Evening star., 1911-01-20
judge Parker Urges Election OF
the Caucus Nominee.
DEADLOCK is NOT BROKEN
Third Joint Ballot Doesn't Materially
Change Status.
MANY MEMBERS GOING HOME
General Belief Prevails That There
Will Be No Break at Albany
Until Next Week.

ALBANY, n. Y, January @-The dead
lock in the legislature over the election
of United States senator failed to De
broken today. a third joint ballot was
taken, after which the Legislature re-
cessed until noon tomorrow.
Today's joint ballot resulted as follows
Eheehan. 80; Shepard. IL; Herman, 4;
Parker. 5; Herrick, 3; Littleton, 2; Ger
ard. .: Glynn, .; Rosendale, 1; OBrien.
/; Depew, 80. Total, 141. Necessary for
choice, II.
Two new candidates were voted for to-
day-Martin H. Glynn and Simon w.
Rosendale, both of Albany.
The losses on today's ballot, not count
Ing the pairs. were: Shepard, =: Parker,
4. Gains-Kernan, .; Herrick, 1.
No Break Till Next Week.
The quiet that enveloped Capitol Hill
today was a marked change from the fe-
verish atmosphere that has filled the legis-
lative halls here for the past two weeks
Interest in the contest for the United
States senatorship lay mainly outside of
the assembly chamber, where both
branches of the legislature meet at noon
for their third joint ballot.
The general belief was tnat there would
be no break toward any one candi-
date until next Week Speaker Frisbie
of the assembly said that this under
standing prevailed when thirty or more
members of both houses got leave to go
home until Monday. 1t was expected that
other legislators would be released from
attending tomorrow's session by the same
process of pairing.
Parker Speaks for Sheehan.
Assemblyman Saunders of Columbia
county, who on Wednesday changed his
vote from Shepard to Parker. received a
letter today from Judge Parker
The letter follows:
You. along with several others, are
casting your votes for me for the sem
atorship.
while no one can fail to appreciate
the courtesy even OF such q compl-
mentary vote,-let me say with all pos
eble emphasis that no one is doing me a.
favor By such an act, but the reverse.
You can. however, IL you SO choose, DO
me favor by casting your vote not for
me. but for Mr.. Sheehan. The Unjust at
tacks on Mr.. Sheehan should not oper-
ate to weaken the support of his friends.
but should cement and strengthen their
uncompromising efforts for his election
"Unfortunately, in the country. alto
gether too often elections are character
ised by undeserved and unJustihabie at
tAcks on worthy candidates. During the
Vls
on the Tammany ticket against Seth Low
for the mayoralty Of this city. attacks
upon Mr.. Shepard were at least as bitter
as those now directed against Mr.. Shee-
han.
Shepard Then Denounced.
"Mr Shepard was then denounced by
his present strenuous newspaper support
ers for taking the nomination from Tam
many Hall at all, and particularly for his
attitude upon the subject of 'DeveryiSnl,
which was one of the burning issues Of
the day, and the end Of his political
career was predicted as certain. Their
attitude was unjust then toward Mr.
Shepard as 1t is now toward Mr. Shee-
han.
II appeal to you and to all loyal demo-
Gratis to see to ii by your votes and in
huence that Mr.. Sheehan. who mas re-
ceived the majority vote in caucus should
receive the majority vote OF the members
Of the Legislature
ANY other course is subversive Of the
principle o. majority rule which Is es-
sential In a democracy and which makes
possible the success of our party who's
supremacy today Is, to my mind. 2 MAJ
Mr.. Shschan's friends who aTc bound 20
him, no: by motives cf interest but by
the regard ond esteem which are The
basis Of al. true friendship, speak VOL
pAr4yop with any personal words of mine
&C unqualified Endorsement as his part
nsr end s.dmirer.
Would Avert Great Blunder.
II suppose YOU have read. az have
the editorial IN tSe Brooklyn Eag.e Of
this evening. calling upon Mr.. Shepard
TO do tbs simple act OF Justice OF asking
his supporters to join in eIec,ing Mr.
SheShan. Il am not az liberty to join
IN this request, certainly can ask friends
a mine &c vote for Mr.. Shaehan arc so
avert q great blurder foc the democra tic
perty - we'll IS & great injustice To Mr.
kEeshAa. VIII you be goo6 enough to show
this letter to the other members who
have favored me with tEeir votes:
"Tcu are at perfect liberty 10 publish
this letter.
"Vary sincerey yours.
ALTON Y. PARKER
sNsV Yark, January ia. laIi."
After reading the letter Mr.. Saunders
seid tts. II would net change his a;;i-
f,,6e nor would IL make the other six as
s0pbIyYnen VINO voted for Parker change
theiy Views.