New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-28
State Convention,


attitude on Sunday baseball and the
racetracks.
County Judge lockwood, Of Sara
toga. nominated Senator Bracket who,
/ he said, would be able TO tear toe
mask from Democracy" and to face
! the demagogue without winkng'
Senator Bracket said forthwith this
was excess zeal and asked that no vote
| be cast for him.
Beginning the Balloting.
Then began the rollcall for the FIRST
! ballot Broome County cast its vote
for Human, who had not been formally
placed in nomination. and the three
extreme Western New York counties
went for Woodbury., who also had not
! been formally nominated, The Sth Dis
/ trict OF Kings cast three votes for Dis
trict Attorney Whitman who had not
been nominated, and the 10th District
threw some votes 10 Charles A. Schie-
rem.
Neither the first nor second ballots
brought a nomination. Bennett had a
long lead in the first and showed gains
In the second.
Mr.. Bennett had told friends thai II
by the third ballot he saw he had no
chance OF nomination he would with
draw This he did by voting for Job
Hedges from one of the New York dis
tricts A storm of cheers went up
AS the rollcall for the third ballot
proceeded It. was evident that Hedges
was getting nearly all of the Bennett
strength. At the end OF the rollcall
rough tallying Of the result showed that
he had almost enough 10 nominate him
and demands were made for permis'
sion To change votes.
Senator Bracket ruled that it could
not be done. but Ray Smith, formerly
clerk Of the Assembly, who drew ~
the rules under which the convention
was operating, declared Brackets rul-
ing was entirely wrong, according &c
Assembly procedure, and the chairman
= reversed himself.
Then ensued rush 4Or the band
wagon. Nassau County, in accordance
with a promise made TO Hedges's man
ayers. cast a solid vote for him. Oneida
Columbia, Queens, Ulster and other
counties shifted votes. Senator Brack-
EFT said no would entertain a motion
TO make the nomination unanimous
and this was promptly made, Judge
Carter, who nominated WadsWorth, Sec
ending It.
And then the convention turned Itself
loose with cheers for job Hedges, ano
Job, being human, showed he was not
displeased
Just Before the Stampede.
The completed third ballot up TO the
time the delegates started 70 change
their votes was as follows
For Hedges-Albany, I; Allegany 8
| Cattar9usus, 3; Cayuga, D, Chemuns, :
lChenangO, 8, Columbia, 8; Cortl@nd q
| Duchess, 3; Franklin, 3. Greene, =. Her
kimer. 4; Jefferson 49, Kings, ~, Lewis
TO- Monroe. IS; Nassau, s; New YORK, 20
ange, 8. orleans, 8; OswegO, g. Queens, -
Rensselaer,, 10; Richmond. Z; Rockland. .;
ST. Lawrence. 8; Saratoga, 2; Science. Gdy
is: Schohare 4: Schuyler, 3; Seneca, u
Suffolk, II; sullivan, 5, Tiosa. 3; Temp
llins, 6; Ulster, II; Warren, 9. washing iOh
II; Wayne, /; Westchester, il; Wyoming
IL. Total, 502.
Ia: Cayugs, 8; Chenung, :; Chenango. Il
Clinton, 4; Columbia, ]; Cortland ];
DutChcss. 3, Franklin, 2; Fnlton- tamil
ton, s. Gcnesee, Z; Greene, z Herkimer
IL; Kings. Sc, Livingston. 4 Montgomery
Oneida. II; Onondaga, p; Orange, 3; Or
leans. 1. Oswego, .; Putnam s. queens
IN: Richmond, 4: 81. Lawrence Z; sara
toga. 2: schenectady, s; Seneca, !; Steu-
ben, II; Sullivan /; Ulster. /; Washing
ION &. Wayuo. \: Westminster, q; Wyo-
ming, 3; Yates. :. Total, 296.
For Hinman-Albany' 2; Broome, u
Cayuga, 3, Chautauqua. II: ChenangO. 81
Delaware 6; Duchess. 3: Madison, 5; on
tario. 3; Otsego, 8; Rockland, 3, Saratoga
I. Total, u.
Eor Daniels-Erle, 81.
For Whtman-New York, ); Kings, 81
O For erackett@Albany. 4; Clinton. ?
Fulton Hamilton, 2; Kings 2; Queens. 4
Fo D, Bennet-Greene +; Kings, A. Total. o
For Witherbee-Essex, 6
The votes Of several of the delegates
were not recorded
No one received the announcement Of
Mr.. Hedges's success with more delight
than Miss Grace Hedges. his aunt, who
presides over the candidates bachelor
establishment in New York City. S.ss
Hedges turned TO two women of her
party who occupied seats beside her on
the platform and expressed her feelings
by kissing them enthusiastically. Her
friends returned the salute, while the
delegates laughed and cheered.