The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-02
DARK HORSE IN STATE RACE.
WHAT IF THE DEMOCRATS NAME
DE LANCEY NICOLL?

If Lamont Won't Run. and Tammany Won
Have GrOut, and Neither McCarren Mo-
Murphy VIII Take Jerome-Talk Hear
After the State Committee PalaveF
Cord Meyer swung the gavel as chairman
yesterday for the first time at a meeting
Of the Democratic State committee at tn,
| Hoffman House. Ii was remarked that
while it may not yet be apparent to some
the announcement in THE SUN from Alban,
| on May will be fully demonstrated quicker
than some folks imagine.
That announcement was that, with thu
election of Cord Meyer to the craftsmanship
| of the State committee new Democrat,
State machine manned by Democratic
engineers Of political experience and probity
has been put on the track
The meeting yesterday lasted only a
| few minutes. In that time it was Of
! foially announced that David B. Hill OF
Albany was the proxy for Frank W. Brown
OF Warsaw Ex-United States Senator Ed
ward Murphy. DR., was proxy for exMayor
Francis j. Molloy of Troy, William F.
Sheehan of Buffalo was proxy for Charles
NJ Bulger Of Oswego, and Norman E. Mack
OF Buffalo had the proxy for Henry P. Bur-
gard Of the same city. On the motion OF
Mr.. Mack, Saratoga and Sept. 20 were named
as the place and time for holding the Demo-
cratic State convention.
John w. Potter was elected member Of
Thirty fourth Senate district caused by
the death in April of James H. Flanagan.
James A. Parsons of Hornellsvillle was
elected State committeeman for the Forty
first Senate district in place of Frank Camp
bell of Bath, who filed his resignation with
the COmnittpa "a Alhapy
Leader Murphy of Tammany and Senator
Patrick Henry McCarren of Kings didn't
even scowl at each other. They looked at
and over each other. Nothing was done
to have the candidate for United States
Senator to succeed Senator Depew named
on the Democratic State ticket, as that prop
osition can only be acted upon in the State
convention
1t became known chat on Mr.. Hills last
visit to New York city, when he learned
that John B. Stanchfeld was not acceptable
as candidate for Governor and that the
majority believed that Supreme Court
Sbsd Edgar M Cullen fa1 Of Kings county
Court OF Appeals to succeed Judge Parker,
another little incident occurred Gently
firmly, with snavity and courtesy, it was
to Mr.. Hill that he would himself perform !!
all the functions Of chairman of the Demo-
cratic State committee. Some said that
Mr. Hill and Mr. Meyer had had words
d ssap sa bS Mn he MATTE MATER This
of the COMMITTEES in every sense of the
term was candidly admitted Yesterday
This episode between Mr.. Hill and Mr.
Meyer recalled another announcement
beaten in the State committee, which some
thought it advisable to deny at the time
After the committee adjourned there
was free discussion upon the progress OF
the campaign in the State There was
also talk as to Democratic candidates for
Governor. 1t was ascertained that efec-
tive work is being put in above the Bronx |
to perfect a Democratic organization. |
The old Hill machine is shell Of little |
value on election day.
The string of Democrats named for |
Gubernstorial timber We're Col. Daniel |
S. Lamont of New York, Charles ". Good |
year of Buffalo, Comptroller Edward NJ. |
Grout Of Brooklyn, District Attorney |
Edward N, Shepard of Brooklyn and De
Lancey Nicoll OF New York And con-
corning Mr.. Nicoll's place on the list it was
gravely quoted .the last shall be first
Col. Lamont's friends said that they were
nation, but they added that they would
not give him up until he himself declared
positively that ne would not accept
Just how Mr.. Jerome could be nomi-
mated was not apparent to some. They
Joulteb out tildl .utNdIItu ulluST tne
init rule, would control the sixty-three
delegates from Kings and that McCarren
vas for Crout Leader Murphy, on the
other hanS under the unit rule, would
control the 105 delegates from New York, .
md maybs he will control the same forty
our additt nal delegates who stood at his
Back in the spring convention Anyway,
re will certainly, control the lo5 from New
FORK county, and TaInmany is not favorable
o Mr. Jerome's nomination
With McCarren Of Kings for circuit and
Murphy of New York unfavorable to DER
me, how then, IL was asked Ia Mr. Jerome
o get support from the territory which,
ccording to political ethics, he should
ave in order to bring about his nomi-
lation
Mr., Murphy says that he has no candidate
uRRest a name for any nomination on the
tate ticket. but is Mr. Murphy TO sit quietly
. the convention with his 1O5 delegates
I his back and see his Brooklyn neighbor
c(arren plump in those sixtv-three votes
or Circuit, whom Tammany will not accept
t any stage Of the game?
On the other hand, when McCarren sees
hat his siKty-three delegates cannot nomi-
ste CIRCUIT and that the up-Staters Will
OF dare TO jam Grout down Tammany's |
1roat, will Mct'arren and the up-Staters
lsist that Delaney Nicoll il the only man
, nominate, provided always that Col, |
srnont will not stand?
These were a few OF the problems dis
used yesterday. and at dusk, when all
ands ceased their iabber and closed UP
hop for the day, the drift vas decidedly
ward the Hon. Delaney Nicoll as the
ext Democratic candidate for Governor
the Empire State.
TO WORK FOR ROOSEVELT.