The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-01
CHEERS AT FIRST SESSION
ne tDING or THE PLiTFORN
UikIS GONIENTION TP.
Dull and iIstlesS Meeting. Following the
Mornings Indectsion. Z NTH the PiAnkS
nrre Rrad Then Game tae ftrsI
Real InthuSIasm oT the COW entIOn.


nrre Rrad Then Game the FIrsI
Real I.nthusIasni OT the con, entIOn.
ROCHESTER,. Sept. 80 No contests. No
~uuabble<, no candidates, hut rampant
delight over the platform. Their" II the
report IN sentence of the afternoon SEES
-Ion of tn" convention. Ia was well that
tn" report ~ the committee ON resnlu'
tious rang up III" enthusia sm. for In IN"
earlier hours deader assembly never
sat. Left without informatio 10y the f"w
tug men who had been struggling Tor thre'
days To- pick "A candidate for Governor,
th" delegates were hiddled like sheep.
inert. not knowing for whom Of for what
10 riis" their voices
In" Delegates were willing 90 howl
They w"r" anxious TO get upon their hind
logs and touch "a enthusiasm that would
! - exploding through the Stat" for the
neat five weeks hut the bosses ~ the
/ convention delayed landing out either
/ principles or men To- cheer for They
, v"r" MYSTERIES men, a. they themselves
said
Two years ago m this city there was \
3 complaint hcCau-" few leaders got
I together md decided who should head the
ticket Today the delegates were grum-
. bling Nccaus" IN" Leaders would not get
y together and unite upon tn" head 81 the
ticket II was q curious situation. one
that was unpleasant IA many respects
Nothing WAS clearer than that the lJD
delegates hadn't Singl" effective -ug-
E"silon among them and that every dele
got" was waiting uh"di"ntly for the word
7 ~ com" ont II that room IN the Hotel
Seneca where Charles r Murphy. J. Ser
g"dnt Cram. Daniel p Cohalan. Thomas
" FInucanr. William J tonnrrs. William
= Sh""han, John \. INK. Alton y Parker
and tWp or thre" others were wea rilv
"nt"rvorluS To- name somebody W no would
Do" agre"ahl" not only To- united party
but To- illiam X Hearst
rHE HEARST INCuRUs
There was the drag Hearst The
shadow of his influence lay over all the
d"l.berat ons. ON every side the Tam
many men were saying that much as
they hated Hearst they did no, dare 10
hack candidate for Governor whom
Hearst would knife And so the situa-
ton dragged and dragged and dragged
No news AZ 4. NJ. no news at 10 A NJ
no news az y VI when the convention
was du" to reassnnble for permanent
orGar'za'lO reports of committees and
nomination 81 candidates
NhIs the delegates were filing into tho
convention hall Mr. Murphy and the
conf"rees were still sitting az the seneca
IN the hope that they could find one man
20 10" presented to the convention, thereby
starting IN" campaign with the advantage
uf a nomination 10y reclamation a. well
IL precldinE the annoyance of "A night
session. Rat a. O'Clock the word cam.
tina; agreement seemed impossible and
that ,h" convention would adjourn after
Oh" reading II IN" platform.
F'N OFTHE RANDNAsTFR
~ ~ = VI tho hall was hardly more
than half full The delegates know that
there was nothing for them "a hurry for.
p ~ tho hack galley the cream color.d
hand entertained and made a good job
~ ~. for It was mnet unusual ronven-
ton band one that knew how 60 play !
good music and knew enough to aunt
At the right time II was human sort
"f band and u enjoyed a jest
When tho report flashed thai Murphy
had dee d"d that a night session would
have 20 h" h Old tho handmast"r slRnalled
and solemn" beat tim. to Home. Sweet
HON" Ashout ~ laucht"r rang through
th" hail. Somebody began 10 sing W. +
" ont Go Home TIL Morning and the
floor took IL ny. The band IoIned IN
For few minutes there was q touch Of
fun and ginger TO m" duln"-s of things
but presently m" spirit went out 81 the /
de-" Catos and they SAT hack DULY. Every .
BODY s"efned "a hav" first class Crouch. F
AFTER long. dragging wat Judge
Parker. the temporary chairman. came
IN with state Chairman DIV \ faint
cheer grer'", them There was nobody
to lead IN" cheering OF 10 keep u going /
Hardly Iammany leader was ~ III.
house. end a. 81 = VI when Parker
and DIN entered YOU could Ia va counted
DO" upstate leaders on the finger, Of
900" hand They we're waItIng IN hall .
way 'n ind 0ut what Murphy and the
rh"s"n frw scr" dong
-IHr We can do nothing IN Martin
got her" sad Big Tom Policy ~ senator
i'm frawley
20" d"lcgH'"s. surlevha' increased
IN numn'-r IN ~" ncN' ton minutes
r"~u snilrd and applaIdsd Hsri"rt T.
hls-''ll ~ BIfaln. slated for permanent
chairman BI-s"'i ID" man VIII, has
prepared thee anpa'gn 'eN' book and
%" = walking REPOSITORY II facts and
figures concerning -" lnIqufy - the
& . T He - "A 'ina looking man. a.
handsome "A figure ~ tho Chairran'g
tahl" a. Judge Alton u Parker. although
not - brg man physically a. tho Judge
THE DREARY WAITING
Messenger boys were squirting through
m" rows ~ seats distributing dodger-
attacking vCrious candidates for alleged
corporation Affiliations Bedford. the IN
surG"nt - Cooper Union. had circulated
a. armful ~ the dodgers limiting tina,
somebody had done something dreadful
against the liberties - the people and
mi zht have got away with ~ II the Minute
Men had not he"n IN the ybb with their
warning gun
WAITING Tor Murp hy-there vas the
situation Why dldn' he Gomez WHY
d.dn Judge Parker slam down tho Ravel
and star -omethIng' The Judge logan
~ get nervous. lie whispered - state
hartman IN, got up presently and
walked down the certr" aIsl" 20 the front
dong looking out over jackson Park for