The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03
Congressman Is Nominated
By Acclarnation After the
Fourth Ballot
METZ IS FIRST MAN
TO WITHDRAW NAME
Tamnany Leader Sits Silent
Throughout Syracuse Con-
NeatIon and Declines
to Vote

CONVENTION HALL SYRACUSE
n. u, Oct. S.--Congressman William
Sulzer was nominated tor governor
OF New York on the fourth ballot at
o'ci1c this morning by the Demo-
Gratis, after a four-hour session that
was filled with exciting events. AZ
though Sulzer was really nominated
by reclamation, the fourth ballot was
completed in compliance with the Sta
tutes. W hen the result was announces
ed IT showed that Sulzer had 447 and
Glynn's votes. These three from
Cayuga and were controlled by
Thomas Mott Osborne. who had led
the opposition from the start Sui
ger was consistent gamer after the
hrst ballot and 1t was evident when
the third ballot was concluded that
nothing could stop the sentiment
wnich had about reached flood height
Tor the Washington county man.
AT the beginning of the fourth hall
lot the ball was set rolling by Al
bany county Mhien- shangeef it's. =rrtus. /
votes from Glynn TO the congressman
rms was followed by two other eoun-
lies. with small representations. which
also switched to Sulzer.
Metz WithdrawS.
without waiting for Kings county
To De called, Herman A. Metz. formers
controller of New York, took the floor
and Withdrew from the contest IN
IANor Of SaiZer, and the SuIzer crowd
went wild. In an instant Senator
Robert f. Wagner. of New York.
was on his feet and announced that
New DIRK would cast it's los votes
for Mr. Snixer.
The convention was BY this time
in such state OF disorder that Chair-
man Parker could with difficulty be
heard He pounded his desk eigor-
ously. meanwhile ordering the SER
geant-at Tins to clear the aisles. &
which We're checked WITH excited dele I
gates. -clarnor!Eg for the nomination
of Suizer by reclamation. A Sulzer
banner was brought into the hau, but
the chairman ordered that 1t be taken
out.
Wherr Chairman Parker couId
make himself heard he ordered that
the fourth. baiiDr be concluded
Throughout the night Charles r.
Murphy, the Tammany leader. sat
silent, yet with an air of c. nfdence.
Not once Gid he vet When hrs
lame was called on the first ballot.
MIR. Mrphy announced:
Mr.. Murphy wishes to be excHs-
ed
After that nothing was heard from,
the leader. Martin H. Glynn. of Al
sbany, was the unanimous choice of
the delegates for lieutenant governor.
although the first ballot was COM
rlctcd. The convention at f:2s adj
1ourn@c upul 10 ociock this naorn-
ing.
Sulzer Is Nominated.
The evening session did not begin
until O'clock. Augustus Thomas. of
New Rochelle. rising out of the Al
leghany delegation to which he had
been transplanted for alphabetical
reasons, nominated Sulzer, imme-
d'ately after Robert A. Whalen. of {
Albany county. had nominated Mar
tin III, -Glynn. It soon became APPEAR!
ent that Suffers nomination was the
most popular upstate. He was sees:
onded from Chemung. Chantauqua.
Cattaraugus and finally from Oneida,
Harvey Ferris, Il Murphy man.
boosting him with rousing speech.
Btst up to -tie=tifae- tffc iYatfetfng mad
begun nothing was sure. New York.
sat silent when called up on for d
nomination. Kings. with SO votes ia
the Murphy alliance. sent Congress-
man John i Fitzgerald to the plat
form to nominate Herman Metz
Erie, with 81 votes, offered cam
dtdate of its own In Burd And Al
bany county. with nine votes, was
soiidly behind Glynn. whose nomina-
ton was seconded by Thomas Mott
Osborne. who leads the tn rty-Hve
votes that have been oppos ng Tam.
many.
Kellogg Appeals Tor Dix.
The almost pathetic appeal 70 rDix
male by Judge kellogg. his name
was seconded by joan H. Burk. OF
Saratoga, a former insurgent Demo-
Garlic assemblyman
The convention hall was so crowd. +
ed that the walls bulged through tho
evening. Every seat was taken. Men
were crowded in every aisle not kept
clear by husky sergeants- at-arnis.
The delegates. feeling that some. a
thing unusual was going to happen.
were in a reckless himor. Good
natured to the last degree, they
shouted with laughter at every iliu-
and even derided the appearance 0k
some or til speakers
At 1920. after two hours ana 4
twenty minutes Of speaking Chair
man Park n said: a
The roll OF counties viii now ~
called and every chairman will Givoz ID
the vote OF his delegation. sss|
Giynn got the first vote from Al 81
bany county, Sul2er following with
three from Alleghany.
With hreathleas attention the dele
gates listened al the roll Was 81 He'd a
Erie county. the fifst big Delegates
stuck to Burd. Dix votes woEN
sprinkled among the lesser counkj1 @
almost as plenrifully as we're vckS E
for Snlzer. sSsS
When Kings scoupty was reached,
became plain that while the unik ruI&
was NOT to br applied vigorously n501
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