The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-09-20
DAY or CONFERENCES
BUT NO AGREEMENT
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS WRAN-
GLE on EYE OF CONVENTION.

At Midnight Last Night Meetings Of
the DiRerent Factions Were stiII Co
ing ON m an Effort to Agree ON Man
for GovernOrship-PaImer, shepard
and Herriek Placed in the FOre-
ground-GrOut Possibility.
Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 1s.-Today has
been one Of conferences between the
Democratic leaders and without any
stated result so far as an agreement on
a man for governor is concerned and
this despite the fact that the conyen-
tion convenes at noon tomorrow.
At midnight nothing Of an authorita-
tive character on the governorship
could be obtained. Conferences were
still in progress in the rooms of sena-
tor Hill, Charles F. Murphy and VIII.
liam f. Sheehan. A party leader said
in his opinion the contest had narrowed
down to Palmer. Shepard and Herrick.
He placed Palmer first because it was
known that Tammany preferred him to
any Of the men mentioned although the
New York organization stood ready to
vote for any person who was indicated
as the choice of Judge Parker.
The net result Of today's develop
ments is the selection Of Duncan
Campbell, of Ithaca, TO be permanent
Senator George Raines, Of Rochester,
ito be chairman Of the committee on
resolutions.
Otherwise, according to the most au-@
thoritative information obtainable to-
right, the situation stands as it stood
last Thursday night when Judge Park
|er left New York city after his series
of conferences with various leaders, no.
thing having been announced as to the
prospective candidates at that time.
There is no diminution in the under
current of feeling which has been evil
dent since the delegates began to gath
er. that unless some compromise be-
comes 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 Shepard
movement, although no one in authori-
lty will admit that other than state
considerations will influence the action
Of the convention. Those to hol dto Mr..
IShepard's nomination think that final
lconferences will eliminate all other
candidates
Before such an unanimous result can
be reached several apparently irre-
Ieoncilaple elements must be harmon
lied. Senator McCarren today declared
himself unalterably opposed to the
nomination Of Edward M. Shepard.
This statement was made especially In
connection with HIS urgent support of
the candidacy Of Comptroller Edward
M. Grout, but he admitted that If a
conference should agree upon the name
| of John 3. Stanchfield, Of Elmira,
Kings might concede the withdrawal of
Mr.. CIRCUITS name.
From the time Of his arrival until a
late hour tonight the time. Of Charles r.
Murphy was occupied in consultation
with his lieutenants and with some Of
the state leaders,
Mr.. Murphy was informed that there
was considerable talk about Mayor
George b. Mcclellan, Of New York, as
a compromise. candidate. He said that
Tammany had no candidate to present.
The renewal Of talk Of Mayor Nc
Clellan as a. possible candidate for gov
ernor was one OF the interesting feat
Iures Of the days Developments, and at
tracted considerable attention, not
alone among the Tammany people, but
| In some of the upstate delegations.
| 1t is admitted that Mr.. Murphy's ap-
parent opposition to the Mcclellan talk
| Is due chiefly to his desire to retain the
mayor in his present position, his resig-
lnatfon from which to run for governor
would create political complications in
Greater New York
Most of the talk of w. Caryl Ely, OF
Buffalo, has ceased and it is said to-
might the Niagara and Erie counties
lare for Stanchfield.