New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-14
SHEEHAN CONES TO TOUyN
Keeps His Oscn Counsel-ReIm0nt
Issues Statement.


Nllllam f. Sheehan. who is regarded as
the personal manager of the campaign of ms
tice Parker. came to the city yesterday forenoon
and went directly to his Office. MI Sheehan was
not in a communicative mood. but it was learned
that he intends TO remain here until the end
of the week, Ex-senator Hill will have little TO
say about the campaign from this time on. it is
said, and that Mr.. Sheehan will have almost
complete charge OF arrangements
! have come here 10 catch up WIKI accumu-
. lated business" said Mr. Sheehan An can
say is that the national committee Will meet
here some time within the next three weeks.
Then he problem of electing national chair
man and organizing for the campaign will he
taken up"
Would you accept the national chairman
ship asked.
i am not talking about matters Of that kind
now" said Mr.. Sheehan The national commit
tee VIII act In due tine. and there is no use
specializing"
il was learned that the task which Will pri-
1rarily be placed before Mr.. Sheehan will be the
bringing about OF harmony between the Tam
many leaders and the upstate leaders Now
that their candidate is nominated the Parker
leaders have no desire to further humiliate Tam
many or force distasteful candidates This elm
mates Edward NJ Grout as a possible candi-
date for Governor. Mr.. Crout is tte most OBJ
noXious man that could be possibly suggested
20 Tammany. There is talk about Llttleton. but
Litt!eton is not one that Tammany would hail
with acclaim. Edward VI. Shepard for the same
reason. IS considered out of the race The talk
low is that an upstate man will be named for
Governor. and John B. StanchheId is most prom
inenty mentioned. Mcclellan is also spoken
Of as a possible candidate
1t was learned that there is a quiet and de-
90eS
trict Attorney Jerome. Dir. Jerome IS on ex-
ceedingly friendly terms with Tammany. and
many upstate leaders think that he would
make whirlwind campaign. II is not consid-
cred at ell improbable that he may be the choice
Of the leaders
Senator P. H. McCarren. of Brooklyn ts to be
one Of the strongest factors in the campaign.
It was said yesterday that. in the light OF Par
kers nomination. the warfare on McCarren will
stop. and that Tammany will make no move
At least until after election to dislodge him
from his leadership IN Kings County The State
committee will meet within the next two weeks.
organize open headquarters and elect Mc-Car-
rem chairman of the executive committee
Raising funds IS q problem that confronts
sheehan and his associates. August Belmont,
who returned from St Louis yesterday had a
conference with Mr.. Sheehan. and this subject
was discussed. II learned that he was ire
mendously pleased with the nomination of Judge
Parker and Parker's stand on the gold question,
and that he would throw himself into the cam
palgn with the greatest energy.
Mr.. Belmont issued the following statement
yesterday afternoon:
have just returned from St Louis. having
stopped over at Lexington. KY. for days rest
before and during the convention The statement.
therefore. attributed 20 me. that II have always
financial plank in it,, is made out Of Whole cloth
in regard to gold plank ETerybody Knows that
| not only favored #, but advocated It as a dec
unity and to the laborHg classes wbo ae5seaa
the importance of maintaining the standard value
-Four points were clearly made in that great con-
ceR32 PFs deegaSs from all parts Of the
Gratis lay aside factional differences and get to-
gether as national Democracy; second. the CON
Democracy has found IeadeP Of u6omest[o1 1ne
manhood unbemished honor, courage and ability,
and fourth, that in the nomination ofAIenry G.
DAYS. for the Vice-Presdency. II presents to the
sGffrages Of the people a man trained in public and
CURED for the first place on the ticket
Cord Meyer was another who talked with Mr..
Sheehan yesterday. The new chairman of the
state committee is making plans for opening the
campaign early, and within the next few days
Mr.. Sheehan. Mr.. Belmont, Senator McCarren
and Mr. Meyer viii have conferences on ways
and means for conducting the campaign.
Charles F. Murphy, leader OF Tammany Hall
Is now recuperatins in Mount Clemens, and will
not be back before next week. Until he comes
nothing Will be done about making UP State
ticket.
Senator McCarren said in Brooklyn yesterday:
The officers Of the Kings County Democratic Club
would IKE to have the nominee for President come
TO Brookyn under the auspices of the club But, of
! will talk over that proposition with him when we
meet Personally have the utmost confidence in
entering upon the campaign. believe that Parker
and Davis Will be elected by the people
It said last evening that Senator McCar-
would go TO Esopus to-day