New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30

10 his rooms at the Hotel Seneca he was
accompanied by Daniel F. Cohalan, J.
Sergeant Cram and Norman e. Mack
The word went around that this quartet.
with the possible later addition of other
leaders. would continue the discussion
OF candidates and reach a decision. If 1t
took them all night
The Tammany delegations have or
dered their special trains to carry them
back to New York at s o'clock on Satur-
day morning. which disposcs Of rumor
that the convention might be stretched
TO three days.
Before the doors Of his quarters closed
behind him the Tammany leader said:
..Tbc situation is as 1 stated it to you
AT noon. There has been no Concentra-
ton on any candidate or any two or
three candidates"
The inference from Murpbys assur-
ance that the other leaders had failed TO
agree on candidate was that at last
he felt free TO select his own. The news
that Judge Parker's name WIS being
considered and that Shepard was still in
the running was the surprise of the
night.
lust before the conference broke up
Secretary Thomas F. Smith, OF ram
many Hall. announced that Mr. MURPHY
would have some names to give out 1T
a few minutes and this was interpreted
to mean that the slate" had been pre-
nared. when Mr.. Smith appeared again,
however. he merely said that the fol
lowing fifteen names had been men
toned in connection with the head or
the ticket. and read them off I'm the fol-
lowing order: Alton b Parker, Edward
NJ. Shepard, John A. Dix. James 5. Ha-
yens. d. Cady Herrick, Martin H Glynn.
lanes Gerard, Herman Ridder, William
SuIzer. Victor ]. Bowling. Herman A
Metz. Martin J. Keogh. John a Bensel
Thomas NJ. Osborne and e. Howard
hutchinson. Mr. Hutchinson's was the
only new name on the list. He comes
from Buffalo
The candidates themselves are puzzled
and tired Representative William Sui
yer saws he is losing no strength. Rep
resentative James S. Havens is still sure
that he cannot lose. His managers said
Tonight that he would enter the con-
vont,on tomorrow with the delegates
TO elect him safely pledged. Edward NJ.
SHEPARD said everything he had heard
to-day continued to encourage him.
Shepard's Candidacy.
Mr.. Shepards friends are urging him
to open headquarters. Hitherto his
candidacy has been wholly a matter OF
private representations. He replied that
he had asked John II. McCooey, OF
Brooklyn. what ought to be done. and
that word had not yet been forthcoming.
IT might be thought. he explained. that
TO open headquarters at this late date
would be tantamount to a confession
Of falling strength and wear the ap
pearance of hasty action.
His candidacy sprang originally, he
told friend. from the counsel of the
late Senator Patrick II. McCarren, and
had been carried forward by McCarrens
successor. McCooey. lie had no reason
TO distrust the latter's good faith, he
believed.
There was an effort To interfere with
Murphy's domination Of the sitution. to-
night, when representatives Of Shepard.
Sulzer. Havens and Osborne held brief
meeting The first conclusion the con
ference reached was that there should
be no discussion of candidates except in
negative way. The meeting sent word
to the Tammany leader protesting
against the selection of any Of the New
York candidates he is supposed TO favor,
not on the ground that their Tammany
backing was Objectionable. but that none
of them was strong enough to win.
one of Murphy's lieutenants said later
that Mr. Murphy had told every one OF
the upstate leaders he talked with that
if the upstate interests could agree on