The evening world., 1910-12-22
ISHEEHAN LAUDS
C0HALAN AS FIT
/. FOR i. S. SENATE
I"Blue-Eyed One' Said to Be
Willing to Quit Race if Shep-
ard Will Withdraw, Too.
MURPHY WILL DECIDE.
Iammany Chief Will Name
Depew's Successor-Parker
Possible Compromise.
MURPHY WILL DECIDE.

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sStrong impetus was given to-day to
the boom OF Daniel T.. Cohalan for
united states Senator, when william f.
isheehan. who Is one OF the chief aspl.
rants for the place. declared his opinion
That Mr.. Cohalan Is the best equipped
OF all candidates in the field.
Il look upon Daniel +. Cohalan as one
OF the brainiest and biggest men Of his
age In this country to-day said Mr..
sheehan. His selection as United
states Senator would be OF great benefit
TO the party and TO the people OF the
state. He is a keen, able lawyer and
an honest. upright citizen. lie is the
KIND OF man h would quickly become
a leader in the Senate and would be
able to do things for the people OF the
empire State and the nation as WELL"
In spite of his talk for Cohalan,
Sheehan himself is not out OF the race.
His friends declare. however, that he
Is ready to retire In the interest Of party
harmony IL Edward VI. Shepard will
withdraw also. Put RS ii is expected
that in n final showdown Tammany
49, ~ iNNhdH AdNutT llbn 10
shepard. the "blue-eyed' statesman is
not throwing away any uncashed tick
cts.
Sheehan and Shepard will have about
the same strength in the Democratic
Legislative caucus. but even II they COM
Din their forces Charles +. Murphy
would be able TO name the next Senator.
All in the Air Yet.
Sheeban recornizes tho mower =, NJ
MY ana his own una.ness 4, tho M
.phy scheme of ~no,i,ics Tboro,or. ho
.,s readv IN ,hrou. Me s,ro,u,h g. 49,.
"a Do a. ~
" Oo"'''"' 'neparu now
e,e'' mas NOT yet seen inc hSht ana ne
sun mas Ropes' II was learned to-day
that Shepard believes that Murphy is
secretly working In his behalf. and that
the opposition TO his elertion coues
from the district leaders.
Sheohan SAYS tho oues,ion "a No co,ror
i.o.,,aror, So 90 =,
-. - a. - nos oee" ior
"~Ns' '"u maj No th'nsS s'ahu now
'hs finances Oh haIi q dozeh men are
equaiiy good.
- ,"ere any likelihood OF your with
a,a"u a eanulua'e ~ case MI
s"epa'o s"ouiu ueclde 10 drop out, 100
az tue '"'ciesl VI parry HaTIlohy MT'
sheehan was asked.
IAN answer to that question would
be an admission that | am a candidate
Ter Senator" replled Mr. sheeh,n
..Wben I 90, ready "a or,ourca m,,
.naia,a, lin ~, 10y
-. J." ny Nv" "aS'
D'' t"ere ~ no Ch""ce OF
the party III inns hsht' Inc contest Is a
spirited one but no more so than the
contest for the g~ubernatorial nomination
at the Rochester convention. II will
probably turn out the sauna wav"
1t was recalled that al the Rorhester
Convention all the active candIdates
were turned down and Nr pix en,e.,ted
as one who could brln., aruonv
The marty win make no mistaka 4,
selecting any OF tn, men now be,ng
mentioned. leaving myself ont Of con,
liberation" Mr.. Sheshan continued.
Than he took occasion IN commen. ON
tho availability NJ Daniel r coh,lsn
and mentioned as among others go
riouslv considered" Morgan / O'RrIen
D-cadv UerrL,k. Edward Al Shen,rd
James ". Gerard. Augustus Van wvcl,
ana r Sergeant cram
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"aS - 'arNe' DO compromise
NNhiie MI. sheehan did not Include
IN MS llst or seriously considered his