The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-07
PRoGRESSivEs IN NEW YORK NOMINATE LEADER IN CON-
 vENTioN THAT sTAMPEDED.
FORCED TO TAKE THE PLACE
"suspender Jack' McGee Named Straus and Would Not Be Turned. Aside, When Convention Took
 up the Signal Cry.

Syracuse. N. r., Sept 6.-Oscar s. Straus, former secretary of commerce and labor in the cabinet of President Roosevelt, was unanimously acclaim ed the candidate for governor by the progressive party in a stampede this afternoon under circumstances not only unexpected, but dramatic.
 The former cabinet member, acting as the conventions permanent chair man. was about to entertain motion from Former Lieutenant Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff to expedite the roll call on the nominations of State Chairman William H. Hotchkiss ana Comptroller William A. Prendergast delegate from New York. county leap ed to his chair and demanded to be heard.
 Its Suspender Jack McGee,' cried voice from the gallery. Chairman Strauss looked puzzled. Melee who got his name in the Indian country by riding broncho into camp with suspenders used as reins, moved reso- lutely toward the platform
 They say I'm crazy, but I know what 1 am doing" he cried, as he swung up the platform steps. Me Gee, a flaming bandanna around his neck and his coat blazing with badges, tossed his rough rider hat on the floor and demanded the right to make q nomination.
 Whom do you wish to nominate?N asked Chairman Straus, but McGee gave only meaningless shake Of his head. Delegates cried put him out, :" but McGee stuck to his purpose.
 Delegates and spectators hooed and jeered as he began to speak. There was a general laugh when he cried:
 "pll name man. the mention of whose name will bring tears of sym pathy to the eyes of almost every man and woman in the civilized land.'
 'Suspender Jack" only waved his arm in defiance of the jeers. He paus- ed moment and then cried 'l nominate the illustrlous and honorable Oscar s. Straus."
 The delegates seemed stunned; theu a few of them cheered. McGee kept on with his speech and the first few faint cheers from the half dozen or more delegates gradually grew into pandemonium that swept the conyen- ton hall Standards were wrenched from their supports and delegates, yelling and cheering for Chairman Straus, paraded the aisles, turning the convention into a bedlam.
 Chairman Straus at first shook hls head deprecatingly. He turned to f'" friends and remarked. This must not be. I can not accept" Chairman Hotchkiss rushed to the platform. Placing his hands on MT. Straus shoulders, he said: You must ac- cept; you must accept; all the dele gates are for you"
 Scores of delegates pressed forward to urge MT Straus to make the deei- sion. Then MT. Hotchkiss burst from the group that surrounded MT. Straus and held before the crush of excited delegates d Sheet of yellow paper on which was written:
 'ilIe accepts
 Quickly the word was passed back through the hall and another demon stration followed.
 Chairman HotchkiSs was allowed to act as chairman i'll place of Mir Straus Then the nomination for gov ernor of Chairman Hotchkiss was with drawn and Timothy Woodruff with drew the name of Mir. Prendergast. Then came a flood of speeches second- ing the nomination of the former min ister to Turkey.
 "suspender Jack McGee was not lost sight of Delegates pressed about him and proclaimed him "the man ol the hour.n Later the convention passed a vote of thanks to Delegate McGee of the Fifteenth assembly dis tricf for nominating MT. Straus.
 When the convention had reconven- ed and MT. Straus had been chosen unanimously, he was called upon for a speech and rendered an ovation as he formally accepted the nomination.
 "The cause we are in is a cause of inspiration he said in his speech. T must accept"