The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-29
COMING
NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION To MEET.
SARATOGA IS THE PLACE.
SENATOR HILL WATCHES THE
OFFICES CLOSELY.

The New York Convention VIII
Draw N Large ConcOurse of People.
With Arrival of Senator Hill the
Political Atmosphere VIII De
Cleared and 1t Is Believed by some
That He VIII Garry the State by n
Handsome Majority.
Saratoga, n. Y, Sept. 2S.--Few of the
delegates to the Democratic state con-
Vention, which is to begin it's work
here Tuesday, have arrived on the
ground, and those here know little as
to the nominees or platform. Talk in
this direction is hating until the ar
rival of Senator Hill tomorrow morn
ing. II is generally understood that
with the arrival of the senator the sit
uation will be materially cleared, and
while the fight over the governorsnip
may go into the convention, the rest of
the ticket will be named without con-
certed opposition. At least three selec-
tons have, it is said, been tentatively
made. Randolph Guggenheimer will go
on the ticket for lieutenant governor;
John Cunneen of Erie for attorney gen.
eral, and Edward S. Atwater of Ouch
ess for controller.
These are in addition to Judge John
Clinton Gray, who has no opposition for
the Court of Appeals judgeship.
OF course, Mr.. Guggenheimers nomi-
nation depends upon the selection of
an upstate man for Governor, and
it is said tonight that if the guber-
Material nominee is from New York,
Charles V. Bulger of Oswego will be
the candidate for lieutenant governor.
1t is also said that James H. Man
ming of Albany, who is a candidate
for the nomination for controller, will
be made state treasurer for the pur-
pose of getting on the ticket a name
SO prominent in national as well as
state politics.
Never in advance of any convention
in years has there been such a list of
names to select from. The candidates
for Governor are Bird S. Coler, Ed
ward M. Shepard, Edward M. Crest,
of Kings; Jacob A. Cantor of New
York, Frederick Cook of Monroe, Ell
lott Danforth of Chenango, Nicholas
Muller of Richmond, Alton B. Parker
of Ulster, David B. Hill of Albany.
Cornelius A. Pugsley of Westchester,
JOnN Is. SLa1cn1et0 OIL CHGfnunSs JOHu
c. Milhurn of Erie and Judge e. M.
Cullen of Kings.
OF those in the list, Judge Parker,
at least can be eliminated. From a
close personal friend it is learned to-
day that he made the following state
ment: 4
IF the convention should nominate
me by reclamation l should even then
decline to run. 1 have no desire to
leave the judicial work have to rush
into politics. os
Delegates who are here tonight be-
lieve that Judge Parker's wishes will
be respected. and that his name will
not be presented to the convention;
but, curiously enough, those who adj
nit this are not talking of Coler or Of
Cantor, but of Senator Hill. Several
times at piazza conferences during the
day the conversation has turned on
Hill as a candidate, and the propo-
sition seems to have found favor. 1t
will be remembered that the conven-
ton of 1894 was stampeded for him
against his wishes and protests, and
that the Tammany delegation to the
last national convention also attempt
ed what was nearly successful SIAM
pede for Senator Hill for vice presi-
dent. There are not enough of the
Tammany leaders here tonight to say
whether such q. programme will be at
fenlDted again.