The evening world., 1911-01-28
INSURGENTS PLAN
A FIGHT HERE TO
BREAK DEADLOCK
No Quorum at Ballot To-Day,
but Boilers Try to Perfect
City Organization.
TRYING TO SWING DIX.
Sheehan's Last Desperate Hope
Is to Win the Governor
to His Cause.
TRYING TO SWING DIX.

Special from a stan Correspondent Of The Evening
World.
ALBANY, Jan. 2s.-Only 30 of the 21
members Of the Legislature attended to-
day the joint session to ballot for a
United States Senator. OF this 90 there
were 10 insurgents. The ten ~insurgent
absentees were not paired. The leaders
have refused to pair them. but to-day
they awakened to the fact that II there
was to be no quorum their presence or
absence made no difference.
Some OF the insurgents here to-day
tell OF a plan to carry the fight against
Murphy into New York City. They
point to the incorporation yesterday
of the Democratic League OF the Coun-
" of New York. 1t is an adjunct of the
Democratic League. OF which Thoma
NJ. Osborne Is State Chairman.
The insurgents claim that there are
thirty-five men in New York who are
ready to furnish financial backing for
Osborne in his invasion of New York"
The purpose OF the Incorporation was so
that the league could hold property. II
Is said that the New York organizers
already have an option on a building
downtown, which is to be used as a
clubhouse and general headquarters for
district clubs.
Murphy Sticks to Sheehan.
All rumors that Murphy Is wavering
In hds support of william +. Sheehan
was authoritatively denied by repre-
sentatlves of the Tammany boss to-day.
Murphy left for New York on an early
train this morning. but in conference
with a number OF leaders late last night
he made It plain the machine is yet
firm for Sheehan and hat he would not
consider any compromise.
To back up this position. Murphy has
told Tammany leaders and his close
friends In the Legislature that Dix has
privately given him assurances he Is in
sympathy with the views OF the ma
Jority as expressed at the caucus.
The task which now confronts Murphy
and Sheehan Is to induce the Governor
to come out openly with a statement OF
this position. To bring this about.
every conceivable wire is being pulled.
While Murphy's friends declare that
he has no thought OF yielding. they
fatty decline 10 discuss the prospects OF
victory or defeat.
1t IL admitted that the only hope Of q
machine victory lies In the open sup
port OF Gov. Dix. and It Is doubtful II
Sheehan could be elected even with
that aid. The Tammany methods have
so embittered the insurgents that 1t is
doubtful II they can be induced to yield
under any circumstances.
"Conciliatins the Enemy"
Cnarclnn and thralfs mo yInU PagAd
to sway the insurgents, Murphy Is now
trying ~conciliatory methods. When the
list of Senate appointments was made
public last night II was found the in.
surgent Senators had been well taken
care OF. Senator Sake. Of New York
who, on Thursday. made q speech In
the Senate saying no attempt had been
made to coerce him or deprive his dis.
trict OF patronage. was given all the
places he asked
To the surprise Of every one, II wa,
found that Senator Franklin ID. Roose
Welt. the insurgent leader, had beer
given a man from his own district a
clerk of the Committee on Forest. Fis,
and Game. Of which he 10 chairman
W ednesday the appointment OF Nor
a Hoyt. brother of Assembiymar
Hoyt of Duchess County. as clerk o
Roosevelt's committee was revoked. ans
Thursday Roosevelt made a fight on tn,
floor for his appointment and wa,
beaten.
When the clerkships were announce,
last night II vas found that Oakle,
Wigs Of Hyde Park. In the Roosevelt
district. had been named as clerk OF tn
Committee on Forest. Fish and Game
Wigs was recommended by Roosevelt
for appointment as general committe
clerk.