New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-12

resolution giving the state committee as
provided under the election law, the power
to FIJI any vacancies among the delegates
selected for the national convention. Dele
gate j. Lewis Patrie. of Greene County. Of
fered the resolution TO adjourn, and the
convention did adjourn at 4:SO p. m.
All roads leading to the convention yes
terday morning had been properly I'M
pressed by the Murphy steam roller. A
sprinkling Of crude boss oil had been added
TO allay any dust which might be raised
| I'm opposition to the setting Of the rubber
stamps. Everything slipped along smooth
" after the convention was finally called
TO order by George NJ Palmer. chairman
of the Democratic State Committee, at il.
a. m. ,-, ,.,. 49, ho,, ,o-
half an hour before the convention opened.
Charles F. Murphy, accompanied by j.
Sergeant Cram. came in early and stayed
through TO the finish He was the centre
Of admiring delegates who stopped 10 greet
him AT his aisle seat near the front.
After the rollcall Of the delegates Sey-
nour Van Santvoord Governor Dixs legal
adviser. was elected temporary chairman.
He was escorted to the platform by com
mittee headed by Assemblyman AZ Smith.
Mr.. Van Santyoord began to speak Shortly
before noon He spoke for flfty minutes.
| He eypatlatcd for nearly half an hour on
the glories Of Democracy AS expounded by
the Democratic party, and at the same
time INDUCED in defence OF the
! Rochester platform Of 1910. He referred 10
the direct primary law enacted by Tue
Democratic Legislature as not all TO ne de-
sired in that direction, but described u as
the expression of a party demand Tor tne
opportunity 10 test II experimentally. ne
believed. he said that this law shouiu De
clarified. simplihed and made pliaDie' III
order thoroughly TO test its alleged efhcacE
I'm giving the people the right 10 choose
,boir own candidates and party representa-
| tives.
coupIes Dix with Roosevelt.
Tho sneaker paid a high tribute to Gov
ornor MY and his administration lie
cold Governor Dix, like other great men,
bad been the subject OF jest and crluclsih'
and then paid a passing compliment 10
,rheodore Roosevelt, saying: And ! am
trulv afraid that here and there with
hated breath. it may be, and In the nuSh
30 a timid aside, there has even been
,,ttared an occasional mild criticism OF the
onlv living ex-President.'
resolutions were offered and adopted pro-
v,ding for the appointment Of the various
committees toward the permanent organ
zatiop Of the convention. John r. heaS'
Of Westchester introduced the feSoiu'io'
nroviding for the appointment OF '"e 'o,i'-
l.,,t.o On nominations of delegates to me
national convention ,a
II provided that the committee snouin
consist Of one delegate from each OF ''e
corate districts. TO be named by the oele-
gates from the respective disu'cos' Wv
Committee TO submit to the convention 'oI
49, ao,,on the names OF four delegates az
large, four alternate delegates at large,
100 aIso the names of two delegates ana
two aIternates to the Democratic Na'iona'
convention, who may be recei'ou 40
aocb Congress district by the ueies"''' ~
th,s convention from each district ..,.
TT The convention adjourned at J c'U %n
II" ~ Noon recess on the motion Of w.
w Farley. delegate from BrooIne