Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01
COLER FOR GOVERNOR;
J0HNN C. GRAY FOR JUDGE
Ticket Promulgated from Hill Head
quarters at Headquartcrs-The
Devcry Contest.

Ticket FRO mulS1teu 1EOH1 AL A1CtAu-
quarters at Headquarters-The
Devcry Contest.
SARATOGA, N. Y, September 3o.-For
Goyernor-Bird S. Coler, Of Kings.
For nt-Governor-Charles N.
Bulger, of Oswego.
For Comptroller-C. NJ. Preston, of Ul-
ster.
For Secretary of State-Frank H. Mott,
of Chautaqua.
For Attorney Connaen
of Erie.
For Engineer-Richard W. Herman, Of
Oneida.
For Treasured. J. Van Auken. OF
Ontario.
For Judge of Court of Appeals-John
C. Gray, of New York.
TICKET MAY NOT STAND.
This is the ticket promulgated tonight
from the headquarters of Senator Hill.
It was a result Of a long conference of
many of the State leaders, in which
Senator Hill and Hugh Mclaughlin took
a leading part The announcement of
this tentative ticket was received quietly
by the throngs in the hotel corridors.
and later rumors were circulated that
in the convention it might not stand. The
Kings county delegates, led by Senator
McCarren, were prominent in talking of
prospective changes. Despite this, the
Hill people went serenely on making ar
engagements for the nomination Of the
ticket. In all of this preliminary work
Tarnmany took no part. and, in fact af-
ter the first conference, Kings county
absented itself.
Senator Hill, during the evening, did
not affirm nor deny that the slate as CIV
en- out by those in his room was abso-
lutely that which the convention would
finally nominate.
KINGS COUNTY BOLT.
One Of the rumors which sprang up
after the slate was announced was that
Kings county was preparing bolt, and
several of the delegates refused to abide
by the Coler decision, according to the
unit system. Senator McCarren, in ans
wering this. said. 1T is useless to try
and deny the fact that several members
Of our delegation are not heartily in
favor of Mr.. Coler. We still believe that
Judge Parker would accept the nomi-
nation, if confronted with the fact that
the convention had nominated him by ac-
clamation. Still do not think that we
will break the unite rule.
Important news of the night from semi
official sources. but lacking authorize
ton, was that the Committee on Plat
form had decided to declare for 1000
barge canal, and that the Committee on
Credentials. to avoid further trouble,
would seat the delegation headed by Will
liam S. Devery.
NO DECISION ON CONTESTS.
The Committee on Contested Seats af-
ter a session which lasted from 3:45 until
$40 P. NJ, adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock without coming to
any decision in any of the matters
brought before It. Interest conferred in
the Ninth District.
DEVERY% CASE.
When the sergeant-at-arms called the
New York contest, Mr.. Devery. accom-
admitted to the room where the commit
tee was prepared to consider the ca Sc
behind securely locked doors. Mr.. Elkus
began an argument bearing directly on
the law which applies to the case He
cited the vote which each of the cand;-
dates in the district received and de-
clared that while Mr. Sheehan, who re-
ceived the second highest numb Der OF votes
at the primaries. might have had some
right to send ,contesting delegation to
the convention. the action of Mr.. Good
OF the total vote cast, was an insult to
the intelligence Of the convention On be-
half Of the Goodwin delegates, j. Till-
ley presented twenty-five affidayttg which
he said substantiate the claim that the
most fragrant violations OF the law ha q
been committed, Those afiidavits. he
said showed that Mr.. Devery had paid
money to influence voters, q nd to encour-
age them to vote on names furnished
them by every ectionE district captain,
Replying Mr.. Elkus said that tt wa s
81 i great city and secure aflidayitss BE
ward and " YAfS evpryss Il fI44Rvft 49,