The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-01
WAS ]
A NOTABLE ONE.
DEMOCRATS or NEW YORK.
STATE FLOCK TO MURPHY
HARMONY REiGNS.
]. A. DIX FOR GOVERNOR
Was Chairman of State Committee
Platform Adopted Scores the
New NationaIism Ex-
pounded by Roosevelt.

Rochester, N. Y, Sept. 30-A state
convention that will go down in politi.
| cal history as one of the most re-
markable in the History OF the Demo.
cratic party closed tonight by nomi
mating John A. Dix, chairman of the
| palty's state committee and {
| wealthy Washington county business
man, to run on progressive platform
Of the widest type for governor Of
New York.
| The platform, framed to cover is
sues which Sc Democratic leader.
believe were inadequately met by the
Republican convention at Saratoga
| gained less attention and approva
than did the consideration.
Regarding the platform there wa:
from the first little or no division ol
opinion. But the gubernaturial caridi-
date was not chosen until Chas. Mur
ply. lea Ter of Tammany Hall. who
by virtue of his 213 delegates, was iE
opposition to control the convention
| had canvassed the merits of no les:
than fourteen others.
81 said / would give them an up
| state candidate and have done it,
was Murphy's comment.
Mainly on account of his office as
state chairman, but for personal cea.
sons also, Dix stood out against the
| wishes of the leaders until after the
time set tonight for the conesudine
| session of the convention, when hs 4
offered the nomination of the rest oI
the ticket that took two hours to ar
range. sAs.
Meanwhile the $50 delegates waited
lin the convention hall In ali but alb
solute Ignorance Of what candidates
they would be asked to name.
So numerous were the aspirants
for places on the ticket that not one
ventured more than prediction who
would be selected, until the leaders
concluded their deliberations in tn,
lrooms of Murphy, and came into the
hall.
| The convention proceedings tina
| followed were marked by smoothnes
and Gapidity which Democrats say in
dicatcd the harmony of their organl
zation
Congressman VIM Sullzer was tht
only other candidate for nomination
for governor who took his case befor,
the delegates. His deefat was de
cisive. Out of $50 votes he receive,
1G.
Thomas f. Conway, of Clintol
county was named for lieutenant gov
ernor, Edward I.azanswki, of King
county. secretary of state.
Dix is so years old. He was borl
in Glens Falls, ~ ", received hi
early education in the home schools
and graduated at Cornell in 1882.
Two years ago, with Lewis Stuy
yesant Chanler as head OF the ticket
Dix was nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor, meeting defeat. Last Jun,
Dix succeeded William ]. ConneGs, 0
Buffalo, as chairman of the Demo
cratic committee.
This afternoon Chairman Fl. p. Bis
sci delivered his address.
Mr.. Bissell's Address.
Herbert P. Bissell as permanen
chairman. addressed the convention
In part as follows:
1--WE have come together as req
resentative body of Denocrats--o
progressive democrats, who are falth
full to the sound principles Of govern
lment advocated by the founders o
the American constitution, but whit
|are progressive in the purpose to ap
ply those principles to the solution
of present problems and the eradica
ltion Of existing evils.
"We believe in real and common
sense progress,
"We are progressive in our ain
and determination to reform the gov
ernmental abuses that have been IN
dicted upon the country by the Re
publican party.
| I'VE are progressive in insstin,
on reorganization and thorough re
form of administration and retur
to economy In the public expend
lures.
I'VE are progressive in upholdin
the spirit of natlonalism, as exeI
plihed in the achievements of WASH
ington, Of Jefferson, of Madison, {
Lincoln and of Cleveland.
"At the present tine we fin
Throughout the country many Repuf
lIcans VINO call themselves 'progros
sive' and when we analyze their Pre-
Igressiveness. we are gratified to fin
THAT in most cases 1t consists in tb'
condemnation Of their own party
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