Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-29
JUSTICE GERARD
LOOMS BIG As
Dem. CANDIDATE
Downing, Keogh, Shepard and
Metz Also on List Murphy
Submits.
TAMMANY LEADER SAYS
ONLY A CLEAN MAN CAN WIN
Unable to Select a Ticket TO-
day, Convention Adjourned
Until Tomorrow.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept. 29.-Can-
dfdates rather than issues was the big
question before the Democratic State
convention that convened here this af-
ternoon There was no division of opin-
ion about the platform, though tariff
reform and direct primaries were eX-
pected to be the leading features
When the convention met today for its
preliminary organization the indica-
tions were that no choice of candidates
was possible before this evening.
Prospects are that a New York city
man will head the ticket. The list oil
candidates given out by Charles F.
Murphy, of Tammany Hall, contained
the names of only two upstate men
Martin H. Glynn, of Albany, and James
S. Havens of Rochester. The others
he named were Supreme Court JUS
tices James Gerard, Victor H. Dowling
and Martin L. Keogh and Edward M,
Shepard and Herman A. Metz.
The convention will resume its ses-
sion to choose a ticket tomorrow morn
ing. There is no talk of anything out
harmony, and final adjournment before
Friday evening is expected
There were less than one-fourth of
the delegates in their seats when the
moment scheduled for calling the con-
vention to order arrived The galleries
were filled, however, and as the better
known among the delegates entered
the hall they were greeted with cheers.
The convention comprises 450 delegates,
or three from each Assembly district in
the State.
When Charles F. Murphy finally ar
rived at 1859 o'clock he was accom-
panied by Daniel Cohalan, j. Sergeant
Cram and William F. Sheehan. Other
big men of the party came in rapidly
after this. At 1907 o'clock. when the
delegates seats were full, the con-
vention was called to order by Chair
man John A. Dix, of the State COM
mittee. He named Alton b. Parker as
temporary chairman, and committee
escorted Judge Parker to the chair.
Departing from his carefully prepared
and set speech, Judge Parker, in de-
nouncing the tariff. declared that since
1852 about $4O,o0O000 had been taken
from the people by this tariff robbery
law to increase the swollen fortunes
which ex-President Roosevelt later so
roundly denounced. Why, if he was
SO opposed to swollen fortunes, did he
not demand that the law which per-
mitted legalized robbery of the people
be repealed, demanded Mr.. Parker.
He referred to Senator Bristow's as
sault on Aldrich in the rubber sched-
ule. and said the Progressives had no
difficulty in shattering the insidious
explanation Of President Taft and other
defenders of the law.
Unable to agree upon a ticket and
acting upon the suggestion of Judge
Parker, who concluded his speech at
2;07 o'clock, the convention adjourned
until o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The events scheduled for today
were the temporary organization, the
speech of Alton B. Parker, the tempo
rary chairman, and the appointment Of
committees The first session began at
noon. The committee on credentials
had but one contest to decide, but that
was q lively one The faction OF the
Albany County Democracy headed by
Robert e. Whalen, a young attorney
contested two districts in the county at
present controlled by State Committee
man Patrick r. McCabe.
Platform Builders Busy.
The task of turning out a satisfac-
tory platform appears to be giving Ed
ward NJ Shepard and his assistants
considerable trouble. The Democratic
League and the progressive Democracy
have united in demanding direct pri-
maries plank broad enough to attract
those who are not satisfied with the
efforts of the Republican convention in
this direction, and 1t is probable that
the platform committee will carry out
these recommendations.
There is discussion about which
plank should be the main one. Some
declare that the tariff should be held
up as the principal issue, with the high
cost of living as a corollary; others
favor direct nominations, while third
group wants to push forward its de-
nunciation of the new nationalism,"
which will be interpreted to mean
mainly principles advocated by Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Along with this will
be a defense of the Supreme Court
from Colonel Roosevelt's recent at