The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-01

nominated the following state ticket:
For goverDor-John A.. Dix. Washing
ton county.
For lieutenant govcruor-Thomas T.
Conway. Clinton county.
For secretary Of stuic-Edward La
zanska, Kings county.
For mptroIlcr-William S. Sohmer,
New York
For state trcasurcr-John Kennedy,
Erie county.
For attorney gcncral-Tbomas J. Car.
mody, Yates county.
For state engineer and SURVEYOR
John a. Pcnsel. New York.
For associate Judge Of the court Of
appeals-Frcdcrick j. Collins, Chcmung
county.
Slate Rushed Through.
The list Of candidates prepared, after
a day Of almost continuous conference
went through shortly after midnight
with only two halts in its quick pas
sage
This was the presentation OF The
name of Congressman William Sul2cr
as the only rival candidate for Cover
nor Mr. Sulzer received 16 of the 40
votes of the convention, and Mr.. Dix
got the rest
''' W N'H' ''hiN PHoiAIt bdihtF y.
Bates of Ulster county was the only
other candidate presented in opposition
10 the wishes of the leaders.
For associate Judge of the court of
appeals he received - votes, but before
the result Of The halloting was an.
nounccd the nomination of Mr.. Collin
was made uGaui!n0ds on the motion Or
Ulster 5 delegates. All the other nomi-
nations were by accla nation.
The tIpkci cnn,IuDp1 h, thp
nomination of Frederick *. Collin of
Elmira for associate justiccc of the
court of appeals.
Endorsement of Vann.
Then John r. StnnchGcId of Elmira
moved that the convention indorsc the
candidacy of Irving c. Nann. who has
been nominated by the Republicans to
succeed himself in the second vacancy
on the court OF appeals bench. The
motion was carried unanimously.
The convention took its final adjourn
ment at 1929 n. m. and the delegates
made q rush for their trains.
The chief cause of delay lay in the
difficulty of filing second place. Mr..
Dix had been selected and the other
places on the ticket had been settled
TO the apparent satisfaction of those
who gathered in the rooms of Charles
NJ, Murphy. the Tammapy leader,
carncr III the evening,
Mr. Dix tonight yielded To the So
licitation of the leaders. and agreed TO
nun. The rest of the slate was ar
ranged as follows:
Remainder of Slate,
Lieutenant -goVcruor-Ib bomas /. Con-
way of Clinton county.
Secretary of state-Edward LaZanski
OF Kings county,
ptrollcr-Martiu H. Glynn of
Albany.
State treasurer-Johu j. Kennedy of
Erie.
Attorney -gcneral-Thomas J. Char
mody Of Yates.
State engineer and surveyor-Johp a. !
Bcnzel of New York.
Associate Judge of the court OF APP !
pcals-Frederick Collin of Chemung.
Mr.. Glynn refused to accept the |
nomination for comptroller, and Will !
liam Sohmcr of New York has been J
substituted in his place.
Mr.. Conway said he was reluctant |
to accept the nomination for lieutenant |
governor 1t was said that he felt his |
county was too near that OF Mr.. Dix to
make him logical choice.
Dix Hangs Back.
When the leaders left the rooms of
Mr. Murphy at 2:30 o clock this morn
ing, after vain effort to agree upon
a candidate. the majority of them were
for the state chairman, Dix. Unanimity
of opinion. however, was prevented
mainly by Mr.. Dixs persistent refusal
TO run,
AZ do not see how | could accept
with honor he declared
81 am afraid 1T would leave sore
spots all over the state. -
Every influence was brought TO bear
upon the unwilling choice. Several of
his relatives, his wife, his hrother-in-
law and his nephew, all of whom were
here with him, were sought out and
urged to try persuasion, But when the
met this afternoon for the
still undecided. Pale and baggard, show
ing the strain under which he was la
boring. he called the convention to or
der The address of Permanent Chair
man Herbert r. Bissel, the reading of
the platform, the reports of committees
and the adoption of the routine resolu
tions, held the delegates until 3:I3,
when the convention took recess UNI
Til 80
Prolonged Conference,
The conference in Mr.. Murphy S room
was resumed almost immediately. -Four
hours later IA committee consisting OF
Democratic Chairman Mack
and John +. McCooey, the Brooklyn
cader left the room and went TO Mr..
Dix's suite There they told the chair
man that the leaders still held to their
opinion that he should run, Then Mr..
Dix capitulatcd.
Within five minutes the committee