The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-01
DELEGATES WAITED
WORD FROM BOSSES
All Was Harmony, but of a
Sleepy, Indifferent Kind.
PLATFORM HIGHLY APPROVED
Murphy and Other Leaders Sought
40 Name Man Agreeable to Hearst.
Statewide Direct Primary with
Personal Enrolment and Income
Tax Observation-Disclosures Cheer.

Rochester, n. Y, Sept 3O-No contests,
no squabbling, no candidates, but ram
pant delight over the platform, this Is
the report IN a sentence Of the afternoon
session Of the Democratic State conven-
ton II was well that the report OF the
committee on resolutions ran up the en-
thusiasm. for in the earlier hours
deader assembly never sat Left without
information by the few big men who
had been struggling for three days TO
pick a candidate for governor, the dele
gates huddled like sheep inert, not know
ing for whom or for what 10 raise their
voices
They were willing to howl They were
anxious TO get Up on their hind legs and
touch OF enthusiasm that would 90 ex-
ploding through the State for the next
five weeks, but the bosses OF the CON
vention delayed handing out either prin-
eiples or men 70 cheer for. They were
masterless men as they themselves said.
Want Leaders to Act.
Two years ago in this city there was
complaint because a few leaders got to-
gether and decided who should head the
ticket. To-day the delegates were grum-
bling because the leaders would not get
together and unite on the head OF the
ticket. II was a curious situation-0ne
that was unpleasant in many respects
Nothing was clearer than that the $50
delegats hadn't a single effective sug-
gestion among them. and that every dele
gate was waiting obediently for the word
10 come out Of that room IN the Hotel
Seneca. where Charles F. Murphy. J.
Sergeant Cram, Daniel F. Cohalan.
Thomas W. Finucane, William J. Con-
nors. William F. Sheehan, John A Dix.
Alton B. Parker. and two or three others
were YEARLY endeavoring 20 name some
body who would be agreeable not only
10 a united party but 10 William r.
Hearst.
There was the drag-Hearst. The shad-
ow Of his influence lay over all the de-
liberauons. on every side the Tammuy
men were saying that much as they
hated Hearst they didn't dare TO back
a candidate or governor whom Hearst
would knife. And so the situation
dragged and dragged and dragged
Long Delay over Candidate.
No news az a. m. no news at 10 a.
m, no news at ! p. m, when the con-
ventton was due 10 reassemble for per-
manent organization. reports Of commit
ices, and nomination Of candidates
While the delegates were filing into the
convention hall. Mr. Murphy and the
leaders were still sitting at the Seneca,
IN hope that they could find one man TO
be presented 10 the convention. thereby
starting the campaign with the advan-
tage OF a nomination by acc:amation IS
well as precluding the annoyance OF a
night session. But at o'clock the word
came that agreement seemed impossible
and the convention would adjourn after
the reading OF the platform.
At 1870 2. m. the hail was hardly more
than half filled. The delegates knew
there was nothing for them to hurry for
After a long. dragging wait, Judge Par
ker, the temporary chairman, came in with
STATE Chairman Dix A faint cheer
greeted them There was nobody 10 lead
the cheering or 10 keep il going Hardly
a Tammany leader was in the house, and
at 1.5l .. m, when Parker and Dix en-
tered. you could have counted the up
State leaders on the fingers OF ones
hand. They We're waiting In Railways 10
ind out what Murphy and the chosen
few were doing.
For we can't do nothing TIL Martin
gets here" said big Tom Foley 10 Sen
ator Jim Frawley
BisseII Gets Applause
The delegates. somewhat increased IN
number in the next ten minutes, reeog-
nized and appIauded for Herbert P. Bis
sell, OF Buffalo, slated for the perma-
nent chairman.
Prayer was not considered to be neces-
sary for the Democratic party this year.
The first days session got under way
without an appeal for Divine guidance.
and no minister was on hand this after
noon TO pronounce an invocation Judge
Parker proceeded without any loss OF time
TO call for the reports Of the committee.
". w Farley, of Binghamton, said that
there wasn't a single contest TO report
to the convention, that the committee on
resolutions had settled family rows IN
Albany and Onondaga by giving the Al
bany delegation TO Packey McCabe's reg
ulars and splitting the Onondaga delega-
ton between the insurgents and the
regulars.
State Committeeman Thomas " Finu-
cane. OF Rochester, reported for the COM
mittee on permanent organization. For
permanent chairman. Bissell, of Buffalo,
had been picked and the temporary or
ganizatiOn was made permanent. so far
as the other jobs were concerned. John
Mason. secretary; Tom Smith. Of Tam
many Hall, reading secretary. and so on
down through a list of minor places.
Judge Parker named a committee to es-
cort the permanent chairman 10 his place.
Il have the very great pleasure" said
Judge Parker. "of introducing to YOU
the Hon. Herbert P. BisseH. of Buffalo,
as your permanent chairman"
Follows Parker's Lead.
There was mild applause as BisseH took.
hold. He began his speech at 2:3a p. m.
and continued talking about Republican
extravaganza and Democratic probity.
until 1913 p m. For the most part he
covered the ground that Judge Parker
went over yesterday IN the keynote
speech, and he marshaled long rows OF
figures from Flower 10 Hughes that the
Judge had drilled yesterday There was
hardly ripple Of applause and some
of the delegates went 10 sleep and
snored until they were poked in the
ribs. Mr.. Bissell got one hand when he
summed UP his forty-minute talk In
few phrases.
THE vital issues are relief from gov
ernmental extravasance and the preserv-
alton Of constitutional government from
and imperialism. Never in
It's history was there a greater oppor-
tunity presented 10 the Democratic |