New-York tribune., 1904-09-22

at that time William F. Sheehan was stfn uE%
convinced that ne might not win the fight
II was in this situation that the conferences OF
the leaders assembled az so last night For
two hours the various elements struggled and
the friends Of each candidate aired their cases.
The wra0gle grew and grew. Senator McCarren
insisted that he had the votes and that he could
90 into the convention and nominate his man.
Re declared that he proposed 10 do this Charles
r Murphy held his ground with the Shepard
cohorts. other candidates we're mentioned. but
the fight instantly centred or these two men.
AL arguments failed to move 8IcCarren. who
Insisted that he could win and had the vOres-
All this time the influence OF ex-senator Hill
was behind him. and he stilI had ~she goods
PARKER KILLS THE CIRCUIT BOOM
This vas the iuRcture az vhlch William F
Sheehau played the cards that he had in his
hand and on behalf of Judge Parker dsdnireiy
inrerfsred in the local situation H said:
Mr. circuit is a factional candidate am
empowered 20 say So for the national cOInmIttee-
II his 2oriIation is carried 70 me convention
7 shall take the platform and tell the delegates
just where the members OF the national commit
zee stand and Just Where the trends or Jucgs
Parker stand. and leave f5 10 them 10 decide
whether they win name factional candidate
This was the deathkneu Of tire Grout boom.
The declaration ~ the recognized spokesman
OF Judge Parker shook scores Or upstate dele
gates whose interests were represented n the
conference as it proceeded The discussion OF
candidates was resumed The name Of HerriciS
was mentioned and a proposition 20 noTninsts
him was sent 20 ex- Senator Hill
Ex-senator Hin himself told the conferences
that Albany County would not stand Cor IT,
that they would light If in convention. and that
he would fight it, Senator McCarrsn stood pat
on the Grout proposition Murphy eliminated
Mayor Mcclellan at the outset OF the talk. and
stood with the friends OF Judge Parker against
the nomination Of CirOut and for Edward NJ
Shepard. At this iuncture the conference ad-
iournel with every evidence Of fatigue ard dis
satisfaction but before IT adjourned IL appoint
ed Senators NfcCarren and DowItng and Mr..
Sheehan subcommittee to meet IN the morn
ing and agree on a candidate.
AT an early hour this morning. before he en-
tered the conference. William F. Sheehan was
stiU hopeful OF winning the Shepard hsht- He
was not 50 confident as he had been, but he still
believed that local factional fight could not
thwart the wishes os a national candidata or
jeop5rdiza the election in the nation He real
ized thdt the fight against Shepard ana for
Cfrout was still formfdable; he was overwrought
nervous and fearful bur he still imagined that
he could pun shepard through.
HERRICN BITTERLY OPPOSED.
In the mean time ex-senator Hill had been
a worl, on the Herrick proposition. HIS Albany
County allies Gene" Wood and PADDY Ne
Cabe, had started out 70 make finish a<ht
against Herrick. the leader or a faction that
had been their political foe for years. To
SSheehau and 10 others McCabe and Wood
etorrued. thrcataned and besought- they used
the weII known scandals Of the Herrick machine
IS a club, they threatened TO attack Herrick's
character on the floor of the convention. and
they simply appalled, Shaehsu with the ferocity
and bitterness CT their opposition. Not a single
uasavory sto-y OF Democratic political corrup-
tiol in Albany County in the Iasc fifteen years
as left unite uched
Then care the final morning conference and
the meet Nc o. the sub-cornrrtree. The lines OF
battle We've drawn again. McCarren returned TO
Circuit: Murphy and Sheehan stuck TO shepard
George Foster Pea body. ex-senator HiH. August
nelr1oat. cord Neyer end half dozen others
Joined the Conference. Wien the hour came Tor
the convention TO assemble for It's aGjourned
session the struggle vas stiH ar i,z height. Ar
this hour the situation that existed was pre-
cisely this Charles F. Murphy and William =
Sheehan were ready to 90 20 the convention in
the name Of Judge Parker and Eight against the
apparent determination or Hiu ard McCaTreu
to name Cirout. and fOF Edward a. shepard
Stanchhed had been lost sight %. The issue
was clear cut and definite and it was a rEhs
between Tamnany Hail plus the candidate r1r
the Presidency and NcCarrcn PIus the Demo
cratic state leader. Time went on Delegates
stood anxious and fearful in the corridors. the
convention hail was half hlIed with delegates
and the announcement was made that the meet
sng hour had been postponed from n o'clock
until noon. August Bel.rout feebIy attempted
TO urge Cord Meyer Gnd Martin ". LittIetor ~
compromise candidates. md NlcCaFreu wa:
asked to name another Brooklyn man. James
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and upstate leaders. warned b the Use &C