New-York tribune., 1902-10-01
COLER AT THE HEAD AGAIN
ONCE MORE HIS STAR Is TN THE AsCEN-
DNNT At SARATOGA.
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Saratoga. y Y. sept $o-pavid r. Hius Iieu-
tenants predicting tonight that ex-Controllsr
Bird $ Coler. of New-York. viii be- nominated
tomorrow for Governor by the Democratic state
Convention These predictions were made with
out the slightest concealmeut and the delegates
we're further entertained by statements as 10
the probable nominations for the other places
on the ticket indicating that the boss Of the
Embossed" convention was busily al work writ
ing his slate.
Thus II was said that Charles " Bulger. OF
Oswego would be nominated FOR Lieutenant
Governor; Professor Duncan g. Lee. n Cornell
author of the resolution against the Ice Trust
submitted by him % the Democratic State CON
vention of 1900 for Secretary of state. Charles
w Preston, OF Kingston. or George r Finch. OF
Gens Falls. for Controller. H. r. Van Auken. OF
Geneva. for Treasure. John Cunneen. of Buf-
falo. for Attorney General. Richard W. sher-
man. OF Utica. for state Engineer. and Judge
John Clinton Gray. OF New York for Judge OF
the Court of Appeals. II "a said that this ticket
might be modified before Tomorrow bur that
the indications were that Mr. Hiu approved II n.
II said that the nomination for secrs-
tary OF State might go 70 Frank r. Mott. OF
jamestown. Chautautua County. a particular
friend OF ex-senator Hill The nomination OF
Frank ". Higgins. or OIean Cattarausus
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loans, II was contended by Mr. Motrs friends
made IL imperative 70 nominate some Democrat
OF prominencs IN Southwestern New-York Cor
state offce. Mr.. Preston said az 10 o'clock that
he was not slated for Controller. so FAR as b.
knew
He may have said this because he was con-
soious that George r. Finch. Of Glens Falls.
had many powerful friends seeking 20 obtain
the nomination for him. Then again. Mr.. Pres
ton has been candidate for the nomination for
Governor
He said when the slate referred 20 was shown
HIN: 1t may be broken before morning think
10 has been sent out for the inspection Of tho
delegates and 70 learn n they win accept A."
THE SLATE GENERALLY ACCEPTED.
Despite Mr.. Preston's sceptcism IL was gem
orally believed tonight that the slate which
would probably receive the approval OF the con-
vention had appeared. The boom FOR Chief
JJdge Parker died slowly. Indeed 10 had not
expired at midnight tonight despite the publi-
cation OF the slate headed hy the name ~ Coler.
Predictions were made that the feeling that Mr..
Coler not a sufficiently strong candidate 10
carry the State might lead Tomorrow % an at
tempt to stampede the convention either for
Judge Parker. David +. HilI John r. stanch-
field or r. g. Adam. Buffalo merchant some
great unknown II was also said. might be
seized on by the convention and nominated
This persistenCy OF the Doom for Judge
gates that he II the strongest man the Demo-
cratic party could nomuat for Governor this
wear one of his intimate friends Thomas T..
benedict Public Printer under President Clsve-
hnd who came here to-day. was greatly Inn
pressed by the demonstrations constantly sTade
In favor of the judge. I'm "a statement he nude
at Albany yesterday he said. II know Judge
Parker's views While he does not want e. APP
pear indifferent To the wishes OF his party, be
wants 10 be consistent with his NE course re-
gardins public office. He cannot accept the
nomination for Governor
Nevertheless when Mr. Benedict reached here
and heard the talk for Judge Parker. ne said
in Mr. HNrs outer room. "I have been I'm To
MIR Hill within twenty minutes and have
told him unless he puts up a candidate soon
for Governor Judge Parker viii he nomlnated.
If delegate from Allegany County, Tor IN
stance. should nominate Judge Parker to-mer-
row, the convention might be stampeded TOT
him"
II was expected that the Kings County dele
gates at their meeting this morning would pro-
nounce in favor Of Mr.. Coler for Governor but
thev did not Instead a resolution TO vote to-
gether all subjects before the convehg'Il
was passed. and even this action pIoVoheG =
protest from James =. Kane. who declared tndt
the resolution TO vote a unit was passed IN
the interests OF Mr.. Coler
But plainly this afternoon some one precipi-
tated a movement 10 nominate Coler for Cow
ernor II could be detected shortly atter Hugh
Mclaughlin had a conference or an hoHr AURA
ton with Mr.. Hill He came down the nan 20
the room OF the Kings County deiegauon ana
had there a half hours talk with James
Shevlin.
sHEvLIN CHANGES TO COLER~
Mr. shevlin has been talking in favor of the
nomination OF Judge Parker. Tonight he said.
in response 70 an inquiry about his attitude tow
ard Mr. Coer: L think. II Mr. Coler is nOmi-
mated for Governor. he viii receive the support
OF every man in the Kings County delegation"
This was highly important declaration. COM
ing from Mr. Shevlin. The news OF Mr.. Shevlin' $
/ statement quickly spread, and an hour after
| Frank Campbell. the chairman OF the I->mo-
cratic State Committee. who had been favCring <
| the nomination OF Judge Parker for Governor.
| said that he thought Mr.. Coler would De the
choice.
The same statement was made by eX-MayQr
Mcclure OF syracuse Norman r. Mack, or
Buffalo: Elliot DanfOrth. of Ba-noridge. and
Senator Grady. OF Tammany Hall
Mr. Hills room was soon crowded with poll
ticians Leading Democrats had talks with
him. and soon Il was said Ar. Buger would
proba bly, be nominated for Lieutenant Governor
and John Cuneeu for Attorney General Then
AZ was reported that Professor -. C. Lee would
probably he nOmina ted FOR Secretary OF state.
q, NJ Preston for Controller. r w. sherman
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