New-York tribune., 1902-08-24
HILL MAKES NO SELECTION
DEMOCRATS LAUNCH NO BOOM AT SARA
TOGA-SoME CRIES FOR PARKER.
SEPTEMBER so SET AS THE DATE FOR THE
CONVENTION AND SARATOGA THE PLACE.

SEPTEMBER 80 SET AS THE DATE FOR The
CONVENTION AND SARATOGA THE PLACE.
TBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Saratoga, N Y. Aug. 23.-The DemocraIc
State Committee whose members seemed to-day
In a despoaGent mood, has come and gone Will
out deciding on any for the partys eaIul-
date for Governor. There was. however, sotne
what wild looking about for candidate an"
the suggestion franticaly made that Chiel
Judge Alton 3. Parker of the Court OF Appeals
though he has made il plain that he does loI
desire the nomination. be impressed into service
as a candidate, and told that, in view OF tne
great honors he has received from the Demo
Gratis he must accept. 1t was freely acNho"I-
edged in private that only candidate with the
highest reputation could defeat Governor ooell-
a Hfeless campaign ending in defeat, IT was
said would follow the nomination OF cai'o'
date with little personal and political strenslh'
There was no boom for Bird s Coler. En-
Senator Hill intended to launch him as cahoi-
date at Oak Orchard last Thursday, but some
one made a mistake, and to-day no one coula oe
found here TO advocate his cause. MT Coler
friends, however. have one consolation Aheio
is no aggressive movement in favor of any one
else. No friend OF John B. Stanchfield was mere
loudly advocating his nomination Inc hilsS
County Democrats were not proclamng that
Edward NJ Shepard should be nominated NO
Albany Democrat as far as learned calleo ioi
Judge Herrick The Herkimer Democrats APP
narentlv said not a word in favor Of eX-Judge
Robert Earl of the Court of Appeals. Inc bGI-
falo Democrats seemed to have forgotten the
alleged merits of J. G. Milburn NO nooy ol
Rochester men appeared at the headquarters
Of the committee saying that Frederick COOK
should be named. The one lone exception was
Borough President Cantor, of Newly ork a
friend of his said that delegates from various
counties would favor him the partys nomi-
nee.
Abandoning the thought, if they had it, or
taking any decisive step under Mr.. Hill Ieau
toward the selection of a candidate Tor GOV
ernor the mem bers of the committee contehteo
themselves with issuing the call for the Demo
cratic State Convention. They decided that II
should be held here on Se"te-aber 30. Thus 1t
will he held lust one week later than that OF the
Republican party. It thought last night
that the Democratic convention would be helo
on September %, two days later than tnat OF
the Republicans but to-day fears were eA-
nressed that the latter convention might last
longer than two days and cause an eleventh
hour adjournment by their opponents Mr. Hill
NAV also have thought that he would like few
days after the adjournment of the Kepuohcah
convention in which to study its platform and
consider the merit of its candidates before sit
ting down to the composition Of the platform OF
the Democratic State Convention and the writ
ing of q slate
HILL UNQUESTIONED LEADER
Mr. Hill was the acknowledged leader of the
Democrats in Saratoga to-day. There was no
Richard Croker or Edward Murphy. jr., TO dis
mute his position His room at the head Of the
main etairway Of the Grand Union Hotel was
sought by all the leading Democrats of the
committee. Tammany men seemed as desirous
of talking with him did the Mclaughlin
Democrats from Kings or the Erie County dele
CATION. Mr.. Hill lost the leadership OF the
Democratic party in this State in lo9i He
seems to have regained it this year. He had
long talks to-day with Senator Grady and Con-
gressman sulzer of Tammany. and Perry Bel
mont and other Democrats OF prominence from
elsewhere in the State. He was undoubtedly
learning about the condition Of the organiza-
ton everywhere in the State.
Frank Campbell. the chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee. saw Mr.. Hill at fire.
quent Intervals Mr.. Hill began his day by
holding a conference in his headquarters with
James Shevlin and Senator McCarren, Of Kings
County; Elliot Danforth, of Bainbridge; Norman
E Mack. Of Buffalo; the Tammany triumvirs.
Murphy McMahon and Haffen. and Mr.. Camp
bell In regard to the time and place of holding
the Democratic State Convention.
A little later the committee met in the club
room OF the Grand Union Hotel. Charles F
Murphy and L. F. Haffen sat in adjoining
chairs while D. F McMahon took chair be
tween John Carroll and John J. Scannen-
Senator Timothy D. Sullivan sat directly back
of Carroll. The Tammany committeeman. de
spite their contentious over the leadership OF
that organization were apparently on good
terms with each other.
The committees business had all been planned,
and it was transacted without speeches Of any
kind, that in about fifteen minutes all the
work had been performed Mr.. Hills machines
always run smoothly. \ roll call showed that
the following members of the committee and
lnen who held proxies for members were pres
/ ent:
/ Dist. tOist-
I Perry Belmont '2e-Eliot Danforth.