New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
TAMMANY FIXING SLATE
CONVENTION TOMORROW.
CLoWghen for Borough President
Other Candidates.

Iamnany leaders considered it settled last night
that John Cloughen would be named for Borough
President Of Manhattan at the convention TO be
held in Tammany Hall tomorrow night Borough
President Ahearn has been anxious for a renomi-
nation that he might get vindIcatiou the polls
after his removal by Governor Hughes
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall. is
convinced that it would never DO to have Presi-
dent Ahearn again. but to placate him has con-
sented. it is said. nominate Mr.. Cloughen. who
is Public Works Commissioner under President
Ahearn.
The New York County Democratic Convention will
be held in Tamnany Hall just before the borough
convention tomorrow night. A man close TO Mr..
Murphy said last night that the nominee for Dis
trict Attorney had not been decided upon. The
three names receiving the most consideration were
those Of William B. Ellison, George Gordon Battle
and Barlow S. Weeks
Friends Of Eugene J. MCGUIRE. leader Of the 31st
District, in The Bronx who was the first candidate
for the Sheriff nomination in the field. insisted last
night that the prize would so to him. II is at
all improbable however, that ?. J. Conway will be
chosen. He is backed by some Of the Irish and
Catholic societies, and his nomination would be
an easy way for Murphy to get out of the dilemma
presented by having half a dozen district leaders
scrambling after the chance 10 succeed Sheriff
Tom Foley Among the latter are James J.
Hagan and P J. Doong. the present County Clerk
II is probable that the nominations for County
Clerk and Register will go as consolation prizes 70
two Of those seeking the more lucrative Office OF
SlieIIII W lIllaIu Sohmer and William J. Wright
are among those whose names are mentioned for
one Of these nominations
II has been settled that Justice Truax is be
renouinated for the Supreme Court. The nominees
for the two other places on the Supreme Court
bench still unsettled last night. Friends Of
John J. Delany, who for years has been mentioned
for every Supreme Court nominal ton to be made.
have made strenuous efforts to nail down one this
year. There seems TO even chance. however.
that the prize will slip away from him again. The
of the Municipal Court. is asserting his claims for
elevation TO the Supreme Court. and they are being
seriously considered.
Justice Benjamin Hoffman and Justice Leon
Sanders. both followers OF the Suuivans. are also
seeking Supreme Court nominations Justice Lewis
J Conlan. OF the city Court. il slated for
nomination to succeed himself
Justice Gaynor will come into the city from his
summer home at st. James to-day, and it is
pected that some arrangements will be made for
headquarters and campaign manager When
Edward NJ Shepard ran for Mayor he did not at
first have any headquarters, and received visitors
at his home in Brooklyn for A week or two. The
plan did not work. and Mr. Shepard yielded to the
demand that he open headquarters in Manhattan
Senator McCarren has already placed Justice
Gaynor in an embarrassing position by demanding
that he insist that the antMcCarren local ticket in
Brooklyn be withdrawn. II has been put in the
field by the Municipal Ownership League and other
organizations with the avowed purpose of destroy
ing the SIcCarren leadership Michael J. FIaherty.
nominee for Borough President or the independent
ticket. is OF Justice Gaynor's warulest sup
porters. and those back OF Lim supporting JUS
ttce GaynOr for Mayor II Justice Gaynor refuses
10 ask the withdrawal OF the Flaherty ticket it is
not at all improbable that Senator McCarren will
retaliate at the polls.
Otto Kempner former Assemblyman. is making
effort TO organize the personal liberty forces
the city for Justice GaynOr's candidacy. To that
end he wrote TO Theodore Sutro president Of the
United German Societtes OF New York, urging that
they support the Tamnany nominee. He got little
satisfaction, as Mr. Sutro said he could make no
definite until mis- return to the city late next