The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-03
SULZER NAMED BY
DEMOCRATS FOR
GOVERNOR
NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN Is
NAMED ON FOURTH BALLOT
DlNs NAME WITHDRAWN.
CHAIRMAN PARKER
ANSWERS CRITICS
Former Presidential Nominee says
He is a Progressive Democrat and
Defends N. Y. Delegation to eaIti-
more-cIynn Named for LIeutoov,

Convention Hall, Syracuse, N. T.
Oct. 3.-William Sulzer, representa-
tive in Congress from New York
City was nominated for Governor
early this morning by the Democratic
State Convention. 1t was the sew
enth time he had been a candidate
for the nomination.
Mr.. Sulzer was formally declared
the choice of the party on the fourth
ballot after the name Of Governor
Dix had been withdrawn Martin H.
Glynn was nominated for Lieuten-
ant-Governor.
The platform ratifies the national
Democratic platform, declares for
progressive legislation and indorses
Governor DiU's administration.
Before the night session convened
the New York county delegation In
caucus lifted the unit rule, Murphy
i told his friends to vote for whom
: they chose.
! Those placed In nomination for the
= Governorship were Martin H. Glynn,
Albany; Congressman William Sui
r zer; Senator George B. Burd, Of
e Buffalo. Herman A. Metz, former
r comptroller of New York.
Joseph A. Kellogg nominated Gov.
p John A. Dix. The delegates applaud
! ed the Governors name. The speaker
5. appealed for support for Governor
d Dix on his administrative record and
t. for what Judge Kellogg termed "fair
N play,a
c. AS the various counties began te
10 turn their votes over to Congressman
9, sulRer on the fourth ballot Judge Kel
j. logg asked unanimous consent t
t, withdraw the name OF Governor Dil
b. ana to move that Mr. sulzer be una
Or nimously nominated. The motioi
Is was seconded bit Chairman Parke
announced 1t was necessary to com
IN plete the roll call. When this for
mality ended the chair announce,
ly that Congressman Sulzer had beel
named for Governor, having receive,
Ill all of the votes OF the convention
except three cast for Martin f
ST. Glynn. Mr. Glynn was nominate
)r- for LieutenantIGovernor The col
vention then adjourned until tomo
St row morning when the remainder {
IT. the ticket will be nominated
Alton B. Parker took the opport
nifty afforded by his speech as pc
- manent chairman Of the Democrat
State convention to answer his CT
u tics at the Baltimore conventio
1t was the first polite
speech the former President
tial candidate had made since he Wi
the storm center of the battle wag,
at Baltimore by W. ]. Bryan again
his selection as temporary charm;
Of that gathering.
In defending himself he also d
Tended the New York state deleg
er, ton which also was the object
lis Mr.. Bryan's most fervid attack.
The Judge Parker said the action
ms the New York delegation at Bal
les, more was dictated by the desire
op- promote harmony
'iti- you ask me-" he said, "why d
'ck- the New York delegation with mir
ON ty men fail to discuss the alta
lust which which was made indirect
bile and directly upon the delegates al
lies upon myself-why did they keep 6
ent? Because we believed 1t "
better that we should suffer lit
IS. indignity upon the platform On
Bryan) than to divide that conve
s. tion In two; and we held our plst
two I'VE held our peace for the go
1ool Of Democracy; we held our place
lual lieving that either Clark or Wills
sula would be nominated and we demo
lent strated that New York state shou
Ided take no part in that contest viii
ions would prevent the people Of 7
eak- United States from uniting all
Of gethers to elect either one Of thu
'ess which should be the nominee Of
party"