The Washington times., 1906-09-27
Stormy Scenes Precede
Editor S Nomination by
the Democrats.
ORATORY SAVES THE DAY
Stampede for SulZer at Crit
cal Moment Prevented by
BOurke Cochran.

The ticket OF the Iulep epcuQeNCG LedB ues
is today the official ticket of the Dem
oCTaJic party of the Empire State. after
the most remarkable convention within
the memory OF the present generation
OF politicians.
II was o'clock this morning before
the delegates adjourned after a night
during which the wind and rain OF
Lake Erie storm beat upon the roof of
the convention hall and in which a
tempest of all the human passions ragged
within the hall
Probably never before in New York
State politics was so much anger and
desperation put i'm words and actions
inside a convention hall While the
Hearst men never relaxed their de-
termination To put through their ticket
there were times when the opposition
appeared to have the upper hand. Only
The most cOnsummate political leadership
and rare and great oratory in the face
OF odds and an acute emergency saved
the day for the New York editor.
Fierce Drama Unrehearsed.
II was drama unrehearsed and
tremendous which none present viii
ever forget and the story of which viii
mold State and perhaps rational poll
ties for a long time to come.
Those who like TO seek in human
events the deep elemental things un-
deriving human actions compared last
nights convention 20 TsChalkowsky
opera nf 'lSl2" I'm this JbeTa. which is
supposed to relate the entry Cf the
French into Moscow and their election
therefrom. the master tunes of the
Russian hymn and the ''Narseillaise'
strive for dominance in the composer
score Last night il was the political
''AIarseillaise" of Hearst radicalism.
which finally sileuced the hymn Of old
time Democracy.
PreliminaTies Of the convention were
long drawn out and tedious There
was "a report from the majority OF the
committee on contested seats IN favor
Of Hearst delegates and a minority re-
port on the same subject.
Former candidate for governor John
p Stanchheld. of Elmira, spoke for
the anti-Hearst delegates. and State
Senator Grady. OF Tammany. argued IN
rebuttaI
Stanchheld's plea had the coldness
and precision Of an attorney arguing in
court and Grady's reply smacked OF
the low comedy of a BOwery stump
speech. The convention sustained Grady
fight was only won on The skirmish
line and the convention waited impa-
tientIy for the opening guns OF the
real battle. The Hears. fire began at
last when Chairman Lewis Nixon or
dered the roll called for the purpose
OF putting In nominations for gov
eTnOr.
Hearst Orator Was Scored.
It was believed that the first Hearst
shot would be a l3-inch shell. 1t was
a damp squib. Albany county was the
first on the roll. and former Assem-
blyman W. W. Cooke, of that delega-
ton. was selected 20 put Hearst in
nomination. He came TO the platform
and was generously cheered- He is
tail, thin, and young he was also very
pale. Before he had delivered the first
half dozen sentences ii was evident
that he had stage fright. He stumbled
and forgot his lines. lie used the wrong
words, and in some cases did not finish
his sentences. His voice faltered and
cid not carry to the end Of the hall
The delegates began TO shuttle their
feet and to laugh and talk and cough.
Chairman Nixon hammered his EaveI
for order. A constantly increasing buzz
the speakers voice.
But like people with stage tight, ne
did not know how 70 stop. He falter-
ed on and on and soon the situation be-
gan 10 strike the audience as funny.
Being under a strain themselves, people
found relief in jokes and laughter.
When, therefore, the unfortunate Mr..
Cooke reached his peroration. nobody
was listening. and when he wound up
by naming Hearst. instead of there be-
ing the desired demonstration. there was
only scattering applause. laughter. and
general noise. The Hearst boom could
not have been launched worse,
Pat McCauen's Coup.
Alive to the opportunity. Patrick H.
0IcCarren. Of Brooklyn who led the
anti-Hearst forces, when the next
county on the list, Allegheny. was call
ed, secured the substitution Of George
Raines. Of Rochester. for one OF the
delegates 70 nominate Representative /
Sulzer
Before Raines could even reach the
platform somebody shouted "Sulzer,"
ana in an instant MCCarren and his
followers were on their feet They
shouted, yelled. threw their hats in the
air, and started a roar, the first enthus-
of the delegates and a section of the
crowd helped the Sulzer noise.
The shouting increased. and soon il {
was one long-sustatned. deep seated
roar. punctuated by shouts of "Sulzer,
Sulzer. Five, ten minutes elapsed. !
Charles +. Murphy began 10 get nerv-
Gus. and sent a message 10 Chairman
Nixon asking him If he coul not stop it,
Finally, after sixteen and half minutes, I
the hali became quiet. Had the shout
ers had a stronger candidatee they would
have been in measurable distance OF
stampeding the convention away from
Hearst
Then Raines began his speech. BY this /
time the Hearst people were alive 10 the
danger of the situation, and cries OF
Hearst Hearsti' came in puffs from
various parts Of the hall. Raines. a
man OF fine presence. who looks little
like Henry WattersOn. made a strong
speech despite many Interruptions. He
spoke with bitterness and did not mince
words.
Called Hearst Socialist.
Hearst. he said was a Socialist. and
no Democrat. and was only before the
convention because Of a corrupt bargain !