The evening world., 1894-09-28
WHAT ARE THE
ANTS UP TO?
Shepard Says an Independent
State Ticket Is Among
the Possibilities.
C0NFERS WITH CARL SCHURz.
Charles s. Fairohild Declines to
Say What Stand the State
Democracy Will Take.
|. C. O.'S CONVENTION TONIGHT.
Voters May Be Puzzled by the
Mass Of Ballots Prepared
for Them.

Whether or not the independent and
anti-machine Democrats. who were re-
fused representation in the State Conven-
ton, intend holding n Convention of
their own. for the purpose of nominating
an independent ticket, one thing is GER
tain, and that is that Edward NJ. Shop
ard, leader OF the anti-McLaughlin wing
Of the Kings County Democracy, Is
working with might and main to unite
all the antis for some purpose.
He held conferences yesterday and to-
day with such men as Charles S. Fair
child, Maurice J. Power and other lead
ers of the State Democracy, not one of
whom is willing as yet to tell what 1t is
all about. Each, when asked, says:
mot yet. You will know later"
Mr.. Shepard reached his Office at III
Broadway at 1890 o'clock this morning,
and there were then a number of anti
machine men waiting there for him
The man whose visit implied the great
est significance. perhaps. was Carl
Schurz. The latter had evidently called
in response to an invitation, and his
conference with Mr.. Shepard lasted over
an hour Az the end OF that time Mr..
Schurz left Mr.. Shepard's office smiling
and rubbing his hands
An Evening World" reporter, who
happened to be present, asked Mr.. Shep-
ard what truth there was in rumors cir
culated about the proposed Convention
OF ants, and what Significance there was
In his conference with the gentlemen
named.
II would like to tell you" ne said,
but to do so might destroy the very
object we have III view. 1t is too early
yet to make any kind of a statement as
to the intentions of the anti-machlne
Democrats
Answer one question, Mr.. Shepard
the reporter said. ''Will you say posi-
lively whether or not the ants will hold
convention and nominate a straight
Independent State ticket?"
II would like to answer that, too" he
replied. "All I can say to you, how
ever. Is that such a thing is possible.
Everything is possible Just now"
Beyond this Mr.. Shepard had nothing
to say, except that he thought the ants
had been badly treated at the Saratoga
Convention, and that there was a strong
disposition to work against Hill.
Mr.. Shepard intimated. too, that he
did not believe Justice Gaynor would
accept the nomination for Judge OF
| the Court of Appeals.
Ex-Secretary Fairchild was found at
his office. As Wall street, but he refused
to say anything more than was pub
lished in THE World this morning.
He admitted that committees Of the
| New York State Democracy and the
| Shepardites OF Brooklyn would meet in
conference soon. when some kind of a
plan would be agreed upon. He did not
know, re said, when that conference
would be held, or what the outcome OF
It all would be. He spoke generally
| in the same strain, as did Mr.. Shepard.
William r. Grace Is not in the city,
and Maurice J. Power was not at the
Barge Office when an Evening World
\ reporter called there.
| 1t 10 known, however, that the latter
| cnInusd on Si1h PdJ.)