The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-29
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC
SITUATION MUDDLED

ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Sept 2S.-rhe
man who will head the Democralc slate
ticket this year had not i oeen ,'Esr' Smosen
when the leaders cohcluceo 'i''i No''oi
ence tonight. -
But Chairman Dix of the state com
mittee, who last week gave oihclai I'M I'M
petus 10 the Gaynor boom by declaring
that upstate sentiment tended strongly
in that direction. said before he went TO
bed that he found among lhe oeIesallSSs lS
an "under-currcnt oil leellne to"dtu bu
After mentioning Mr.. Shepard's name.
the state chairman was asked what his
cism of MIR. Shepard's alleged connec-
ton with tho American Sugar ReniiinS
company in AN advisory legal capacity.
Il have heard the criticism, repheq
Mr. Dix but has IL occurred TO you tiat
Mr. Stimson himself is not invuineraole
In the same spot, He served in me OF
flee of Senator Root when the Metro
poIitan Street railway charter wHN
From Mr.. Shepard's headquarters came
the following statement;
Flat Denial Made.
1.-The statement that Mr., Shepard drew
the sugar trust deed is absolutely VIII
out foundation 1T was drawn by ,,,i?i,, S9hm
r PARSONS in conjunction with Elihu
Roof some years before Mr.. Shepard S
partnership with Mr.. Parsons com
menced Mr., Shepard was SneH I,icisn..,, IsSoy
In The firm OF Stlckney & shepard
"Sovernl wears afterward, I'm 1890. Mr..
Shepard became q junior partner ol sir' VI
Parsons but the sugar company was en- :
Ijrnly Mr. Parsonss personal cHeul. In
| 1891 the sugar company was lncorporaL :
| ed in New Jersey by Mr.. Parsons ln
conjunction with Elihu Root, VINO was
I then a partner Of the present Rcpopucan,
candidate for governor. Mr., Stimson, ana
who acted with Mr.. Parsons as associat-
ed counsel. .,.,., ,,,,,,, NJ,
| Parsons was dissolved eight Years ago
| in iooo and before any OF The matters
| for which the sugar company was re-
cenMiny cMnyc pTessurc has been brought 10
hear on Mr. Dix himself TO consider the
| nomination for governor but ne ne-
Charles f. Murphy reiterated tonight
that he has no candidate in sight.
Awaiting Public Sentiment.
mrhis is "A Democratic year. ne sa'd
land IL would be a mistake 10 spoi IL
with pushing persona nrs!sFf.1I ne con,in-
,,ea ."rherc is no candidate in sight 10
| command the situation. After the con
vention Is seated tomorrow i nope , 70
| coo tho various leaders and out OF lhul
sc,ies of meetings 10 bring d name
can present TO the convention. I'iease
| notn that | said present TO the cohVoh'
The Democratic league met tonight II
the ball room Of the Seneca hotei s1H an
nut itself on record in taVor oil INC "'ocs
| ,y.nr
| fames * Havcns and Herman l,iuue'
remain strong probabilities lot M inc IL Gu'
| beruatoriai nomination.. while the doom
of Martin Glynn OF Albany SI sprS"s mt mj'
oc,ivitv tonight when the motel cprrl'
Jorc we're nnoded with literature dc
9rrjbinc his qualifications for The office.
Tbnrc was also some talk Of Justic'
nIn,tin T. Keogh Of Westclostcr county.
ROCHESTER,. y. Y. sent. 29.-Fron
hchind closed doors Of Mr.. Murphy sui,,
,herc leaked a stream OF tax tonight To-
Im,ticc Gerard and Victor II. Dowl,nG
bo1i of whom il was agreed would draw
Uonrst's support i'll,
,rhc IasI conference OF the night Hd
, ,o,,rncd nj I O'Clock this morning: lnos
, who participated were CHARLES - Mur
phy, J. Sergeant Cram; William j con con
pnTs and William II. fitZpaCrich ol sut
Salo John +. DAILY of Monroe iihFens
manurer and Chairman DIX.
Alton 3 Parker also was tDere ior
ro,v minutes. Az It's close MIR. Dis an
nounred li,at the leaders had moi yet DC
, | 'idnd on u candidate.
II vas believed Murphy and trtzpair'cl
L.d como To an understandings "h'iop
I ,nn Nrw York Kings and Eric delegate
wn,Id stand together giving inc coilbi