The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-29

Rochester. Sept. 2s.-These candidates
in the field to-day for the Democratic
| nomination for governor and it is likely
that the names of most OF them will be
submitted To the conventions:
James 5. Haven, Rochester.
Thomas 5. Osborne, CayuEa.
Edward VI. Shepard, Brooklyn.
William SuIzcr, New York.
Justice James Gerard, New York.
Martin LittietOn, Brooklyn.
John A. BenEeI, New York.
The choice rests with Charles F. Mur-
ply. the Tammany leader He IS the
real State leader. and it is admitted By
every one here that the candidate he de-
cides 10 support will be nominated. He
has at least 1ss votes behind him from
New York. Kings, Queens. and West
chester counties. md can also command
the votes of the delegates from Che
mung. Cattaraugua, Warren, Duchess.
and Chenango counties, which will mean
that he will have more than a majority
Of the votes of the convention.
Has No Preference.
Murphy. however, refuses 10 make the
slightest intimation as 70 the candidate
he is likely to support. He is taking
the stand that this is not a year for In
diyidual preferences. and that the candi-
date TO be picked by the convention
should be the choice OF the majority of
leaders oe the convention.
The deelination of Mayor Gaynor 10
accept the nomination was unexpected
by Charles F. Murphy, Norman E. Mack.
William ]. Connors, aud other leaders
who have reached here. They frankly
adnit4 "A yesterday that. despite the
mayors letter Of Monday, IN which he
stated that he was not candidate. they
fully expected that he would take the
nomination If II should come TO him.
AT first blush, when the Creelman let
ter was read here on Tuesday night. It
was thought that the mayor, knowing.
as does every one who understands the
policy that John p. Mitchell would take
If he became the actual mayor. he really
declined 10 take the nomination, because
OF feeling Of faithfulness to his subordi-
mates In the city government. nearly
every one OF whom would lose his head
il they were left TO Mitchell. and Mitchell
has taken no particular pains TO conceal
this fact. either; but after sleeping over
the letter good many politicians seemed
to think that the Saratoga convention
had lot to do with the mayors letter.
Probably Feared Hearst.
The trend of their talk to-day was that
a wire that William r. Hearst would
combine with Roosevelt againstf him.
Mr.. Gaynor had decided to quit, particu-
larry as he would be handicapped in be-
ing unable TO make stump campaign !
because OF the condition of his throat.
Mr.. Shepard's friendslare talking loud
~ for him. but there does not seem much |
possibility OF his nomination.
The opinion was frequently heard around |
the hotel corridors to-day when Mr.
shepards name was mentioned that il |
would be bad policy for the Democrats !
10 nominate him. The comment was |
made by one Of Mr.. Murphy's advisers.
and 1t would seem, therefore, TO reflect |
Mr.. Murphys opinion.
There seems to be no question. from
what we hear from Saratoga, that Roose- |
Welt will nominate Henry l. Stimson as /
the Republican candidate. When Stim- /
son was United States attorney in New /
York he conducted the prosecutions gainst |
the sugar trust. while Mr.. Shepard is not /
only a corporation lawyer, but he is I
closely identified with the Pennsylvania /
Railroads interests; so what kind of a
show could he make on the platform |
popular vote?"
Hayens I'm the Lead.
The issue seems to lie between Shepard
Havens, and Osborne, and the indica- |
tons are that Havens will have the
greater number of votes on Friday. The
managers OF Havens campaign said to-
night that even before Mr.. Gaynor with
drew they were sure of eighty-one of the
$50 votes in the convention, and that as
a result of conferences they had during
the day with different county leaders
they were now sure of not less than It's
votes Two hundred and twenty-six
votes are required to nominate. and the
confident assertion was made tonight by
the Hayens men thar they would have
no difficulty in swinging to their side
the other votes they would need to bring
about the nomination Of Hayens.
In the case of the naming Of Havens
the second place on the ticket would OF
course go to a man from down State.
Talk was heard that Mr. Sulzer might be
induced to take the nomination for lieu
tenant governor When Mr.. Sulzer was
asked as to this possibility ne declined
TO commit himself.
All Unite for Murphy.
hTere was also talk heard of Acting
Mayor Mitchell and John A BenseI, of
the board of water supply. being nomi-
mated for second place. but all these re-
ports were based on nothing more than
speculation, and it is certain that every
report which goes out Of this town until
Charles F. Murphy has made up his mind !
will also be speculation. The situation
here tonight may be properly described
as State Chairman Norman &. Mack
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