Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-23

PARTY LEADERS OPPOSED It,
East Side Constituents of the
Ex-Governor Enthusiastic
1900 Signed Petition
Rabbis Call on Him.

New york, oct. 2o.-Willam Sulzcr. i'm
peached as governor Of the state. was
dominated for the Assembly tonight by
The progressives of the sixth Assembly
district. Mr. Sulzer in 1889 began his
public career as "A member of this branch
Of the state Legislature
Mr. Sulzer has agreed to accept the
lomination il was said at the meeting
where he was chosen as the candidate.
Max Stcindlcr, progressive leader in the
sixth Assembly district, who placed the
former governors name in nomination,
said Mr.. Sulzer reached him by telephone
from Albany, inquiring if he had been
designated. Mr.. Slender replied in the
affirmative. He said he asked Mr. Sui
ger if he would accept and Mr.. Sulzer
"oplied he would gladly do So
The nomination of the impeached ex-
ecutivc was brought about against the
desires of state and county leaders of the
Progressive party. The sentiment among
the proEressives throughout New York
md in other States was generally against
the move, according to State Chairman
Theodore Douglas Robinson and County
Chairman Francis w Bird.
Mr. Eird, in letter to Mr. Steindcr
before the meeting began, cautioned him
regarding "thc unwisdom of nominating
.Lr. Sulzer,
THE designating committee of the
sixth Assembly district" Mr. Bird
wrote, 'Cannot afford to disregard the
sentiment of the progressives in other
parts of the country except in response
to a clearly expressed and overwhe!nl-
ing sentiment on the part of the voters
Of the whole district. OF course it is
a fundamental progressive principle
that the settled will of the people in
any district should govern in the maxi
ing of nominations. ProgresgiNes
everywhere will recognize that the
committee must perforce act in accor-
dance with the settled will of the peo-
pie of the district"
However Mr.. Bird pointed out, al
though $500 voters in all parties as
he was informed, out of a total of
5000 voters, had signed a petition fav-
oring Mr.. Suffers nomination, such a
nomination Wf brought about in this
way would be more of a neigh borhood
than party nomination. 1t would
not be n strictly progressive nomina-
tion but Il nomination by the voters of
all the parties in teh district using the
vacancy that happens to be on The
progressive ticket for their purpose"
After Mr.. Sulzer had been nominated
.o-night, there was a demonstration IN
he East Side meeting hall. Bands in
he street outside played national airs
IN" nomination was made unanimous
Mr. Robinson and Mr. Bird sat on the
platform from which the name of Mr.
sulzer was placed In nomination but took
10 part in the proceedings. The meeting
nall was the same one where the former
governor received his democratic nom
nation for the Assembly more than 20
years ago. The vacancy which he was
selected tonight to fiji was made by the
withdrawal of Otto Lorenzo as part of an
agreement with the republicans that the
proGressiVes Of the district would support
the republican nominee.
shortly before midnight notice of Mr.
Suffers nomination was filed with the
board of elections The time for such
filing this year expired at that hour.