New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
u,IrnI1y and MCCoOey Conf
dent They Can Hold
Their Men.
COUNT ON 78 SURE VOTES
Leaders Say Only Effect Of Gov
ernor's Statement Will Be
to Tighten Up the
Caucus Forces.


s,or. was moro determined than ever ,ast
NIGHT 70 remain in the race. Charles F.
Murphy. leader OF Tammany Hall. by
rbosc grace he became the caucus can
a,do,. and who has been backing him
consistently and doggedly, was still de
,crmined that he must continue 10 sup
rort Srcchan so long as the latter re-
NAMED tie candidate Of the majority
The only effect of the long delayed
,,,tor of Governor Dix advising the
r,fp,hcrs Of the Legislature to abandon
Mr. Shcehan and 10 vote in accordance
18th tbcir conscience was 30 tighten up
,bs ebechan forces As a matter OF fact
,hc, were indignant that the Governor
o, this late day should come out openly
eyains, them. but they declared cmphati-
.aiIv that the letter would not affect
,,o,,cb votes to make any material
change i'm the situation.
Murphy feels that it is absolutely vital
g. his ruu.rc domination Of the organiza-
,i.n in this city and his leadership IN
coming state conventions 10 win out IN
Ills fight foT majority rule.
II nv ANY reason Mr.. Sheehan should
l.,ilo to take himself out of the race
man familiar with the situation said
las, night that Juds" y. Cady Herrck
...,,id no as likely TO get the senator
chin MS any man in the state. He 1t was
odd vas in sympathy with the forces
flat are back of Mr. Shcehan. He has
many friends upstate. and would not DC
rrac,optaile 10 Tammany Hall.
The word could bc passed around
Quietly among the Sheehan supporters
3, vas pointed out. that he would not
chico, ~ being eliminated by second
co,.c,s Enough signatures could be Sc
cured for another caucus without nav
,ne II appear that Mir Murphy was BACK
OF it.
Emf an this was nrcdicated on the
ui,bdrsual Of MIR Sheehan. ana the
,o,,,icia, talking acknowledged that ne
saw no immediate chance OF such I"
Withdrawal
u.ld Conferences During Day.
Mr. sheehan kept out OF the way oi
pewspaper men all day. but last night II
was said for him that he had no s'a'e
mon, to mako at present. Mr.. Murphy
was moro taclturn than he has been Ior
many weeks lie declared he hau no'
Tho slightest comment to make on the
Governors letter.
rborc were conferences during the day
bowcyer. when the situation was gone
ovcr carefully. Mr.. Murphy saw the
leaders i'm the LEGISLATURE. most OF Whoip
are Tammauy men. In company WI"
several of his close advisers and Mt
shcebar the Tammany boss figured
lust whore the Governors letter Nou'd
leave Mr. Sheehan They decided that
it could not possibly turn more thah
three or four votes.
John n. NcCoocy. leader of Kings
County. reported that he could ho'd ms
men. and Mr.. Murphy was sure that ne
need fear no dcscrtion from his IahEs'
with the possible exception of Assem-
blymau Ashton Parker. who is repre-
s.nung a normally Republican district.
As for the anti Sheehan leaders. they
were pleased 10 think that the Governor
had a, last come out against the ma
jority candidate. but they were not so
ready t. assert that the Governors let
ter meant q breaking ~ of the Sheehan
forces.
Edward N. Shepard. who until his
withdrawal from tn, race a week ago
was Mr.. Sheehan's closest rival, made
tho following comment on the Governors
letter:
Governor Dix's statement is emil
ncntly satisfactory. 1t deals wisely and
soundly with the two questions which re-
quirc immediate decision: First the
question Of Mr.. Sheehan's retirement,
and. second. the question of the caucus.
! am confident that his views on both
these questions are in accord with the
opinion and wish Of the overwhelming
majority Of the Democratic party in this
state"
Mr. Shepard said nothing, however, in
regard to the effect that. the Governors
letter would have on the situation at
Albany.
a Tammany man who did not attend
the conference yesterday. but who usu-
ally expresses the Tammany idea and
who IS a member Of the Tammany dele
cation at Albany said: Mr.. Sheehan
fas seventy eight votes i'm the Legis-
laturc that cannot be taken from him so
long as he remains candidate. Those
votes viii be for him until Hades freezes
over The Governor can write l40 more
letters. if he likes. blow all the bugles
be can get his hands on, and make a
loud noise of trumpe1s, but il VIII have
no effect on the seventy eight"
Asked what effect letter from Mayor
Gaynor would have. this irreverent Tam
many man only laughed. You know as
well as ] do what effect another Caynor
letter would have. lie has written his
views on this situation before. They did
not cause a ripple and ] don't believe
he viii try it again
Mayor May Supplement Dix Letter.
There were many rumors Yesterday
that the Mayor would supplement the
Governors statement by one Of his own
tomorrow. but so far as could be
learned there was 10 definite basis for
The rumors 1t is understood that the
Governor has suggested 10 the Mayor
That he might do some good by a letter.
but the Mayor has reached the point
Whore he does not himself believe he