Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-01
they we're caught in the flames. The
car was destroyed.
Many people were more or less in
iured by accidents incident to the race.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.


John A. Dix, Of Washington county.
was chosen as candidate for governor
on the democratic ticket last night at
Rochester, by the conference OF lead
ers. while 400 delegates of the New York
state convention waited two hours IN
their seats for the formation OF the
slate.
Mr.. Dix had been chosen as the
nominee for governor an hour before,
and the other places on the ticket had
been settled to the apparent satisfaction
of those who gathered in the rooms
of Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
leader, early in the evening.
Mr.. Dix yielded to the SOLICITATION
Of the leaders, and agreed to run.
The rest OF the slate was speedily ar
ranged and announced.
Tile remainder OF the ticket is as
follows:
Lieutenant Governor-Thomas F.
Conway, OF Clinton county.
Secretary OF State-Edward Lazan-
sky, OF Kings.
Comptroller-William Sohmer, OF
New York.
State Treasurer-John ]. Kennedy,
of Erie.
General Thomas J. Car:
mody, Of Yates.
State Engineer and Surveyor-John
A. Bensell, Of New York.
Associate Judge of the Court Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Collin, OF Che.
mung.
Mr.. Dix has been chairman OF the
state democratic committee since
June 2.
Mr.. Dix has shown his ability as an
impartial leader. He bolted the nomi-
nation OF Hearst in 1896.
Among other things the platform
states: THE democratic party of New
York, in convention assembled, pledges
itself anew to the old nationalism en-
bodied in the Constitution of the United
States and to the support in every way
of the independent and continued exis.
tcnce OF each OF the three separate and
distinct branches Of the Federal Gov
crnment, preserving all from attack
and usurpation and each from any pos
sibility of encroachment by the others,
and in particular we condemn all at
tacks upon the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
1--WE dcnounce the republican party
in the nation for it's gross and willfu
betrayal OF the trust reposed in it by
the people, and point out that the de-
clared and expressed promise to revise
the tariff downward, upon which
the republicans obtained office, ha:
been willfully disregarded and ignored
We declare our belief that only by
an honest revision downward OF tint
tariff, with proper regard for the vel
fare OF the American working-man, {:
reform which will be effected only by
the democratic party, can this exccs
sive cost of living be lessened and TIT
necessaries OF life again be brough
within reasonable reach of the people
OF the country. The time has come
when special privileges to favored
classes should be abolished.
1--WE favor the popular election o
United States senators.
I'VE favor IN amendment to tht
federal constitution to permit the I'M
nosition by Congress OF an income
lax, a tax which falls most evenly upor
the people in proportion to their ability
to share in the expense OF govern
ment.
I'VE recommend the extension ant
development OF the parcels post, so a
to increase the height and size OF par
GELS which may be carried by unltec
States mail.
Lastly, we solemnly declare our in
flexible opposition to the so-caIled new
uatinnaliSin y