The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-05
TAMMANY'S CANDIDATE
rs ONE OF NEW YoRK's GREAT
 EST LAWYERS.
Always Identified With the Re formelement of the Democratic Party-A Hot Fight
 Ahead.

New York Special. ., se-
 Edward M. Shepard. who has 9een for ected by Tammanyy a;mss,f Ss ,ss to stand for Bird 8. Coier, present Comptroiler ot ot New York. and felt that he could no. himself stand for the election TOT mayTs b;s until he had been reiesseo lease -eiesse a WAS Riven him by MT. Coler, in letter, dn in Which MT. Coier stated that he was [eaGy and willing to aid in the election oi MI Shepard. ,.a bis will ,inenesA to run, and the Brooklyn poh- ticians handed his name to CrokeI' wno announced that he wanted oneparu rsday mT " mated. At the meeting heio Ahui eN"' night he was nominated.
 When the Brooklyn leaders were urglns Coler for Mayor, MT. Shepard wrote nm that he had intended to go abroad our. n. ing the election. but that if Coler ran od iod earnestly work for his election.
 Al meeting of the City Committee of Tammany Hall. Eeld last Monday night, MT. Croker made 1t plain to @ the committee that he did not sanction dne nomination of MT. Coler, but announced that he was ready to accept the nomina- tion of MT. Shepard. His mandates weas yer :, told to the delegates and Shepard was unanimously nominated to oppose LOW
 Then began an enort 10 haSe S"eRN become a candidate. ., Mo
 James Shelvin. representing the ,n- mo Laughiin machine, called on MT onep
 MT. Shepard said he would be giad to take the nomination and make race, but he had already pledged nims instar to Coler He explained sendlng .t to Coier, stating that he would supper P9, hin, and of receiving a letter from MT. Coier in which he said that he tCoierl wo,,Id he glad to see MT. Shepard receive the nomination. and that he tcoier' "ouia as suppOre ps',ed n tn Mir. Shepard that this gave him a release from his pledge 10 MT. Soler. but MT. Shepard did not see IL that way. The pressure to have him run was renewed at MT. ,Shepard's home in Brook- ivn night before last. But the lawyer still demurred and stated that ne was nIed god to support Coler. Finally, ne agreed that If written release was se- cured from Coler he would make the Then began a hunt for Coler, which lasted until after midnight.
 The Comptroller was finally found ana readily gave the written hacS Ieleass ta sbepard and secured his promise to make the race. His name was then made public, ana pre- sented to Croker for approval
 The "boss'' had already announced that Shepard was satisfactory to him and he started his machine to work 10 nominate Shepard. This was done at the meeting of the City Committee last night. .oo, t,,a .rrs.+
 ASNN responsibility which rests upon nm. ne is not so well as when he arrived in this city from Vantage, and is visiting the theatres and turf in order to regain some of his lost health.
 For a time it looked as though Shepard could not be nominated. as one Of the Brooklyn papers published, in prominent places, the speech which MT. shepard made bitterly assailing President Mckin- lev and Tammany Hall. This was before the assassination of the President.
 Although the Citizens Union has named all It's candidates. active campaign Work has not yet begun.
 Much surprise has been manifested that the Low organization has not already be- gun work for that candidate, ana IL IS being commented upon with anxiety. has been prominent in New York poll tics for a number of years. In 1S94 be was 2 candidate for Governor Of the Elm pire State in opposition to David Bennett
 In 1895 MT. Shepard was an independ- ent candidate for election as Mayor of Brooklyn before its consolidation with New York City and was elected; defeating Frederick W. Wurster. Republican, by
 in 1sS6 MT. Shepard was bitterly op- posed to the election of William Jennings Bryan for President of the United States. to the gold Democratic Convention held in Indiana polls in that year.
 In 1897 MT. Shepard supported and worked hard for the election of Seth Low for Mayor of New York against Van Wyck, who was elected. This veal Mir Shepard Is to make the race against MT. Low himself. He supported Bryar in 1900.
 Early in the campaign of this year Mir Shepard announced that he was of tht opinion that Brooklyn was snlidlv in ia vor of Coler for election as Mayor oi ko,- md off ff ald in securing the election of MT. Coler. He would make a good Mayer of New York if elected. and the race between himself and Mir. Low will be watched with great interest, as both are prom nent and influential men and above thc | general class of politicians.