The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-01
DIX FORCED UPON
NEW YORK TICKET
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votes of the convention and Mr.. DIX
got the rest.
Supreme Court Justice James y.
Bates of Ulster county was the only
other candidate presented in opposition
70 the wishes of the leaders.
For associate judge of the court OF
appeals he received % votes, but be-
fore the result of the halloting was an
nouneed. the name of Mr.. Collin was
made unanimous on the motion OF
listers delegation. All the other NOM
nations were made by reclamation.
The ticket was concluded by the
nomination OF Frederick X. Collin OF
Fimira for associate justice OF the
court Of appeals. ,,,.,ro
Then John b. Stanchfield OF EliiilIa d
moved that the CONVENTION endorse lEe
candidacy OF Irving g. Nann, VINO -
been nominated by the Republicans 70
succeed himself in the second vacancy
on the court OF appeals bench, Inc
motion was carried unanimously.
Wait for slate.
-Four hundred delegates of the state
convention waited two hours in their
seats for the formation OF the STATE.
The chief cause OF delay Jay ia M NJ
difficulty of filling second place MI.
Dix had been selected and the otnes
places on the ticket had been settleh
10 the apparent satisfaction OF mos
Who gathered in the rooms oI oha aI -
T. Murphy, the Tammany Ieaoer' ear
lier in the evening III,
Mr.. Xix tonight yielded to the solicit
tation of the leaders and agreeu 10 run;
When the leaders left the rooms oL
Mr.. Murphy at $3.50 this morning, a1lef
a vain effort TO agree upon canal-
date, the majority of them were iot
the state chairman, Dix. Unanimlty OF
opinion, however, was prevented mann
~ by Mr.. DiX's persistent rerusal 10
u do not see how could accept with
honor" he declared.
II am afraid il would leave sore
spots all over the state,
Dix Is Undecided.
Every Influence was brought 10 bear
upon the unwilling choice. several OF
his relatives, his wife. his brother-in-
law and his nephew, all OF whom were
here with him, were sought out anu
urged TO try persuasion. but Wren
the convention met this afternoon IoT
the first session or the DAY, MI liza
was still undecided.
Pale and haggard, showing the
strain under which ne laDored' ne
called the convention 10 order Inc
address OF Permanent Chairman Her
bert p. Bissel, the reading Of the plat
form, the reports OF committees ana
the adoption OF the routine resolutions
held he delegates until 3;43. when the
convention took a recess until 1880.
The conference in Mr.. Murphy's
room was resumed almost immediate
~. Four hours later a committee con-
sisting OF National Democratic Chalr-
man Mack and John +. McCooey, the
Brooklyn leader. left the room and
went to Mr.. DiX's suite. There they
told the chairman that the leaders still
held TO their opinion that he should
run. Then Mr.. Dix capttulated.
Within five minutes the committee
returned 10 the conference and an
nounced his decision. Soon himself
Dix came out OF his room.
Yes, you may shake my hand, he
said. smilingly. 10 those who congratu-
lated him. But" he added, Il don't
know whether you should congratulate
me or not"
Gives Way 10 Dix.
"He has shown himself a big man,
was the comment OF Edward N. Shep-
hard Mr.. Sheppard was the first to
abandon his own candidacy In favor
of Mr.. Dix. Mr.. Dix had made IL
condition Of his acceptance that all
the other candidates should promise
him their support. From how many
he received this pledge could not be
asceTtained.
The third and concluding session of