The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-26
Fighting Attorney WithdraWS
from Fight for Governor
ship in New York.
HEARST AGAINST FIELD
EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY
THOSE OPPOSED TO YELLOW
JOURNALIST TO CONCENTRATE
ON ONE CANDIDATE.

Buffalo, n. Y, Sept 25.-The action
referring all contests to the conven-
ton met with general approval, aid
It facilitated the work of organization
for the work before the Democratic
state convention, which began at noon
in what was formerly the armory, and
which has seating capacity of 1000.
At neon State Chairman Cord
Meyer introduced the temporary
chairman, Lewis Nixon Of New York,
a former leader of Tammany Hail. Mr..
Nixon spoke briefly and then the con-
vention took up the work of naming
the different committees.
Mr.. Nixons speech was devoted In
the main to accusations against the
the state administration, alleging the
misuse of $101, 100000 appropriated
for reconstruction of the state canals,
and of betrayal of labor, and closed
with an appeal for harmony, which he
predicted would ensure victory at the
approaching elections, and lead to the
overthrow of Republican domino
ton in national affairs.
The serious work of the convention
IL planned for Wednesday. when 1t is
proposed to adopt the platform and
name the candidates for governor.
lieutenant governor, secretary Of
state, state comptroller, attorney gen
eral, state treasurer and state engi-
neer and surveyor.
Three of the five leading candidates
for governor, w. r. Hearst, w. T.
Jerome and William Sulzer, are from
New York county; fourth, Justice
w. j. Gayaor, is from Kings county.
and the fifth, ]. N. Adams, is the may
or Of this city. Others are talked of
In the event of a deadlock, which is
regarded as not probable.
District Attorney Jerome's candi
dacy for governor was practically
withdrawn at an adjourned meeting
OF the so-called Albany conference of
anti-Hearst Democrats. At the meet
ing, which was attended by represen-
tatives from about rs counties. it was
decided the delegates opposed to the
nomination Of William Randolph
Hearst should concentrate on either
Judge Gaynor or Governor Adams, as
sxpediency may require.
At the conference Thomas M. o.
borne, former mayor of Auburn, said
q critical condition confronted the
Democratic party and there was dan
ger that the "enblems and traditions
which we all love are to be turned
over to the independence league. 1t
u.s. he continued, the sense of the
majority OF those present that we
should concentrate on some candidate
who can be voted for by all self-re-
specting Democrats, and who may
possibly defeat this unholy alliance"
Representative Sulzer claims 141 |
votes outside of Greater New York, |
who will stock to him throughout. He |
says that even if he does not get the |
New York county votes, but obtained |
those from Kings and Queens, he will |
have q total of 237, or IL more than
The Tammany Hall delegation,
which is generally regarded as hold
Ing the balance OF power, has not as
yet held a caucus. Some of the dele
gates declare that a caucus is unnec-
cSSdiy, dS Iu0 ledueIS hHOW pIcIty
we'll what the situation in Tammany
Is. A poll of the delegation may be
made on the floor of the convention.
The selection of Lewis Nixon as tenn
porary chairman was the first Tam
many victory, and also is regarded as
/ point gained for Hearst. Mr.. Nixon
IS close to Leader Charles F. Murphy |
If Tammany Hall and was sent to the
as a delegate from Mr..
Murphy's own district
1t has been arranged that when the
line comes for call of the delega-
ions for nominations for governor,
w. Y. Cook of Albany,
he first delegation on the list, will ad-
lress the convention, placing Mr..
Hearst in nomination.