The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-10-04
". R. HEARST HAMED BY
DEMOCRATS At BUFFALO
Nominated For Governor Of New
York on First Ballot
BITTER FIGHT IN CONVENTION
Hearst Had 3O9 Ballots to 1o4 For
SuIzer - Lewis S. ChanIer For
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - Contests
Decided For Hearst.


Decided For Hearst.
Buffalo, y. Y.-After as protracted
and at times exciting a convention as
the Democracy of this State ever
held, William Randolph Hearst was
nominated for Governor at 2 o'clock
in the morning. 1t was a surprising
assemblage, totally unlike the usual
convention of Democrats.
Although Rearst's majority was
overwhelming, the bitterness with
which he was opposed to the last de-
veloped a situation more tense than
has ever been witnessed in any con-
vention in the political history of this
Estate.
The final overthrow of his oppo-
nents came in the evening when the
delegation from Manhattan aud the
Bronx went into caucus, and by a
vote OF siXty-three to thirty-siS de-
termined to support Mr.. Hearst and
apply unit rule. this giving him the
entire 1O5 delegates.
Inc nomination was made on the
trst ballot. Hearst had 500 votes.
William Sulzer 124 and John H. Dix
seventeen.
The voting for Governor began at
Las a. m. Albany County led off
with nine votes for Hearst.
TammanH cast ninety-sixi votes fin.
Hearst and nine for Sulzer.N Kings
cast sixty-nina votes for SulzerA
When Onondaga County had ksean
reached m the lnlI roll IToo~ -
already received 223 votes, or three
more thanAnecessary for a nomina-
ton.
IL announcement of the Hearst
vote was received with a great cheer,
which was quickly hushed. however.
TO hear the vote on the other csndi-
dates. ~
AT l.TS a. m. Chairman Nixon de-
ciared William Randolph Hearst ufi-
clally the candidate CT the Democra-
tic party for Governor.
Lewis Stuyyesant Chanler. Of
DutchesS. was nominated for Lieu
tenant-Governor.
John S. Whalen, of Monroe, was
chosen unanimously for Secretary of
State.
Martin H. Glynn. of Albany, was
unanimously chosen for State Con-
troller.
William Schuyler Jackson. of Buff
ialo, was unanimously chosen for
Acknowledgement.
For State Treasurer Julias Ham.
SER OF Suffolk, was unanimously cho-
sen.
Frederick W. Skene. of Queens.
was unanimously chosen for State
engineer and Surveyor, completing
the nominations.
Chairman Lewis Nixon called the
convention to order at 7.55 p. IN.
Inc nall was packed, every available
o o OIL seating or standing space be-
ing occupied. All sorts of subter-
fuges were rescrted to by outsiders
get 4 seat on the platform.
Lewis Nixon was temporary and
permanent chairman. Senator r. r.
was the chairman of the Com
mlttee on Contested Seats. Bourke
CocSran drew up the platform.
me platform was unanimously
adopted.
The convention did not meet for
until about $50 O'Clock D..
M, and its early hours were taken
up with a debate on throwing out of
anti-Hearst delegations.
On the question of substituting tho
minority reDort for that of the ma
lority a rCll call was demanded bv
o~tanchfeld. This vote was regarded
as a test OF the Hearst strength.
Kings County cast sixty-nine votes
Ior the substitution of the minority
This showed Senator Nc
.arren opposed to Hearst. Murphy
;ast nlnety-three votes NO" and tho
notion was lost by a vote of 244 to
a y Thic fnrn0nRk@I
Hearst, and there was a storm of
When nominations were called for
V. Cook, of ALBANY, presont-
the name of William r. Hearst
Allegany County seconded Mr.. Hearst
Broome County named Congress-
Sulzer, sending George Raires.
Monroe, to the stage to make the
speech, amid cheering
me cheering for SulZer continued
OF several minutes, many Of the
delegates standing on the chairs and
loudly 'Sulzer."
Thomas M. Osborne, of C~avura
county, II of the originators of the
conference of anti-Hearst
democrats, took the platform at
.2.2O a. m. and placed in nomination
IN A.&Dix. of Washington COUNTY
nephew OF the late Governor Dix
If New York. ~
AT las the nominations for Gov.
'rnor were declared closed and the
'ecretary began to call the roll of
'ounties for their votes.
The vote on the nomination for
was: ]
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