The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-12
'TWIXT JEROME AND SHEPARD
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
FOR GOVERNOR.
Tho District Attorneys Great Power rs
an Earnest Speaker or Plain Truth
in Campaign May Win the Day for Him
at SaratOga-Tammany Won't Oppose.


at saratoea-Tamma Won't oppose.
All the talk heard in this city yesterday
concerning the Democratic candidate Tor
Governor centred around District Attorney
William Travers Jerome and Edward M.
Shepard. The stronger sentiment seemed
to be on Mr.. Jerome.
Mr.. Jerome is looked upon by Democratic
leaders In this city as an admirable candi-
date because of his ability to win votes.
He has demonstrated his power as vote
getter and New York Democrats OF this
city are saying that Mr.. Jerome would
make a very interesting campaign ne
should be selected and turned loose in the
State.
In the opinion OF many Democrats, Mr..
| Jerome, with his faculty Of plain speak,
| ing and the delight it gives him to call
| graft and grafters by their proper Names
would have it in his power to make an
| irresistible campaign if he started IN TO
tell the voters Of the State something
about the system which has existed al
| Albany in the last four years.
How greatly Jerome helped to win the
municipal election which sent Seth Low
| to the City Hall by describing the evils
! OF Deveryism has been admitted even oy
the enemies OF the District Attorney. With
| 30 prolific subject as the graft at Albany
| 1t Is felt by many Democrats in this city
that he could put into the campaign just
that vitality and life for which the friends
Of Judge Parker are calling aloud.
| 1t was learned yesterday that the men
Of influence In Tammany Hall are not OPP
posed to Mr.. Jeromes nomination. One
OF the most prominent Of these men in
Tammany Hall said last night that II II
should happen that there was a genera
desire on the part of upstate delegates
to the convention to name Mr.. jerome
as the candidate for Governor the Tam
many delegates would not make figh
against him. This authority said that TIN
race for the Governorship was undoubtedl!
narrowing down to Mr.. Shepard and Mr.
Jerome and that the Tammany organiza
ton would be as willing to have one as tn
other.
Charles F. Murphy, it is known, will no
bring forward any candidate OF his own
and his friends say that to prove the sin
certify of his promise, he will DO every
thing he can to bring about the election O
Judge Parker. He would be willing to dro
whatever personal feeling he might hav
against the selection Of MIR Jerome Il
should be the opinion Of the general bod
/. Of delegates to the convention that Judg
! Parker's chances would be bettered by
Jerome nomination
Charles W. Goodyear OF Buffalo. who's
friends have been urging his candidac
8 for the nomination. and who came to tn
citv last night, said that he thought tn
. choice OF the convention would be betwee
Mr.. Jerome and MIR. Shepard. OF II
two he said he thought Mr.. jerome woul
make the better candidate for the reaso
r that he was the better known and wa
4 generally liked by the voters up the Stat
4 Some of the Parker papers Of this CIT
it was pointed out last night, have bee
: clamoring for the nomination for Govern
q in this State of Folk. Mr.. Jerom
4 many Democrats are saying, will M u
. bill and it was added last night py tne
men that Jerome could be depended on
= stick the harpoon as deeply into the hid
d of the Republican grafters Of this state
o did Folk Into the skins of the Democrat
a prafters of Missouri