New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-01

rang and some one IN the gallery IN
furled SuIzer banner
Eugene d. Scribner, on behalf OF the
Fulton and Hamilton delegation. sec
| Onded SuAzer's nomination.
! The Rev. Madison c. Peters. Of New
| York. was substituted TO a place in the
Genesee delegation to enable him also to
| second the Sulzer nomination.
| AL these speakers emphasized Con-
gresham Sulzer's independence. Mr..
Peters said his only boss was his own
| conscience. He declared that Sulzsr
was the first man In the state to come
out for direct nominations and for pop
ular election Of United States Senator's.
The platform fits him." said Mr..
Peters. THE people want him. and the
delegates in their heart of hearts
know II"
Another seconding speech for DIX was
made by Francis P. Cullen. of Jefferson
County He declared that Mr.. Dix's
training fitted him especially TO handle
Industrial problems
When Onondaga County was reached
man in the delegates seats shouted
that he seconded Sulzer. The leader OF
the delegation Jumped up to say that
the speaker was not a member of the
delegation. Delegates from Schuyler
and Suffolk seconded Sulzer. and West
! chester County had a man get up 70
| second Dix
/ Colonel Alexander s. Bacon had great
/ difficulty I'm getting to the platform be-
cause several men sho1-ei that he us
/ not a delegate. although he claimed
. proxy from Seneca County. Chairman
Bisseu finally let him speak. and he sec
onded SuIzer.
/ When he came TO specific descrip-
ton Of Sulzer the crowd got tired.
minute later. in burst of enthusiasm.
Colonel Bacon screamed out that Sulzer
could poll the entire vote OF the hide
pendence League
That brought Kisses. mingled with
laughter.
Hiss II you will" shouted Colonel
Bacon. but those votes carry Manhat-
tan. and you dare not reject him"
| The crowd did dare. however. and
Chairman BIsseII could not keep them
! in order for several minutes Laughter
and groans came from all over the hall.
and even the Sulzer crowd. which had
cheered and yelled for the serious
speeches IN Suffers behalf. lost heart
and Joined in yell of cut IL short.
Baconi"
'TIl cut IL short as soon as ills crowd
comes TO order" yelled back Colonel
Bacon. and on his promise TO end his
speech with story the crowd duieted
down for a minute.
The colonel was slow with his story
| though. and the crowd got both noisy
and disguised. Bacon was laughed down
but insisted on telling his story. He
got the story to the point OF an East
Indian jungle scene on a stage, where a
snake charner was crushed by his big
gest snake, which animal the colonel
compared TO the people who would crush
the bosses by direct nominations He
took his seat after speaking nearly haN
an hour.
This completed the nominations for
Governor. and the delegates proceeded
to vote by counties
Dix, 434; Suizers IS.
John A. Dix was nominated for Gov
ernor and received 434 votes 20 Is for
William Sulzer.
The Sulzer votes were Chautauqus. 2.
Delaware. 8: Franklin. 3; Fulton and
Hamilton. 3: Genesee. 5. and Schuyler. .
The nomination of Dix was made
unanimous.
John B. Riley. of Clinton. presented
the name of Thomas F. Conway for
Lieutenant Governor. and there being no
other candidates he was nominated BY
reclamation.
CONGRESSMAN John ]. Fitzgerald. Of
Kings County, presented the name OF
Edward I.azansky. of Brooklyn. for Sec
rotary of State, and he was nominated
by acclamatiOn-
AS the candidate for Controller. Will
/ lam Sohmer. of New YORK. was placed
in nomination by Herman Bidder. editor
Of the stats Zeitung." of the delega-
ton from that city. and seconded oy
Charles y. Bulger. of Oswego.
| MIR. Sohmer was nominated by aecla-
nation.
L j.
placed before the convention for the Of
fee of state Treasurer by Louis p Fuhr-
man. of Erie. and was nominated BY ac-
i clamation-
The candidate for Attorney General
Thomas J. Carmody. of Penn Van. was
named by Calvin S. HushSon. Of Yates
I County.
! Frank III. Mott. OF jamestown. Chsu-
/ tauoua County. made a hot protest
against the nomination
This convention has reached ell
max yelled MIR Mott. when II comes
10 nominating for Attorney General the
chairman of the Carnegie Hall eonven-
ton"
] Motifs protest was greeted with