The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-26

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Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 5.-The Demo-
cratic state convention will tomorrow
nominate a governor and a full state
ticket, action which may not go
through with all the smoothness that
characterized the first brief session to-
day. In less than half an hour TODAY
all the preliminaries of temporary or
ganization were disposed of. Lewis
Nixon of New York, the temporary
chairman, made an appeal for harmony
which was applauded more than any
other utterance, although the conven-
ton could not be termed a wholly en-
thusiastic one so far.
There is a tension among the dele
gates tonight, however. that may break
In a storm tomorrow. to sweep awav
the structure which was builded TODAY
after many hours of effort on the part
OF the leaders who are trying to find a
common ground where temporarily at
least, the Democracy of the state NAV
pitch its tent and hope to withstand the
tempests of the coming campaign.
Hearst on First Ballot.
According to the consensus Of opinion
tonight, William r. Hearst of New
York, who is already the nominee of
the Independence League, will probably
be nominated for governor on the first
ballot. Along with Mr.. Hearst, it is
said, the convention will name w.
StuyVesant Chanler of Duchess county
for lieutenant governor and John S.
Whalen of Monroe for secretary of
state. Both Mr.. Chanler and Mr.. Wha-
len are also on the Independence
League ticket
1t is asserted this is as far as the
most radical of the Hearst delegates
will go in taking over the candidates of
the Independence League, for included
In the ticket of that organization are
O,Ie or two Republicans.
In announcing their decision to sun
port Mr.. He irst, a number of the Dem
ocrats here stated that they had
reached this decision not because of
any conversion to all ideas of govern
ment which Mr.. Hearst represents. but
because they feel that under the exist
ing circumstances he is the strongest
candidate the convention has before il.
Have Nothing to Retract.
The men who bitterly fought Mr.
Hearst in years gone by have an
bounced their intention to vote for him
tomorrow, though they declare that
they are not ready to retract any state
ments they have made i'm the past.
They declare Mr.. Hearst has entered
into no deal with them whatever and
that the fight has been fought suuarely
and without pledges on either side.
Inc same old party men, while going
INTO the convention tomorrow with the
announced purpose of supporting Mr..
Hearst, are not pledged to such a
course, and if a storm shall break thew
Will be under no obligations to adhere
to their present plans.
1t was asserted tonight that Senator
P. p. McCarren of Brooklyn. who
came to Buffalo bringing with him an
enthusiastic delegation of supporters
for Justice William w. Gaynor of
Brooklyn, has been unable to convince
Leader Charles F. Murphy of Tam
many hall and others that the dis:in-
guished jurist would positively accept
the Democratic nomination and remain
in the field as third candidate against
the Republican nominee and against
Mr.. Hearst as the nominee of the in
dependence league.
Control of Committees.
Mr.. Hearst is generally conceded 10
have gained control of three important
committees appointed at the first Sos
sion of the convention, the committee
on contested seats. which will decide
contests i'm twenty districts involving
sixty votes; the committee on plltf1r
and resolutions. and the committee on
permanent organization.
The platform agreed upon late to-
night by subcommittee of six an
pointed from the full committee Will
contain plank declaring for munich
pal ownership under certain conditions.
and it is stated will endorse William
j. Bryan.
Mr.. Hearst will be placed in nomi-
nation tomorrow by Former Assembly
man William V. Cook of Albany coun-
ty. This county is first i'm the roll of
delegates.
Jerome's Withdrawal.
The candidacy of District Attorney
William It. Jerome was practically
withdrawn today at an adjourned
meeting OF the Albany conference of
anti-Hearst Democrats. Mr.. Jerome
has let IL be known pretty generally
that he had entered the fight i'm he
hope of defeating the nomination Of
Mr. Hearst. and if this were accom-
plished he was satisfied.
At the conference 10 which Mr.. Je-
rome was a party today. it was decided
TO appoint . committee to ascertain
whether or not the anti-Hearst SEN
timent could not be centered uDOn
either Mayor J. n. Adam of Buffalo
or Justice Gaynor.
Mayor Adam will undoubtedly be
placed i'm nomination tomorrow. and it
was reported tonight that Mr.. Jerome
NAV have a proxy 10 be on the floor OF
the convention as a delegate.
At = second session of the adjourned
conference tonight Mr.. Jerome made an
address which many believe means that
he possibly may lead fight against the
of Hearst on the convention
floor tomorrow. IL is reported that he
intends securing a proxy from one OF the