The San Francisco call., 1908-09-16


Rensselaer, and Samuel A. Carlson OF
ChautauQua.
There was enough excitement about
the proceedings this afternoon tc
arouse real interest. The crowd num-
bered more than 5000 and eight-tenths
of these were Hughes sympathizers
They let Mr.. Barnes of Albany know
il. too, when that unreconstructed per
son stalked on the platform and at
tackled the governor from the mechlne
politicians standpoint
The governors nomination followed
the utter failure of desperate strug-
gle on the part OF a number OF the
county leaders. who for four days have
spared no effort TO discover a candi-
date upon Whom they could unite to
defeat him. The remainder OF the
ticket was made up in the good old
fashioned way an organization slate
announced an hour or more before the
session of the convention began by
Timothy J.. Woodruff. chairman of the
state committee. after a conference OF
the local leaders.
senator White. who was chosen as
a candidate for lieutenant governor.
was "in the running" for the governor
ship until the early afternoon. when.
after meeting of his delegates. he re-
quested his friends not 10 present ms
name.
II was, the 1873 votes Of all but one
district in New York county that car
ried the governors total beyond the
sos. a majority Of the convention, re-
luired TO nominate.
The nine votes of Nassau county had
brought the Hughes total to Ss5- Amid
a breathless hush. in which was IN
carnate all the intensity Of bitterness
and suspense which up TO that mo-
ment had characterized the struggle
10 prevent the denomination of Hughes,
the secretary Of the convention called
New York Herbert Parsons, presi-
dent OF the New York county commit
tee. rose in his place. his slender figure
alert and tense with the excitement of
the crucial moment. and said:
NEW YORK GOES HUGHES
New York county. second assembly
district. gives four for Wadsworth, the
balance Of the county, 1S5. for Charles
f. Hughes
thousand pencils in two seconds
had footed the Hughes total TO SIS. In
as many heart beats every person in
the great hail knew that the battle
was over and the place was instantly
a bedlam of cheering.
Hardly less sensational had been the
moment State Chairman Woodruff de-
livered to Hughes. in spite of gen
eral exclamation to the contrary, the
entire vote Of Kings county, l3s,
bringing the governors total TO 342,
for woodruff had been avowedly op-
posed TO the governors nomination. II
was really the action of Kings which
sgnaled what might be called the
stampede to Hughes" and when the
l3S votes were cast in a block for the
governor any remaining doubt of his
nomination was swept away.
CONVENTION GOES WILD
The convention went fairly wild with
the first real surprise of the roll call
when Saratoga returned II for Charles
+. Hughes. for Saratoga is the famous
home of racing.
The balloting concluded. Secretary L.
B. Gleason came forward to announce
the result.
John X. Stewart receives. 81, James
W Wadsworth receives 151, Charles E.
Hughes receives S27." read the secre-
tary. and then there was pandemonium.
4 move, Mr.. Chairman" said William
Harness Jr- that the nomination of
Hughes be made unanimous"
1t was fully a minute before any
thing else could be heard or done and
then Frank X. Cook of Livingston.
who had nominated Wadsworth, and
Judge J. L. Moore OF Montgomery. who
had nominated Stewart, seconded the
motion of Barnes.
The motion was carried with deafen-
ing shouts and Secretary Root an
nounced: The unanimous choice of
this convention as its nominee for gov
ernor is Charles e. Hughes of New
York"
CONVENTION ADJoURNS
1t was again some moments before
the chairman could compel quiet The
other nominations were quickly made
and at $3.50 q. m. Secretary Root de-
clared the convention adjourned with
out day.