The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-15
OR GERARD
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. FOR
 NEW YORK GOvERN0RSHIP.
The Race Seems to Have RescIved Itself Into a C0ntest Between Up-State Delegates and
 Tammany Hall.

Rochester. N. r.. Sept. 14.--At the
 conclusion of day of extended and
 significant conferences, participated in
 who are here. the nebulous condition
 surrounding the nomination by the Democratic state Convention of a candidate. for Governor. took definite form and the problem tonight is de- ciared to have been reduced to a choice between Lteutenant-Governor chanler. who Is being urged by state Chairman William J conners and Justice James W. Gerard .of New York eity who is announced as the choice of Charles F..
 Nufphy. leader of Tammany Hall.
 The race seems to have resolved it.
 self Into contest between tho up- State delegates who are declared to be strongly in favor of MT Chanler. and the Tammany delegates with their alliances throughout the State, Nho will follow the suggestions of Mfr. Murphy. Justice Gerard has long been prominent in Democratic councils in New York city and was elected last fall to the Supreme Court bench. He has heretofore been mentioned but casually in connection with the nomi- nation and the prominent position into which he was elevated tonight came as a distinct surprise. Significance has been attached to the fact that while each has a different candidate. 1t was announced from authoritative sources that there is an absolute un- dorstanding 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 confer ences was willing tonight to say posi- lively that the race had been settled in favor of either Justice Gerard or Mir. Chanler. The name of Supreme Court Judge Philip II. 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 TRmmany Hall with favor. second only to that of Justice Gerard himself.
 The friends of Congressman William Sulzer continued his candidacy today and declared they felt sure of 125 votes. A delegation of 100 Elmira Democrats arrived this afternoon to urge the cause of Col. David c. Robin son of Chemung.
 The Democratic State Committee at meeting tonight voted to seat the 6Hlh~1AG&aIEeH uGIGkalek III 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 unseated by the Credentials Committee. the en- tire Kings County delegation would bolt the convention.
 The most important of the days conferences was held in the rooms of Natinnal f.hafrmAn AnrranA State Chairman Corners, Tammany Leader Murphy, Daniel F. Coalan of and one or two other lieu tenants of MT. Murphy were present. The entire situation was gone over. Mir. Mack said that neither he nor the Committee had any desire to interfere with State affairs in any way. Their only concern. he said, Is for harmony and for success In No- vember. The availability of candi- dates was discussed.
 The principal feature of the platform will be denunciation of the admin istration -of Governor Hughes. The Hughes administration will be attacked as one of gross extravaganza. espe- cially on the matter Of the creation of a public service commission. which. 1t will be declared. has been given no adequate concern for the immense of expense involved. The only reference made to this anti-race track policy will be a declaration in favor of personal liberty. freedom of tn ought and speech and the enact ment of new sumptuary laws
 The platform will endorse the cam didacy and policies of William J. Bryan and the Denver platform will be heart fly approved. especially the blanks as to labor and injunctions and the guar antee of bank deposits.
 Today and tonight. the city of Koch ester took on the character and gaiety of a convention city. Arriving delegates were met by brass bands and of citizens and there were in all the hotel Hobbies and at street corners.
 The Tammany delegation. many strong. attracted the great est attention. The first convention will be held tomorrow noon. when for mer Justice Morgan J. o'Brien will deliver his ress as temporary chair man. AT .ae committees have been | named, adjournment will be taken un- til some time Wednesday morning, when Judge Alton B. Parker. the per manent chairman, will deliver his ad- dress and the convention will settle down to business.