The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-15

Rochester, N. F.. September 14.-At the conclusion of a day of extended and significant conferences, participated in by practically all of the state leaders who are here the nebulous conditions sur rounding the nomination by the demo- cratic state convention of a candidate for governor took definite form and the problem tonight is declared to have been reduced to a choice between Lieutenant Governor Chanler, who is being urged by State Chairman William J. Corners and Justice James W. Gerard of New York city, who Is announced as the choice of Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tammany Hall.
 The race seems to have resolved itself into a contest between the upstate del- egates, who are declared to be strongly in favor of MT. Chanler, and the Tam many delegates, with their alliances throughout the state, who will follow the suggestions of MT. Murphy. Justice ocratic councils in New York and was elected last fall to the supreme court bench. He has, heretofore, been men, toned but casually in connection with the nomination and the prominence into which he was elevated toight came as a distinct surprise.
 Significance has been attached to the fact that while each has different can- didate 1t was announced from author itative sources that there is an absolute understanding between Chairman Corners and Leader Murphy and that all talk of serious trouble between them is without the slightest foundation
 No one participating in the conference was willing tonight to say positively that the race had been settled in favor of either Justice Gerard or MT Chanler. The name of Supreme Court Justice Philip H. Dugro, of New York city, was also brought into the discussion of candidates for first place on the ticket and it was intimated that he was looked upon by Tammany Hall with favor second only to that of Justice Gerard himself The names of practically all other candidates took on secondary interest.
 The friends of Congressman William Sulzer continued his candidacy today and declared they felt sure of l25 votes. A
 
 ocrats arrived this evening to urge the cause of Colonel David C. Robinson of Chemung.
 The democratic state committee at a meeting tonight, voted to seat the contest ing anti-McCarren delegates in the Sixth and Ninth districts of Kings county. Only five members of the committee voted with McCarren. The Brooklyn senator declared today that if any of his delegates were faa f1,a lat,t ia1c tfan entire Kings county delegation would bolt the convention.
 The most important of the days confer ences was held in the rooms of National Chairman Norman E. Mack, State Chair man Connors, Tammany Leader Murphy, Daniel F. Cohalan of Tammany and one or two other lieutenants of MT. Murphy were present. The entire situation was gone over. MT. Mack said that neither he nor the national committee had any desire to interfere with state affairs in any way. Their only concern, he said, is for harmony and for success in Novem- Der. The availability of candidates was discussed.
 The principal feature of the platform will be a denunciation of the administra- tion of Governor Hughes. The Hughes administration will be attacked one of gross extravaganza, especially on the mat ter of the creation of a public service commission, which, it will be declared, has given no adequate return for the i'm mense amount of expenditure involved
 The only reference made to his anti race track betting policy will be declar- alton in favor of personal liberty, free dom of thought and speech and the en- actment of no sumptuary laws.
 The platform will indorse the candidacy and policies of William J. Bryan and the