Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-26
POLITICS HOT
IN NEW YORK
Jerome Off Reser-
vation and Threat
ems Hearst.
REPUBLICANS CHOSE HUGHES
As Candidate for Governor
Other Nominations. Demo-
Gratis Still Wrangle.

Buffalo. N. Y, Sept. 2G.-After a
strenuous day and night in prelmi-
nary politics the New York State
Democratic convention now comes to
It's crucial session today with all in
dications pointing to the nomination
of William r. Hearst for Governor.
District Attorney Jerome, and Former
| Mayor Osborne of Auburn, are quot
ed as threatening denunciatory
speeches in the convention and ad-
vising the naming of an opposing tick
ct. A definite knowledge of any such
plan is lacking and the necessary pre-
iminary work was taken up as soon
as the brief convention of yesterday
ended and was prosecuted with energy
during the night. The committee on
resolutions worked until o'clock this
morning before a product to its liking
was effected. II was early decided
that the platform should contain a
plank on Bryan and also declare in
favor of municipal ownership of
public utilities the latter being quail
| fed by local option clause.
The Democratic convention was
| called to order at II o'clock by Chair,
man Nixon, who announced that ow-
ing to the inability of the committee
appointed yesterday to complete its
work the session would stand ad-
journed until 2:3O p. m.
The Democratic state convention
adjourned until $3.50 without action
Jerome Threatens to Desert Demo.
cratic Leader.
"lf they nominate decent Republi.
cans at Saratoga l will go on the
stump for the defeat of Hearst" de-
cared District Attorney Jerome at the
conference of the anti.Hearst Demo
Gratis today.
Republican Leaders Ready to Solve
Problem at Saratoga.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 26The Re.
publican leaders who were in confer.
ence at 3 o'clock this morning were
the first to appear today and by
O'Clock had taken hold of the tangled
situation with the intention of bring.
ing about an understanding before the
convention was ready for balloting.
1t is expected that the convention
will name ticket and conclude all
business today. 1t is definitely stated
that Lieutenant Governor Bruce is
out of the race and the nomination OF
Charles f. Hughes becomes more
probable as the morning advances.
President Said to Favor Nomination
Of Hughes.
It was quite freely asserted during
the early hours that the action OF
upstate leaders in receiving from op.
position to Hughes was caused by
Mr.. Roosevelt insisting on Mr..
Hughes nomination. One of the
best informed leaders when asked il
anything had been received from the
President replied that he knew of
nothing more directly from him than
had been said by persons whose
statements have implied rather than
asserted that Mr.. Roosevelt desired
Mr.. Hughes's nomination.
State Senator Armstrong Chairman.
Saratoga. n Y, Sept. 26. State
Senator W. w. Armstrong, of Roches-
ter, was elected permanent chairman
of the state convention. The commit
tee on resolutions then made its re-
port which was adopted.
Platform Endorses President and
Makea recommendations.
The platform endorses the admins
tration of President Roosevelt and the
administration of Governor Higgins.
1t approves of the legislation grant
ing substantial reduction in the price
Of gas to New York City and favors
the extension to regulation of all
public utilities by corporations.
It affirms the wisdom of protective
tariff and endorses the action taken
by Mr. Roosevelt in his application of
the eight hour law.
1t also favors a reduction of repre-.
sentation in the electoral college and
in Congress to Offset the suppression
of an elective franchise. 1t demands
the punishment of mob leaders and
the instigators of mobs
After several secondng speeches
the nomination of Mr.. Hughes was
made by acclamation. Lieutenant
Governor Bruce was similarly re-nom.
mated.
Ex-Lientenant Governor Woodruff
was elected chairman of the state
convention succeeding O'Dell and the
convention then adjourned.
On motion one bailot was castYOr
the denomination of John F. O'Brein
as secretary of state, Martin E. Lewis
as comptroller: J. G. Waltenmeir, as
treasurer; H. A. Van Alstyne, as sur
veyor, and julius NJ. Mayer, as at
tOrney general.