The Hattiesburg news., 1910-09-30
PARKER and HERRICK
Are SECOND Choice
Slate Was Framed This Morning In
Office of Charles r. Murphy, The
Tammany Eeader.-Excitement Runs
High.
(By Associated Press.)

Rochester, N. Y. Sept. 30.-"John |
A. Dix, for governor if he will take the
nomination, Alton B. Parker, or, D. |
Cady Herrick if he will not. This, 1t
was announced shortly before noon,
was the slate favored by most Of the
leaders in the conference which ad-
journed just before the convention
opened.
The conference was held in the suite
of Charles F. Murphy. of New York,
at one Of the local hotels. Mr.. Dix
said he would accept the nomination
II Edward NJ. Shepard and Thomas M.
Osborne, other prominent candidates
for the nomination, would favor him
and pledge him their support.
At noon excitement was at fever
heat; kilograms were pouring in from
Democratic leaders throughout the
country, bands were playing and some
of the upstate delegates were march
ing with banners bearing the name of
Candidate Huppuch, Of Washington
county.
Much delay was experienced in get
ting the convention under way and it
was not until l o'clock that the an
nouncement came that no cadidate
would be nominated until o'clock TO-
night There was only a corporals
guard in the convention hall at the
time, a large majority of the dele
gates being at the Seneca y Petel,
where Mr.. Murphy has his headquar-
ters. There were many shouts of pro-
test and cries of nominate him now"
With the opening of the convention
today came the realization that the
fate of the Democratic party in New
York for the next several years, and
possibly longer, hinged upon the action
of the delegates elected to name the
candidates who will head the party's
march to either victory or defeat in
the Empire state this fall.
Judge Alton B. Parker's severe ar
raignment of Col. Roosevelt and the
methods he had adopted in dominat-
ing the Republican convention at Sara
toga proved the feature of his speech
on the floor of the convention hall
yesterday, and he was surrounded by
many followers throughout the even
ing, all of whom had come to con-
gratulate him on his address. This
address also added to the judges pres
tige in the convention today.
Although it was declared by the
party leaders that candidates and not
issues were paramount consideration
and that party harmony would be
sought after above all things, there
were some who did not take kindly
to what they termed the ROOSEVELT.
an-like methods, which they believed
"Boss" Charles Murphy was pursuing
in naming the candidates, and when
the word was passed around last night
that only a man from New York City
could be named many of the upstate
delegates grew bitter in their denun
, citation of Murphy.
; In spite of his positive announce
{ ment that he would not for one min
r ute consider giving up the mayorality
/. of New York City, there were many
who both yesterday and last might
, urged that Mayor Gaynor's name be
, presented to the convention. How
l ever, this plea came principally from
: those opposed to Murphy, and it car
: ried little weight, apparently. A ma
i, jority of the delegates ar1Sed thai
rbrusAVor Gaynor was determined in hi
a ,deaAd, and that nothing could draw
~ sh;s from it.
c, ,l-ask spite of the denunciation of Bos
y sxpa ~ phy, there was an optimistic al
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