The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-20

lieve utterly in the nomination by this
convention OF Chief Judge Cullen. The
sentiment concerning the nomination OF
Judge Werner is divided, very many Demo-
Gratis believing that he should be nomi-
mated, while others insist that while Chief
Judge Cullen should be nominated FOR his
piaoe, Supreme Court Justice d. Cady
Herrick OF Albany should be nominated
for Associate Judge Of the Court OF APP
peals and that Attorney-General John
Cunneen OF Buffalo, who Is fippantly
spoken Of here as but "a cog in Odelis
machine" should be quite contented with
denomination AZ Attorney General.
PEABODY BooMs SHEPARD.
Ex-senator Murphy, Mr.. Sheehan, Au-
gust Belmont, George Foster Peabody and
William S. Rode arrived to-day, and before
going any further 1t should be recorded
that Mr. Rode makes the announcement
that the day after election he is to return to
the coal business. Mr.. Peabody began
Immediately to talk about the availability
of Edw ard NJ Shepard Of Brooklyn as the
candidate for Governor. He said Mr.. Shep-
ard was a great speechmaker and that the
speeches OF Mr.. Shepard as the Democratic
candidate for Governor OF New York State
would be eagerly read in such States
as New Hampshire, Illinois and Wisconsin,
not forgetting New Jersey, Connecticut
and Indiana.
HILL OPPOSED TO SHEPARD.
Mr.. Hill Is opposed to the nomin a'ion OF
Shepard Somehow it leaked out from
the Hill camp that Mr. Shepard is the attor-
ney for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany in New York city, and then some OF
Mr.. Hills friends went on to say that Mr..
Shepard should not be nominated for Gov
ernor because his speeches would read well
in such Republican States as New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin. Mr.. Hills friends
went further and in eXasperating tones
declared that the Democratic candidate for
Governor to be named by this convention
should confine himself to the task and the
problem W hich confronted the Democracy
OF the State and the people Of the State,
because of the Odell grating administra-
tions Then Mr.. Hills friends returned
to the Stanchfield business, They couldn't
bear to let go Stanchfeld. Mr.. Hill and
his friends acted about Stanchfield just as
idiotically as they did about Coler in this
little village two years ago. Happily,
though, there are Democratic influences
at work here which will compel Mr.. Hill
to exercise little political Judgment.
srANcHrIELD AND CIRCUIT OUT OF IT.
Some folks talk about Stanchfield having
$50 delegates in the convention. That Is
utter nonsense. His name may be pre-
scented to the convention, and then again
1t may not; but the fact remains that Stanch-
field will not be the nominee OF this con-
vention for Governor. Neither will Edward
M. Grout OF Brooklyn. Comptroller Grout
made it known through his friends to-day
that even il nominated and elected Gov
ernor he would not resign as Comptroller
until Jan. 1, and some Of Mr.. CIRCUITS friends
became so nettled over the situation that
they said II Mr.. CIRCUIT IA not nominated
for Governor here he will become the fusion
candidate for Mayor of New York city q
year from this fall. Senator McCarren. who
arrived with the other big wigs to-day, pro-
nounced such a statement to be utterly
false. He declared it to be his opinion
that Mr.. circuit would be nominated for
Governor on the second ballot In this con-
yention and that he would carry Kings
county by $4,000 plurality. The fact re-
mains, though, that Mr.. Grout will not be
nominated for Governor. or the sixty three
delegates from Kings county fifteen declare
that they are for Shepard and that they
will not enter a caucus Of their brethren in
Kings county, as they will not be bound
by the unit rule which Senator MoCarren
proposes to clasp on them.
M'cARRRN DISTURBED.
the talk OF Mr.. Peabody for Mr.. Shepard
and Of the belief that the fifteen anti-Mo-
Carren delegates In Kings believed In Mr..
Shepards availability his usual calm de-
meanor became somewhat disturbed You
could run over Senator MoCarren with an
s0-ton locomotive and there would be
scarcely a twitch Of the eyelid. He Is
imperturbable and solemnly grave on all
occasions. Yet the Shepard talk aroused
something like anger in him. He said that
he would not permit Shepard to be nomi-
mated in this convention. and when Mr..
McCarren said this he was fortifying the
utterances Of Mr.. Hill.
WHY NOT TURN TO JEROME?
With Stanohfeld out OF 1t, the country
men said that they had no hope that this
convention would come to It's senses and
nonainate a man like District Attorney
jerome Of New York city. They spoke
in, the same strong terms Of Jerome that
they did yesterday, but they did not talk
In that encouraging way, and this was par
hcularly 30 after it became noised about
that Mr.. Murphy Of Tammany had made
the formal announcement that Tammany
would present no candidate for Governor
in the convention. Inasmuch as Jerome
lives in New York city, the country Demo-
Gratis did not see for the life Of them how
Jerome's nomination was to be accom-
plished with his home county organization
declining to present a candidate for Gov
ernor. Indeed, the comment all day long
has been to the effect, both on the part
OF New York city Democrats and country
Democrats. that the candidate for Gov
ernor should come from country district.
This attitude has not been taken because Of
any animosity on the part Of the country
Democrats to New York city Democrats,
but rather because the New York city
Democrats are in such turmoil them
selves that it would not be the part Of
political wisdom to nominate candidate
for Governor from that territory. Tam