The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-28
WHO is The MAN.
Democrats Looking For Candi-
date For Governor.
Placed at Sea by the DeclinatiOn
of GaynOr.
md HEARST ALSO.
New York Editor Will Not Take
Place on Ticket.
Says That He Is San Indepen.
dence Lacquer"

Rochester, Sept. 2s.-The men who
will run the convention that opens
here tomorrow and nominate the next
Democratic state ticket had hard
days work before them when they
arose this morning. The unexpected
scratching of Mayor Gaynor's name
dates where by nearly universal opin-
dates, whereby nearly universal opin-
ion he held first place left the lead
ers confronting problem.
with Gaynor we should have
cleaned up the state so that the Re
publican party would have to go out
of business a delegate said this morn
ing. The followers of Congressman
Sulzer laid special stress on his
strength with the laboring classes.
Thomas M Osbornes friends are
putting him forward as the prime ex-
ponent of the new Democracy and
the most logical candidate in view of
the importance which the platform
will attack to the charges of Repub-
lican misrule and corruption.
A similar claim is made by the back
ers of Congressman James S. Havens,
who last spring defeated George w.
Aldridge for congress in a strong Re
publican district. There was decided
ly more discussion today of the avail
ability of Edward NJ. Shepard. 1t was
said the New York attorney had re-
Trained from pushing his candidacy
only because he agreed with the other
leaders from the southern end of the
state that Mayor Gaynor should head
the ticket.
The most important planks in the
platform will have to do with direct
nominations, tariff reform and de-
nunciation of 'Rooseveltism" or the
platform declare the direct nomina-
tions clause will be about as radical
as language can make it.
One of the changes the state COM
mittee will recommend to the conven-
tion is the increase of its own mem
bership by making the basis of rep
| resentation the assembly instead of
the senatorial districts, raising the
| memberships from 81 to $50.
Shepard, Havcns and Ridder.
The names OF Edward NJ. Shepard
| of New York, James s. Havens of
Rochester and Herman Ridder of
| New York occurred most of the day
| torial candidates at the Democrat
| convention. The relative chances ap-
| peared to rank in the order of men
ton, Mr.. Riders name is a recent
addition, but it leaped into prominence
| today with an insistence as sudden
as it was unexpected.
IF a New York city man gets the
| nomination the leaders seem to be
agreed upon Thomas NJ. Osborne OF
Auburn for lieutenant governor.
The SulZer boomers are as active as
ever and new names are constantly
coming into discussion. Herbert P
/ Bissell, of Buffalo, is the choice for
permanent chairman, although his
appointment will not be officially an
nounced until the convention organ
| ICES.
Hearst Not a Democrat.
W
patch received in this city from Paris
| today VIM. Randolph Hea rst announc-
ed that he would not be willing to ac-
cept a minor nomination on the Re
publican ticket Mr.. Hearst, the dis
! patch says, when asked if a statement
he recently made on the New York
political situation could be interpreted
| to mean that he would accept such {
nomination replied:
Certainly not. I am an indepen
dence Lacquer. I would do anything
! to help the league but L would no
accent anY nomination Iarge Or small