The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-03
Nearly all the rest lined w behind
Metz.

Excitement Tremendous.
New York, ssIit forty WAYS by the
unit rule, cast the FIRST vote fer Fran
ella Burton Harrison. the, second tor
Dix, q half dozen scattering Tor sui
Kcr. ard the other half dozen for INK,
Ii was the first time such thing had
happened within the memory OF any
delegate, AMI the excitement created
was trems ndous Leaders divided 1T
support Of various candidates. When
Murphy YVES ~allei everybody feh
suddenly silent.
II should Ike to be excused, said
the boss. rising. and there was q
, groan Of disappointment.
Sulzer voted fer Dix.
Thus on the brink of midnight CON
Nnued 'he most remarkable ballot for
governor that any delegate IN the
New York delegation had ever taken
part in. And through the long count
of los delegates the audience sat ST.
lent and fascint ted. As the bailotins
proceeded there was whisper thnt
Francis Burton Harrison. whose name
was mentioned for tho first time
when New Yorf began to vote. was
the new candidate.
But here was ! othing AT that time
to supp ,rt .he rgnor. All the men
closest IN Murphy, including all the
members Of the New iork delegation
TO the ies stature. votet Cor DIX
The total If the dele CATION showed
snIzer. rs: Iiarrixon. II, Glynn, 49,.
Dix, 81; Metz. d; net voting. 3.
BaIlotinG Begin Late.
BallotinS on the gubernatprtal
nomination began at l1:i6 o'clock.
The rames of only Ave men were
TN. before the delegates as candl-
Ial
A. Ifx, Congressman Wilitam Su'2tr.
Of New York: Herman A. Metz, Of
New York. George r. Burd. OF BUT
falo. and Martin II. Glynn, Of Al
bsny.
Nearly dozen speeches sec3ndiag
the nomination Of Sulzer were made.
and each stirred the delegates and
SPECTATORS Ia wild pitch OF er'hus,
iasrn.
John II. Burke, Of Saratoga, sec
onfed the nomination OF Governor
Dix.
There was two seeonding speeches
IN favor Of Glynn. but none TO- Metz
or Burd.
Dix Leads for First Ballot.
The following was the result of the
frs, ballot for governor;
Dix. f47: Sulzer. 1926: Giynn, 4s;
Metz. 10: Burd, Is; Harrison. ~
Sohmer, /. Necessary for choice, Ego
When the vote of the New YORK
county delegation was called for.
roll call was requested. and the vote
was we'll split. with Governor DIX
polling the heaviest and Francis Bur
ton Harrison and William sohfner
whose names were not placed In
formal nomination, got votes from
this delegation When Charles f
called. II6E1
and asked to be excused from Vot-
ing.
Second Ballot.
Result of the second ballot,
DIX. T24; auizer. 14f: Giynn -;
Metz. SIS; Burd. Is: Harrison. ri
Sohmer. 9: r. r. Wagner. 2, James
A. oGorman. !: Victor J. powling,
Necessary Cor choice. 22a.
when the second ballot was an
nounced, showing a gain OF nftfen
for SnIxer. a wild demonstration for
M congressman broke out. and
Chairman p,rker had hard time
silenelng the cries of "Sul2er" sui
ger"
The third ballot proceeded anna
considerably disorder.
Third Ballot.
The result Of the third ballot foi
governor follows:
Dig. A.: sulzer. 1875; Giynn, a.
Burd, 9; Metz, 10: Harrison ~
bowling. 4: Wagner, 5; Ellison
sohmer. /; Gerard, i; Bait'n' i
o'Gorman. J.
suizer gained ffty-four votes or
this ballot, Necessary for a choice
32s.
Governor Dix's name was with
drawn. and a motion made to nomi-
nate sulzer by reclamation.