Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-30
NO CANDIDATE
YET CHOSEN BY
n. !. DEMOCRATS
Hitch in Plan to Head Ticket
With State Chairman
J. A. Dix.
ROUTINE SIDETRACKED
TO PERMIT SLATE-MAklNG
Chances Are Night Session Will
Be Held, When Full Ticket
Will Be Presented.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Sept. 30-After
a night and day of conferences leaders
of New York's Democracy, here as
sembled for the State convention, are
still deadlocked over the selection of a
candidate to head the ticket for gov
ernor to oppose Henry l., Stimson, the
Roosevelt-made Republican nominee.
Early in the day the leaders rendered
the nomination to State Chairman John
A. Dix, of Washington county. Mr.
Dix at first demurred, claiming that
he did not deem it polite for the lead
ers to foist the State chairman upon
the delegates and voters at large, and
secondly because he feared it might
antagonize the followers of Edward M.
Shepard and Thomas NJ. Osborne, both
of whom had been looked upon as
claimants for the honor.
Powerful influences were brought to
bear upon Mr.. Dix, and shortly be-
fore the convention was called to order
for the second days session he tenta-
lively agreed to accept the nomina-
ton.
Uncertainty Prevails.
Just what occurred to bring about a
change of plans is still shrouded in
mystery, but the leaders scurried to
the Seneca Hotel rooms of Charles f.
Murphy, Tammany leader, where they
are still closeted. From what filtered
through the crevices of the door of the
sanctum sanctorum, it was learned
that it was inadvisable to allow Dix's
name to go before the convention
orders to this effect were sent to
the convention hall. where many dele
gates. but only few of the leaders,
were seated.
Fifteen minutes before / O'Clock, the
schedule hour for the convention to as
semble, the conference in Murphys
room was still in progress and Dixs
friends were still making hurried visits
to the headquarters of the other dele
gates, ascertaining their views. At
that time it looked as If the delegates
would have to resume business without
a slate In that case the plan was,
after the transaction of routine BUSH
ness and the reading of the platform, to
take a recess until this evening, and
then try to nominate candidates and
take final adjournment
Platform Complete.
The committee on resolutions contin-
ued its session. The draft of the
platform prepared by the sub-commit-
tee was in it's hands, but the leaders
were too occupied with the business of
candidates to spare time to give 1t the
final O. K, and it seemed likely, there
fore. that the text would not be made
public until the, committee reported to
the convention. Members of the sub
committee announced that it had
agreed on the various planks already
outIinad ifhout serio1S difference of
opinion
The delegates were too much inter
ested in the conference in Mr. Muir
phys room to leave the Seneca and l
o'clock came and went with only a
corporars guard in the convention
hall
1t was announced at 1:20 p. m. that
the convention would meet in half an
hour to adopt a platform and adjourn
until Z o'clock tonight. Ten minutes
later Charles F. Murphy announced
that no progress whatever had been
made toward the selection of a candi-
date.
The convention was finally called to
order at 2:26 D. m.
The result of the early morning con-
ference first became known when Mr'
Huppuch, " ashington county's choice
for comptroller. let 1t be known that ne
was no longer candidate. The INFER
ence was that he had stepped aside so
as not to stand in the way of Mr.. DIX,
who also is a Washington county man.
Mr. Dix on his way to the quarters OF
Mr.. Murphy admitted that the nomina-
ton had been offered him, but declared
that he had not yet reached decision.