The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-19
OPEN LISTS AT ROCHESTER
DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS FOR DEF
MITE WORD FROM GATNOR.
GAAFies Prank Browns name Added 60
the Roll % Candidates, which In
cludes HaVens, Osborne, SulSer.
shepard. Gerard. Parker and Herrick.

The Democratic State convention 10 20
assemble al Rochester on September 20
Chairman John 4 Dix Of tho State com
mitts~. who - now touring the State.
will come To town this week and discuss
with Democrats the temporary chair
manship and various other details of the
convention The Democratic primaries
are 70 n, held in the upstate counties and
cities on Tuesday There Is one notable
contest, that in Oneida county. The con-
test there ~ between Harry s. Patten.
sitting member 81 the State committee.
and William Townsend. Mr.. Patten has
teen opposed and always beaten by the
regular Democrats Of Oneida, hat In 1908
az IL, Carnegie Hall convention he was
made State committeeman under the
resolution giving the convention power to
name State committeeman. This resolu-
ton was "A new departure. BY 10 sixteen
rightfulfy elected State committeeman
were unseatad. and there has been a bad
feeling over the matter ever since. II has
taken acute form in Oneida county for
thu reason that Mr. Patten in years gone
by has been Incessantly and overwhclm-
inRly defeated by the regular Democrats
Of the county. He has told Democrats
in New York city that win or lose on Tues-
day he and his delegates would be seated
&C Rochester and that he would be CON
tinued As State committeeman. The
regular Democrats OF Oneida county. led
by William Townsend and his friends,
cay that Mr.. Patten has no foundation
for his assertions. that they hav. talked
with Chairman Dix and other Democrats
and have been informed that only right
fully elected delegates are 20 he seated ut
Rochester and only riRhtfully elected
committeeman recognized.
There ~ also "A contest in Ulster county
between the friends OF Alton B. Parker
and Supreme Court Justice Belts. thu
latter desiring IN control the delegates
TO the State convention for the reason
that he ~ a candidate for Associate Judge
of the Court Of Appeals on the ticket To
be named in Rochester and does not wish
To be- dependent upon Judge Parker.
Judge Parker has been the undisputed
leader OF the Democratic party OF Ulster
county for thirty years.
A subcommittee Of the Democratic
STATE committee. headed by Edward NJ.
Shepard. Il preparing a platform To he
submitted to the COMMITTEES on re-olu- |
tons. II was stated yesterday that some |
Of the points enumerated by the Demo- |
cratic State League. 81 which MIR Shepard |
and Mr.. Dix are members. will be included |
in the platform. Among fhs planks. IL |
is said. will be one for direct nominations |
along the lines Of the Grady Frisbis bill |
which was defeated at Albany last winter |
and which retains IN" convention system !
In some respects ~ - similar 20 the Mead /
Phillips bill which the Legislature passed |
|; retained the convention system and u |
wss vetoed by Gov. Hughes
There IL the greatest eagerness on the
part Of all Democrats from all parts ~ |
the state to know the real physical CON !
dition of Mayor Gaynor In many coun- |
ties Of the state Mayor Gaynor appears /
to he the most popular candidate for the |
Democrats 20 nominate at Rochester. |
I he Information concerning Mayor Gay
nor's actual condition differs. one version |
being that he u getting along well. ~ |
sturdy physically and mentally and that |
he would be able TO undertake an arduous /
campaign. The other report IL that ,
Mayor Gaynor improves very slowly and |
that he could not think 81 entering upon |
the strife 81 political campaign Mayor
Gaynor. IL IL believed, will either before
the convention assemblies or while u IL
ia session make known definitely his own
desires. As II "a many Democrats are
sentative James =. Ravens Of Rochester
who so overwhelmingly defeated George
W. Aldridge in the special election for
Congress In the Monroe district last spring.
In any event the Monroe county Demo
Gratis are to present Mr.. Havens TO the
convention as their candidate for Gov
ernor. IL 10 very probable that other
candidates will have their friends at
Rochester. that Edward VI. Shepard OF
Brooklyn will have support, and possibly
there will be delegates there for Supreme
Court JUnwtIce Gerard. Alton r. Parker.
D-Cady Herriok, Representative William
Sulzer and Thomas Mott Osborne Yes
teTdAy a number Of Democrats brought =
eon Of former supreme Court jus tee
Charles Frank Brown Of the old Second |
Judicial district Mr.. Brown was on the
bench in that district until DeceInber 81.
1904. He was born in Newburgh Ia 1874.
and was the son 81 John W Brown. for
many years a Justice OF the Supreme
Court Of tho State. He was graduated
from Yale In 1904. was District Attorney
or Orange county for two years. was
elected County Judge OF Orange county |
IN 1877. and ir 1882 was elected 10 the
Supreme Court Democrat. boating
Ben janin = Tracy. his Republican oppo-
nent. Try 1900. In 1855 when the Second
Division Of the Court Of Appeals was
created he was appnlnted by Gov. Hill
70 be one of it, memhars. served until $50?
and then returned 10 the Supreme Court,
" hero he filled out hts term. The Demo-
cratic convention for the Second Judicial
district IN isps was held In Brooklyn and was
dominated 10y Hugh Mclaughlin. Judge
Brown was rsnominA,ed. Tho conven- /
ZION was held on September 70 On Octo-
her Judge Brown sest n letter 70 Arthur
e. Solomon. tn. chairman Of The conven-
ton which nominated him. in which he
sad:
Al the approaching election I shall cast
nv vote for the candidates Of the Republi-
can party. ~ ! cannot supper the cAndi-
dates nominated a. the Chicago convention
or give nv adherence 70 'he political prin-
ciples set forth in the platform adopted ny
that body Wilde ~ 10 With great regret
that am constrained 20 sever my former
political associations. think YOU will agr~.
with me that Inder the o.rcunIstances y
would he manifN-'ly improper that should
become a candidate Tor osfl,- On tho Demo
cratic ticket aud 'ha- ~ .- hest | should
] stall. therefore. decline the
made by the judicial -cnyen-
ton