New-York tribune., 1910-12-29
WORK HARD FOR SHEPARD
Supporters Organize Committee
and Issue Appeal.
THINK DIX IS WITH THEM
At Right Time Governor Elect Is
Expected to Exert Influence
in Senatorship Contest.

AS the impression seems to De gaming
ground among usually well informed per
sons that William F. Sheehan is at pres
ent far in the lead in the race for the
United States Senatorship the supporters
OF Edward NJ. Shepard are increasing tnetr
activity. The informal committee OF adVo-
Gates of his election in this county ha ye
! been organized into the Shepard Commit
tee" and have esta blished headquarters 81
No. II Broadway and started an active
campaign in his behalf
Last night an appeal was made to the
voters to urge their Senators and Assem-
blynen to vote for Mr. Shepard. This ap-
peal. which is signed by the members OF
/ the committee. is as follows:
The representation Of this state IN the
Senate Lf the United States Is to-uay oi
paramount Importance. Inc serious duIs
+ OF selecting q man fitted 10 cope Will tiic
grave economic questions now confronting 5
cur country rests primarily, OF course, viii
! the legislators, but we believe that every
| tho1.ghtfuI Democrat or patriotic citizen
| should not fail to contribute such counsei
and advice to the Senator and Assemoly, y
man wnom he has helped to elect as ne
may deem likely TO aid IN wise choice.
| In our judgment. in the present state OF
| the party'S affairs, the election OF the Hon;
Edward NJ. Shepard to this hIgn CItics Will
! best consolidate the party and assure tne
! full performance OF its Pledges 10 lndt
t larger public without whose support the
{
/ its recent success.
! Mr.. Shepard's reputation and influence are
confined 70 no faotion OF TIE party; ana ms ms
on labor is well known and IN harmony
! with the pTcponderaIing thought and sentl-
nent of the state His admirable deciars-
ton, published on December 26 demon
| strateS his fidelity to those fundamental
! Democratic principles which must De main.
! tanned and be enforced for the welfare oI
Ill our people, and exhibits anew his unsur-
! passed ability TO present and 70 proInote
those principles. If he IS elecred New OH
whose words will be heard and needed and
/ the party signally strengthened to MAINTAIN
its highest standards and traditions.
We, therefore, request that every voter
who believes with that Mr.. Shepard
should be chosen TO represent the state in
! the United States Senate address his SEN
ator and -sssenlblyman 70 this effect. and
I that he also promptly send his name and
address to the Shepard Committee" No.
Il Broadway, New York City.
The appeal is signed by the committee as
| follows:
| William Church Osborn, chairman: Henry
! George Edgar J. Lsvey. William Temple
Emmett. Charles S Faircfild. Lee kohns,
Samuel Sachs James ". Hyde, Origen s.
| Seymour B. L. Kennedy, Fred r. Coudert,
William Z. Curtis, S. C. Lamport, James
". Church, Isidor Straus. David Leven-
tritt Charles J. Canda, William B. Horn
blower, Abram I. Elkus, John J. Murphy.
Montgomery Hare, Robert Grier Monroe,
John Claflin. Herbert H Lehman, Alfred
T. SeIigsberg. H. Snowden Marshall. ". H.
Baldwin, Eugene Delano, Henry Morgen-
thau. Calvin Tomkins, Henry 4. .Dimock,
John D. CTtmnins, George l. SRives, Ever
cit P. Wheeler. F. ". NJ. Cutcheon, Francis
Lynde Stetsou, Frederic H. Allen, Lawson
Purdy, Henry D. Cooper. James Byrne,
Paul Fuller and G. NJ Gray.
/ In spite of the fact that Governor-elect
/ Dix has declared that he Will not interfere
with the functions of the Legislature the
friends of Mr.. Shepard, who are confident
| that their candidate is the personal choice
/ Of Mr. Dix, are of the opinion that at the
right time ne will exert his influence in
/ favor of the selection OF Mr. Shepard