Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-01
'SAND|DAIES Who
NOST PROMISE TO
4 SUPPORT ]. A. DIX
Will Take Stump in Behalf of
I New York Democratic NOmi-
nee for Governor.
NOMINATION. MADE AFTER
ALL-DAY CONFERENCES
Erie County Man Leads as Cam
didate for Head of State
Committee.

Cor the campaign began almost as soon
as the Democratic convention COM
! pleted the nomination of it's State
; ticket shortly after midnight this morn
sng. The one stop in the minds of
those who chose John A. Dix to head
I the ticket this fall was the fact tha,
he has no reputation as public
J speaker. Although during his recent
tour of the State in his capacity as
chairman of the State committee, Mr..
Dix showed qualities of adaptability
and leadership which his friends de-
clare will help his candidacy just as
much as oratorica1 ability Mr. DIX
was the first to acknowledge that a
stumping tour of the State was not
one of his important assets.
The first idea of the leaders was to
find candidate who could match the
whirlwind tour which they hear that
Theodore Roosevelt is preparing to
make both individually and with the
Republican gubernatorial candidate,
Henry L. stimson. A consideration or
MIR, Dix's other qualities. however,
convinced them that they could ar
ford to abandon this idea AMI depend
for the oratorial part of the campaign
upon other stump speakers of tried
ability.
Promises of support.
Already two of Mr.. Dix's foremost
opponents for the nomination have
promised him their services Friends
of Thomas M. Osborne, of Auburn, and
Edward M. Shepard. of Brooklyn, say
that they are prepared to make several
speeches during the next five weeks for
the Democratic State ticket. Herbert
p. Bissell, of Buffalo. whose friends
were also disappointed in their hope of
placing him at the head of the ticket.
said today that he would take the
stump Mr.. Bissell was permanent
chairman of the convention and Is q
speaker of more than average expert
ence. In addition to these three the
managers of the campaign are depend
ing upon such wel1-known orators as
Martin w Littleton, Alton b. Parker
and William Sulzer.
The following ticket was nominated
aast might by the Democratic State
convention:
For Governor-John A. Dix, Of AL
bany.
For Lieutenant Governor - Thomas
r. Conway, of Clinton.
For Secretary of State - Edward
Lazansky ofsKings.
For mptroller-wiiliam schmer, Of
New York.
For State Engineer-John A. Bensel.
of New York.
For Treasurer-John J. Kennedy. Of
Erie
For Attorney -General-Thomas F.
Carmody, of Yates.
For Associate Justice Court of APP
peals-Frederick K. Collins. of Che
mung.
The whole ticket save Governor was
named by acclamation.
Long Conference Held.
The interval between the afternoon
and night sessions of the Democratic
state convention was used by
Murphy and the slatemakers in a
final effort to get together on q
candidate The leaders took dinner in
Murphy's rooms at the Seneca. arguing
between bites At 730 p. M, when
the convention was due to reassemhle.
no hint had come from the council.
but rumor had 1t that Murphy was
hesitating between John A. Dix. Su-
preme Court Justice Keogh and Martin
w. Littleton. The tip was passed
around strong that nobody would be
chosen whom Hearst would fight.
At II 80 the voting for Governor was
begun. It was soon seen that Dix
would easily be the nominee of the
convention. When Monroe county
was reached although most OF
the delegates from that county hao
j.. left the hall, Thomas w. Finucane. the
member of the State committee from
that county, who had been worker
for Havens, was Kissed by the Sulzer-
ties when he announced that Monroe
was for Dix. The vote, as announced
by the chair, was, Dix 434, Sulzer is.
The rest of the ticket was nominated
by acclamation. The convention ad-
journed at 1890 a. m.
Choosing Dix's Successor.
Mr. Dix's successor as chairman for
the State committee will be chosen at
a meeting of the committee to be called
by letter some time within the next
week. Most prominently mentioned as
his successor is Fitzgerald. State COM
mitteeman from Erie county. Mr..
Fitzgerald is said to have the backing
of Leader Murphy, of Tammany Hall
The only other candidate discussed
was George ID. van heiiihh' OF ot.
Lawrence county William A. Huppuch,
chairman of the Washington county
committee, who was slated for the
nomination for comptroller until the
nomination of Mr.. Dix made it mex
pedient to have another man on the
ticket from the same county. probably
will succeed him as State committee
man from Washington.
At least half of the delegates and
aiternates to the convention went home
last night. The four special trains en-
gagged by the Tammany delegation OF
1900, left this morning. Most of the
candidates on the ticket spent the
night here and plan to leave during the
day.
rpsypn nIcTpyCT MACc.MEFTING