New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
INSURGENTS EXPECT
BREAK IN DEADLOCK
Reports at Albany Have 1t That
Sheehan Will Be Thrown
Overheard.
UPSTATERS MAY DO TRICK
Story That Caucus Candidate
Made Overtures to Shepard
That Both Retire Hou-
man Hurls Bomb.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

| Albany. Feb. 4.-Reports emanate from
the ant-Tammany insurgents tonight that
| there will be break In the senatorshir
| deadlock early next week These stories
have II that William +. Sheehan, who
heretofore has held his legislative strength
| by the grace Of Boss" Murphy OF Tam
many and Wall Street support, VIII be
| thrown overheard. Murphy is represented
| as having decided TO sacrifice Sheehan re-
| gardless Of that part Of Wall Street which
would like to get the caucus choice elected
| Circumstantial accounts are given OF the
way in which the sacrifice OF Sheehan is 70
be accomplished. Murphy is under the pain
| ful necessity OF complying, at least In ap-
pearance, with his agreement to elect
! Sheehan. Therefore. IL IL said, break
! from Sheehan may come among those
legislators now with Tammanv but not OF
| it, some of the Kings or Erie men, or the
few upstaters not among the insurgents.
Sheehanites vehemently deny the posi-
bility OF any such thing. They say Sheehan
never will withdraw. and that Murphy will
not permit any Of the Tammany men TO
quit him. As long as Tammany sticks, they
continue. the McCooey men and the up
Sldlt regulars VIII SllCh. tt' lH'N pave
all the blame FOR the deadlock on the anti
Tammany men, basing it on a statement
made to-day by Assemblynan McDaniels.
OF Tompkins County. He said that the FRI
day before the Democratic caucus Sheehan
sent an emlssary 10 Edward NJ. Shepard.
| offering to withdraw from the contest II
| Mr.. Shepard would Shepard refused, ac-
cording 10 the McDaniels statement. and
some Of HIS supporters. beaten, refused to
enter the caucus
This story wins the immediate credence
of Murphy's people here. who point out
that McDaniels is one Of the insurgents.
Some Of Mr. Shepards friends say they
are confident such an offer never was made.
They would have heard Of II If It had been.
they say.
Tonight McDaniels ampifed his state
ment. saying that before the Democratic
caucus selected Sheehan Governor Dix told
Murphy that he believed both Mr.. Sheehan
and Edward NJ. Shepard should withdraw
from the race Murphy, McDaniels says,
told the Governor that he would ask Mr..
Sheehan TO withdraw IL the Governor could
bring about the withdrawal OF Shepard. A
few days later Murphy saw Governor Dix
again, and was told that Shepard had de-
clined 10 withdraw. The organization then
decided TO name Sheehan.
Governor Dix tonight declined 10 affirm
or deny the story. II nave no comment 10
make on the subject" was all he would
say
McDaniels tonight told of an interview
which he had with Murphy last night. dur
ing which the Tammany Hall leader told
him Of the talk with Governor Dix. Murphy
had hoen told that McDaniels's opposition
10 Sheehsu was in reality aimed more AZ
Murphy than al Sheehan. At the reques, OF
q friend OF Murphy a meeting was arranged
/ between the Tammany leader and the As
/ semblyman. at which McDaniels told
Murphy that his opposition 20 Sheehan was
not based OH any personal feeling toward
Murphy. but because he believed his con-
stitucnts were opposed to Sheehan's can
didacy.
81 told Mr Murphy" said McDaniels to-
night. that the reason I have voted against
Mr. Sheehan. and would continue to vote
against him, was because I believed that
the people OF my county were opposed 10
him ON the ground that the interests he is
supposed 10 represent disqualified him
from sitting as United States Senator
from New York state.
"Mr Murphy told me that a few days
before the conveninC Of the caucus which