The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23

SARATOGA, Aug. 22-The chances Of
a f,sht over candidates In the Demo
cratic state conference are growing. The
contention that a slate should be recon-
mended to the primary voters has gained
new supporters since the Hotel knickec-
booker conference a month ago, which
decided by vote OF about to that
there should be no Endorsements at Sara
toga.
D-Cady Herrick purposes to renew his
motion for debate as to candidates, wh'cn
was beaten at the New York meeting.
The Independents who stood with him
then are with him still. and Tammany,
which then insisted that the voters should
be left unguided is swinging around TO
| the view that after all II will be good
thing for next weeks conference 10 pro-
vide a chart for the primary voyage.
Already another motion In being pre-
pared, Inviting" Gov. Glynn and GER
tain other Democrats to stand for nom
| ination, and asserting that. in the opln'
| ion OF the conferees. these men are the
best qualified to represent the party IN
public ONCE. State Chairman Osborn has
| committed himself only TO the extent
of saying that he will ask the conference
to Indicate fifteen nominees for delegates
( ut large TO the constitutional convention
| The Democrats agree with the Hepuol-
cans that II will be impossible to get the
| right sort OF men to enter the primaries
| for these positions unless the party stanN
! sponsor for them ana sees 10 getting ou
their petetions.
The independents are preparing to night
| any suggestion OF william r. Hearst Tor
United States Senator. The Hearst stu
alton is peculiar Everybody is talking
about him. but he has been In California
| for a long time, and no word has reached
Saratoga that he Ia anxious to enter
the primaries. A we'll known New York
independent said to-day that the "organ,-
zation." meaning Tammany. is more than
| willing 10 forget past differences and 10
| nominate Mr.. Hearst for the sake OF the
| help he could give Tammany In Its pres
ent uphill fight In New York city.
Yet Martin w. Littleton and others
some In the Tammany camp, some outside
are advising that the. strongest feature
OF the state platform should be ungrudg.
ing Endorsement Of ell of President VII
sons policies. As Mr. Hearst Is amonl
the most severe critics OF these policies
the independents do not see how he could
consistently be nominated for Senate.
on a pro-wilson platform.
| Mr. Littleton and ex-Judge Herrici,
have been doing most Of the hard work In
writing tentative platform draft fo'
| the 'oilHnltee, OF WnlCn NllllHn T.. NC
| Combs is chairman. II IL said here tina
n Tammany group. headed by Lieut.
Gov Wagner. has been fixing up a draf
of it's own and that platform clnsi
Is promised which will make the confilc
OF the Republicans n few days ago seer
peaceful In retrospect.
Mr.. Littleton. who arrived here to -da
with his wife. says he Is not candl
date for any office and would not TAX,
any, bur he is anxious TO have the part,
adopt n good platform
1t II understood that the Llrleton
Herrick draft. which also contains sug
gestions from State Chairman Osborn
and Mr.. McCofnbs, favors a short ballot
with the Governor and the Lieutenant
Governor as the only elective state off,
GERS. and that II would also permit tn
Governor to appoint and dismiss office
holders without the consent OF the Sen
ate. The latter proposal was rejected
by the Republican convention.
Tammany IL working to have the con
ference recommend 90 the constitution
convention the elimination of the claus
In the Constitution which prevents New
York city from having majority IN N
State Senate. On this point also IN
Republicans took che other side.
II he cares TO use II Mr.. Osborn ha
the power OF absolute control over tn