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-A THE WEATHER. Fair Thursday and Friday; light to moderate south to , east winds. on'v EXTRA BONUS OFFER! An opportunity for every contestant t rcure 35,000 extra votes by little effort explained in today's content column. 7- ' f jP-O OM.DE tK VOL. LXXXVI1 NO. 6. "V WILMTNGTON, C, THURSDAYj MOKNTNG, SEPTEMBER 29, 1910. WHOLE KTjMBER 13,412. III S'fe STIMSQN NOMINEE AT SARATOGA, H. Y. Nominated f orGovernor Over 4 Bennett at Republican Convention. HER VICTORY FOR TEDDY Other Nominees of State Ticket Ed ward Schoeneck For Lieutenant Governor Eventful Day in Convention. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 28. The Re publican State Convention this even ins nominated Henry L. Stimson of New York, as Its candidate for Gover nor. The nomination of Mr. Stimson was one more victory for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, -who personally led the fight for the nomination of his candidate, completing the unbroken series of triumphs from the moment the convention was called to order yes terday afternoon until its final ad journment. The remainder of the State ticket follows: Schoeneck. ' For Secretary of State &amuel S. Koenig (re-nominated.) For State Comptroller James Thompson. For State Treasurer Thomas Fen nell. For State Engineer Frank M. Wil liams (re-nominated.) For Attorney General Edward R. O'MaJley (re-nominated.) , For Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals Irving G. Vann (re-nominated.) Tfle vote for Governor stood as fol lows: Henry L. Stimson C84; William S". Bennett, of New York, 242; Thomas B. Dunn of Rochester 38; James B. McEwau, of Albany 28. Scattering 23. .. .... : The slate as "made up this morning by Col. Roosevelt, Senator Root" and their advisors went through without a hitch. With the exception . of the nominations for Governor and Comp troller there were not contests. Representative Bennett, who has been conducting the only open cam paign for the nomination for Gover nor, kept up the fight to the end and his persistency and his strength with the N$w York delegation threatened this afternoon to .break the slate. It is understood that Col. Roosevelt will stump the State for the ticket. He is reported to have said today, that he would. . i At the close of the con ventionr Jam es S. Wadsworth, Jr., Speaker of the Assembly for five years, announced his withdrawal from the Legislature. He said this determination was reach ed some time ago and was due en tirely to his personal views, as to the length of time a member of Assembly should hold that important and diffl cult office. Mr. Wadsworth would not say that his retirement was due to the victory of the progressives in the convention. ' The flneo nf tha pnnvontlnn fniind the Roosevelt forces in complete mas tery of the situation. Following the first rout of the 'organization came Pol. Roosevelt's dramatic and success- ful battle for the adoption of the plat forni.of the progressives, and his final victory in the nomination of Mr. Stimson- By the time the vote was taken the strength of the organization had been dissipated badly. Having no can didate for whom to make a determin ed light, the organization threw,, the bulk of its vote to Mr. Bennet. Just before the convention adjourn ed the new State committee was an nounced. .The list contained several new names jnd it was assumed fthat the progressives would have control, turning over to the Roosevelt forces the party machinery of the State. Phairman Timothy L. Woodruff, who failed of re-election in his own district was elected from the second district. The election of a chairman from the Progressives in place of Mr. Woodruff is expected. Mr. Rennet's persistent campaign for the nomination of governor led to second conference after the slate had been agreed upon this morning. lh" convention was adjourned in the middle of the afternoon and the lead ers canvassed the field once more in the Mea that they might decide upon an up state man who would receive th united vate of the New York dele tion. Col. .Roosevelt asked Mr. Ben net to withdraw, but the Congressman refused to do so.s Pol. Roosevelt and Senator Root, the main figures in the conference, de C1( ed to stand by their slate, and the -colonel agreed to make' the nominat lnS speech, in place of Otto T. Ban. J'ard. of New York, who had been se-w-ted originally. Kingsbury Foster nominated Mr. '"'iiri't and after the nomination had afn Seconder! Rnngcumll l'latform to make his last speech of convention. He began by saying inat he had held Mr. Bennet In" high "Kara, but that he believed Mr. Stim s' to be the Droner nominee ' TT told of what Mr. Stimson has done as' a ' "secutor of the sugar trust and as i unshed his speech the delegates s'ood up and cheered. "'en in communication with William' KILLED BY AN IpOBILE ra""er nun uown by 3Tnknown Driver 4ou and Cooley Wil mington Cases in the Supreme v Court. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Sept 28. Alfred Stevens, of Johnson county, here yes terday to sell a load of cotton seed, met with a fatal accident near Gar ner, as he wa3 returning home. An automobile passed and fnVh mules To that they ran two miles, causing Mr. Stevens to fall forward under the running gear, being caught so that he was dragged a long dis tance. When rescued he was unconscious and died before medical aid could reach him. There seems to be no clue to the automobile and its driver. The machine was running towards Ral eigh. A conference today between Con gressman E. W. Pou and his inde pendent opponent for Congress, Hon. R. A. P. Cooley, who also has the Republican endorsement as their can didate in the fourta district resulted In the arrangement of the following itinerary for the joint canvass: Siler City Monday, October 10th: Pitts- borO, October 11th; Henderson, 12th; Louisburg, 14th; Spring Hope, 15th; Smithfield, October 24th; Kenly, 26th; the canvass closing at Raleigh, Thurs-' day, October 27tn at night. The gen eral, expectation is for some lively en counters as this canvass progresses. The North Carolina Supreme Court is hearing Fifth district trials this week and one of the most notable is that of the State vs. Joe Stevens, who quarreled with a fellow collector, Er nest Shields, killed mm and was con victed of second degree murder. In the argument before the Supreme Court Attorney General Bickett admit ted the exception on the part of the counsel for the defense that the trial judge frequently during the trial ex pressed an opinion prejudicial to the prisoner. As to other issues involved and as to whether the action of the trial judge was improper the court took the case under advisement for fu ture "ruling". , Another' notable case was State vs. Winner, from Wilmington, in which the -defendant has-been convicted for selling whiskey when the "modus operandi" was when an approved citi zent entered a certain compartment of Winner's near-beer saloon a dumb waiter would descend bearing an in scription "25 cents." . The caller would drop his coin on the boards of the waiter and the latter would de scend, reappearing quickly with a bot tle of whiskey. The defense was that this proved no person guilty of any sale. However Attorney General Bic kett set up the contention that the sale was as much proven on the pro prietor, Winner, as if he kept a slot machine in his place into which coin could be dropped and the whiskey extracted. It is stated at Rex Hospital that Mrs. Sue Lewis,, who was struck yes terday evening by a street car, as she was attempting in a confused way to cross the Fayetteville street double tracks, would recover. She jumped from in front of the street sprinkler car only to be run down by the Hills boro street car that was passing on the adjacent tracks., She was caught upon the fender, else she would have been mangled under the car wneels. Chairman Franklin McNeill, of the North Carolina Corporation Commis sion, has returned from Washington where he attended the conference oi the Interstate Commission and traffic managers of the. Norfolk & Southern on the question of putting in opera tion the order of the Interstate Com mission for the reduced freight rates via the N. & W. to Winston-Salem and Durham. However no agreement could be reached: Chairman McNeill insisting that the through rates in volved should be decreased so that they 'Would not more than equal the combination of the local rates span ned. The order for reduced rates in- volves all classes 1 to 6 and A to P as to Winstom-Salem and classes l to t only as to Durham from Cincinnati. The concessions were gained through complaint that the Durham and Win ston-Salem terminals or tne in. & w. were being discriminated against as compared with rates given by tne in. Sr. W. to Virginia Cities. The suspen sion of the operation of the order is to November 18th, witn a ruling yet to be made as to the matters involved in the recent conference. CHICAGOANS CHARMED. Walter 'Brookins Makes Novel Flight Over Busy Illinois City. . Chicago, Sept 28. Chicagoahs were treated to another novelty in aviation today, when they saw an aeroplane flight In Grant Park by Walter Brook- ins, accompanied by a newspaper re porter as a pasenger. Brookins made four flights today for the delec tation of Chicago. In the flight late today with a pas- apner' foe soared above the city's take front and out over Lake Michi gan, swung about over the edge of the skyscrapers and brought his- Wright hfniAtifl to earth easily. He made a r . .. . . i i x i. 1 ni1r'tnav sixrn menu jubl ucwid moid. .V".r Twin a- the first iflieht today, Roy smith, watching from the top of a skyscraper chimney, lost nis looting - ..mm and plunged down into a neap oi soot within the chimney. There he was dis- Lcovered by firemen, who dug through the briCK. Me was vmy ui uiocu scratched. TELLS COMMITTEE OF LORIMER VOTE State Senator Testifies He Was Paid $2,500 Becau se of His Vote. THE GRAFT MONEY CAME EASY State Senator Holstlaw Chief Witness Before Committee. Incidents Leading up to Alleged Bribery. Chicago, Sept. 28, State Senator D. W. Holstlaw, of Iuka, ills., one of the 53 Democrats who helped elect William Lorimer, United States Sena tor, took the witness stand today be fore the Lorimer Investigating Com mittee and testified that after he had voted for Lorimer he received $2,500, and that he "supposed the money was paid because of his vote." Senator Holtslaw, who until recent ly was a banker in his home town, and had some prominence in the Bap tist denomination, was the second wit ness to be heard by the convention and the second legislator to tell the committee that money was paid be cause of a vote for the junior Sena tor from Illinois. "The night bbfore the election of Senator LorimVr," said Holstlaw, "I met State Senator John Boderick out side of the St. Nicholas Hotel in Springfield and ho said to me, 'they are going to elect Lorimer tomorrow.' I replied: 'its, I think so, and I am going to vote for him.' He replied 'Well, there is $2,500 in it for you.' ..-iat was all tnere was said. I in tended to vote for Lorimer anyway and had made up my mind three or four days before that, and I did not know there was a thing in it for me." "Were you offered anything?" was asked, and the witness replied: "rie did not offer me anything and simply said 'there was $,2500 in it for me.' "Did you get the $2,500?" "Yes: I went to Chicago about June 16, 1909; to' Senator Brbderick's of fice, and he gave me $2,500, which he counted out of an envelope. Ha only said 'Here is that money.' I said noth ing to him beyond greeting him when met him." On further examination Senator Holstlaw said that he supposed the money was paid for his vote for-Lori mer. Senator James B. Frazier, Demo crat, of Tennessee, who joined his colleagues on the committee today, questioned the witness. Holstlaw said that State Senator Broderick was the first man to speak to him regarding voting for Senator Lorimer; that he met Broderick by accident the night before the election of Senator Lori mer and had the conversation relative to the $2,500. "I had made up my mind to vote for Senator Lorimer before that, and had told others that I would vote for Lori mer." "Did you ask what the $2,500 was for, or who was paying it?" queried Senator Frazier. "No sir, I asked nothing." Another payment of $700 supposed to be a part of the so-called "jack pot," was told of by the witness. Asked by Senator Johnston what in duced him to vote for Senator Lori mer the witness said: "We had tried so 'long to elect a Democrat and could not I thought electing Lorimer would make the breach wider in the Republican ranks. I naturally liked Lorimer and just made up my mind to vote for him." The hearing will be resumed to morrow. BAPTIST OPPOSE LESSONS. Baptist May Break Away From Sun day School Series. Nashville, Sept. 28. Leading men of the Baptist denomination, represent ing practically every Southern State, met here this morning to decide a matter which will interest the entire religious world. These men constitute a lesson com mittee, appointed at the Southern Bap tist convention recently in session at Baltimore and their action will doubt less mean the first breaking away from the International Sunday school lessons in use by practically all of the leading denominations since 1872. It has been known for some time that the Baptists are not entirely in accord with the other denominations on three questions of these lessons. The dissatisfaction reached a climax, recently when a' Baptist nember was removed from the International lesson committee. OPPOSE LOWERING RATES. Winnfield, La., Board Says Reductions Would Do Harm. Baton Rouge, 'Slept 28. An unusual petition claiming that the lowering or freight rates on timber would be In imical to the conservation of forests in Louisiana has been filed with the railroad commission here. The petition comes from the Winn field, La.,- Board of Trade and makes a vigorous protest against any reduction of freight rates on timber or lumber in Louisiana. "Any lowering of such rates", the petition says, "will encourage , the cut ting of timber and therefore militate against the conservation of the forests of the State?' ftHOLERA EPIDEM)(! III NAPLES Fifteen New Cases nd Nine 'Deaths in Province Yesterday Strang ers Attacked by Mob Disease Spreading. Rome, Sept, 28. The official report issued tonight states .'that during the past 24 hours 15 new cases of Asiatic cholera have appeared in the city of Naples with nine deaths, four new cas es and one death ' In the province of Naples outside the city, and three new cases and one death in the province of Bar!. These figures do not include the so-called cases' of gastro-eneritis. A dispaUh fioni Naples says that two strain gjrs seeking lougings in a poor quarter today aroused the suspi cion of the resident who -cried out that they were' spread ing the cholera. i . .. 1 m 1 1L The strangers were mob, when they attem tted to give can- dy to -some children wilu cues ui 'death to the poisoijers." and were very severely irjurrd fore the police could come to their ra scue. THE LUTHERAN SEMINARY. Opened Yesteresy at Charleston, S. C Enrollment. Charleston S. C, Sept 28---The op ening exercises of the Lutheran Theo logical Seminary at Mount -Pleasant took place today with a large enroll ment of students many visitors and a generally interesting program, in cluding an address by the Rev! Dr. C. Armand Miller, pastor of St. John's ! ntheran Church. ' While a number of students have been enrolled, Rev. Dr. A. G. Voigt, the dean, exnects additional arrivals. and the next wee' $ will further in crease the number of young men who are taking the theological course at the Moutn Pleasant institution. The exercises today are probably the last to be held of the kind, as probably when the opening of another term arrives, the new seminary at Columbia will be ready to receive the faculty and students. THE WORLD'S ISERIES. Between Cubs and Athletics Starts Saturday, Oct- 15th. HevolnnH nhint at 98 The J"iL-Jw:.--lA.seral.iil&u vruiruv BcriTO ttc) inc nvo mr-T T- the Athletics may start on Saturday, October 15th, accordilng to an an nouncement made by Secretary Robt. McRoy, of the American League, to night. That is, however if President Murphy, of the Cubs will wind up his season with 'St Louis on October 13th as he stated yesterday in Chicago, was possible. Otherwise the series will not start until October 17. A- meeting of the National commis sion will probably be held Monday when this matter will be settled. McRoy's visit here was to sign up Outfielder Speaker and First-Baseman Stahl of Boston, as members of the all-star American League team which will meet the Athletics in a five game series, starting October 10. This ser ies will be played providing the world's series does not start until the 17th. -7 ' . MORAN WINS THE BOUT. Defeated Moore Before National Ath letic Club. Philadelphia. Sept. 28. Pal Moore, of this city, was beaten by Owen Mo ran, of England, in a six-round bdut before the National Athletic Club to night, notwithstanding that the local tar almost put the Englishman out in the third round with a vicious punch which landed low and w,hich sent Mo ran to his knees from the terrible ago ny. Moran had the advantage in every round except the first and the second, which were even. He did nearly all the leading and forced the flight His blows had more steam behind them than those delivered by Moore. Neither boy showed any serious marks of the battle, Moore having swollen lips and Moran a swollen eye as they emerged from the ring, The fight was at catch weights and there was very little difference In their weights. OUTLINES Henry L. Stimson, of New York City, was nominated for governor at the Republican State Convention at Saratoga yesterday. The nomination was another victory for Col. Theodore Roosevelt The New York Demo cratic State Convention will be held at Rochester today. Delegates from all parts of the State are gathered The first annual Conference of Cath olic Charities concluded yesterday in Washington. President Taft com mended the efforts of the delegates An Illinois State Senator yesterday testifying before the investigating committee said that he received $2,500 because of his vote for Senator Lori mer An epidemic of cholera in Na ples province, Italy, is causing ' the people to nee. There were lo new cases yesterday and nine deaths- President Taft and his cabinet had a busy day yesterday going over War Department estimates and postal bank regulations rNew York markets : Money on call easy 2 1-4 to 2 1-2 per cent, ruling rate and closing bid 2 1-4, offered at 2 1-2; spot cotton closed auiet 15 points higher, middling up lands 13.75; middling gulf 14.00; flouy was easy was a small business; wheat steady, No. 2 red 1.03 1-2 elevator and 1.03 1-2 f.o. b. afloat; corn easy, No. 2, 62 cents asked elevator demes- tic basis .to arrive and 60 1-4 nomina f.o. b. afloat; oats steady, futures closed 3-8 cents higher to 3-8 cents lower; rosin quiet, turpentine steady. TAFT COMMENDS CATHOLIC CHARITY Featured Most Successful Convention of its Kind Held in America. MOVEMENT TO PROTECT GIRLS Committees Will be Appointed in Eve ry City in United States Mes sage Sent Pope Pius The Closing Features. Washington, Sept. 28. What is con sidered to be the most successful con vention of its kind ever held under the auspices of the Catholic Churoh in America came to an end today when President Taft commended the efforts of the 300 delegates to the first annu- ! al conference of Catholic Charities, i ..... and wished them success in their Nation-wide movement. Following the closing session of the conference the delegates went to the East room of the White House and lis tened with interest to the laudatory remarks of the President Just before adjournment the confer ence sent the following cablegram to Pope Pius X.: "The National conference of Catho lic Charities, convened m the Catholic University of America, for the assist ance of our poor brethren, begs your apostolic blessing on their labors." One of the most important actions of the conference was a decision to ap point a committee in every city in the United States which will form a net work over the country for the protec tion of girls. These committees will be composed of representatives of all Catholic women charity organizations in each city, will work together and constantly keep in touch with the Na tional conference of Catholic Chari ties. The committees will draw up a plan of study in order to discover the local conditions. in each city; construct of preventjyexWork; co4 - r ,iL ,1. ------ -- . i operaie wnu ume ajenures uimu& alone similar lines, and will develop a policy designed to meet the problem effectively The conference decided further to develop St. Elizabeth's Union, which is composed of Catholic women's so cieties, and which was organized at a canvention of the St. Vincent de Paul society at Richmond two years ago. RIsht Rev. Mgr. D. J. McMahon. of New York City, and Rev. Dr. William' Kerby. of the Catholic University of America were appointed a commit tee for this nuroose. The Union will form a section of the National confer ence of Charities and the committee will consider the Question of changing its name to the Federation of Catho lic Women's Societies, The closing session of the confer ence discussed the question of delin quency." Judge Michael F. Girten. of the municipal court of Chicago, citea home conditions, environment, income and drunkenness as some of the sour ces of delinauency, and advised the boycott of the merchant prince who does not Day his employes a fair wage and the manufacturer wuo pronts Dy underpaid labor, AT ROCKY MOUNT. Two Deaths, One From Diphtheria Other News Notes. (Special Star Correspondence.) Rock Mount, N. C, Sept 28. Miss Maggie Gorham died this morning at 7 o'clock, at the home of her brother, Mr. T. C. Gorham, at South Rocky Mount, after several months of poor health. The deceased was a member of one of Edgecombe's most promi nent families and three sisters and brothers survive, Mrs. G. J. Mills, of tuis city; Mrs. Mary Nobles, of Rich mond, Va., and an unmarried sister. Miss Hettie Gorham,- who makes her uome with her brothers in this city, Mr. Ed: Gorham of this city; Mr. i. C. Gorham, a prominent merchant of South Rocky Mount, and Mr. Frank Gorham, a prominent planter of Edge combe. After a brief illness with diphthe ria, the eight-year-old son of Mr. J. C Proctor died yesterday at the home of the family, about eight miles from this city, in Nash county. The iu neral will be held this afternoon from the home. There seems to be an un usual prevalence of diphtheria in this family, and two cases were last week discovered almost at the same time. A six-year-old daughter of Mr. Proctor is extremely ill at present with the disease. For possibly an hour and a half yes terday afternoon the crossings of Main street, from Thomas to Ham mond, were blocked on account of an accident to an outgoing freight train of about 35 or 40 cars. The freight was leaving the city at a lively clip, when the caboose broke lose and threw the brakes on the entire train, pulling the drawheads from, two- cars' and breaking the brake springs on an other. It was impossible to move but a few of the cars in a forward airec tion, and none of them could . be budged until the broken brake could be taken out After considerable shifting and an occasional opening of the crossings the train finally backed to South Rocky Mount, where the damaged cars were taken from the train, and the freignt continued on Its journey about two hours late. POLICE ATTACK THE STRIKERS Orders to "Suppress Disturbances Without Mercy" Carried Out to the tetter Trouble in Berlin Many Injured. Berlin, Sept. 28. "Suppress disturb ances without mercy, were Police Commissioner Von Jagow's orders to day. The. police followed out their instructions to the letter. They rode down and sabered mercilessly where ever a small group of people had gath ered in the district of Moabil. For two days this district has been the scene of riots, the like of whicfc have not been witnessed in Berlin for many a day. Hundreds of persons have been injured and veritable pitch ed battles between strikers, their sym pathizers and the police have occur red. The result of the severe repressive measures taken by the police was that scores of persons were bruised or wounded during the course of the evening. The correspondents of Reu ters Telegram Company,' the New York Times, the New York World and the New York Sun were among the victims while watching the progress of the events from a motor car. The police swept down upon them with drawn sabres, apparently in both hands while the other correspondents were badly bruised. From 5 o'clock in the evening every saloon in the locality was closed by orders of the authorities. In spite of the strictness with which the cordons were maintained the strik ers and their sympathizers held meet ings at the street corners which in several instances caused bloody fights. The police charged furiously and beat down the workmen on every side. In this way they rode through Emdener Strasse and Turn iStrasse, which were blocked with excited yelling crowds. Traces of the police charges were left in the dozens of persons lying severe ly wounded on both sidewalks. A Coal wagon driven by strike breakers under police protection was attacked and the police replied with volleys from, their revolvers. Several thou sands marched in procession through the Little Liergarten, carrying a red flag-. The police dashecL at .full gal lop among the paraders, cutting down and galloping over them. It is esti mated that at this place alone more than a hundred were severely wound ed. It was in the tiergarten that the correspondents were attacked. The police were greeted everywhere with shouts of "bloodhounds." This only served to incense them and they charged repeatedly. Lively skirmish es continued late into the night, but at midnight comparative quiet pre vailed. Six battalions of infantry were held throughout the night under arms in barracks in readiness for a sortie. Emperor William who is the guest of Emperor Francis Joseph at Schoen brunn, has sent for a full report of the disorder. ROBBERY IN WASHINGTON. Thieves Break Into Drug Store Coun ty Medical Society Reorganizes. (Special Star Telegraph.) Washington. ,N. C. Sept. 2S. One KJL til? UUlULOl 1UUUCUCO 1. ill J.I i- ed in this city was perpetrated last (night between 12 and 2 o'clock when the drug store of D. T. Tayloe & Co., on Main street, was entered by thieves and about $250 in goods stolen. Among the stolen articles were a number of fountain pens, boxes of cigars, toilet articles, cigarettes etc. The thieves were surprised while in the store by the manager, Dr. D. M. Filds, who had gone back about 2 o'clock to get some medicine for a patient and escaped through a back window as he entered the door. Dr Fields hearing the noise gave the alarm and fired at them but they got away through a dark alley before he could catch them, or discover their identity. The thieves entered the store by forcing a window, entering o;i the alley. The police are at work on the case but as yet have discovered no clue to the guilty parties. The Beaufort County Medical So ciety was formerly re-organized at a called meeting of the society today. Dr. K. P. B. Bonner, of Morehead City, councillor of the second district, as sisted by Dr. Wi. H. Dixon, of Edwards, secretary, of the North Carolina Board of Health was instrumental in bring ing about the re-organization. The fol lowing officers were elected : . Dr. D. Tayloe, president; Dr. H. H. Hunter, of Rinetown, vice-president, and Dr P. W. Carter secretary. MRS. THORNTON GETS VERDICT For $3,000 Against B. & O. and Mer chants and Miners' Line. Norfolk, Va., Sept 28 Judge Ed mund Waddill, Jr., today signed an or der entering judgment in favor of Mrs. Agnes B. Thornton against the Balti more & Ohio Railroad Company and the Merchants & Miners' Transporta tion Company, for $3,000 for personal Injuries, this being the amount of the verdict given Mrs. Thornton by the jury which heard the case in the Fed eral court last May. Interest is to be added from the day of the verdict. Mrs. Thornton brought suit against the defendant companies some time ago, alleging that she purchased a tick et from Newport News to a point in West Virginia and that because the ticket was not properly made out she was delayed in Washington, which ue l'ay caused her permanent personal injuries. DEMOCRATS AWAIT CONVENTION TODAY Leaders Unable to Choose Proper Man to Head Tic ket in New York. FEELING TOWARD SHEPARD After a Nominee Acceptable to All Shades of Democratic Opinion A Great Gathering at Rochester. ' Features. j Rochester, N. Sept. 28. The man who will head the Democratic State ticket this year had not been chosen when the leaders concluded their conferences tonight. But Chair man John A. Dix, of tue S.tate com mittee, who last week, gave official impetus to the Gaynor boom by de claring that up-State sentiment tend ed strongly in that direction, said be-" fore he went to bed that tie found among the delegates an "undercur rent of feeling" toward Edward M. Snepard. After venturing Mr. Shepard's name, the State chairman was asked what his attitude v;as on certain pub- i lie criticism of Mr. Shepard's alleged connection with the American Sugar Kenning Company in an advisory legal capacity. "I have heard that criticism." re plied Mr. Dix, "but has it occurred to you that Mr. Stimson himself is not invulnerable in the same spot. He served in the office of Senator Root when the Metropolitan Street .Rail way charter was drafted." Mr. Shepard, or those who watch for him, did not fail to hear of this suggested attack and presently they ' issued from his headquarters 'a state- ment declaring that the statement ' that Mr. Shepard drew the sugar trust deed is absolutely without foundation. It was done, the statement says, by John E. Parsons' in conjunction with Elihu Root, some years before Mr. Shepard's partnership with Mr. Par- sons commenced. ' Much pleasure has been brought to ' bear on Mr. Dix himself to consider ' the nomination for Governor, but he ' declined without hesitation and with out qualification. , Charles F. Murphy reiterated to- . night that he nad no candidate in sight. "This is a Democratic! year," ' he said, "and it would be a mistake to spoil it with pushing personal pref erences. We hope to choose can- didate who will be acceptable to all shades of Democratic opinion." We have no candidates." he con tinued, "there is no candidate in sight to command the situation. After the convention is seated tomorrow I hope . to see the various leaders and out of that series of meetings to bring a name I can present to the conven tion." The Democratic Leaerue met tnnfe-ht in . the Seneca hotel and put itself on record in favor of the widest type of direct nominations. James S. Havens and Hermann Rid- der remain strong probabilities for the gubernatorial nomination while the boom of Martin H. Glynn, of Albany, . who has been quiescent since the del- '. egates began to gather, suddenly sprang into activity tonight when the hotel corridors were flooded with liter-, ature describing his qualifications for . the omc . There was also some talk of Justice Martin L; Keogh, of West- cnester county. i Every train brought delegates to the Democratic State Convention this afternoon and by sundown the city , was alive with all the spectacular . features of the "night before." To night delegates, alternates and Doliti cal camp followers are sleeping four in a room and two in a bed. Many or them were glad to get cots in par lors and corridors. This was the day the bands began to play "Tammany." Leader Murphy had said: "I-have no candidate and I have no opinions. Wait till the dele gates arrive." Norman m. Mack, of Buffalo, chair man of the National Democratic Com mittee, had said: "Mr. Murphy has told you that he is waiting to learn what the delegates wish. He con-, trols the situation." Therefore, it was with more than the curiosity for a spectacle that the five Tammany special trains were awaited late this afternoon. In all, the Tammany representation here amount to about 1,600 men, including delegates, alternates and interested ' spectators. They brought thick bank rolls and the cafes and hotel lobbies , began to look livelier the minute they ' set foot in town. The day was rife with rumors which shifted from hour to hour, and what seemed a strong candidacy one mo ment had shrunk to a plausible possi bility in the next. None of the "pos sibilities" has relaxed his efforts to corral delegates and the supporters of Representative William Sulzer, Representative James S. Havens, and Thomas M. Osborne, former Mayor of Auburn, are working hard. Mr. Osborne said that a careful can vass hau convinced him that he was the strongest candidate from up the State and that he would go before the convention. Daniel Cohalan, Norman E. Mack and Chanes F. Murphy ate luncheon v together in Mr. Murphy's rooms. Mr. (Continued on Page Eight) 'V.: i. 1 v r -'4.1' : r. M i-t- Vf-t' !'. ., .1; Tin ' ..-'Vi V. ? ', y continued on Page Elgh.j I -'V
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