The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
No Conclusion Reached as to
Democratic Nominee
MANY CONFERENCES HELD
Hill Is Central Figure, But Listens
More Than He Talks-Judee
Parker Expresses No
Preference.

Saratoga, N. Y, September 1s.-The ma
jority of the 45O delegates who will consti-
tute the democratic state convention
called to meet here at noon tomorrow are
IN Saratoga.
The hotel lobbies and, corridors, streets
and places of public resort are filled to-
night with democrats from all parts of
the state discussing the probable action
of the convention.
Since the arrival this morning of Former
Senator D. B. Hill and State Senator w.
2. McCarren. and this afternoon of W.
f. Sheehan, August Belmont, Former SEN
ator Edward Murphy, Jr., and Charles
F. Murphy leader of Tammany Hall,
conferences have been in progress almost
continuously. The net result of today's
developments is the selection of Duncan
Campbell Lee of Ithaca to be permanent
chairman of the convention and former
Senator George Raines of Rochester to
be chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions.
No Argu .cnt on Candidate.
thoritative information obtainable the
situation stands as it stood last Thursday
night, when Judge Parker left New York
City after his series of conferences with
various leaders, nothing having been an
nounced as to the prospective candidates
at that time.
Conferences will be held so that the
names of various candidates who have
been mentioned may be weeded out, but
It is thought proba Jle that no final deter
mination will be reached until close upon
the beginning of the second days session,
Ii indeed the adherents OF the several lead
ing candidates do not find 1t necessary
eventually to try out the strength of their
forces in one or more ballots upon the
floor of the convention.
Settled In Conference.
1t is the general impression, however,
that agreements will be reached and the
question of the nomination for the gov
ernorship settled in conference so that
only one name shall be presented to the
convention, and the nomination be unani-
mously made on the first ballot
There is no diminution in the UNDER
current of feeling which has been in evil
dence since the delegates began to gath
er; that unless some compromise becomes
necessary, the convention will result in
the nomination of Edward M. Shepard of
Brooklyn.
The belief is prevalent that Mr. Shepard
has the support of the national leaders
and this belief gives strength to the Shep-
ard movement. although no one in au-
thority will admit that other than state
considerations will influence the action
of the convention. Those who hold to
Mr. Shepard's nomination think that final
conferences will eliminate all other candi-
dates There is this to be consiaered
fsaAA ArcTD mi
tions are in harmony with Judge Parker
and would follow his wishes should he
indicate them. But there was no indica-
tion today of the receipt of any such
intimation w. +. Sheehan who saw
Judge Parker at Esopus yesterday said
this evening that he was not the bearer
of any message from the presidential
candidate.
McCarren Is Opposed.
Senator McCarren today declared him.
self unalterably opposed to the nominal
ton of Edward NJ Shepard of Brooklyn
and announced without qualification that
if Mr.. Shepard was nominated, it must
be without the aid or consent of Kings
county for whose delegation he is be-
lieved to speak with authority. This
statement was made especially in connec-
tion with his urgent support of the can
didacy of Comptroller Grout, but he adj
mitted that if a conference should
agree upon the name of John b. Stanch-
field of Elmra. Kings county might con-
cede the withdrawal of Mr. Grouts name.
Hill Central Figure.
David 3. Hill was central figure in the
anti-convention situation from the time
he arrived He devoted most of his time
to listening to what others had to say.
Individual claims are being forwarded
" q { ag of
each candidate intended to support them
even to forcing a ballot in the conven-
tion, but AZ the same time there is con-
siderable talk among the conservatives
of securing such action as will prevent
this result
Narrows Down to Three.
One of the men prominent in the coun-
ellis of his party said at midnight that
In his opinion the governorship contest
had narrowed down to Palmer, Shepard
and Herrick He placed Palmer first be-
cause it was known that Tammany pre-
ferred him to any man mentioned al
though the New York organization stood
ready to vote for any person who was
Indicated as the choice of Judge Parker
All the state leaders tonight insisted
that the nomination for governor was
still open although they admitted that
good progress had been made during the
day toward an adjustment of differences,
and some expressed the confident belief
that an agreement would be reached
among the various contending interests.
There were many conferences during the
evening.
Tomorrow's session of the convention
will probably be devoted entirely to pre-
liminary organization. including the
speech of temporary Chairman William
b. Hornb'ower.
The ,iy things about the platform re-
garded as certain. are that 1t will be COM
paratively brief; that it will endorse the
democratic national ticket and drastical-
IS .lenounce the state adu inistration OF
Governor Odell.
Mississipnj Gets Good prize