The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-21
MccARREN IS CONFIDENT
Hill Refuses to Interfere in
 Spirited Race.
At Late Hour, Hopes Were stin En- - tertained of Amicable Settlement Between Candidates for Guber-
 material Nominatfon.

saratoga. N. r.. Sept. 21.-Afterx a conference among the Democratic State leaders lasting from 1915 until l.25 tnis morning in an effort to har- monize the conflicting clements in the party the members of the conferences separated with the understanding that they should meet again at a. m. The conferees were mute as to the details of their discussion, the only an- nouncement being that no final agree ments had been reached and that the situation would remain in this condi- ton until the 9 o'clock meeting. SaraDga, N. r., Sept. 2o.--At ii:2o o'clock tonight the Democratic nomina- ton for Governor was to all appear ances as far from final decision as ever. with some indications of complication along new lines, which threaten the much-desfred unanimous action in tho convention. Just before II o'clock Sem ator Hill announced that something like a statement might be expected very late tonight. He emphasized the word very"
 At the same moment Senator Mcca--
 ren stood in Senator Hilrs ante-room telling the newspaper men, T think we have votes enough to nominate "Grout."
 All through the Grand Union Hotel. where this was taking place, the Grout people were unqualihedly claiming to have .won. On the other hand, few minutes before Il o'clock, William F. Sheehan said:
 Any guess made tonight as to ths nominee may prove wrong in the morn- ing. am hoping for a harmonious de- cisien tonight"
 with Tammanv in?" asked soma one.
 with Tammeny in.' replied Mr. Sheehan.
 All this tim conferences were ip- progress wherever a leader had his headquarters. and always there came at the end the same answer: Nothing settled" The men to whom rumor has at different times today accorded tks probability of nomination are:
 Edward M. Grout Comptroller of Greater New York: Edward M. Shepard of Brooklyn, Assembieman George NJ. Palmer of Schoharie County; Supreme Court Justice D. Cady Herrick of AL bany. William B. Hornblower of New York. Mayor George B. Mcclellan of New York. former Secretary of War Daniel s. Lamont of New York.
 Grout is Strong.
 The candidacy of Comptroller Grout Is the one which has been most dls- oussed during today and tonight. Even the people most interested in the ott- CT candidates admit that Senator Me- Carren has made a strong impression in his advocacy of Grout.
 As to- the candidacy of MT. Shepard. his name came into every discussion. and he appeared to be the only cam didate of whom all the others vert. so to speak. afraid. Shepard signs began to appear in the hotel lobbies tonight.
 The sub b-committee of the Commit tee on Resolutions worked tonight up- on the platform and will continue their work in the morning before the full asked for plank endorsing not only the platform but the resolutions adopt ed at the St. Louis convention. so as to include the reply sent by the con- vention to Judge Parker's gold tell egram."
 In the earlier hours tonight the sit- uation with reference to the candi- dates for Governor became more ab- sorbing and the interest increased in the feeling that any moment might de- velop a decisive move on the part of the leaders.
 At late hour two candidates held the attention of the great majority of the delegates, Edward M. Grout of Brooklyn. the candidate of Senator Patrick H. McCarren, and the Klng's County people. and Edward M. Shepard, also of Brooklyn. The headquarters of former Senator David B. Hill. former Lieut.. Gov. w. F. Sheehan. Senator McCarren. Assemblyman Palmer and F. M. Shepard. the last named opened for the first time this evening, wero ttronged.
 The center of the gubernatorial problem at 10 o'clock tonight lay al- most entirely in the attitude of Sena- tor McCarren who was pressing with undiminished urgency the candidacy of Comptroller Grout and who had suc~ ceeded in impressing upon large number of delegates a belief in Mir. Grout's ultimate nomination. His followers said openly that his nomina> tion was settled. Quite as marked as his support of Mir. Grout appeared Mir. opposition to Mir. Shep- ard.
 Shepnrd's Strong Influence.
 It has been clear for many hours that strong influences were behind Mir. candidacy, even though there had been no great showing Of deIe- gates in his behalf. It was hinted that Mir. Sheehan desired his nomina- ton in the belief that it would be &C., ceptable to Judge Parker though he gave not the slightest intimation to that effect. The greatest interest was displayed in the attitude of Senator Hill in the matter but the veteran leader made no sign, although it was generally felt that it lay within his power to say the decisive word.
 The convention today had its pre- session, heard an extended speech from William B. Hornblower If New York as temporary chairman, in which the Republican national admin istratton was drastically arraigned and Governor Odell severely criticized es- peclally for his acceptance of the dual role of Governor of the State and Chairman of the Republican State