The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-09
LAMONT is OUT OF The RACE.
LET'S SHEEHAN KNOW THAT HE
WON'T RUN FOR GOVERNOR.


the Cantiidate-De Lancey NicOll Has
Friends. TOo-GoOdyear Is Out-story
That Judge Parker IL for Cullen.
The Democratic State convention, which
Is to assemble In Saratoga on Sept 20,
IL not to nominate Col. Daniel &. Lamont for
Governor This decision was reached late
yesterday afternoon at the Waldorf Astoria
after Col. Lamont had had long talk with
William +. Sheehan. chairman OF the exeou-
tive committee of the national committee
and Great Man Of the State executive COM
mittee. Col. Lamont came to New York
city from his country home at Millbrook
to have a final talk with Mr.. Sheehan.
Very many eminent Democrats in the State
had conferred with Col. Lamont and told
him that he should allow the use OF his name
as the Democratic candidate for Governor.
Col. Lamont In his talk with Mr.. Sheehan
yesterday afternoon made it clear to MIR.
Sheehan that he could not forsake the
many business enterprises with which he is
associated in order to Renter politics.
The Colonel 1t was ascertained last night,
pointed out to Mr.. Sheehan that the Demo-
cratic party had a plentiful supply Of sound
timber for the Governor chair, and further
more conceded with many of MIR. Sheehans
views on the present political situation In
the Empire State. Mr.. Sheehan believes
that there never was greater oppor-
tunity for a Democrat Of probity, sagacity
and standing to confront and conquer
Governor Chairman Odells political ma
chine.
All that Mr.. sheehan would say about his
talk with Col. Lamont was:
-Yes, Col. Lamont has decided finally
and without any reservation whatever
that his friends must give him up as possi-
BILE candidate for Governor on the Demo-
cratic State ticket We are all sorry enough
about 1t, but Col. Lamonts decision was
explicit-just az explicit, in fact, as that
which Elihu Root made to his Republican
friends"
Col Lamont returned to his country
home at Millbrook last evening. He con-
frmed the news of his talk with Mr.. Shee-
han, and added:
Amy man would feel pleased, not to say
proud, of the fav orable thoughts OF my
friends concerning me. After to-day,
though, there will be no further talk about
my being the nominee for Governor OF the
Democratic State convention.
The Democratic leaders. 1t was ascer-
tanned are now thinking seriously of nomi-
mating Edward NJ. Shepard of Brooklyn
for Governor. Although there Is still
! great deal of talk about De Lancey Nicoll
from surface appearances Mr.. Shepard
stands In the forefront. OF course, Comp
troller Grout will have the hearty sup
port Of the sixty-three delegates from
Kings county, but he cannot hope to carry
on tho ncminat!on In view Of the present
attitude OF the New York county Demo-
orats to him.
Norman E. Mack, Democratic national
committeeman for the State. was around
town singing @Who killed Cock Robinf
I killed Cock Robin Mr.. Mack referred to
his opposition to Charles W. Goodyear Of
Buffalo, whose friends have advanced him
| as a candidate for Governor on the Demo-
cratic State ticket.
Mr.. Goodyear has been at the Waldorf
| Astoria for the last week. talking over the
| situation with Democrats. He Is to have
! twelve of the twenty-four delegates from
Erie county in the State convention AS
soon as Mr.. Mack, also Of Buffalo, learned
| that Mr.. Goodyear was down here, he hur-
ried to the scene with his pockets bulging
| with Democratic arguments against MIR.
Goodyear's nomination.
/ The most important argument that Mr..
Mack had in his possession. according to
| his way of thinking, was the authoritative
statement OF Mr.. Goodyear that he didn't
vote for Bryan In 1895 and 1900. = but voted
for Mckinley, coupled with the assertion
| that he would do 80 again under similar
circumstances. Mr.. Shepard's regularity as
a Democrat has not been questioned any
more than Mr.. Mack's
The comment was freely made last night
that from present Appearances the Demo-
| cratic party In the State is not big enough
or intelligent enough to nominate man
like Goodyear or De Lancey Nicoll, but
must stick to the letter of the law without
regard to a mans training or abilities for
the Governors chair
An interesting story came down from
Esopus last night concerning Judge Park
er's wishes as to the candidate for Governor.
Judge Parker according to this statement
Is more than partial to the nomination Of
Supreme Court Justice Edgar NJ. Cullen Of
Brooklyn for Governor, who has just been
appointed Chief Judge Of the Court OF
Appeals by Governor Chairman Odell, and
is to be nominated for that place by the
Republican State convention. Mr.. Hill
and some Of Mr.. Hills friends arc opposed
to nominating Chief Judge Cullen on the
Democratic State ticket for that place.
They say that Judge Cullen is too deaf to
preside over the highest court in the State.
The real motive for the antagonism
OF Mr. Hill and his friends, however, is
accepted to date back to the contested
election cases in 1891, when Judge Cullen
delivered decisions which did not please
Mr.. Hill or hts friends. Mr. Sheehan, ex-
United States Senator Edward Murphy,
Jr., and other eminent Democrats, how
ever, have all along believed that Chief
Judge Cullen should be nominated by the
Democratic State convention for that
place no matter whether the Republicans
lead of in that movement or not.
The majority Of Democrats in command
at this moment do not believe, however,
that the Democratic State convention
should indorse the proposed Republican
nomination of Judge Werner for Associate
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals. The an
nouncement that Judge Parker greatly
favors the nomination OF Chief Judge Gull
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