New-York tribune., 1904-09-18
LEADERS AT SARATOGA.
Talk There Returns TO Shepard for
GOUernOr.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE rarsUxE.l

Saratoga. n. Y, Sept. 1.-THE report that eA-
Senator David B. Hill and Charles F. Murphy
leader of Tammany Hall, would arrive on the
800 O'Clock train tonight and take up thelr
residence in the ample quarters reserved lot
them in the Grand Union Hotel. aroused TO ac-
tive interest the vanguard OF small fry Demo-
Gratis and the few real leaders gathered here in
advance Of the Democratic State Convention
They fiocked into the rotunda OF the Grand
Union. and an expression Of great amazement
spread en- their features as with one accord and
one collective gasp they found the room filled
to the utmost corner with the German language.
Buffalo Democrat, who has never seen Mr..
Murphy except in newspaper Hkenesses, went
up 10 tall, stalwart. smOOth-faced man stand
ing at the desk and holding out HIS hand said:
How do you do. Mr.. Murphy I've never had
the honor OF an Introduction to you, but know
your face from your pictures. I'm so-and-so.
from Buffalo. and pleased TO meet you. Are
these Herman Riders folks that came up with
you?"
WAS? Was?" replied Mr.. Murphy. Itch ver-
stehe nicht.'
Senator Victor ]. Dowing, who overheard the
conversation, was nearly speechless with laugh
ter. He took the Buffalo man aside and as
sured him that it was not Mr.. Murphy 70 whom
he had been speaking. but one Of a large excur-
sion party of Austrians, who have been here
for two days on a personally conducted" tour.
seeing the sights about the Spa So the Buffalo
man ana the Austrian who is not Mr. Murphy
exchanged explanations through the interpreter
and passed down the corridor to another part Of
the hotel. and one who them little later
heard the Austrian say to the Buffalo Demo-
crat:
"Und sic tranken halt INNER noch eins'
And the Buffalo man, who understood the
spirit if not the letter of the remark replied:
Drink hearty
After the Austrians. who had filed the Grand
Union rotunda TO the CONSERVATION Of the Tam
many people. had started on the night train for
Boston it became clear that there were really
very few Democrats yet on the ground and the
conferences which have been announced TO Oc-
cupy the day here tomorrow are likely to be
Of about the same calibre as those which occu-
pied to-day-piazza chats by men who would
greatly like 10 have part in the real game. but
who Will vote they told to vote when
the bell rings.
The only here tonight really close to
even a small throne is Victor J. Dowling. State
Senator, from Tammany Hail. and Charles ].
Murphy's friend and confdant. In his wake
was Thomas J. Conway, Of Clinton County. who
has some backing in the woods around Platts-
burg for the nomination for Attorney General
Assembyman Palmer, whom the Democrats OF
ScnohaTle his home county, to-day indorsed for
Governor, is here, but lying very low. Herman
Ridder and some of the minor leaders OF New
York and Brooklyn chatted around the Grand
Union Yeranda to-day.
far larger fish swan past this quiet pool to-
night in the person Of Edward NJ. Shepard, who
went through Saratoga on a train for Lake
George. He would not talk politics. His is the
name 10 which all the talk here returns after Il
has skirted round among those OF Stanchheld,
jerome. Grout. Palmer Gaynor and others, and
there seems TO be an underlying feeling that In
the final Showdown his is the name which will
head the Democratic State ticket. On the other
hand, the curious thing about the Jerome boom
Is the unanimity with which everybody an
nounces the impossibility of the District Attor-
ney's nomination yet with such unnecessary
vehemence that 1t is evident he is very far from
having been disposed of.
John b. Mcdonald. the New York subway
contractor the intimate of Judge Parker and
August Belmont, and who sat with the Judge
all through that memorable night while the
gold telegram" the centre Of turmoil in
the st. Louis convention, is at the United States
Hotel tonight, but is not talking politics for
publication.