New-York tribune., 1902-10-01
ALL SIGNS POINT TO COLER
THERE is NO ENTHUSIASM FOR HIM.
HOWEVER.
.PREAKs" AND MEASUREMENTS BY Mr..
sTANcHFIELD-DEvERY THE CON-
VENTIoN's RECREATION.

sTANcHFIELD-DEvERY THE CON-
vENuoNs RECREATION.
IBY TEIEoRArH TO THE TkIsuSEl
saratoga, Sept. S0-An signs point 20 the
r,,,ination Of Bird s. Coler for Governor to-
morrow. Charles n. Bulger. OF oswego. seems
81 ne slated for Lieutenant Governor. Both OF
these men have earned the friendship Of MIR.
um hv attacks upon Croker. Mr.. coler. or
course. has explained that his attacks were all
Joke Mr.. Bulger, who at the last Demo-
,ratic state Convention walked down the aisle
ssnouncing Croker. is in a position 20 make the
same excuse 10 Tammany voters. Indeed. IL is
s,ts Croker was so amused with Mr.. Bulgers
,,,,hurst that he subsequently took him 20 din
~ AZ the club il New-York. so the anti-Tam-
any record OF Coler and Bulger will do no
harm. Mr. Hil stil keeps up his pretenoe of
,,,vstery and open field. II Is remotely pos
sibl. that he may spring a surprise. but II so IL
viii be al the cost OF teaching his own closest
friends that even they cannot trust him. The
Parker talk is kept up largely by the Brooklyn
enemies Of Coler Shevlin and McCarren seem
a. last reconciled 10 his nomination. but they
have succeeded IN making IL anything but pop
,,lsr. There is not the slightest enthusiasm for
the exc Controller. The contrast with Chief Judge
Parker is too striking. and regrets for what
might have been are 100 keen.
The Chief Judge is undoubtedly the choice Of
the convention, and Mr. Bih has played sphinx
80 cleverly all day that many have believed he
meant 10 let the convention be stampeded. but
this suspicion is probably without foundation.
Judge Parkers refusal seems 10 be absolute.
Early this morning Mr. Hin privately told one
M the leading Democrats OF the State that IL
would be Coler and this evening others closely
associated with him. wh6 have previously been
non-committal. talk Coler The Senator has the
situation perfectly in hand and the delegates
viii vote as he says, hut few OF them have any
real confidence IN Coler's winning powers. He is
not even a second choice. He is the only serious
candidate available when the hopes OF securing
Judge Parker are abandoned.
The work Of the convention to-day was
Stanchneld and IT'S recreation was Devery The
delegates listened hard for an hour while
Stanchheld presented the issues and shortly
after adjourned an tomorrow. He began his
speech by saving: There Is no dictator here"
which was strictly true, as David b. AN was not
IN the hau but was doing his debating from his
room az the Grand Union. Mr. Stanchfield was
not quite so accurate in his subsequent state
ments. lie is said 20 be a learned man and 10
have one ~ the finest libraries In the southern
tier. but he credited 20 Dickens the lines.
"Breathes there a man with soul so dead"
Happily the Celtic race was not largely repre-
seuted by Scots In his audience and the break
passed unnotced
IL Is not so easy 10 excuse as accidental his
misstatements about state finances. He COM
pared the expenditures in Governor Flowers
time with those under Governor Oden. He neg
lected, however, 10 say thst since Governor
Flowers time the state has assumed the care Of
the insane Of New-york County without actual
Ia aHrru~ rkaa
ment. This was a mere matter Of bookkeeping,
and Mr. Stanchheld knew il. He also knew
tnat money had been legitimately spent for good
roads and other improvements Such misrepre-
sentauons, however, he probably considered
es innate means FOR firing the Democratic
heart. IL anybody expected surprises and new
issues tellingly put in Mr. Stanchheld's speech
he was disappointed. II good speech; Mr..
Stanchheld is a pleasing and able speaker; but
the material was old. II has all been spread
broadcast long ago by Mr.. HRS literary bureau.
Tarin reform, imperialism. trusts. eNtravagance.
attack on the charitable institutOns-we have
heard them all before and seen them answered.
II Mr.. stanchheid make any impression by
his talk OF extravaganza on people who pay 81
of State taxes under Governor Oden. when for
mery they paid $40 he is welcome 10 do so.
After the convention had worked with stanch-
carried his district by tremendous majority tie
rollmakers Of Mr. HIl's Embossed convention put
on the temporary list Goodwin who was third
IN the race. OF course, this was a highhanded
outrage on representative government and the
primary Law, which Is supposed 20 give MEM
bers OF party free voice IN its councils.
Devery protested against this laWless proceed
ing, and put the convention IN an uproar but
Mr.. stanchheld pounded with his gavel. and the
Embossed business proceeded before a conven-
uon which could not know what was being
done. Bevery clearly had the sympathy OF the
crowd - much that Mr. Hin is reported
afterWRrd 20 have lectured his chairman OF the
State Committee. Ny Campbell. ana the secre-
taTy OF the convention. Mr.. Mason for riding
roughshod ove- man who had every reason 10
claim preoeaence an the temporary roll Devery
MADE out a strong case before the committee
on credentials, and he only possible reason for
unseating him Is TIE Democratic desire 20 lose
THE best Chief r: Police New-York ever had"
The country delegates however. like Devery's
lighting spirit and are inclined 20 take him at
The Van Myck estimate r. c. Z. b.