The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-21
No Conclusion is Yet Reached
In New York
HILL Is VERY TAcITURN
First Session of Convention is Held at
Saratoga and Organization is
Perfected-Sheehan Makes
Statement.

Saratoga, y. T.. September H.-After a
conference among the democratic state
leaders lasting from 1915 until 1:25 a. M
this morning in an effort to harmonize
the conflicting elements in the party, the
members of the conference separated with
the understanding that they should meet
again at a. m.
The confer ees were mute as to the de-
tails of their discussion, the only an
nouncement being that no final agree
ment had been reached, and that the
situation would remain in this condition
until the 3 o'clock meeting.
At 1880 o'clock tonight the democratic
nomination for governor was to all ap-
pearances. as far from final decision as
ever with some indications of complica-
tions along new lines which threaten the
much desired harmony in the convention.
Just before IL o'clock Senator Hill an
nounced that something very like state
ment might be expected.
Late tonight he emphasized the word
very"
Enough to Nominate Grout.
AT the same moment Senator Mocar.
~, &C.,, 4. cao4 ,I,,,.-
lii an'e-iooh
and toll newspaper men. we think we
have votes enough to nominate Grout.',
At the Union hotel where this was talk.
ing, place, the Grout people were unquali.
fiedly claiming to have won. On the other
hand. few minutes before II O'Clock
william cbaabor eoid.
ANY auess made tonigh+ as m ~.
nominee nav nro,,a ,,,ro,,o, 4, ~ -,
- "-oHs - '"e i'ioi :"
ms anu hopins ior harnlonious oe
clslon tonight
with y lmInany in?' asked some one
tsWite J&ulIi any In, replied MIR. Shee
''l,. A. 4h,. .,., .s. ),
ress wherever a leader had his head
quarters and always there came at III,
end the same answer: ..Nothinp set
tied
MANY Are Mentioned.
Tho ma, - u,,o,,, r,,,,,o. no., - a,eeon
eot ti,,,as +o5a, snao.daS ,,ln ,l'' o,,aI.t,ts,
of nonination are. Edrsrd Nf r.a,,t
comntroIlar Of craat > Nav yorl,. Isd
ward MT Sbenard ~ t7-oolslx,,,. Assan,i1,,
man George MI palmer Of Scboha ri,
county: Supreme Court Justice u cad,
Herricjx of Albany. William r Horn
blower of New York. Mavor George r
Mcclellan of New York; Former Secre
tary of War Daniel S. Lamont of New
York.
The candidacy of Comptroller Grou
is the one which has bene most discussed
during today and might. Even the peopl,
most interested In the other candidates
admit that Cenator McCarren has made
CIV rnr1u ffT1Fa accfc in f1 u1x n,
Grout.
Al to the candidacy of Mr.. Shepard
his. name came into every discussion
and he seemed to be the only, candidate
sneak, afraid shenard signs began +,
appear In the hotel Hobbies tonight.
e...
o''uae'o" Is 0psorp'hs'
In the early hours tonight the situa
tion with refrence to the candidates foi
governor became more absorbing and the
interest increased IN intensity as I'M
hours wore on, with the feeling that any
moment might develop a decisive move
on the part or the leaders.
At late hour two candidates held th'
attention OF the great majority OF th'
delegates, Edward M. Grout of Brooklyn
the candidate of Senator Patrick II. Nc
Carren, and the Kings county people
and Edward NJ Shepard, also Of Brook
lyn The headquarters of former Sena.
tor David b. Hill. former Lieutenant
Governor William F. Sheehan. Senator
Mccarren. Tammanv Hall hssemblvnar
Palmer and E M sbenard were tbrone
cd
T,ba oan+ar ~ tho r,,,,,o,,,o .or,,, ,,ro,,,o,.
90 o,o,oo,, +o,,i.,,,s -, e'-4 o,.,trei,
- .t'.,,a - 60, iaS o''i,css oli'il :
-, =. .ass,.sr IL. ,.',r, @ ~, ~
.,' - ",sn ui.iIii,,isiieu u sencS
-, - -'.s 'P.. ~ iou', dN'
"ho hiu succeeueu III lihpresslns upon
iarse iiunper Oh uelegates a pelleI Oh MT
rrouts > uitihate nomination.
Claim Gro. Ia the Man.
MT fo,,o,,,ors al,
- 80 w ~ sou opeiiis .iiat MS hoiii
nsu ,la'ion was assule9' IN ms support o
,.' WI VI iou. appeareu lsI MT. Meoarren op
posi.ioh 10 Sheparo. IL mas peen cleal
Ior many Gays mat strong influences
would secure Mr.. Snepard's candidacy al
though there had been no great effort II
his behalf.
1t was limited that Mr.. Sheehan desired
W tlae .nh1a ~ .le penel tnaI II woui'
gave not tbe slightest Indication to tba
effect. The greatest interest was die
plaved In the question Of tbe attitude =
Senator Hill In the roatter b,,t tba vol