New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
ALBANY At SEA OVER
RESULT OF DIX LETTER
Same Think It Will End Dead
Iock: Others Expect No Ap-
preCiabIe Effect.
INSURGENTS TAKE HEART
Letter Will Put Behind Them
Great Force of Public Opinion b
Will Enter Conference,
- but Not Caucus.
- rclerrarh 70 Tho T-ibane.

W Ill GHbCl SOhlOA NA~~i
but Not Caucus.
rr. telegraph 20 The r-ibune.
,Ioanv March TT Boss MURPHY oi
ra,,,,any Hall wants to shelve William r.
sh,ebsn and turn his support TO some
o.no~ candidate Governor Dix s letter 70
y,.,,,.-,ti, legislators advising them 10
.,.-~i,ate shecnan from the Senatorship
,,,,est will give him the opportunity. II
..poes~ Murphy and Mr.. Sheehan deem II
r.i.e under these conditions TO commune
,-oi~ homeless fight to SEND the Democratic
,.u,us candidate 10 Washington, Governor
MIS- letter will result merely in the shlf''
nc NJ a very few votes. That Is the sis'
~ .f, opinions Of politicians and legis-
,..o~e here to-day VINO have read the Gov
,~nor's misslve and studied the situation
carefully
-o-ns anti-Sheehan legislators insist that
&, will bring about speedy settlement OF
,,e disastrous deadlock. They say they
have evidence that Murphy is willing tc
take the Governors action as his excuse
FOR throwing Mr.. Sheehan out or the VIII
5ov. Information received here Is that
overtures from the Tammany boss tc
tbo Democratic insurgents, in and out oil
tho LEGISLATURE have been made. and tha'
f-,nor,ant conferences Of the warring eie-
rrerts viii be held in New York tomorrow
and Monday. out Of these conferences they
hone will come some settlement Of existing
problems.
on the other hand. there IS no evidence
among the legislators and politicians her(
that the Governors interference IN thf
ei+-at.ou Of itself will smash the dead
loci; Unauestionaby. il will give to Re"
uostate legislators much desired chance
20 desert Shee.an. Undoubtedly. as the mos
,orearvative among the insurgents say. Il
will align behind them a great force o
rrali- sentiment lacking before. Unless i
proves the last straw 10 break the stub
ro-rress OF Murphy and Sheehan. the con
s-~srs = opinion here is that it will prove
Ineffective in ending the deadlock. Its CHIEF
effect in that case will be TO create
rrea,, between Boss" Murphy and th'
coye~no- whom he nominated and elected
and otherwise sccentuate the lack Of har
many IN the entire Democratic administra
tion.
INSURGENTS More than Gratified.
N2.4ril.Ns I.lt .llrLl StilN' a. AAi~NA- ''NSA'
cned rr the Governors attitude Now thai
he is out in the open interfering on theii
side. they are more than gratiied. Said
one cf them tonight.
we men who voted against SheehaT
have been called boilers and traitors 10 ma
ioritv rule and the sacred Democratic prin
e.ples. We have been represented before
he public as offenders all through th'
hcht We have been on the defensive
Whatever else the Governors letter may
do. it will set US right on that point witt
our people. II will put behind US Srea
force Of public sentiment
The insurgents will be perfectly willns
10 enter another conference. If one is called
asa result OF the Governor letter and his
expressed desire 20 have ne opposing
Democrats in the Legislature get together
They will not stand for a second caucus
They are afraid Of Tammany tricks. anc
will take no chance. II things 90 theiI
way they will leave settlement of existing
differences % conferences Of the leaders
Of the two groups or 10 legislative con
ference. formal ratification Of the peace
compact 20 be made afterWard in an oper
ballot Of the Legislature. There canno
be a full vote OF the Legislature before
Tuesday noon Some Of the insurgents
hope the situation can be cleared up then
though thev admit il may be a few days
later.
Views Of Legislators.
All anti-sheehan men who would talk fol
quotation to-day took a distinctly hOpefu
view Of the situation.
Il DO not know what the immediate ef-
fe,t Of the Governors letter will be, saiC
senator Burd. Of Buffalo, but ASSUME
the Ultimate effect must be good. regarC
% a. the most significant thing Wmch ma
happened thus far in the senatorial sltua
ton lere. ! shall be surprised II II doe:
not mark the beginning OF the end.
senator Roosevelt. on his return from the
Club g. dinner IN New York. SAID ne wa
not at all surprised al the Governor let
Ter nc had expected such action. III
declined 20 hazard any opinion as TO IL
effect and wouldn't say much about th'
Insurgent attitude until after meeting
y INCH they Will hold on Mondav morning
senator John G.. SAKE. a Tammanyite Wht
l0lted Sleehan. issued a formal statement
uraising tine Governor for his letter, Wnlch
10 said. meant that Sneehan is out OF the
running and that a Senator must be elected
t1 tho near future. either by means OF q
new caucus or a now conference. or con-
finued rallotlnG on some day next week.
ifo said hat he SlOulOn care 10 lake par
~ a new caucus but would support the ne"
candidate ~ the majority 'f ne Is q the
character wric1 viii reLnte the partr. reg
uiar. progressive. Independent and insur
gent and ica1 all OF us 10 another victory
u 1912" The woods were full Of sucl
Democrats. u, said.
senator SAKE had been regarded by many
here a on. of the ant-Sheehan men whom
tie Sheehauites could have won over 81
thew had wanted him very badly.
Paradise Park" Jimmy Oliver. who reck'
Tammauyism. said the Governor edici
didn't mean anything 10 him.
"T am a Democrat lie declared. and
intend TO stick by the will OF the ma
jority and vote for William +. sheehan
just tho same
Assem- ubivIuan O'ConDor. OF BROOKLYN. In
dependence Lacquer. now voting against
SueChau. ~aid.
III Win be- all riEh, II they don't ~
% hand us anothcr lemon. We won't stand
Tor Parker or Delaney Nicoll Judge
Gerard. Judge DowlinG or Morgan j.
q Prien Ould Le arcoutable.
The fortieth Joint ballot for United states
Senator follows.
Dcnocrats- yiu.a-t r. ~heehar, 6. lhtlet0n
q O'tr.ea. Z. Hone ] Glynn. J.
Elpubii.aus BeVetS, =.
Total vote cast "a. No quorum.
RAILROAD POOL BREAKS