The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-06
UPSTATE MAN is PUT AT THE
HEAD OF TICKET BY
MURPHY.
PLATFORM PROGRESSIVE
acknowledgements Runs
Smoothly, But Fight Ahead
Is Realized.

Rochester. n. Y. A state conven-
ton that will go into political history
as one of the most remarkable in the
history OF the Democratic party closed
by nominating John A. Dix, chairman
OF the party's state committee, and a
wealthy Washington county business
man, to run on a progressive platform
of the widest type. The balance OF
the ticket nominated is as follows:
Balance of Ticket.
For lieutenant governor, Thomas F.
Conway, Clinton county.
For secretary Of state, Edward La
2ansky, Kings county.
For comptroller, William Sohmer,
New York.
For state treasurer, John ]. Ken
nedy, Erie county.
For attorney general, Thomas ].
Carmody, Yates county.
For state engineer and surveyor,
John A. Bensel, New York.
For associate Judge of the court of
appeals, Frederick X. Collins, Che
mung county.
This list Of candidates, prepared
after a day of conference was put
through shortly after midnight, with
only one halt in its quick progress.
This was the presentation Of the
name of Congressman William Sulzer
as the only rival candidate for COVER
nor. All the other nominations were
made by reclamation.
The platform, framed to cover the
issues which the Democratic leaders
believe were inadequatedly met by the
Republican convention at Saratoga,
gained no less attention and approval
than the candidate.
Regarding the platform, there was
from the first little or no division Of
opinion. But the candidate was not
chosen until Charles +. Murphy, lead
er of Tammany Hall, who by virtue
of his 213 delegates was in a position
to control the convention, had car
vassed the merits of no less than four
teen others.
Mainly on account of his office as
state chairman, but for personal rea-
sons also, Mr.. Dix stood out against
the wishes of the leaders until after
the time set for the final con-
Guiding session of the convention.
When he had once accepted the offer
Of nomination the rest of the ticket
took only two hours to arrange.
Congressman William Sulzer was
the only other candidate for the nom
nation for governor who took his case
before the delegates. and his defeat
was decisive. Out Of $50 votes he re-
ceived 16.
Seymour Van Santvoord took the
platform to put in nomination MT.
Dix's name. When he reached the
name the crowd rose like one man
with a wild cheer.
Roosevelt is Realized.
I'VE have today adopted a platform
which W. believe stands for the higher
aspirations of the body in whose prin-
ciples we believe.
eve have a bitter fight ahead of
us. Do not forget this one moment.
We have a fight against a man, the
most marvellous product that the world
has seen. l tell you, my friends, he is
next to a genius. II he is not a genius,
the border line between genius and
insanity is a narrow one. But while
You do not want to follow an insane
man you want to fear him sometimes.
i say, lets drag this fellow Dutchman
Of mine out into the open and take
1t out of him in this campaign. l
say, lets fight him now on this PROPOSE
ton. It is the moment, and If you
think we have, as | do, an honest plat
form which measures up to our party,
let us give the country an honest,
sincere man who measures up t. the
platform and then lets get out and
fight with him.