The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-30
CONVENTION STARTS AT WORK
DELEGATES MAN PIRkERS
hEI NOTE AND AIlJOt m.
M chickering's ar CLASHES ENsrS thinE
Peaceful and the Proceedings Some
what Dull for n Democratic Gather.
Ing-The Leaders and Their DolnEs.

Peaceful and the Proceedings Some
what Dull for n Democratic Gather.
Ins-The Leaders and Their DOings
ROCHESTER,. sept. 20 The Democratic
State convention assembled az I o'clock
this iternoon in onvcntion Hall. whisSed
through it's temporary organization.
listened 20 Judge Alton II Park"r's long
sp~ech as temporary chairman. put it,
committees TO work aud adjourned ~
?:2OP VI.
II was the most placid and peaceful
assemblaga that the Democratic party
has had In this State for a good many
years Thcrc wasn't "a hitch or com
plant or jar There were no insurgents.
no kickerS Nobody got up o slamhang
anybody or anything Tn" only man
who made n speech was Judge Parker.
and the Judge carefully refraln"d from
saying word that would give Offence To-
any leader or any faction Of IN" party.
lie used up all II his time on the wicked
Rcpuhlicans
Such cheering as was unCorkcd was
mild and restrained. The most tenn
T.eStuo,is moment Wa whom Judge Parker
mentioned he name 81 Grover Cleveland.
Full hinged shouts followed the Judges
. nfAlNfs fl iFfrlalatN N'Nflhlhl WV VIM
was no waster ~ the public moneys.
But those cheers died away quickly. In
IN" hall there were boosters for fourteen
candidates for Governor, bat they sat
still a. mice when the cat il around. Not
a single hurrAh was raised for liavenS or
Shepard or Glynn or Osborne " Sulner
nr any of the others who have a chance
- snatch the fret prize
The temporary organization routine
was completed with tn" speed and pre-
cislnn 81 a well oiled machine. From a
written list Chairman Parker recognized
those who had been selected To- hand up
the necessary resolutions and thor" was
none To- protest or object or grlmhle.
T. was Eeventy-fvc minutes from the
time that State Chairman John A. lhN
called the convention 20 order until Judge
Bulger 10 Oswegn put the motion Z"
adjourn. and hfty-three minutes ~ the
-eventy-fiva were taken up by the tenn
porary chairman's speech. And Secre-
tary Tom smith 81 Tammany Hall ~
recording secretary 81 the convention
used up at least fifteen minutes ~ tho
twenty two that Judge Parker left calling
the roll II delegates. II was quick action
40 sHINpY At ALL.
Lots Of people who crowded into the
hall hoping that a fin" old fashioned
-hindy would be started walked back
up town complaining that the show had
been dull They thought more spirit :
should have been shown. They said
~ would have been more like "A Demo-
cratic Conv ention II some statesman had
jumped IN and said that some other .
statesman was a harpy 81 the corpora
ticns They limited that tho dead calm .
vas an indication merely II big storm .
tomorrow when the halloting Tor can
didat"s will take place hat 50 far a. n
appears now there was nothing t. start
"A scrap over at the first session.
There ~ some dissensiun m IN" commit.
o.. On resolutions a. TO how strong tho .
marty ought 10 come out for direct n"rni- .
nations and the credentials committee
has couple II unimportant contests
on hand. family quarrrlS in Onondaga .
and Albany. hut otherwise peace" deep, .
thick peace lays over all.
The only noisy element in the CON
ven,ion to-day was the Make Friends :
with Murphy Club. The club has a mem /
bcrshIp in every county ~ the state,
and the hackers 81 every candidat" ar" .
on it, unwritten rcstcr Naturally every
time Charlie ? Murphy looked around.
or smiled his close rnouihed smile or
croc kad his h''ls finger over his lips
in tho way be- has. some ~ the Make
Friends with Murphy crowd ohs"-' ~ .
and started a shout
Murphy walked into the convention .
tho most scrutinized figure tnare. He
= running this gathering NOR" absolutely .
than he ever dominated Democratic
lssomhlage. and although IA" has Iollied .
IA" Havans pcovl" and the shepard
peonle and IN. Osborne crowd and all
the other hor- orr while receiving dole
CATION after delegation. no man has got
from him "a hint ~ n Tammgnys choice
tomorrow.
The programme said that m" con
vention would II. called 20 Order at noon.
bat the Leaders and IA" delegates DIDN'T
suit their st"I~ Co IN" programme. Their.
wer,' many lIttl" Conferences ~ the seneca
and Whltcomh hot"ls. sotto voc" con
fal- h"t we"n Murphy Mack. the ational
Flnu"ane. Edward VI
FIngy Corners and others who
will eventually pick IN" man. Al Of
ICES" Init. privat" room talks d'lav.d
he gains" Be-ld"s. many of the drl"-
gates were recovering from hard night
! h"y hhi tah'h HH mayor I'lg'I''h =
IN vitat ION to 60 a. far "A they liked with
out wrecking the town and tho bright
sunshine and invigoratlng air felt mighty
good to them after a nip and ham and
eggs.
so they fled in slowly. hunting for
their sections Of seats There were no
u an dATds up TO show where IN" dele
gates were 10 sit. rather unusual IN con.
vent ious. but no standards are needed
" hen the capabl" Mr. Charles Ntts
Of Broadway ~ running the floor arrangr-
ments. A. sergeant n arms and buffer
for Leader Murphy Charley had about
all that any man could b" sNT"s-t ed 10 do.
l,t he found time 20 crack hIs ush.r-
over 10 floor A. ono snarp- a whip Let
and Hurried Delegations i,l-t on he vorg.
10 earnest profanity found a little friend