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DEMOCRATS WAIT FOR ODELL.
on THE CANDIDATE HE DICTATES
THEIR CHOICE DEPENDS.

ON THE CANDIDATE HE DICTATES
THEIR CHOICE DEPENDS.
stanohneld May oppose Higgins. but n
Woodruff Wins Out jerome or Shepard
VIII he Nominateti-Ail TO he Settled
st Thursdays POw-wow With Parker.
The Democratic nomination for Governor,
according to opinions expressed last night
by men who are In position to know the
situation, will 60 either to William Travers
Jerome or Edward M. Shepard, both Of
whom come from this city-if it does not
go to John B. Stanchheld Of Elmira.
The Democratic choice OF Guberna-
torial candidate will depend on what the
Republicans do at Saratoga on Thursday.
Should Leut.-Gov. Higgins be named to
head the Republican State ticket 1t is
likely that Stanchheld will be chosen by
the Democrats. II Woodruff wins out in the
Republican convention the Democrats will
name Jerome or Shepard.
That Is the situation as 1t was explained
last night at Democratic national and
State headquarters. 1t was further made
clear that Mr.. Stanchfeld would be put
up against Mr.. Higgins because Chemung,
Stanchheld's home county, Is opposed to
\ the canal scheme, and he would be In posi-
ton to make an effective campaign for
reconsideration OF the canal vote
The Democratic chieftains will not be
long In making up their Gubernatorial slate
when they hear what the Republicans do
at Saratoga. David B. Hill came down
from Albany last night. His purpose In
coming here Is to facilitate decision on the
name to be presented to the Democratic
State convention next week. Mr.. Hill was
with Judge Parker for several hours on
Monday, and it is certain that he Is now In
a position to state the opinions OF the Judge
on the Gubernatorial situation.
Many Democrats Of prominence In this
city, and among them at least two men
who are inactive charge of affairs at the
two Democratic headquarters. were saying
last night that the indications pointed to
Jerome They did not hesitate to assert
that Mr.. Hills influence ought not to be
allowed to dominate the Democratic State
convention, and they gave as the reason
that there was more at stake this year than
Governor. And with Jerome at the head
Of the State ticket, these men said, there
would be a good prospect OF action IN the
State campaign and good chance OF carry
ing New York for Parker.
Leader Charles F. Murphy Of Tammany
Hall, who has been looked upon as certain
to oppose any movement to make Mr..
Jerome the Democratic candidate for
Governor, said yesterday:
IF Mr.. Jerome IL nominated he Will have
no more loyal supporters than the members
OF Tammany Hall. Tammany has no can
didats Of its own and will faithfully work
for the election Of the candidate OF the
convention no matter who he may be-
While some Of those in charge OF Demo-
cratic affairs here would like to see the nomi-
nation 90 70 Mr.. Shepard, they are In the
minority. The Jerome supporters pointed
out last night that Mr.. Shepard did not
register last year. and they made the most
Of the fact that while Mr.. Shepard was de-
feated tn his campaign for the mayoralty.
when Mr.. Jerome was on the other side,
the District Attorney was elected.
Some friends Of Judge Parker still say
that the notion that Judge Cullen would
make good candidate has not been dropped
altogether, and they intimated that when
Mr.. Hill meets the Democratic leaders here
to-day he will have some message from
Judge Parker to deliver. II there is such
a message, however, it was said last night
by one close to the Judge. 1t will be an
expression Of personal preference and will
not be Of such emphasis as to be looked
upon even as q suggestion.
At any rate, since Judge Parker Is com.
ing to town to morrow, as was made known
last night, there will be no doubt then a.
to where he stands.
Neither the Hon. Henry Gassaway Davis,
Democratic candidate for President
nor Senator German went yesterday to
Democratic national headquarters. WI
liam F. Sheehan. August Belmont and
Chairman Taggart called on the two at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel Mr.. Davis explained
that the reason why he had not gone very
far from the hotel was because he was
working on his letter Of acceptance. 1t is
understood that in preparing 1t he has sought
the advice OF that old campaigner, Senator
German. The two spent the greater part
OF yesterday together,
Senator German insisted, when reporters
saw him, that he had not come to town to
take an active part in the work OF the ma
tional committee. One OF the principal
reasons for his trip, he said. was to see his
daughter Off for Europe. She sails at the
end Of this week.
Senator Clark Of Montana was a visitor
at Democratic national headquarters yester-
day and spent some time with Chairman
Taggart and the members OF the executive
committee. The Senator said he had called
at headquarters to give the committee
all the information he had about the out
look in tho Western States and to acquire
tnf Sfafna
in the East There was no question, the
Senator said, that Montana's electoral
vote would be given to Parker and Davis.
The outlook in Idaho, he said, was also
very good.