Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-06
DEMOCRATS NAME
I. DIX FORG GOVERNOR
He is a Paper Manufacturer Worth
Several Millions.
NEPHEW OF GEN. MORGAN A. DIX
After Head Of Ticket las named All
other Nominations Were Made
by decentralization
Adopted.

| pY kACCINUt9htoit"N I0NpNs''s
Adopted.
Rochester, N. Y, Oct. 1.--Althougb
comparative stranger in the coun
ellis of the Democratic party in New
York state John A. Dix who was noTni-
mated for governor has been candi'
date for office ever since he arrived
He first came to notice In the state
convention held in Buffalo four years
ago as candidate for governor.
He was defeated and a few days
later bolted the entlre state ticket and
worked openly for the Republican
| state ticket.
Two years ago at the state conyen'
ton held In Rochester he was candt
date for the nomination for the head
of the ticket. He failed again but was
nominated for lieutenant governor and
did not bolt. Last spring when
Charles F. Murphy decided to remove
william ]. Connors as chairman Of the
state committee and annex the fAite
machine as a branch Of tammany ne
chose Dix for the head Of the commit
tee.
Mr. DIX Is 43 years. Of age, is the
owner Of tie Iroquois PUP and Paper
company ana Of the United Boxboard
company at thompson, In Washing
ton county He maintains . large
winter home IN Albany, SVp
He Is a nephew Of Gen, Morgan A.
Dix, who asa Democrat served Is
secretary Of the treasury in Bucha
mans cabinet but who later ass q
war Republican was elected gov
ernor Of New York state and became
famous through his declaration
III anyone attempts to haul down the
American fog shoot him on the spot"
He is related also to the Rev. Or
Morgan Dix, for many years rector
Of Trinity church He Is rated as the
possessor Of fortune Of several mil
lions OF dollars and In addition to
his pulp and paper business is en-
gagged in the banking business In a
small way. He is married but has no
children.
The Full Ticket.
The full ticket nominated follows
For governor, John A. Dix. Of Wash
ington; lieutenant, Thomas T. Conway
Of Clinton; secretary Of state, Edward
Lazansky. Of Kings; comptroller. VII
liam schmer, OF New York; attorney
general, Thomas Carmody of Yates;
state treasurer. John j. Kennedy. Of
Erie; state engineer and surveyor,
John A Bensel, Of New York; justices
of the court of appeals, Irving g..
vann,. Republican Of onondaga and
Frederick Collin Democrat Of Che
mung h
All names following the head Of the
ticket were rushed through by accla-
nation. Nh.
Platform Brought Cheers.
Old convention goers declare that
not for many years has such enthus-
iasm been provoked by the reading of
a Marty 1latform In this state as that
which was manifested in the conven.
tion when Chairman Seymour Van
santvoored made the report of the
committee on resolutions. Nearly
every nlank was loudly cheered and
freouentlv the chairman was inter.
runted nv outbursts Of applause be.
sore he had comnleted the reading of
! nlank This was not absolutely
true ~ tho direct urinary proposition
He was comnelled nv demands from
MANY de,avatss N read that nlapk
nvsr .v,cs ~
Tho sssent,s, difference between The
Imnortsnt declaratIons Of the Republi.
con nla,sorm sd,nted AZ SARATOGA and
those saon,ea nv The democrats Are
thsse
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Roosevelt new nationalism is de-
rounced by the Democrats offer the
"old natIonalism" Of the constitution.
The Republicans at Saratoga endorsed
ocrats at Rochester denounced that
measure and demanded radical tariff