The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-03
Governor Dix Led on First Ballot, But Sulzer Is Victorious on the
 Fourth
MARTIN H. GLYNN
 GETS THE SECOND PLACE ON TICKET
Alton B. Parker Answers His Critics. Declares He Is Progressive Demo- crat and Explains Action of New York Delegation
 at Baltimore


 Convention Hall, Syracuse, N. r., October 3.-WilIiam Sulzer. repre- sentative in Congress from New York city, was nominated for governor early this morning by the democratic state convention. It was the seventh time he had been a candidate for this nomi- nation.
 MT. Sulzer was formally declared the choice of the party on the fourth ballot, after the name of Governor Dix had been withdrawn. Martin H.. GIynn was nominated for lieutenant governor.
 Alton B. Parker took the op- portunity afforded by his speech today as permanent chairman Of the democratic state convention to answer his critics at the Baltimore con- vention. It was the first political speech the former presidential candidate had made since he was the storm center or the battle waged at Baltimore by w. J.. Bryan against his selection as temporary chairman of that gathering. In defend- ing himself he also defended the New York state delegation, which was tho ob- feet of MT. Bryans most fervid at tacks.
 Judge Parker said the action of the New York delegation at Baltimore was dictated by the desire to promote harmony.
 Delegates Wanted Harmony
 You may ask me-" he said, why did the New York delegation with 90 men fall to discuss the attack which was made indirectly and directly upon the delegates and upon myself-why diu they feep silent? Because we believed it was better that we should suffer little indignity than by entering into a dispute with the gentleman upon the platform (Mr. Bryan) and divide that convention in two; and we held our peace for the good of democ- racy: we held our peace believing that either Clark or Wilson would be nomi- hated and we determined that New York state should take no part in tlat contest which would prevent the people Of the United States from uniting all together to elect which ever one of them should be the nominee of the party
 Judge Parkers defense was called forth by the opposition to his candidacy for the permanent chairmanship expressed by Delegates Frank H. Mott and Mayor John K Sague of Poughkeepsie, who de- clared Judge Parker to be reactionary, He was chosen chairman, however, by 8 vote of 4l2 to 8. most of the opposing votes being cast by those delegates iden- tified with the organized movement movements against Charles F. Murphy and Tamnany Hall.
 The first words of Judge Parker speech were:
 .I am a progressive democrat"
 As to Relations With Ryan
 In further reply to his critics at both the national and state convention. he said:
 There has been an attempt made to reindorse a statement made at the time of the Baltimore convention that Thomas F. Ryan had selected his attorney. Elihu Root, to preside as the temporary chair man of the republican national conVen- tion, and that he likewise mad chosen another attorney of his. Alton E. Parker. to be temporary chairman of the Balti- more convection to make the keynote speech. There is no client that ever had that could control my political action. But further than that Thomas Y. Ryan was never my client and never paid me q dollar for services in his life.
 Years ago the distinguished gentleman whose name has been mentioned here tMr. Bryan as not only in opposition to me as candidate. but against me per- sonalIy, was good enough to write me Q letter thanking me for my contribution to the democratic platform; he was good enough to write me inviting me to Lin coln: he was good enough afterwards to accept my invitation to yasst me at Eso- pus. He requested t.e nationnaI commit tee that I should r<nder such service as could on the stump and wherever 1 was asked to go by that committee. in lo states in all, I attempted to lift my >--~---->-~~~~ dContanueh on PaGo NsneA