The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-18
DEMOCRATS GET TOGETHER.
SARATOGA CONVENTION TO BE
VIDE OPEN ONE.
william ID. Hornblower to BE Temporary
Chairman-No Man and No Set OF Men
TO Name the Candidate for Governor
ALI fractional Differences Put to sleep

Chairman-No Man and No Set OF Men
10 Name the Candidate for Governor
ALI fractional Dinerences Put to sleep
SARATOGA, Sept. 17.-H early indications
are Of Importance the Democratic State
convention to be held here on Tuesday
Is to be the most potential gathering OF
Democrats in the State since Gov Flower
was nominated here in 1891. Moreover,
II these early indications are to be accepted.
the convention is to be as wide open as
q camp meeting. Still more, there Is every
promise at this time that the candidate
for Governor to be selected viii have the
solid support Of his party at the polls and
will also come mighty close to securing
the support Of the independent voters,
irrespective Of recent affiliations In national
contests.
Uncle Daniel N. Lockwood Of Buffalo
and other interesting Democrats turned
up to-day, Democrats whose faces have not
been familiar In the State conventions
of the party in recent years. The most
interesting news was the announcement
that William B. Hornblower Of New York
is to be temporary chairman OF the con-
vention. This Is only one Of the indications
that the Democrats are getting together.
For nearly q dozen years Mr.. Hornblower
and his friends have not affiliated with
David B. Hill and Mr.. Hills friends. 1t was
| Mr.. Hill who, as Democratic United States
Senator, defeated President Clsveland's
nomination Of Mr. Hornblower to he
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States
Mr. Hill is to arrive here Monday morn
| ing and William F. Sheehan is to come on
the same day, fresh from his final consulta-
| ton with Judge Parker at Esopus. Mr..
| Hills final visit to Judge Parker before
| participating in the labors Of the Demo-
| cratic State convention was made the other
day. Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall
and Senator McCarren of Kings are also to
be here on Monday. and in the evening,
| at the meeting Of the Democratic State
| committee, Mr.. Hornblower is to be for
mally selected to be temporary chairman
of the convention. From all that was
heard from the Democrats here to-day,
the Democratic leaders Of the State, slim
ulated by Judge Parker and others, are to
present situation In this convention which
is to be directly the reverse of that in the
Odel Republican State convention.
1t is already known that many Repub-
licans are to rebuke Governor Chairman
Odell's conduct at the polls. The Demo-
Gratis in steering clear of the drastic meas
ures adopted by the Governor-Chairman
to control his State convention, intend to
make it clear to the $50 delegates to the
Democr attic State convention that all a,e
entitled to expI ess their views. They are
| to be not only entitled to express their
| views, it was said but their views are to
be requested.
Mr.. Hin, it is acknowledged, made a
se,ious mistake in 1902 when he forced
Coler upon the delegates and there Is not
to be a repetition Of that one man power.
No man, it was added, and no set Of men,
are to name the candidate for Governor
or to dictate the principles on which the
Democratic State ticket is to go before the
voters Of the State.
After the freest discussion. it was as
serted. and only after the severest process
Of elimination by the delegates themselves
is the candidate for Governor to be selected,
as well as his associates on the State ticket.
The Murphy-McCarren feud has been
wrapped in blankets and put to sleep,
and so for that matter have all the other
Democratic fractional disturbances in the
State.
The Democratic leaders declare that
there never was a greater opportunity for
Democratic SUCCESS In the State, and they
realize that the responsibility rests entirely
with them and with the delegates to this
convention whether Odellism is to be up
rooted and destroyed. These Democrats
appreciate. 1t was added that thousands
of Republicans all over the State will not
countenance 0dellism, and while these
Republicans may not vote for the Demo-
Al
tainly will not vote for odell's candidate.
If the election was held to-day" said
one of the most removed Republicans in
Saratoga county to-day, -Odel's candidate
would be beaten a hundred thousand votes"
The Democratic voters Of the State, it
was added, are eager to vote for an up
right, bold and invincible candidate for
Governor. Jerome is spoken Of as the
Henry OF Navarro who could crumble the
walls of Odclism, and then there are
Edward NJ. Shepard Supreme Court Justice
William j. Gaynor and dozen others, all
strong and convincing orators. who could
lay the cold facts Of Odellism before the
aroused and angry voters OF the State.
One thing is most apparent, and that ia
that Hill Ia not to come here, Sheehan Ia
not to come here. and neither Is any of the
Others to come here with the candidate for
Governor buttoned in his trousers pocket,
as was the Gaze with Governor Chairman
Odell.
John B. Mcdonald. Senator Victor j.
Bowling and Senator Michael J. Coffey
arrived at the Grand Union tonight. Ed
ward NJ. Shepard Of Brooklyn passed through
Saratoga this evening on his way to his cot
tage at Lake Shore. Mr.. Mcdonald
seemed to think that John B. Stanchfeld
would at first blush have the greatest num-
Der OF delegates in the convention, while
most other Democrats here said Stanch-
field was dead and beyond all hope OF the
nomination because of the attacks of the
New York World on the Elmra man.
That Democratic newspaper, it was
added. had only begun to pump it into
Stanchfeld.- The four names seriously
discussed by the Democrats here tonight
are those OF Edward NJ. Shepard OF Kings,
George NJ. Palmer OF Schoharie, Judge D.
Cady Herrick of Albany and Judge William
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