The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

=. SYRACUSE. NJ w., Oct. -
syracuse tonight are two thou9aG
delegates, alternates and sympathf2
ers. And not one of them, not eV1
Charles Francis Murphy, knows who
the Democratic State convention n
going to nominate for governor. Il&
frst session of the convention 63
been held. 1t lasted an hour. fax
of which time was occupied by
stirring speech by Martin Fl. CIV
of Albany. the temporary chairn
The rest of the day was devoted
conferences. At the conclusion af
hundred of them, it was plain
William SuIzer had the most fri
among the delegates OF any or III
candidates for the head or the tfcfX
Glynn came next. then bowling t142
Gerard, with Tremain and Levo3
tritt trailing along behind, and Lo0%1
wood, the Buffalo fayorite son, ~
seriously considered. RI Murphy W0T1
to relinquish his grip on $50 dat
gates tonight. Sulzer would be nos
mated He. alone of all the ca5
didates, has been among the delegak6
and got pledges from them. Not
upstate leader but admits that l
would be q good vote getter. Not
delegates but believes he would mai
Suffers chances took dec1d4
brace when fortysfive county chA3
men, headed by E. Z. Perkins,
Datciress county, met tonight In
formal caucus thirty-seven OF the
declaring for Sulzer. and forty-tN
against Dix Perkins viii take ch1x1
of suffers fortunes on the floor
morrow or Friday. Augustus Th0N
as who will name Sulzer In the G61
vention, arrived at midnight with
speech roughly outlined on the tT4&
in his pocket.
They're Against Dix
The stampede against Dix has ~
it's result. Murphy may still W.
his l05 New York delegates for T.
governor. But Fitzpatrick. who CQ1
mands the II Erie delegates, Will
follow him, neither will BeardsleyYa
Oneida: Nor Wash, OF Westcheao<
nor Attorney General Carm0dy,
Yates; nor Kelly. of Onondaga. T4
will not follow him because they a.
not They simply cannot deliver th
delegates TO Dix.
In Murphy's mind tonight are e.
plans. The first is to go to M4
candidate with all his strength,
second Is TO stick to Dix with his 04
personal forces, and let the reAk
the delegates free and unbosseds
their candidate fFaH ameng tlao
dozen men who are in the race,
lust at this minute Mr. Murphy
not know which course he viii III
sue.
AS the day wore on the name
DIX was less and less heard, ana
was given out pretty straight tow
evening that the boss had quit h0p1
n h.,
ted. u -
Despite the fog OF uncertainty tG
hangs over everything, there h1e
been goings on through the day,
start Something club" sought to la
up to its name. by boosting SeriAl
for permanent ehatrmAN
the meeting of the committee on
ganization. ana again in the re1M
tions committee endeayored TO int
duce a resolution declaring that
ought not TO be nominated on
ground that he was subservien&
Murphy s$5
O'GorInan Repudiates SnppO1t
Senator 0sGorman, who had ne
authorized the use Of his r.
promptly repudiated his prenM
But the matter won4
a vote before he heard about Il.
Inc f6Suir THAI the Hiotiou ~ cA4<4
him for permanent chairman Wuw
feated by 81 to 5.
The Murphy resolution,
the one attempted last night.
headed of before II got hollof1m
The committee win meet agaiM
o. clock tomorrow afternoon ana
permanent organization. II fh1
no fight on the platform, whtcA
already been drafted. nomin4
may be reached tomorrow.
s,sr TAse ftsss. aseesiaa 81 tk~s e0nH4
was brief and comparatively uxl1
full State Chairman George
called the delegates to ordexs
was omitted. and Mr.. 9lynn
nounced a. tho chotcs Az tA1
as3ts5n R0rAry eh1is1
was welcomed 4n4eE@
the platform. Mr. a1yr
q little to say shout Dir 8ll
deal to say about TAft nn1
He did not snention ssse -
or HedgsA