Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-15
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC LEAD
ERS CHOOSE CANDIDATES
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND
JURlsT TO RUN RACE
Chairman connors and Tammany
Leader Fail to Agree-Each viii
Launch an Asprant for
GoVernorship
[By Associated Press ]

ID OCHESTER, N. Y, Sept. 14.-At
II, the conclusion of a day of ex-
u tended and significant confer
ences participated in by practically
all the state leaders who are here, the
nebulous conditions surrounding the
nomination by the Democratic state
convention of a candidate for governor
took definite form. and the problem
late tonight is declared to have been
reduced to choice between Lieuten-
ant Governor Chanler, who is being
urged by State Chairman William j.
Connors and Justice James w. Gerard
of New York city. who is announced
as the choice of Charles H. Murphy,
leader of Tammany hall.
The race seems to have resolved it
self into a contest between the up
state delegates, who are declared to
and the Tammany delegates, with their
allies throughout the state, who will
follow the suggestion of Mr.. Murphy
Gerard Prominent
Justice Gerard has long been prorni-
nent in Democratic councils in New
York city and was elected last fall to
the supreme court bench.
It was announced from authoritative
sources that there was an absolute
understanding between Chairman Con-
nors and Leader Murphy, and that all
talk of serious trouble between them
is without the slightest foundation.
Mr. Murphys word as to a guber-
Material candidate has been awaited
here with a great deal of anxiety as
having preponderating weight in the
settlement of the nomination.
The name of Supreme Court Justice
Philip H. Dugro of, New York city, 1t
was intimated, was looked upon by
Tammany hall with favor second only
to that of Justice Gerard himself fer
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other candidates took on secondary
interest
The friends of Congressman William
Sulzer declared they felt sure of 125
votes. A delegation of 100 Elmyra
Democrats arrived this afternoon by
special train to urge the nomination OF
Col David D. Robinson of Cheemung
for governor.
Place of Meeting
The most important of the days con-
ferences was held in the rooms of Ma
tional Chairman Norman e. Mack.
Chairman Conners, Tammany Leader
many and one or two other Heutenants
of Mr.. Murphy were present. The en-
tire situation was gone over and the
conference was in progress two hours.
Mr.. Mack said that neither he nor
the national committee had any desire
10 Interfere WIN StdtS dHdlrS III any
way.
Their only concern, he said, is for
harmony and for success in November.
The availability of candidates was dis
cussed.
Definite progress was made today on
the ground work of a platform. The
Hughes administration will be at
tackled as one of gross extravaganza,
especially in the matter of creation of
public service commission, which It
will be declared has given no adequate
return for the immense amount of ex-
penditure involved.
The platform will assert that, far
from bettering transit conditions in
Greater New York, the commission has
seen them grow steadily worse.
Will Fight Hughes
Practically every detail of Governor
Hughes administration will be at
tackled except his advocacy of the anti
race track gambling bills
The only reference made which will
approach that subject will be a deelar-
alton in favor of personal liberty. free
dom of thought and speech and the en-
actment of new sumptuary laws. The
platform will indorse the candidacy and
the policies of William j. Bryan in
glowing terms.
The entire Denver platform will be
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the convention will be held at noon to-
morrow, when former Justice Morgan
]. O'Brien will deliver his address as
temporary chairman.
After the committees have been
named adjournment will be taken until
Wednesday morning, when Judge AL
ton B.. Parker, the permanent chair
man, will deliver his address, and the
convention will settle down TO business.
The Democratic county convention
voted tonight to seat the McCarren
delegates from the Sixth and Ninth
districts in Kings county.