New-York tribune., 1904-09-14
HILL CONES WITH Il BOOM.
Jerome Goes to LakeJiHe to THINKS
OUer His Candidacy.

Ex-senator David 3. Hill came TO town last
night with the Governorship boom Of John B.
Stanchfield. To-day at the Hoffman House he
will try to psrsuaae the Democratic national
and State leaders that Stanchfeld is the man to
nominate.
The Democratic situation in this State is more
mixed than at any other time in the last
twenty-five years. and Hill is here to advise"
the other leaders about Strengthening It out.
Alton b. Parker. the Democratic candidate for
President. will be here tomorrow. 1t was
learned last night that he too. will have some
thing to say about candidate for Governor. IL
INSIDE" information is correct. Mr.. Parker's
candidate is his former colleague on the Court
of Appeals bench, Judge Edgar NJ Cullen.
But Hill has the delegates
George Foster Peabody. treasurer of the na-
tiona committee is backing Edward NJ Shep-
ard for the first place on the ticket. and he has
a sort of half-hearteG support from Charles F.
Murphy. leader Of Tammany Hail. who. in an
swer to letters from around the State. has said
that Mr.. Shepard was a fine man and would
prove to be good candidate.
St Clair McKelway. Editor Of The Brooklyn
eagle" is backing District Attorney Jerome for
Governor. Joseph Pulitzer Editor OF THE
World" who has advised ex-Judge Parker at
various stages of the campaign. is against Je-
rome. and prefers man of the type OF De Ian
cey Nicoll Mr.. McKelway is against Shepard be-
cause of things that were said and done when
Shepard ran for Mayor Of Brooklyn in 1898
against Edward NJ Grout the candidate OF the
Mclaughlin machine.
To be beyond the range of political bricks or
bullets District Attorney Jerome last night
went TO LakeviIe. where he can think the
whole subject over while making sun dials and
clocks. Before leaving town he said to
friend:
The Hill men Will not come TO me- unless
they have 10. and l will not go 10 them"
Mr.. Jerome is having more fun out OF the
situation than John B Stanchreld. who is
dergoing a sweating process that he will
member the remainder OF his life
The Hill programme seems 10 be 10 nominate
Stanchheld for Governor. Cullen for chief Judge
OF the Court OF Appeals and Attorney General
JOHN Cunneen for associate Judge. This would
be making good with Cunneen, who received
a promise last year from Hill OF a nomina ton
for the bench on the State ticket. Ex-Judge
Parker's proposition is understood to be 10
nominate Judge Cullen for Governor John
Cunneen for chief judge and Justice Werner for
associate This would tend 10 embarrass the
Republicans, the Parker men say, and at the
same time relieve the Democrats OF the charge
OF injecting partissnship into the judiciary.
Charles F. Murphy said yesterday Tam
many Hall that Tammanv had no candidate for
Governor, When asked If Tammany would sup
port Jeroms II he was nominated for Governor
Mr.. Murphy said
IF Mr. Jerome should be nominated he would
he heartily supported by Tammany Hail. We
ticket but we would Loyalty support the ticket
Just the same"
Asked II he would advocate a plank in the
State platform for the abolition OF the Rainss
law. Mr.. Murphy replied:
7 most certainly should. Ask me something
harder