New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-26
Committee Chooses October |
as the Date for State Con-
vention of the Party.
DENOMINATION FOR DIX
Murphy Is Supposed to Have
Made Up His Mind to
Grant Him An
other Term.

holding the Democratic State Convention
and Tuesday. october /. as the day, wher
the Democratic State Committee met a
the Hotel Knickerbocker yesterday
Resolutions pledging the united and hon
est support" OF the state organizations t
tho candidates. of Governor Wilson ant
Governor Marshall were passed
There was much talk about the comlnl
state campaign in the Hobbies of the hotel
both before and after the meeting. Th'
general impression seemed to prevail tha
Governor Dix would be renominated, anc
that that was the programme whicr
Charles +. Murphy had In mind now. A:
for the boss" all he had 20 say was his
usual stereotyped expression: THE con
vention will decide" But II was notice
able that Tammany men We're among the
most active I'm saying that il would be bac
policy TO turn down Governor Dix, which
would be construed as a Reputation oil
his administration.
State Engineer Bensel, who has had a
boom for the nomination I'm cold storage
for some time, was buzzing around the
members of the committee after the meet
ing, but he did not get much more en-
couragement than kind words"
William H. Fitzpatrick. OF Buffalo, said
they had a man there whom they were
grooming to enter tho race If things
turned out 30 as to make II free for
all" He is Senator George b. Burd. Mr..
Burd has been more or less Independent
OF the Erie County machine. but the
idea Is that this year the leaders may
see availability in that very fact.
The state convention had been practical
" promised to Buffalo this year. but at
the last minute yesterday Mr.. Fitzpatrick
consented to waive all claims 60 the honor
on behalf OF William II. Kelly, tho mem
Der Of the committee from Syracuse. The
Democrats are having hard row to hoe
in Onondaga County, and 1t was thought
that tho convention might encourage
them.
SO Buffalo was not even entered In the
race, but representatives. Of Saratoga and
Rochester were permitted TO state their
pleas for the convention from the door
There were only few votes for these
places, however, and the selection Of syria
cuse was made unanimous.
Palmer Is Optimistic.
As usual. Mr.. Murphy kept the mem
bers of the committee waiting for nearly
an hour while he discussed things With =
few cronies In secret place state
Chairman Palmer started the meeting at
o'clock with a long speech. starting
with. All signs point to Democratic
victory" and ending Il hope, then, that
our course In the coming state convention
will be such as will meet with public APP
prevail and viii merit the support Of every
voter In the coming campaign
"Our national convention at Baltimore
will be remembered as the fairest and
most democratic convention ever held In
the history Of our party" said Chairman
Palmer. NO opinion was suppressed, no
candidate but had fair chance; the voice
of the delegates was supreme"
The tarifr was the great issue Of the
campaign, Chairman Palmer said. He
declared that the people had been deceived
in regard 10 downward revision Of the
tarin by the Republicans four years ago
and would not be deceived this year.
In a Republican address last week"
he added. at was stated that Wilson and
Bryan spelled the same thing. 7 take
that 10 be confession that our party
is united. II | have read correctly for
the last few months Taft and Roosevelt
or Roosevelt and Taft do not spell the
same thing take 1t they are not in &C.
cord In the present campaign. In the pri-
maries leading up 10 the Chicago conven-
ton each OF these distinguished Republi-
can leaders gave full expression 10 what
no thought of the other. II what each
said was true. neither IS entitled TO hold
public position. In order that we may
not indulge In unseemly personalities 7
think II well for US 10 content ourselves
with letting the public believe that each
WAS telling the truth about the other
Mack Presents Resolution.
Norman f. Mack. who was present az
a proxy for Warner NJ. sweet, Of Genesee
presented the resolution pledging support
TO the Democratic national candidates and
rejoicing In the political outlook, 1t read
as follows:
State OF New York pledges anew its dc,
yotion to the principles Of Democracy ana
promises It's united and earnest support
to the Hon. Woodrow WILSON,, or New
Jersey. and the Hon. Thomas X. Marslau.
OF Indiana, the candidates for President
and Vice President nominated bY the Bal-
timOre convention, and to the declaration
of Progressive principles adopted as the
national platform OF the Democratic party
We meet with anticipation or vlctcry'
~. NI.s pt l.
look. We congratulate the Democracy OF
tho nation that a united support OF our
candidates and platform Is found IN al
sections OF the country. while the RephDH-
can party, after years "f CONTINUES nus
rule, ands Itself In irreconcllable disputes
among It's own members and forodoomed
to defeat.
We hail with special pleasure the fact
that all differences that existed In our
parry prior to the Baltimore convention
have absolutely ceased. From al pGrts
of our state and nation comes WORD OF
the enthusiasm accorded our candidates
Therefore. De It resolved, That the Dem.
ocratic state Committee CT the State Of
New York pledges It's sincere endeaYor
and untiring zeal and support Uf tn" can
didgtes of the Baltimore convention ana
sends greetings TO the Democrats
throughout the nation upon tho prospect
az a triumphant Democracy and a res
toration of constitutional government I'M
der the leadership OF the Democratic
party.
The officers of the committee woke up
to the fact Yesterday that trey could not
carry out their plan OF choosing the ma
tional electors through tho delegates 10
tho state convention from the various
Congress districts. Under the Law the
state committee rust do It. II was an