The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-04
'STIMSON NAMED
FOR GOVERNOR
New York Republicans Meet
at Saratoga and Select
State Ticket.
ROOSEVELT PICKS NOMINEE
Vote For Governor Stood !:
StimSOn, CAB; Bennett, ZAP;
Dunn, 38; McEWan, "a.

Saratoga, N. Y.-The Republican
state convention at it's final session
nominAted this ticket:
For Governor-Henry L. Stimson
IF New York.
For Lieutenant Governor Edward
Schoeneck of Syracuse.
For Secretary of ate-Samuel S.
Koenig of New York.
For ComptrollerJam Thomp-
son of Valley Falls, Rensselaer,
County.
For State Treasurer Thomas F..
Fennell of Elmira.
For Attorney General Edward r.
O'Malley of Buffalo.
For State Engineer and Surveyor
Frank M. Williams of Oneida.
For Associate Judge of the Court
Of Appeals-Irving G. vann of SYRIA
,usc.
Messrs Koenig, O'Malley and Will
Jams are renominated to the offices
they have occupied for two years. A
successor to the late Edward G. Bart
lett, associate Judge of the court of
appeals, will be selected by a COM
mittec comprising one delegate from
each judicial district in the state af-
Ter the nominations for two places on
the court of appeals bench have been
made by the Democratic state con-
vention at Rochester. Elihu Root as
permanent chairman of the conven-
ton will also be member of this
Important committee
Under the leadership of ex-Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt by mar
gin OF more than 200, a strong direct
nominations plank was ratified as
drawn by the platform committee,
and a vigorous and frankly Progress
sive platform was given to the state
as the sense of the party's highest
body.
Henry L. stimson was placed in
nomination for the governorship by
Mr.. Roosevelt himself Though
Representative Bennett of New York
also was candidate, with many New
York delegates pledged to him and a
strong following upstate, Mr.. Slim
son was nominated on the first bal
lot by 64S votes to 242 for Mr.. Ben
net.
At the afternoons session of the
convention, when his direct primary
plank seemed in danger of being
beaten, Mr. Roosevelt jumped upon
the platform and by a. sensational
speech turned the tide of defeat into
a victory greater than his own as
temporary chairman. The day before
Roosevelt was victor by SOS to 443.
His direct primaries won by 606 to
4O3.
At the night session Roosevelt put
through his entire state ticket. The
whole slate had been made up in the
morning, with the exception of the
lieutenant governorship. That va
cancy was filled during the recess be-
fore the night session.
The nomination of Henry l.. Slim
son for governor was not accom-
plished without the quelling by
Roosevelt of a revolt of no mean pro-
portions.
1t developed during the recess be-
tween the day and night sessions that
30 of the 80 New York county dis
tricts favored Congressman William
S. Bennett. Colonel Roosevelt, it is
said, asked Bennett to withdraw, but
he refused. Then the leaders con-
ferred.
When the night session opened
Bennett was the first man put in nom
ination.
Again Theodore Roosevelt jumped
into the fray and himself made the
nominating speech for Stimson.
Roosevelts man won easily on the
first ballot, 6S4 to 242 for Bennett
and the nomination was made unani-
nous.
The Old Guard delegates went to
the second session of the convention
smarting under defeat, but deter
mined to try to retaliate on the Pro
gressives in stiff fight on the direct
primaries issue and the nomination
Of candidates.
Grabbing the gavel, Colonel Roose.
welt, the temporary chairman, gave
1t a hard rap, and called the conven-
ton to order. He told the conven.
ton he wanted to compliment the
delegates for the lack of contest over
seating and unseating of delegates.
Colonel Roosevelt asked Speaker
James Wadsworth, Jr., and Charlie!
S. Francis to escort Senator Root tc
the chair.
Senator Root made forcefu
speech calling for harmony He in
sisted no states had been prepared t.