El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-01
PROGRESSIVE
PLATFORM
ADOPTED
New York Democrats Close
Most Remarkable State
Convention.
JON A. DIX HEAD
OF STATE TICKET

Rochester. n. u, OCT. IA state COH-
vention that will go into political his
tory 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 commit
tee and wealthy Washington county
business man to run an a. progressive
platform of the widest type.
Regarding the platform, there was
from the first little or no division of
opinion. But the candidate was not
chosen until Charles +. Murphy, leader
OF Tammany Hall, who by virtue of his
213 delegates, was in a position to con-
troll the convention, HAD canvassed the
merits of no less than IA others.
Il said 1 would give them an upstate
candidate and have done it, was Mr.
Murphy's comment on the nomination.
The Complete Ticket.
The following state ticket was NOM
mated:
Governor, John A. Dix. Washington
county; lieutenant governor, Thomas L.
Conway, Clinton county; for secretary
OF state, Edward Lazansky, Kings
county; controller, VIM. Sohmer, New
York; for state treasurer, John ]. Ken
nedy, Erie county: attorney general,
Thomas J. Carmody, Yates county;
state engineer and surveyor, John A
Benzel, New York; associate Judge Of
the court of appeals, Frederick K. Col
lin, Chemung county.
This list of candidates prepared af-
ter day of almost continuous confer
ence, went through with only two halts
in it's quick progress.
This was the presentation of the
name of congressman VIM. SulZer as
the only rival candidate for governor.
Mr.. Sulzer received Is of the $50 votes
of the convention and Mr.. Dix got the
rest.
Supreme court justice. James A.
Bates, of Ulster county was the only
other candidate presented in opposition
TO the wishes of the leaders. For asso-
ciate judge of the court of appeals he
received % votes, but before the result
of the balloting was announced, the
nomination of Collin was made unanim-
Gus on the motion of listers delega-
ton. All the other nominations were
by reclamation.
Platform Features.
The platform adopted by the Demo
cratic state convention contains the
following declarations:
The Democratic party of New York
in convention assembled, pledges itself
anew to the old nationalism embodied
in the constitution of the United States.
and to the support in every way of the
Independent and continued existence Of
each Of the three separate and distinct
branches of the federal government;
preserving all from attack and usurpa-
ton and each from any possibility of
encroachment by the others, and in
particular we condemn all attacks on
the supreme court of the United States.
'WeSare opposed to any usurpation
by the federal government of the
rights of the states.
I'VE denounce the Republican party
in the nation for its gross and wilful
betrayal of the trust reposed in it by
the people and point out that the de-
clared and expressed promise to re-
wise the tariff downward, upon which
the Republicans obtained office has
been wilfully disregarded and ignored.
The Payne-Aldrich tariff law, pro-
nounced by president Taft to be the
best tariff that the Republican party
ever passed, was a breach of faith by
the Republican party. The bill even in
creased the exactions of former Repub-
lican tariffs and has placed great addi-
tional burdens on the shoulders of the
average man.
I'VE declare in favor of state wide
direct primaries to insure to the peo-
pie the right to choose members of po-
liticai committees and nominate candi-
dates for public office.
I'VE favor the popular election Of
United States senators.
we recommend the extension and
Development of the parcels post, so as
TO Increase the weight and size of par
cells which may be carried by United
States mail.
The profit of public lands and water
power should be represented to the peo-
pie at large and as the value of these
natural resources and returns from
them increase, whether from develop
ment of otherwise, the state should
benefit In the largest possible measure
consistent with the honest enter
prise OF the present generation We
condemn the malfeasanee and incom-
potency Of Republican administration
of the forest reserve"