New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-26
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE
RAT|F|ES TICKET
Edward M. Shepard Says Gaynor
Dictated Nomination OF
John A. Dix
LITTLE ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Risseu Declines TO Speak After
Large Part Of the Audi
ence Had Left
the Hall.


Of Jofn A. Dix. the most powerful OF All
me bosses vas Boss Gsynor." was the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Tsde last night By Ddwara
Al Shepard- the speaker 81 the FABRICATION
-,ee1tnr OF tie Democratic League, al Car
neC1e Hall.
Arts- deprecatinE the CRY against DIX De-
cause Boss Murphy, o. Tar1naIly 1a1A'
supported his nomination Mr.. Shepard tolo
how there was a difference OF opinion about
the nomination and that II was Wei known
shst Tau-nany had 6 candidate
IN the midst OF the deliberations. con-
--nuea Mr.. sneparc. there came message
from our foremost CITIZEN message 1EOIn
Mayor gsvnor, brought By aIr. Creelmal.
v,sb knew Nj Creeluan. he seems
aluavz TO bear q good message In this
massage The Mayor gave strong advice that
We should nominate John A DIX
F5e-be- p. BisseIL OF Buffalo, one Of the
leaders CT the Democratic League who had
prepared & long speech. declined TO deliver
II. as BY the tine Martin ". Littleton had
finished the larger part OF the audience had
left the hall
The mention or Mayor Gaynor as the dc
tato- OF the nomination met with marked
errrovsl from the audience The meeting
vas IN marked contrast TO that which took
place II the same han when the nomination
tnzt occasion not a seat Il any part OF the
hall was unoccupied, and hundreds had 70
stand Last night half the seats on the plat
form were empty, and there were plenty
~ seats vacant on the ground floor Of the
hall.
six policemen on guard IN each OF the
balconies had the whole place TO them
selves except for the tn Regiment band,
1ntf toward tie middle Of the meeting.
when three boys made their way to the
TOT balcony end enjoyed the view from the
front roz. The number OF women IN the
sUdienoe. and especially IN the Two tiers
~ hoxes WIS about equal TO the number
~ men while . large proportion Of those
m rhe platform were also of those who
have not SIS yet- say in the choice of
candidates
Bard Helps Cheers for Dix.
while the name Of John A. Dix vas
cheerAd AZ some length, and the hand
hslped out By playing Dixie when the
candidate was mentioned complimentary
refe-ences BY Mr.. Shepard 10 President
TAFT ez-President Roosevelt and Henry L
stimson were also greeted with considera-
bic apulsuse- IN ell these demonstrations
: japanese who sat II the second TOW,
-ooz 3 prominent part waving the Amer
ios- flag with great gusto-
After vs.nly waiting for the house 20 I'll
thA ushers induced some Of those Who had
seats further hack - I'll the gaping front
seats 50 that conditions would not appear
TOO discoursz1ng 70 tia distinguished Dem
o-rz-s who had been invited 20 address the
gathering
Lee Kohrs. who vas introduced by Cap
-ztn John T. O-RFan as the chairman Of
tae evening. said the Democratic League
STOOD for principles and not individuals.
Ee coutrasted the expenditures under the
Cleveland administration with those q TO
5zv. noting the expenses OF the a-u7v and
navy IS showing thu hesvfest advances
He recalled the result IN Maine and prooh-
es1ed Ike results IN Ohio. New Jersey and
NeE York
Tines have changed" Re exclaimed.
when re are looked UPON as tra more
conservative party. Radicalisrn and the
new uzr1ouznsu and other like cries
@orr The despairfrE srpAal ~ our oppo-
oerrE
Edward N Shepard opened with = his
roricsl review Of politics On March /
1897 the last Democratic President gave
Tzy u z Republicsn- who. when ne was
rsaOved " death was r-pls Ced tv another !
Republican first b. succession then bv
election snd he n turn vas replaced hv
Applause Greets Mention Of Taft
A. this point the speaker was forced n
reop speaking until the cheering s1bsided 4
Then he said that the weight of responsi- /
bEltry for al evils that exist must rest on
The party that has been IN power for SO
long. He dealt with discomfort which he
said existed even IN TIE midst of indus
ytsl prosperity All classes reverted 20 /
Il III ~5-- .
s'eIpiznation Of the popular discomfort
The snormous. almost pretarusr-:ral in I
c-esss o1 expenditure also created distrIe+ 4
II the government Nj Shepard said Every 4
household n the Land Ees affected by the
era Of high prices, and he contra zted the 4
conditions here with those IN free trade .
England where the wages Of The working .
men retained their purchasing power While 4
the party IN power had promised 10 punish
fts Own Enaves. that promise. said the 4
speaker. had been forced hv the fear Of
what would happen IN Noverber
With the return 70 our snoraz-' cor-fr-- .
ued Mr.. Shepard after more than a gear
' n shssnoe. OF one Of thu most interesting 4
n Americans 70 whom as the President /
SAFE. We nay accord primary rank for We
He1oscs 20 honor cur Presidents and ex-
Presidents. we were pleased wish 10
say no word n disparagement Of him. for 1
havs long honored him and Etiu honor
nm IN many ways But Il Is impossible 4
70 ignore hin. and no man would be more
sorely ET1eved than hs = we did ignore
hin
be came bacx with the honeved learn :
lrg OF the Sorboune and oxford fresh in 4
ms mind. and with trophies Of Africa n /
the shape of a thousand skeletons. We
kneT he couldn't be clliet and We were
-1gnt- for IN a few days he had s1ouldered
aside the President his own friend his
cS'n choice We wondered what we should
-nesr from the real. as distinguished from 4
tbs crzlar. head Of the Republican marty. /
q the American people We were not long
n doubt We heard The new ustionaIisr,. /
Attacks New Nstionagisn.
TIE old nz5onalisul. that careful di /
VISION OF power between the central s-ov-
ernneut and the various states was
brushed aside useless and antious-es /
Al thai wonderful system. under which /
hs6 come E wealth and a strength such
no other nation had ever known. he /
would put into innOcuoUs desuetude for his /
new nstionalizm- He would SCI I'd at
Washington governmental power 70 rer-l-
late the business and industry OF every
so