The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-18
JUDGE KEOGH A CANDIDATE.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE MAY BE
URGED AT SARATOGA.
He'd Long Talk with ID. ID. HIM ct the Hol-
land House-Asked Not to Refuse the
Nominationif IT'S on cred TO Hlm-Good
Rceord-Hiu Laughs at jerome Boom.

Nominationif IT'S offered to Hlm-GoOd
Reoord-Hiii Laughs At jerome Boom.
The nine delegates from Westohester
county and $50 other Westchester Demo-
Gratis are to go to Saratoga tomorrow by
special train to present the name OF Su-
preme Court Justice Martin j. Keogh for
the nomination for Governor. The dele
cation ia to make the trip over the West
Shore road, leaving New York at II o'clock
A stop is to be made at Esopus, where the
party viii be presented to Judge Parker,
probably by William +. Sheehan, who Is
close friend Of Frederick H. Allen, the
new Democratic county chairman Of West
chester.
The Westchester friends OF Justice Keogh
say that in presenting his name they are
doing 30 with a full understanding with
Mr.. Hill and other State leaders that he
stands an excellent chance OF getting the
nomination. While Mr.. Hill was In New
York the other day the Westchester leaders
held q conference with him. According
to prominent leader Mr.. Hill said that 1t
looked very much like the bottom would
be out Of most Of the present booms for
Governor by the time they reached Sara
toga next Monday and that the convention
might look to Judge Keogh to head the
ticket.
Mr. Hill, it Is said. then went on to elm
mate the various people now being doomed
as probable nominees He laughed about
the jerome boom.
why" said he, Il went to see Jerome
about the appeal in the Patrick case. 1t
would be foolish to think Of making him the
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ization II he was elected Governor"
Mr.. Hill also eliminated Shepard from
the contest, saying that he would weaken
the ticket. Shepard, he thought, would
make a better candidate for United States
Senator next year.
He put the Stanchfield boom out OF bust
ness by saying that the New York city
newspapers didn't seem to take to him, and
without the support Of some Of them he
wouldn't stand much chance TO win.
OF all the candidates who were discussed,
MI. IHill said that he was more inclined to
favor Grout. but that he was afraid it
wouldn't be wise to nominate him, as he
didn't want to slap Charles F. Murphy in
the face. Mr.. Hill explained that he would
have the physical force to nominate Comp
troler Circuit, but that he didn't want to
do 1t 1t was going to offend Tammany
Hall, as no candidate could expect to win
without large vote in New York e.,
1t IL reported that Justice Keogh had a
talk with Mr.. Hill at the Holland Housc
last Thursday evening regarding the Gov
ernorship. Justice Keogh's friends say
that Mr.. Hill called on him and that they
had long talk and went thoroughly over
the situation. just what understanding
was reached could not be- learned. 1t is
said, however, that Mr.. Hill told Justice
keogh that the party in the State needed
candidate of vigor, magnetism and bril-
liancy to infuse life into the inert Demo-
cratic campaign and that conditions might
arise at Saratoga which would lead to his
nomination. He asked him not to refuse
the Democratic nomination II was Of
fered to him as the combined wisdom OF
the party.
Justice Keogh. since he returned from
his vacation in the White Mountains has
been visited at his New Rochelle home and
importuned by many delegates to enter
the race for Governor. but he has declined
to discuss the nomination, saying that he
il we'll satisfied to remain on the bench.
He even asked the Westchester convention
not to indorse him when it met q Few weeks
ago and some OF his friends wanted to put
through a resolution in his favor 1t is
said that he did this cut OF consideration
for his friend E. NJ. Shepard, and also for
Pugsley of Westminster,
who was doomed for a while.
Nevertheless Justice Keoghs friends say
that he wouldn't refuse the nomination il
it came to him in the proper way and that
he would make a campaign that would
wake things up all over the State. They
say that he would upset the organization
OF Governor Chairman Odell's friend W.
L. Ward in Westohester and carry the
county by a large majority, and that he
would also run Higgins close in the Hud-
son River tier Of counties, where he ia we'll
known and very popular.
In speaking OF his strength az a candidate
Judge Keogh's friends point to the year
1895, when he was elected to the Supreme
Court Bench. Although the State was
by 10000 he carried the Second
judicial district and was the only Demo-
orat on the State ticket to be elected. His
his friends say. showed his strong
with the State Bar irrespective
Of party and with the Republican news
papers OF the district. any Of which sup
ported him in preference to very good
candidate on their own ticket.