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Democratic Candidates for Governership.

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Democratic Candidates for GoVernor'hip'
ALBANY. Aug 27.-The Democratic State
Conyention will meet this year on Sept H.
and like its immediate predeoessors, Saratoga
state Convention OF 1894. the Buffalo state
Cooysntion OF 1895, and the Syracuse State
Convention Of 1893, II will offer TO number OF
distinguished New York State Democrats an
opportunity 70 have their qualifications made
known to the delegate In manner grateiul 70
their personal feelings and OF no particular
injury TO the Republicans. This consideration
of eligible candidates" on the Democratic side
has come to be a biennial occurrence In New
York politics, and some OF the details OF IL
may be with prophetic accuracy and succnct-
ness stated in advance.
For the Office OF Governor the name OF Freder-
lex Cook OF Rochester will be favorably con-
adhered" by the Democratic leaders. Mr..
Cook was elected Secretary OF state fifteen
years ago. He was born at wildbad. Germany.
lie began Hfe as a railroad brakeman and be-
came identified with the brewing interests OF
Rochester which are considerable through the
vice presidency OF the Barthoomay Brewing
Company. Since the close Of mis- term a. Secre-
tary OF State he has been mentioned at every
successive Democratic State Convention as a
candidate who would be certain to secure tho
German vote. but he has never been nominated
for Governor or any other ONCE. and the Ger
man vote. 10 the extent OF his relation to II. re-
mains therefore. entirely unsecured Another
biennial Demo cratic candidate who was very
favorably me ntoned In 1904 and In 1905 actually
nominated. though no sfterwad declined. 10
John Boyd Thatcher OF Albany county. Mr..
Thatcher. who has been q member OF the State
auaiifications that tbe Arm with which be was
70 uEaA raE uh n IN n
nominated with great unanmity In 1898 under
the notion that all Democrats would fall In and
hlRpGrs hR h THa candidate snd % Mr.
Thatcher to withdraw from the race In favor OF
the now forgotten Wilbur +. Porter.
No Democratic State Convention for the
nomination Of a Governor Of New York would
be considered quite complete nowadays unless
sormst oe fndSe Robert Ear, OF Se HerHmer who
was last candidate for an elective public offce
in 1890 and has since been retired under the
MIR Earl Is a resident of herklmer county. one
OF the strongest Republican counties in the
state. In which Democrats have been growing
fewer year by year and in which in the state
election OF two years ago the Democrats were
able 10 carry only three townships. Judge Ear
IL a jurist OF high repute. The last political
Office he held was that OF County Judge OF
Herkimer, to which he was elected forty-fve
years ago. and 10 can scarcely be claimed. even
by his most sangutne supporters that as con-
temporary candidate ne would be likely to
arouse much enthusiasm among the Democratic
OF t'lp STATE, VINO neeu tne ttlfnulut Ol u hlTOHk
personality. along with few other prereaui-
sites. for success this year.
No Democratic State Convention would be
complete without some consideration OF the
qualifications Of John b Stanchfeld Of Elmirs.
who received thirty-nine votes for Governor IN
the Syracuse convention out OF a total OF $50
Emira for a candidate for Governor In Lucius
Robinson. and David b. Hill when elected TO
resident OF, the town Of Elmra, having
previously, been Mayor Of the place, Mr..
Stanchfeld. too. was elected Mayor OF Elmira
Legislature from Chemung county and among
certain reminiscent Democrats II is regarded as
"thc party should go to Elmira for a candidate
this year. Another candidate who is certain to
get more than few votes In the convention Is
Democfatic Der dcu Mayor 't of that thriving Republi:
can constituency, and candidate who Is not
triumph Stlii another inevitable candidate Is
Elliot Danforth, who was beaten for Lieutenant
Governor In 1898, and who was the political
forth, likeWiam c, Bouck, the farmer-Gover-
nor elected in is42. was born in Schoharie county
and it is Democratic tradition that a Scho-
didate at the head OF Democratic ticket but
for the propondering Republican malorities in
Danforth has been State Treasurer. Since 1874
he has been resident OF the stirring interior
town Of B9n9Tdse And MS Greduous oop
cheered the hearts, revived the hopes. and
stimulated the activity OF many New York
Democrat otherwise rendered despondent by
scrutiny OF the situation
II is the unwritten rule OF Democratic nomi-
mating conventions nowadays In New York that
the claims" OF eligible candidates or those who
we're deemed eligible ten twenty or thirty years
ago, as the case may be, should be impartially
considered. without prejudice or emotion, and
with view TO the nomination of the strongest
man. who is usually found to be either an en-
tirely new candidate. or one whose name has
been neglected or forgotten in the preliminary
canvass. Nevertheless the consideration OF the
names OF former formal candidates continues
uninterruptedly and delegates to the Saratoga
convention Of Sept IL. and visiting Demo-
cratic ratesmen there at that time NAV be justi-
fed in preparing themselves for careful con-
sideration Of the names of such conventional
candidates as Cook. Earl, That cher. Stsnchheld.
Mcclure and Danforth