The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-22
now DERRICK WON THE PRIZE
rIuu4NY LEADER MURPHY'S
INFLUENCE POTENT.

candidate or Factlon-McCArren
would Not Yield, and After IA.Hour
conference sheehan Cuts the Knot.
SARATOGA, Sept. 21.-The story as to
how the Hon. Donald Cady Herrick OF AL
hany came to be selected as the candidate
for Governor by the Democratic State con-
yention should be told. When the dele
Gates began to arrive in this beautiful
Village on Sunday afternoon, they talked
o, Stanchheld OF Elmira, Palmer OF Scho-
harie, Ely OF Niagara, Grout OF Kings,
Herrick OF Albany, Shepard Of Kings and
Gaynor OF Kings. There was incidental
talk Of Mayor Mcclellan OF New York city.
but the Mayors friends quickly made It
known that he was not candidate for
the nomination, and Tammany Chieftain
Murphy on his arrival here made the IRON
clad announcement, from which he never
departed, that Tammany would present
no candidate for Governor to the conven-
ton Mr. Murphy took this ground be-
cause he was we'll aware of the differences
which existed between his own organiza-
ton and the Democratic organization OF
Kings county, OF which Senator Patrick
Henry McCarren is the leader Mr.. Murphy
WAS consistent and firm in his attitude on
this matter, as he did not care to have
Mayor Mcclellan regarded as factional
candidate for the nomination.
Herein lay the weakness Of Senator
McCarrens position for Comptroller Grout.
The Kings county statesman, however,
went ahead and built up considerable
strength for Grout At intervals this
strength was dissipated especially when
the country delegates got to thinking
that Grout, if nominated, would without
the slightest doubt be considered factional
candidate The friends of Mr.. Shepard in
Kings county numbered fifteen out Of del
ega'ion Of sixty-three, but the firm attitude
Of senator McCarren for Grout and against
Shepard quickly made it apparent that
Mr.. Shepard could not be nominated, for
the reason that his candidacy was repre-
scented only by a small faction OF the Kings
county organization, which in itself has
come TO be looked upon as the principal
faction in opposition to the Democrats Of
Manhattan, The Bronx and the boroughs
of Richmond and Queens. SO it will be
observed that Mr.. Shepard's candidacy
was impossible from the start
Some Of the Tammany folks believed
that George M. Palmer OF Schoharie would
make a good candidate for Governor, but
these opinions were those OF individuals,
and was well understood that Mr.. Murphy's
decree to the effect that Tammany had
no candidate would be obeyed in letter
and spirit by the los delegates controlled
by the Tammany organization and who
we're to vote as a unit in the convention.
Stanchtield had considerable strength
in the southern tier Of counties, but it was
quickly apparent that the attacks of Demo-
cratic newspapers on Stanchheld and
nll Of oil
mate him from serious consideration. Ely
was spoken OF as first class man, but he
owned too many street railways and was
connected with too many corporations
in Erie and Niagara counties to give him
favorable and lasting support. Judge
Gaynor made it known that he did not
desire the nomination, and Supreme Court
Justice keogh of Westchester, who was
spoken of incidentally, was never in the
runping for more than ten minutes tas,,
against Herrick because Of the old feud
in the county between Justice Herrick and
his friends and Eugene d. Wood and his
friends, among them David b. Hill, JUS
clared against him but eleven OF the twelve
delegates voted for Crout, Mr.. Hill not
voting. All this time Senator McCarren
was working like a sailor to bring about
Tammany Chieftain Murphy was watching
every move made by McCarren. All
this time Murphy never departed a
hairs breadth from his statement that
the conve ntion for Governor and that he
believed the candidate should come from
an up-country district rather than from
the territory Of Greater New York w here
the Democrats of Manhattan and those Of
Kings county had been in bitter warfare
for ihn last six months.
Justice Herrick's friends felt. it keenly
when his home county declared against
him This was on Tuesday morning, and
the action was reiterated late Tuesday
afternoon. BY this action the Grout boom
received new impetus and many delegates
after dinner Tuesday night believed that
Mr. Grout would be nominated. Those
on the inside, however, never believed for
an instant that Mr.. Grout would be NOM
mated. THE SUN on Tuesday morning
said concerning Stanchfeld -The fact
remains that ftanchfeld will not be the
nominee of tSis convention for Governor"
and THF Sun added at the time: Neither
will Edward NJ. Circuit of BROOKLYN" The
Circuit was made on the authority Of dele
gates who declared that they would not
vote for the candidate of a faction of the
Democratic party in New York city. The
announcement IL THE SUN was also made
because Senat m McCarren, in the opinion
Of his friends lore, made a serious mistake
IN forcing Grout as he did. and thus max ing
circuit distinctly the candidate of faction
in New York city. The announcement in
THE SrS was also made because OF Tam
many Chieftain Murphys attitude that
inasmuch as he had no candidate for Gov
ernor there could he hut one inference,
and that was that he would never permit
Senator McCarren to force upon him the
candidate Of faction of Democrats in
Rrooklvn. The principles OF politics are
very plain and simple. With Tammany
Cheftain Murphy standing hard and firm
in his position tho country delegates would
stand beside him in his attitude. because
they we'll know that the Democrats in the
boroughs friendly to Tammany Chieftain
Murphy furnish the Democratic plurali-
ties on election day. Yet Senator McCarren
persisted in his attitude for Grout, Justice
Herrick had been turned down by his home
county and the situation was ugly indeed.
William F. Sheehan' last evening had
talk over the telephone with Judge Parker
at Esopus. in which Mr.. Sheehan informed
Judge Parker OF the situation here While
Judge Parker has said that he did not dare
10 give any sugg 'stions, he added that he
did not consider it to be polite al wisdom
10 nominate n candidate in defiance of Tam
many Chieftan Murphy's attitude. Muir
ply and Mr.. Sheehan have had scores Of
talks here, and they had several talks last
ght after the communication with Judge