New-York tribune., 1902-08-25
HILL LANDLEADERS CONFER
THEY TALK OF STEPS FOR DEMOCRATIC
REORGANIZATION.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE PARTY's CANDIDATE
FOR GOvERNOR-JUsTICE PECK
HAM SUGGESTED NOW.
lsY TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUNE. ]

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.l
Saratoga. y. Y. Aug. 24.-Ex- Senator David B.
Hin continued here to-day his work leader of
the Democratic party in the State Members OF
the Democratic State Committee and leaders
from various districts visited him at his rooms In
the Grand Union Hotel TO talk. IL is believed.
about the steps necessary to be taken for the
ogSe .zation of the party in the State. There is
~ x OF siEs Democratic machine in most of
the rural counties the result of the leadership
OF Richard Croker. In most of the cities. also.
Croker severely injured the machine
Senator-elect German. OF Maryland called on
Mr.. Hill in the morning. He said that the visit
vas purely a social Then Mr. Hill began
a long chat with Norman e Mack. of Buffalo,
chairman: Frank Campbell. of the State Com
| mittee; ex-Mayor Mcclure of Syracuse and Sen
ator McCarren of Brooklyn. who chairman
OF the executive committee of the Democratic
State Committee in 1898 the year Augustus Van
Wyck was the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor.
1t was reported that branch OF the head
quarters Of the Democratic State Committee.
established several weeks ago in Albany. would
| he placed in NeWYork The literary bureau Of
| the Albany headquarters has not been a shining
success It's fuIminations against the Repubif-
can State administration do not seem to have
| affected public opinion. Mr. Hills recent ap
pearance at n picnic with Il carefully prepared
speech indicates that he thinks the work of the
l literary bureau must ne supplemented by some
thing else If voters are to be persuaded to vote
the Democratic ticket this year.
Mr. McCarren's long chat with Mr.. Hill uatu-
rally would excite the thought that he was
under considerat tion for chairman of the exeCu-
tive committee this year. but there is good
authority for saying that this officer will be
named by the candidate for Governor If
ISfopc Ccuutv J1eO1Ocrat-Pird & COler Ed
ward NJ Shepard were selected to run for Gov
ernor Mr. McCarren would have a good chance
to become the executive chief of the organza-
ton.
Little was said to-day by the Democrats here
about the men talked about for the nomination
for Governor Early this morning Senator Nc
Carren said. when asked if he were opposed to
Bird s CoIer and favored Chief Judge Alton 3.
Parker of the Court of Appeals: Il not
opposed to Mr. Coler's nomination. but | think
that Judge Parker would be the strongest cam
didate."
Mr McCarren's declaration for Judge Parker
will not be pleasing to Mr Coler's friends.
though accompanied by denial of opposition 10
Mr. Coler. Mr.; McCarren can at least plead
that other leading Democrats favor Judge Par
ker's nominal ton, If he can be persuaded TO
accept. One is Charles n. Bulger of Oswego;
We need the strongest kind of candidate
said Mr. Bulger last night and Judge Parker
would be such a candidate
No one to-day said that Mr.. Hll favored the
nomination of Judge Parker. He has not had
any talk with the Judge for several weeks.
though they intimate friends. There Is no
evidence that he thinks at present OF suggesting
Judge Parker for the place. So far as known
here Judge Parkers attitude toward the propo
stion to nominate him for Governor is the same
as il was some time ago when 1F wrote
to a Democratic Congressman that he would
not consent to be "A candidate for Governor.
Long before that letter was written Judge
Parker was known to be contented TO remain In
his present distinguished position as Chief Judge
of the Court of Appeals.
JUSTICE PECKHAM SUGGESTED.
There was report to-day that the nomination
of Justice Rufus ". Peckham. of the Federal
Supreme Court. as the Democratic candidate for
Governor had been suggested and that this
suggestion had been under consideration for
several weeks by the Democratic leaders. There
was no statement that Judge Peckham had
been consulted He is at present in the Adiron-
dacks visiting his resident of Albany
M TO 1885 Judge Peckham, who then
member of the Court OF Appeals of this State.
WAS than appointed by President Cleveland to
the Supreme bench of the United States. Ex-
Senator HILL who was then in the Senate, sup
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