Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-20
DEMOCRATS HOLDING
 FORTH AT SARATOGA
ncCarren Sticks By Grout Through Thick And Thin-- Shepard is the Man Mccarren's Opponents Want 1.-The Race Now. Apparently Has Narrowed Down to These Two Men.

Saratoga, N. Y., Sept 20.-It is con- ceded that the first days session of the democratic state convention open ing at noon to-day will not materially affect the situation as 1t concerns the selection of the state ticket The pro- ceedings will be confined, in all prob ability, to preliminary organization. the reading of the call of the state committee under which the convention Is held, sby State Chairman Cord Meyer, the adoption of the preliminary roll of delegates, the appointment of committees on credentials, permanent organizations and resolutions, and the speech of Temporary Chairman William B. Hornblower of New York city. Fol lowing this the convention will take a recess until tomorrow morning.
 The morning opened partly cloudy and warmer. The hotel corridors filled up early, and, there was busy discussion of the prospects of several gubernatorial candidates, but up to the time the convention was called to order the general situation underneath all the flying rumors and counter claims was essentially unchanged. The only important difference to be found
 between to-day's outlook and that of the same hour yesterday was a per
 ceptible lessening of the aggressiveness of Senator Patrick Henry McCarren's opposition to the consideration of Ed
 ward M. Shepard of Brooklyn for the
 gubernatOrial nomination.
 We are still for Grout,'' said he,
 and that was all he would say. Ofhn1. yUn1T kpnxUn 1nQdorS yxyn1o avon more reticent than they were yester. day. The feature of the morning was
 the first appearance of friends of MT Shepard in active canvass for dele gates. With the generally conceded disappearance of the Stanchffeld boom,
 most of the delegates hitherto regard ed as pledged to him turned in Shep- ards direction, and there is reason this morning to think that the Stanchfield
 strength will afford an important ele- ment in the forces now aligned in an effort to secure the e,tnomination of MT Shepard.
 It seems to be general belief that 1 if Mir Shepard is nominated his run
 ming mate as nominee for lieutenant- governor will be Assemb Lyman George M. Palmer of Schoharfe, who will have the willing support of Tammany Hall and who seems to be acceptable to all clements in the party up the state.
 ! Two names are prominently men toned to-day for the nomination for secretary of state The first is that of Assemblyman John Palace, 1T, of
 Monroe county, and former Congress- man Martin H. Glynn of Albany. For attorney general, Charles N. Bulger of Oswego, deputy attorney
 general, seems to have the fullest sup 1 port George Hall, mayor of Ogdens-
 burg, appears to have no opposition ! for the nomination for controller The \ other places on the ticket are still in some doubt except that 1t is regarded
 as certain that the convention will ac- cept the republican nomination of l Judge Edgar M. Cullen of Brooklyn
 for the chief judgeship of the court of appeals, but will insist upon nominat- I ing Attorney General John Cunneen of Buffalo, instead of Judge Werner of
 Rochester, for the associate judgeship l of the same court
 I Saratoga, Sept 20.-This afternoon, I after many conferences it was given | out that the nomination had narrowed down to Shepard and Grout. A hurried meeting was held in Senator Hills l quarters and at it's close MT McCarren I stated that Grout would undoubtedly receive the nomination..