The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
SHEEHAN IS AT TER
SENATORIAL TOGA
M a k es For m al An
nouncement of Desire
to Succeed DepeW.
NO PURPOSE BUT
TO SERVE PEOPLE
His Leading Opponent Will Be
Edward NJ. Shepard, but
Many Dark Horses Are Be-
ing Grooned in Case of
Deadlock-Fight Is
Growing Warm.

New York, December 29.-William +.
Sheehan made formal announcement of
his candidacy for the United states
Senate tonight in letter addressed
to Mayor Louis E. Furnmann, of Buf-
falo. who, with other prominent Demo
Gratis, recently indorsed Mr. sheehan for
for the seat which will become vacant
when the term of Senator Depew ex-
pires on March g. 1911.
In defining his attitude toward ma
tional questions, Mr. Sheehan declared
his belief in the letter and spirit OF
the platform adopted at the last Demo
cratic State Convention. He declares
himself in favor of q bona tde down
ward revision of the tariff. After de-
claring that trusts and mbinations
that control the necessaries OF life and
increase the cost of living are largely
the result of excessive protective
duties Mr.. Sheehan says that If the
occasion should arise for Congress to
legislate further on the subject, he
will. If a member OF that body, ap-
proach the solution of the question in
the spirit of the broadest patriotism,
with no master to direct and no pur-
pose TO serve but the welfare of our
common country"
Mr.. Sheehan says that though he re-
joices in the worldwide effort to bring
about universal peace, until this time
comes he would heed the old saying.
Put your trust in God and keep your
powder dry"
No Dictation for Him.
IT have no patience" he continues.
tives who have repeatedly submitted
to legislative dictation. and i expect
and hope the people will have no pa
tience with me. If become their rep
resentative. II at any time / surrender
one iota of legislative independence
/. because of legislative command or
favor. II the peoples representatives
are true to party principles and cour-
ageously perform their duty, and If
the courts remain faithful to the great
traditions of the past, new nationelism
Will continue futile and innocuous
cry" He concludes:
IF / am called TO service in the
national Senate my motto will be up
ward and onward. but steady. always
steady
Public statements and circular let
ters favoring the principal Democratic
candidates for the seat in the Senate
numerous with the approach of the
first OF the year and the time for the
convening of the next State Legisla-
ture.
William Church Osborn, chairman of
the committee which is advocating the
candidacy of Edward NJ. Shepard. heads
a lon. list of well-known New York
Democrats who have signed an appeal
TO voters asking them to write to their
representatives in the Legislature in
Mr.. Shepard's favor.
First Democrat Since Hill.
This contest for the senatorship is
of unusual Importance, because the in
coming Legislature will be the first
that has had a Democratic majority
and power to send Democrat to the
United States Senate since the late
David B. Hill sat In that body.
Mr. Shepard and Mr.. Sheehan are the
leading candidates. In event of dead
lock between them. friends stand
! ready to press the claims OF supreme
Court Justice James w. Gerard d.
Cady Herrick. j, Sergeant Cram, or
Daniel F. Cohalan.
Cram and cohalan are closely identi-
fed with Tammany Hall. Herrick
resigned from the Supreme Court
successful run for Governor. Both
Justice Gerard and Mr.. Shepard were
prominent candidates for the guber-
Material nomination at the last Demo-
cratic convention.
| sheehnn Long in Retirement.
William F. Sheehan is a New York
| attorney and partner OF Alton B.,
Parker. He now comes to the front
after sixteen years of comparative
political retirement
Ii 1894 he was Lieutenant-Governor
and previous to that Speaker and
later minority leader OF the Assembly.
He was prominent as worker in the
Parker presidential campaign. but
| since then has taken little active part
| in politics until the recent State cam
| patgn.
His friends say that Mr.. sheehan
already has enough upstate legislators
| pledged to insure his success at the
| party caucus.
Next week the scene of the prelimi-
nary sl1irmishes will be transferred
| to Albany, when the hackers of the
candidates will go to the capital for
| the Inauguration of Governor Dix and
the convening of the Legislature.
Wright May Make Race.
Nashville. Tenn, December 29,-Gen-
eral Luke Wright, former Secretary of
| War, Is quoted in dispatches received
| here In connection with the senatorial
situation as saying:
1T is not unlikely that will get
| in the game"
This Is taken here as an indicat ton
that General Wright Will be one of the
| opponents of Senator Frazier when the
Legislature meets In January.
Governor Elect Hooper announced
to-day that he positively would not
be a candidate. This statement came
as reply to the report that an effort
| Washington and get him out of the
| Governors chair.
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