New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-12
ue will Go to Baltimore with 90
DELEGATES Named by Demo-
cratic Convention to Vote
as He Directs.
GAyNOR HIS OZARK HORSE"
Keith Wins His Fight, and Only
sague, of Poughkeepsie, Ven
tures to Protest in Briefest
Convention of the Party
in Thirty Years.

c..-,es =. Murphy, the Tammany
r,,,ed supreme at the Democratic
s,ots convention held in the Lexington
orors House OF Terrace Garden yester-
Aav The delegates, representing the
D.rocrscv Of $50 Assembly districts in
~. Eunire state. acted merely as SO
o,,. rnanIkins in registering the Will
~ the man who has the state organlza-
tion firmly in his grasp.
In the shortest state convention within
the memory Of John A. Mason. secretary
=, tho state committeeman his recollec-
t,on goes back for thirty years-four
de,egates-at- large. four alternates-at-
large eiehty-six delegates representing
Congress districts and as many alter
mates we're chosen for the Baltimore
national convention. The unit rule bind
,ne the ninety delegates 10 act under
caucus instruction. which means TO vote
ss Murphy may direct, was passed. ana
q platform was chosen to meet his views.
The actual length Of the two sessions
was two hours and forty-fve minutes,
one hour and forty minutes Of which
was taken up by the speeches Of Sey-
mour Van Santvoord, the temporary
chairman. and Congressman John j.
Fitzeerald. the permanent chairman.
ONLY one Of the $50 delegates-there
were three from each Assembly district
dared 10 raise his voice in protest
against the Murphy programme. That
was John K. Sague. Mayor of Pough-
keepsie. who is an associate Of Thomas
Mott Osborne in the Democratic League.
But il was only a momentary diversion
in the smooth running Of the Machine OF
the boss, who sat in an aisle seat not
far from the platform. and smiled
through it all. Occasionally his lieu
tenants would go down to get orders,
but the campaign had been we'll mapped
out in advance.
The protest Of Mayor Sague was
against the adoption Of the unit rule.
which was brought up in the form Of a
special resolution. Congressman Fitz-
gerald was just about to declare It
passed. when the Mayor demanded rec
ignition. There was panied express
sion on the face Of the chairman, but
he listened 20 what the protestant had
10 say.
Mayor sasue Utters Protest.
Il feel IT my duty as a Democrat to
register q protest against the adoption
OF this resolution" said the Mayor. "As
q banker. who voted three times for
William Jennings Bryan. I feel that
there is no need to give further proof of
my regula rity. We had a good address
this morning by our temporary chair
man. in which he spoke OF the fight that
our forefathers made for liberty. and de-
clsred that cur party stood for liberty
TO deliver our ninety delegates at Balti-
more. tied hand and foot
This unit rule is wrong I'm principle
and should not be maintained We
ought to stand for a fair and open con-
vention where every man can vote as
his conscience dictates. and let the best
man win"
II there was anybody else who wanted
to support Mayor Sague in his stand he
Cd not show any great activity in get
tirg TO his feet, and Congressman Fitz-
gerald lost no time f. calling for the
ayes and noes on the resolution. There
was some sentiment in favor Of Mayor
sague's position, it appeared. when a
lev noes were heard in various parts OF
the hall, hut the owners Of the voices
did not dare 10 make further verbal
protest. The Murphy smile simply grew
The more expansive as his license to vote
The ninety delegates at Baltimore as he
chose was handed to him.
The following delegates at-large were
selected: