The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-20
His Candi-
dacy for New York
Senatorship.
PROMISES HARD
FIGHT FOR PLACE,
Represents No Interests" and
Has Not Consulted With Muir
ply. Leader Of Tammany
Hall-Sheehan and Insur-
gents Have Nothing to
Say About His Entry.

New York. February la.-AIartin X.
'i-it,leton. new Democratic representa-
tive from Theodore tftoosevclt's home
district. announced t6-night his can
didacy for tho United states senate.
to succeed Chauncey NJ. Dcpew. and
supplemented his formal statement
with verbal declaration that ito Will
take his cause before the people on
the stump. lie will speak in BROOKLYN
Tuesday night, in Manhattan Wcdnes-
day night. and perhaps thereafter up
State. lie chose to make his can
didacy through n letter 10 Lieutenant
Governor Conway.
The addition Of one more name 10
the list OF candidates already in tho
fcld caused no great excitemcnt among
inc leaders here, though it stirred
some curiosity among them as 10 MIR.
i.lttleton's motives in coming Onward
~ this time; why he should write TO
MISUNDERSTANDING Conway. and what
counseis had aided him in reaching a
decision.
Iitficton Explicit.
Mr.. Littlcton himscli was explicit
on all these points, lie said he came
forward at tbs time because he had
grown convinced hat neither Mr.. Shcc-
han nor Mr.. Shepard could be elect
ed. They had hccn the leading can
uidates when the Legislature convened
and hitherto tie had iicsitated TO dis
pute their pr~e-enincncc. lie chose 10
write TO Lieutenant-Governor Conway
because the Observation-Disclosures pre-
sides over the election Of United states
senators. and. therefore. a communi-
cation addressed to him would come
before the joint assembly In q manner
betting the proprietics and the legal
tiles demanded. In setting forth his
political creed. Mr.. Iittleton SAYS he
mas been q consistent Democrat, that
he believes in the direct election of
United States Senator's, reciprocity
with Canada, government supervision
and regulation or railways, and cor
porations doing an interstate business:
the immediate remission OF all duties
on The ncccssarics of life, a perma-
nent tariff beard, a parcels post, and
encouragement OF the merchant ma
rine.
William i. shechan and Charles a.
Murphy were perhaps the two persons
most interested in the news of Mr.. Lit
~tleton's candidacy.
This is the first I'd heard Of it,
said Mr.. Shcchan. NO, | didn't know
he Intended TO come out as a can,i-
date, though. OF course, his name has
been mentioned. I haven't seen his
letter. and don't want to see it. There
is nothing for me TO say
No Comment From Murphy.
Charles +. Murphy was at Good
Ground, l. l., and would make no com
Incnt until he had read the letter him
self.
Mr.. Conway was doubtful why he
had been chosen as the recipient OF
me announcement u suppose" he
said, Mr.. I.ittleton wrote me as pre-
siding officer Of the joint assembly"
Senator Franklin D.. Roosevelt. the
insurSent leader. was interested. bu,
rather non-committal. II hardly think
! shall have any opinions on the worth
OF Mr.. Litticton's candidacy" lie said,
until have consulted with my col
leagues OF the minority. Personally.
Of course, everybody likes Martin Lit
ticton. and all Democrats
that he has done effective work !ol.
the party"
Mr.. Iittleton himself spokc with re-
l%uctancc OF his candidacy.
y am q candidate he said, "of no
interests but those OF the people ana
OF my own
IIHs Not Consulted MURPHY.
- - iSlOi - elilIttlhllc tnat nc
had not consulted with Mr.. Murphy
about his candidacy. In his letter, Mr..
littleton discusses among other oues-
tons, the tariff and reciprocity, saying
he believes there are certain "hish-
minded Republicans who dcplore The
passage OF the Payne-Aldrich bill. and
who think that the tariff should 10
honestly revised.
The question. he says, should he
dealt with "resolutely by a Democrats
Congress" not in a manner so preci-
plate as to destroy business, bu.
through a settled method III the hands
Of a permanent tariff comm. ssion
Duties on the necessaries Of life, he
believes. however. should be removed
at once without waiting for a commits.
sion 10 report.
1T is little short of criminal. he
says. TO allow one man. through the
direct help of the government to take
an artificial profit from the poor.
For the reciprocity treaty with Can
ada, Mr.. Littleton has high praise. I'm
my opinion he says. "it is one OF the
most notable achievements Of states
manship in the history OF our coun-
try. and demonstrated that the brave
and honest men In the Republican
party realize that the necessaries OF
life must not be made the subject
OF artificial profit"