The Washington times., 1910-10-01
Leaders Are Not So Sure
They Can Garry
State.
DELEGATES ADMIT
RESULT IN DOUBT
With Roosevelt Leading the Oppos-
ing Forces They See
Trouble Ahead.
By John SNURE.

NEW YORK, Oct. The day after
the Rochester convention finds the Dem
ocrats Of the State Of New York gravely
wondering whether they have made a
mistake in the nomination Of their State
ticket
They are asking themselves whether
the man they have nominated for gov
ernor. State Chairman John :. DIX, is
going TO be able 10 wrest victory from
the grasp Of the Republican party under
the leadership Of Theodore Roosevelt
Delegates poured into New York city
today returning from the State con
vention- Their attitude Of mind was
a most interesting study Tt was not
possible TO perceive that the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Dix had stirred in them
any high measure OF enthusiasm.
While at the convention, in the stress
aud excitement, the friends Of AIr.
Dix appIauded mention Of his name 10
the echo. the day after finds enrhusi-
aSn displaced by q different state OF
mind. and where there was a vast
amount OF confidence among leading
Democrats early this week, today
there is doubt and uncertainty
Cause of Their Gloom.
It has been told In these dispatches
that 2, remarks bic change came over
the delegates TO the Democratic con
ventiOn at Rochester soon after il was
learned that Roosevelt had his way
al Saratoga and named Henry L Slim
son ana mad got control OF the or
-anitiOn, routing the old bosses al
least in appearance
Democratic belief that victory in New
York this fan was certain, shifted 70
apprehension lest the Democrats were
going to be beaten
Had the Democrats al Rochester
named the particular sort Of man needed
10 head the ticket. this apprehension
might have been driven away But IL
has n1I been driven ON and is felt as
strongly a. il was in the tense and uT-
certain hours that dragged bg yWhiIa
Leader MurpnN was Slitltg IN MS Fiotei
room trying % make uU his I-nd what
TO do at Rochester
Leaves the State Uncertain.
The hest evidence TO-DAY is that New
York. bv the action Of the Rochester
convention is left highly uncertain. with
tae Republicans having excellent pros
poets TO save themselves from defeat
one can hear talk e-en among delegates
TO the Democrats convention Srat Dix
viii be showed under by 1oo.0G votes
Plenty OF others saw they don't know,
ard are not sure
Few can be found who. WheE not
talking for public consumption, viii
predict Democratic victory
Down AZ bottom the Democrats IN
this state, those who had hand in
the convention, and those who have a
grasp Of the real political situation
fear that Mr. Dix and the men VINO
fight his battles are not going 10 be a
match for Roosevelt
While StimsOn IS attacked as having
been named by Roosevelt as boss OF the
Saratoga convention, II viii not be al
lowed 70 be forgotten that Charles F.
Murphy, the Tammany leader, was in
complete control at Rochester
As one Democratic delegate put II
Today: They viii say II Is Murphy
ticket against ROOsevelJs ticket.
This delegate was OF the opinion that
IL this situation a lot Of folks would
prefer ROosevelt's ticket
Mayor Gay8Or has given il ont he
viii support Dix On the other hand.
the Hearst support has doubtless been
alienated. HearStS rloTning newspaper
here in its headlines saws. Whole Muir
ply slate quickly Jammed through.
ticket is mapped out In a hotel room,
while the delegates wait for hours TO
be told what - do. Bosses in supreme
control
In the absence Of a definite express
sion from Hearst, Il Is the general feel
ing that his support viii go to StimsOn.
directly or indirectly That this is go
ing 10 cost the Democrats heavily an
pears certain