventions.
"Oh, all right" was the reply. Those
Of US that haven't been bought have been
sold"
When most of the $50 delegates and $50
~alternates were in their places Chairman
Meyer announced that by direction OF the
State committee he would recommend the
selection of Mr.. Nixon to be temporary
chairman Of the convention. The recon-
mendation Of course was approved by the
delegates. The secretaries Of the conven-
ton, John A. Mason, Thomas +. Smith,
Francis A. Willard and several others, were
also agreeably indorsed by the convention.
Chairman Meyer appointed Norman 4.
Mack, Senator McCarren and George Raines
to escort MIR. Nixon to the platform. Mr..
Nixon has been known here as a Hearst
Murphy man and Mr.. Meyer gave Mr..
Nixon FOR an escort three nti-Hearst-Mur-
ply men. They seemed to get along to-
gette- well enough, though.
Mr.. Nixon made a short speech. He Is
a difident speaker. He's a fine looking
chap, but he got of his speech like the
schoolboy lad reciting in pump handle
fashion "Rome-thou hast = been "a tender
nurse-to-me," and so on and so forth. Mr..
Nixon stumbled n mumbled his phrases
until his friends in the audience had adrawn
look about their eyes:
Mr.. Nixon pledged himself to the strict
est impaTtiality. He declared that a Demo-
cratic victory in New York State in No
vember would be the ~forerunner to a ma
tional administration by the Democratic
party.
This convention" neEvously anneunGed
Mr.. Nixon, will prepare a platform that
will contain the principles and pledges
OF the Democratic party. When the Demo-
cratic party makes a pledge it keeps 1t.
This. platform, when adopted, will be the
platform OF the Democratic party OF this
State. We are here called upon for action
rather than for speech from your chair
man.
THE dissent n unrest now existing in
this State can only be removed by trusting
the administration Of State affairs to Demo
cratic hands
Labor has been betrayed by the Re-
publican party by passing laws that 1t
had no intention Of enforcing.
Autonomy and home rule rave been
denied the great Democratic cities.
But these matters will be covered in the
platform OF the party"
Mr.. Nixon's only announcement which
could be interpreted as an issue were a
few words ~denounclng "the 50 ,OOO,0OO ex-
travaRantly wasted, IL not criminally
used, for canal repairs ten years ago, and
the offenders are still unpublished. Then,
too, | can produce evidences OF graft in
the s1O1 100000 contracts for improving the
canal"
Mr.. Nixon in closing made a strong ap-
nominated here" he said, @be the ticket Of
the Democratic party standing upon a
Democratic platform. Let there be no
revolt. Let us ave no sad memories.
Let us have no bitter feelings. Let US
nave harmony"
One Of the front row delegates was over
heard to say when Mr.. Nixon closed his
speech, Aye aye, sir, we'll have harmony
with an axe"
Pinky checked Tom Smith, secretary Of
Tammany and a secretary at Democratic
State conventions for a dozen years, called
the roll Of delegates. He did il like light
ming. He announced contests in twenty
three Assembly districts which involved
the seats Of sixty-nine delegates. When
the folks got tired of scrapping over these
contests at ? O'Clock his morning there
we're contests in only fifteen districts where
in the seats of forty-fve delegates were at
stake. But between that time and the
convention hour eight additional con-
tests had been cooked up involving the
seats Of twenty-four delegates.
The various committees Of the conven-
ton were then appointed, Senator Thomas
F. Grady Of New York calling for the com
mittee on contested seats and Thomas
CarmOndy Of Yates for the committee o.
platform. That made them the chairmen
of these committees.
Alderman Little Tim Sullivan, the diminu-
tive indicating personal regard then moved
that the convention adjourn until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.