The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-22
CHAMBER FOR GOVERNOR.
Nominated by Reclamation by
the Democrats.
Shortest Convention ON Record Meets
at Rochester, N. Y.-Judge Alton
q. Parker, Chairman.

Rochester, N. Y.-The Democratic
State Convention nominated this
State ticket:
Governor-Lewis Stuyvesant Chan
Ter. of Duchess
Lieutenant-G Governor JohnA. Dix,
of Washington County.
Secretary of State-John S. Wha-
len, of Rochester.
Comptroller-Ma Martin H. Glynn. of
Albany
Treasurer julius Hauser, of Mas
sau.
Attorneys George M. Pal
mer, of Schoharie.
Associate Judge of Appeals-Al-
bert Haight, of Buffalo.
State Engineer and Surveyor
Philip F. Farley, of Kings.
Lieutenant-Gover Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler was nominated by ac-
clamation as the Democratic candi-
date for Governor.
The nominating speech was made
by Mayor Sague, of Poughkeepsie.
| The Mayors speech was received with
great applause, and it was obvious at
once that whatever opposition there
had been to the Lieutenant-Gov
had been whipped into line by the
party bosses.
John A. Dix, of Washington, was
nominated for Lieutenant-Govern
John S. Whalen, of Monroe, was NOM
mated for Secretary of State.
The first attempt to break the slate
came when the roll was called for.
nominations for State Engineer.
Philip F. Farley, Of Kings County,
was the slated nominee and when
Kings County was called he was
placed in nomination Senator Nc
Carren Immediately jumped to his
feet and protested against the NOM
ination of Farley, seconding the nom
ination of Smith.
The vote, however, showed the rel
alive strength of Murphy and Nc
Carren in the convention. Farley
was nominated by 321 to 81 votes.
The platform presented indorses
the national platform and nominees,
condemns President Roosevelt for
debating his own successor and the
nomination of Hughes, advocates the
election of Senators by popular vote
and the eight-hour law for policemen
in Newa York City. Permanent
Chairman Alton B. Parker delivered
his address soon after the convention
was called to order.
Senator McCarren, of Brooklyn.
was the first of the prominent leaders
to arrive at the convention hall. Just
about the same moment Senator
Thomas w. Gore, the blind orator
from Oklahoma, entered and was es-
corted to the platform. He was in
stantly recognized and was cheered.
The convention was still waiting,
however, for Murphy and Corners,
and it was good deal later before
they entered.
was in good voice, although he read
his speech.
The speakers prediction of the
election of Bryan and Kern with the
aid Of New York's vote brought the
convention to it's feet, and for a cou-
pie of minutes there was pandemo-
mum in the hall.
: At the conclusion of Judge Parker's
address Chairman Carmody, of the
Resolutions Committee, read the plat
form.
The platform was adopted and
Mayor Sague, of Poughkeepsie, was
recognized and began his speech nom
mating Northumberland Chanler.
With the adoption of the platform
number of routine resolutions were
offered and accepted. Nominating
speeches for the candidates were then
declared in order The call of the
counties for the nominations for Gov
ernor began. None responded until
Duchess County was reached.
Then Mayor Sague, of Poughkeep-
sic, who had been selected to put
Lieutenant-G Governor Chanler in NOM
nation. demanding the attention of
the chair.
Chanler was nominated Ey accla-
nation and the other nominations
followed, and the convention adj
journed as the shortest Democratic
convention en- record.