The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-07
STEPHAN OPPOSED BY GOVERNOR DIX New York Executive Gives Out
 Plain Statement RUMORS SET AT REST Seventeenth Ballot Shows No COmparn- tive Change in Vote for Each Cam .f Sidate and Shows Dead- t lock UnbrOken
RUMoRs SET AT REST

Albany. N. Y, February Ex-Governor Dix declared emphatioaly tonight that he has no idea of indorsing William F. Sheehan for the United States senator ship.
 "There is no truth in the reports that I am preparing a statement to be made in favor of the election of MT. Sheehan,' he said, nor do I intend to make any such statement. My position on the sen storship is unchanged
 This statement set at rest rumors cir culated during the day that the governor had yielded to the pressure exerted to induce him to stray from his policy of non-interference and .ndorse MT. Shee- hans candidacy
 Both Tammany. Leader Charles F. Mur- pby and Senator Roosevelt, the insurgent leader, called on Governor Dix today. As Senator Roosevelt was leaving friend inquired:
 q suppose you are prepared to con- tinue the fight if it takes all summer as MT. Murphy suggests?''
 "Yes until fall."Qwas the senator's re- jonder. '
 The seventeenth joint ballot on the sen aiorship today was as ineffective as those that have gone before with no change in the relative strength of the candidates.
 William r. Sheehan's letter to pr. Matthew D. Mann of Buffalo, express ing his determination not to give up the fight was the chief topic of discussion among the legislators who returned to Albany today to resume the balloting Tn the hope of breaking the Jdeadlocl.
 MT. Sheehan declai es the present vitai question is not shall Sheehan De elect ed," but ',shall this state. continue firm believer in representative govern ment,'' which, he says, must fall when the minority and not the majority rules.
 Senator Roosevelt. spokesman for the insurgents,- says MT. Sheehans letter will rot change the situation in the least and that no breakA in the ranks of the in surgents is expected. Charles F. Mur- phys expressed determination to fight it out for the majority "if it takes all summers does not seem to indicate an early break in the deadlock.
 The seventeenth ballot was as follows;
 Democrats-Sheehan. 66: Shepard 3; Hermann, g.; Glynn, 8; o Brien, 2; Parker. 1; Taylor i; Sulzer, 1.
 Repubican-Depew, 59
 Total vote, 154; necessary for choice, 7S.
 Senator Newcomb of New York, re- publican, introduced a resolution today requiring the judiciary committees of toth houses to frame bill for the selec- ton of a United States senatorial candi- date. at the next general election.
 Governor Dix added another chapter- today to the controversy concerning what took place during the interview the-goy-I ernor had with Charles F. Murphy on the Friday before the senatorial caucus at which eesuggestion was made thav William F. Sheehan and Edward M. Shepard both retire in the interest of a compromise candidate.
 In the interest of MT. Murphy it was Governor Dix who suggested that both candidates withdraw whereupon Mir Mur- Thy told the governor that he would en- deavor to bring about the withdrawal of Sheehan if Shepard would retire. The Tammany leader was informed later by the governor he says, that MT. Shepard would not withdraw and the selection of Mir Sheehan by the caucus followed.
 Governor Dix said the question was asked him as to whether Shepard would retire and his reply that he did not know as he was not in charge Of MT. Shepard's campaign that O. anyone else.