The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-29
MAY NAME SHEPARD
Drift of Party Sentiment at
Rochester Said to be
Toward Him
he DENIES A STATEMENT

He Declares That He Never Drew Up
Sugar Trust Deed as Hinted by
Republican Opponents Tammany
Leader Murphy Says He Has No
Candidate to Propose.
Rochester, N. Y, Sept. 28-The man
who will head the Democratic State
ticket this year has not yet been cho-
sen when the leaders ended their con-
frence tonight.
But Chairman John A. Dix of the
state committee said before he went
to bed that he found among the dele
gates an "undercurrent of feeling" to-
ward Edward M. Shepard.
"As the delegates come in said
Mr. Dix" they nearly all drift to my
headquarters. l make no predictions
but if you ask me what l find to be
the undercurrent of feeling | shall
say that it moves toward Mr.. Shep-
ard
The state chairman was asked what
criticisms of Mr.. Shepard's alleged
connection with the American Sugar
Refining Company in an advisory
capacity.
i 81 have heard that criticism re-
piled Mr.. Dix, but has it occurred to
you that Mr. Stimson is not invulner-
able in the same spot He served in
the office of Senator Root when the
Metropolitan Street Railway charter
was drafted.
! Mr.. Shepard, or those who watch
for him, did not fail to hear of this
suggested attack and presently there
: issued from his headquarters state
ment:
The statement said in part:
"The statement chat Mr.. Shepard
drew the Sugar Trust deed is abso-
lutely without foundation. 1t was
, drawn by John H.. Parsons in con
junction with Elihu Root, some years
!, before Mr.. Shepard's partnership
with Mr.. Parsons commenced Sew
eral years afterwards, in 1890, Mr.
} Shepard became a junior partner o.
t Mr.. Parsons, but the Sugar Compan!
was entirely Mr.. Parsons persona
J client. In 1891 the Sugar Compan!
f was incorporated in Flew Jersey by
Mr.. Parsons in conjunction with Eli
hu Root, who was then partner o
the present Republican candidate fol
: governor, Mr.. Stimson, and who act
cd with Mr.. Parsons as assistan
counsel.
"Mr Shepard's partnership will
Mr.. Parsons was dissolved eigh
years ago, in 1902, and before any o
the matters for which the Sugar Com
pany was recently prosecuted arous
ed"
Much pressure was brought to bea
on Mr.. Dix himself to consider tn,
nomination for governor, but he de
clined.
II was elected state chairman" h.
said tonight against my better judg
, ment, because | was a man who ha,
' the experience and now l would no
= barter the work have put into thi
| campaign for any office"
{ Charles F. Murphy reiterated to
A night that he had no candidate il
7 sight. This is a Democratic year." h
said. "and it would be a mistake t
) spoil it with pushing personal pref
erences. We hope to choose a candi
q date who will be acceptable to al
o shades of Democratic opinion.
v 1--WE have no candidates. There /
J, no candidate in sight to comman
Z the situation. After the convention
, seated tomorrow l hope to see tn
p various leaders and out of that ser
les OF meetings to bring name tina
= | can present to the convention
a Please note that l said present to tn
convention"
The meeting of the Democrats
State committee called tonight TO
the temporary roll call of delegate
. and officers, was brief and formal
Not name was questioned. Their
u were contests in Albany and Onon
ldaga counties, but chairman Di
z thought the latter would be smoothe
r out tonight.
After the committee adjourne,
Chairman Dix said that in view Of TN
: fact that the Republican convention
d had endorsed Justice Wann for tn
Court of Appeals and left one plac
s open. there would probably be no con
e test over the judiciary.
: The Democratic committee woul,
: also endorse Judge Wann and tn
j following candidates would be consid
cred for the remaining vacancies Il
n the hope that the Republicans woul
in turn endorse the final selection O
the Democrats:
r Justice Henry Purcell, Justice
A. Ulster, Martin Lynch, Tioga; Fred
q erick Collins, Chemung; Teller, Au
burn; James T. Tracey, Albany. an
j. A. Kellogg of the fourth judicia
dtatrfct liz. NkS