Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-06
Bows to the Will of Murphy and
the Other Democratic
Leaders.
LONG DAY OF CONFERENCES
Trouble over Candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor but Conway
Is Finally Selected, Ha-
vens Declining.

Rochester. Sept. 80 The democratic
state convention tonight nominated the
following ticket for the next State cleo
ton:
For tiovernor--John a. Dix, Washing
ton county.
For lioutcnant-g overnor-Thomas T..
Conway, clinton county.
For secretary of state-Edward Lazan-
sky Kings.
For comptroller-wm. sohmer, New
York.
Fer state treasurer-John J. Kennedy,
Erie.
For attorney general-Thomas j. car
mody. Yates.
For state engineer and survcyor--John
\. Eenzl, New York.
For associate Judge of the court Of
appeals-Froderick Collin, Chcmurg
The list of candidates. prepared after a
day OF almost continuous conferences,
went through shortly after midnight with
only two hats in it's quick progress. one
was the presentation Of the name of Con-
gresham William Suzer as tho only
rival candidate for governor. Mr..
'o"'"ef received 10 Oh tile 70" votes OF inc
convention ana Mr., Dix got the rest
supreme court justice James A. Belts
OF hihsstoh was the only other candidate
presented in opposition to the wishes OF
inc readers FOR associate Judge OF the
court Of appeals he received 20 votes but
before the result Of the balloting was an
nounced the nomination of Mr.. Collin
was made unanimous.
PRESSJ RE BROUGHT ON DIX.
The story of how Dix was selected was
the story of the second day of tho con-
vcntion. Other events, the adoption of a
platform containing the strongest kind
of a direct primaries plank, the enthusi-
assn It provoked in the convention and
the routine business of the delegates
were comparatively but incidents.
When the leaders left the rooms Of
Mr.. Murphy at $50 this morning after
vain effort to agree upon a candi-
date the majority of them were for
the state chairman tnanimity of
op',''o"' no"e'e'' was p'e.en'e' main
=. ~ 80" "
w ,'O' see ~" Lulu 'ep' " ''ii
'''""'' ne ".,' a''a''
"ou'o leaNe H''e SpotS an over '"o
"'"'e was '''"Se' io' "'"'e '"a''
man To run inc cathpaish ana 20 'ho'
po,her 'ne party sta'ouro'
But the leaders 1eIt Otherwise tV-
cry lhHuehce was brought 10 pear
upon their unwilling cho!ce' several
OF MS relatives ms wlie' ms hro'her-
ln-law and mis- nepheF all or "hom
were mere were sought out ana urge"
TO use their powers or persuasloh'
But when the convention met TINS art
ernoon Tor the hrst session or the daY'
Dix was sim undecided. Pale ana
hagRard showing In every feature the
strain under which he was lahoring,
! he called the convention to order. Tho
address of permanent chairman, Her
bert p. BisseI the reading of the
platform. the reports of committees
! and the adoption Of the routine reso-
lutions held the delegates until 3:42,
| when the convention took recess
until T:3O
| III, ErEAIry cApyT1.r.ATrS
Tho oortororoo IN Mr. Nurnbv's room,
was resumed at 700 a. M -Four hours
later a committee consisting OF Nationa
Chairman Norman f. Mack and John ~
McCoocy, the Brooklyn leader, left the
room and went upstairs to Mr. DX's
suite There they were told the chair
man that the leaders still held to their
opinion that he should run. Then Mr.. Din
capitulated
He has shown himself big man,
said Edward NJ Shepard when told OF
| the selection. Mr.. Shepard was the flrs'
Of the candidates for the nomination tC
abandon his own claims In favor of Dix
| Earlier in the day Mr. DIX had made II
a condition OF his acceptance that all tn,
other candidates should promise hin
their support From how many he re
ceived this pledge could not be asCer.
tanned
While the delegates in the convention
hall awaited tho arrival of the leaders