Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-20
DEMOCRATS CONVENE
New York State Ticket Max
 CTS Meet In Saratoga.
W. B. HORNBLOWER IN TIE CHAIR
Edward M. Shepard of Brooklyn Seems to Be the Leading Cnndi- date For the Nomination
 For Governor

SARATOGA, N. Y., Sept. 20.-The Democratic state convention was call ed to order at noon by Chairman Cord Meyer of the state committed Fol lowing the roll call William B. Horn blower of New York city was intro duced as temporary chairman.
 Mr. Hornblower's address on taking the chair was devoted almost wholly to national issues and urged the dele gates to sink all factional disputes in the nomination of state ticket which would add strength to the national ticket.
 MT. Hornblower reviewed. at length the political history of the United States during the last thirty years, combating the assertions of the Re publican party that the protective tariff was responsible for the country's pros perity and denying that the Wilson tariff had caused the panic of 1893. He eulogized Grover Cleveland. Turn ing to the issues of the present cam paign, Mr. Hornblower attacked the presidents action in the Panama ca nal and service pension matters as un- constitutional and declared that the Democratic party would promise the Finpinos complete independence at the earliest possible moment.
 Tn conferences preceding the open ing of the convention it was decided that Professor Duncan Campbell Lee of Ithaca should be permanent chair rlan of the convention and George Raines of Rochester chairman of the committee on resolutions.
 The gubernatorial situation was still unsettled when the convention met, and it was thought probable that no final determination would be reached until close upon the beginning of the second days session, if indeed the ad- Eerents of the several leading candi- dates should not find it necessary eventually to try out the strength of their forces iii one OF more ballots upon the floor of the convention. It is the general impression, however, that agreements will be reached ard the question of the nomination for the goverporship settled in conference so that only one name shall be presented to the convention and the nomination be unanimously made on the first bal lot.
 There is DO diminution in the under current of feeling which has been evil dent since the delegates began to gath CT that unless some compromise be- comes necessary the convention will result in the nomination of Edward M. Shepard of Brooklyn The belief Is prevalent that MT. Shepard has the support of the national leaders, and thiO belief gives strength to the Shep- ard movement, although no one in au- thority will admit that other than state considerations will influence the action of the convention. Those who hold to MT. Shepard'g nomination bhink that final conferences will elimi- nate all other candidates. There is this to be considered, that all factions in the state organization are in harmony with Judge Parker and would follow his wishes should he indicate them. But there was no indication of the re- ceipt of any such intimation. William F. Sheehan, who saw Judge Parker at Esopus, said that he was not the bear CT of any message from the presiden- tial candidate.