The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-03
TAMMANY LEADER
REFUSES TO VOTE
Alton B. Parker, as Tempo
rary Chairman, Takes Oc-
Casion to Reply to Attack
of Bryan at Baltimore.
BY International News Service.

gressman William SulZer was
4 nominated for governor of New
York on tho fourth ballot at
O'Clock this morning by the
Democrats after a four-hour session
that wns filled with exciting events.
Although Sulzcr was really minated
bv acclamation, the fourth ballot WAS
completed in compliance with the
statutes.
When the result was announced it
showed that Sulzcr bad All and Martin
H. Glyun Of Albany 3 votes. Sulzer
was consistent gamer after the first
ballot, and it was evident when the
third ballot was concluded that nothing
could stop the sentiment which had
about reached flood height for the
Washington county man.
The names Of five men were put be-
fore the delegates as candidates. They
were Governor John A. Dix, Congress
man Sulzer, Herman A. Metz of New
York, George B. Burd of Buffalo and
Martin H. Glynn of Albany.
Switched to Sulzer.
At the beginning of the fourth ballot
the ball was set rolling for Sulzer by
Albany county, which changed its nine
votes from GlyDn 10 the congressman.
This was followed by two other coun-
ties with small representations, which
also switched to Sulzer
Without waiting for Kings county to
be called, Herman A. Metz, former
controller Of New York, took the floor
and withdrew from the contest in favor
of Sulzer, and the SulZer crowd went
wild In an instant Senator Robert f.
Wagner of New York was on his feet
and announced that New York would
cast its los votes for Mr.. Sulzer,
Throughout the night Charles r. Muir
ply, the Tammauy leader, sat silent,
yet with an air Of confidence Not
once did he vote. When his name was
called on the first ballot, Mr.. Murphy
| announced:
"Mr. Murphy wished to be excused. -
After that nothing was heard from the
| leader.
Martin II. Glynn Of Albany was the
| lieutenant governor,
Parker's Speech.
Alton b. Parker took the oppOr-
tunity afforded by his speech today as
permanent chairman Of the Democratic
state convention to answer his critics
at the Baltimore convention, Tt was
the first political speech the former
presidential candidate had made since
he was the storm center OF the battle
waged by William j, Bryan against
his selection rs temporary chairman OF
the Democratic national convention.
In defending himself he also de-
Tended the New York state delegation,
which also was the object Of MIR.
BRYAN IS attacks. Mr.. Parker said the
action of the New York delegation at
Baltimore was dictated by the desire
to promote harmony.
"You may ask me- he said, "why
the New York delegation, with
ninety men, at least twenty-five of
whom were capable OF entering upon
that platform, failed to discuss the at
tack which was made indirectly and
directly upon the delegates and upon
mvseIf. why did they keep silent
Because we believed it was better that
we should suffer little indignity than
by entering into a dispute with the
gentlemen upon the platform (Mr
Brvan) which would divide that con
yention in two; and we held oui
peace,
For Good of Democracy.
.eWe held OUT peace for the good
; of Democracy; we held our peace be
Iieyiue that either Clark or Wilson
would be nominated, and VIC dc
termiued that New York state should
take no part in that contest which
would prevent the people Of the United
r states from uniting all togethor te
elect which ever ono of them should
be the nominee bf the party
Mr.. Parker's defense was called
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