Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-01
EMPIRE STATE DEMOCRATS
NOMINATE JOHN A. DIX
continned from pnrc II


held the delegates until 8.4s. when
The convention took d recess until
7:3O.
The conference in Mr.. Murphy s
room was resumed almost Immediate
II, -Four hours later a committee
consisting OF National Democratic
Chairman Mack and John +. Me-
CooeN. the Brooklyn leader. left the
room together and went TO Mr. DiR's
suite. There they told the chairman
that the leaders stll held 10 their
opinion mat he should run. Then Mr..
Dix ca9itulated.
Within iive minutes The COMMITTEES
returned 10 the conference and an-
neunced his decision. Saon DIX came
out of his room.
Yes. yon may shake my hand. ne
said smilinely TO those who congfpt-
ulated him. Gut, he added. ~ don't
know whether you should c%ongratd-
late me or not.
lie has shown himself a big man
was the comment Of Edward NJ Shep-
ard Mr. Shepard was the Iirs- 10
abandon his WI candidacy IN ftyof
81 Mr.. Dix.
The question Of the lie|utcnaut gov
ernorship continued to give trouble.
Congressman james S. Ravens. an
other candidate for first place ON tle
ticSet, WAS said to be the l~ea.le"s'
FIST choice. but his Representatives
declared that under no circumstance
would ne acceW Thcn Mr.. Conway
aRrecd To accept the n~omiIotion for
lieutenant governor.
The third ana c%onclldine session OF
the convention began here ri ten
o'clock tonight, two ANA "a ha'f hours
otter THE scheduled tin,. 4
Nominations for governor were call
ed for at Once. When Albany county
called its delegates announced
they yield to Washington. the
1ofnc county of John a. biz.
Secretary Mour Van SAINT Word
.ook the platform and nominated Mr.
)iN- The nomination Was seconded bv
NJ Osborne. OF Auburn. one
4 the candidates for the same nomi-
nation.
j william Sanbury nominated VIII |
Sulzer Of New York, |
colonel Alexander Bacon second l
nomination Of Salzer. |
Colonel Bacon mentioned the indie \
,endcnce League in his speech ana 1
rought f. storm Of Kisses. i
Hiss If you viii, he shouted.
"Nict the hook yelled a voice in 1
he gallery. l
BY this time the haIi was In an up
- NAAt tFN ''ffii man lRHIlllk Y
linly FOR order.
Keep quiet, urged Colonel Bacon.
md I'll tell YOU a. good story.
The crowd accepted the promise
suddenly hushed its noise. only
break out afrcsh when il failed u.
lprcciate tare story Colonel Bacon
turned to his seat after talking -
half an hour to make q speech =
at without Interruption would have
stcd but ten minutes. "
rms completed the nominations for 90
'vcrhor and the democrats proceed q
70 vote. -
Mr.. Dix received 1872 votes to 16 RI
= Sul2er, the nomination of Dix was Is
.tdc unanimous.
John r. Riley Of clinton present e'
the name Of Thomas r. CONWAY for io
utenant governor and there being le
other candidates he was named hy II
olamation. an
Edward Lazanski II BROOKLYN. for an
'reiaIy Of state, was nominated ny a.
llamation. as were William Sohmer NJ
New York for comptroller. John j. hN
nnedN of Nuffalo for state treasur- IN
Thomas j. Carmody for attorney
neral and John A.. Bcuzcl for state pr
ris
associate Justice Of the circuit go
lrt OF appeals. Frederick collins of io'
Mira, was nominated.
regarding the llatform. there was "a
m tho first little or no division OF
Mon but the candidate was not de
'sen until Charles +. Murphy, lead To
OF Tammpny HAN who by virtue pa
his 2la delegates was in q position ed
control the convention. had cam
Sed tile merits OF no less than four ter
n others, pee
/ said ] would give them an an the
= candidate ana 1 have done IT,, fro
Mr. Murphy's comment IN the Vel
1ipation. she
iainly ON account of his office as me
e chairman, but for personal rea- ent
3 also, Mr.. Dix stood out against We
wishes of the leaders until after con
time set tonight for the concluding uoi
OF the convention. when ne ma
once accepted the offer of nomi- mel
thae rest of the ticket took met
two hours to arrange. PR
.canwhilc 450 delegates awaited i'm law
vcntion hall. uncertain what cam heo
les They would be asked Go name. >
numerous were aspirants Tor plac- nun
n the ticket that not one Ventur-
more than a prediction of who HRI
Ia be selected until the leaders
.luded their deliberations and
t. to the han \