The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-07
CHAMBER FOR GOVERNOR
Nominated by AccIamation by
the Democrats.
Shortest Convention on Record Meets
at Rochester, N. Y.-Judge Alton
B. Parker. Chairman.

Rochester, N. Y.-The Democratic
State Convention nominated this
State ticket:
Governor-Lewis S~tuyvesant Chan
Ter, Of Duchess.
nt-Governor-JohnA A. Dix,
of Washington County.
Secretary of State-John S. Wha-
len, of Rochester.
Comptroller-Martin H. Glynn, Of
Albany.
! Treasurer-Julius Hauser, of Mas
sau.
Attorney-General-George M. Pal
1her, of S%choharie.
Associate Judge of Appeals-Al-
bert Haight, of Buffalo.
State Engineer and Surveyor
Philip F. Farley, of Kings.
Lieutenant-Governor Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler was nominated by &C
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-G Governor
had been whipped into line by the
party bosses.
John A. Dix, of Washington, was
nominated for Northumberland
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, s%econding the nom
nation of Smith.
The vote, however, showed the rel
ative 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 e%ight-hour law for policemen
in New 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
mt 49,, NY HNrn tho Hind 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 a good deal later before
they entered.
Judge Alton B. Parker, chairman,
was in good voice, although he read
his speech.
The speakers prediction Of the
election of Bryan and Kern with the
aid CT New York's vote brought the
convention to its 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 Lieutenant-Governor Chanler.
With the adoption of the platform
a 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 Poughkesp-
sic, who had been selected to put
Li%eutenant-G overnor Chanler in NOM
ination. demanding the attention CT
the chair.
Chanler was nominated ty accla-
nation and the other nominations
followed, and the convention ad-
journed as the shortest Democratic
| convention On record.