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Will Stay in Senatorial Race
Despite Shepard's Action.
SEE END OF DEADLOCK
Gov. Dix Credited With Saying Sit
uation Is Clearing.
NO QUORUM IN TODAY'S VOTE
Only Thirty-Eight Votes Cast on
Thirty-Fifth Joint Ballot
at Albany.

ALBANY, n. Y, February N.-Whether
the withdrawal of Edward NJ. Shepard as
| a candidate for the United States senator
ship and Martin w. Littletons letter to
Charles F. Murphy asking him to bring
about the retirement of William F. Shee-
han will have the effect of bringing
about an early break in the senatorial
deadlock was a much moOted question In
Albany today.
Mr.. Shepard's withdrawal was not uneX-
pected, 1t having been intimated last
Thursday that he was preparing to re-
tire.
The report that some of Mr.. Sheehan's 8
supporters were wavering and the fact
that Senator Depew's term expires this
week were looked upon as indicating a
near crisis in the situation, and yester-
days developments strengthened that be-
lief in the minds of many. Friends of
Mr.. Sheehan insist that he has no pres
ent intention of withdrawing.
Today's ballot-the thirty-flfth since the
| voting began-resulted:
Democrats-Sheehan. 9; Herman, TO-:
Lttleton, A; SulZer 2; OBrien, 2: Glynn.
i; Hopper, !: Dougherty, /; Carlisle, l.;
Simon w. Rosendale, 1; Thomas w. Con-
way, 1; Edward NJ. Grout, /.
| Total vote cast, 3S. No quorum.
No Change in Sheehan Plans.
NEW YORK. February 27.-Friends of
Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tammany
Hall, made it clear today that the with
drawal of Edward NJ. Shepard from the
senatorial contest would in nowise affect
| the plan to elect William F. Sheehan to
| succeed Senator Depew. Gov. Dix said
the situation was clearing and left this
morning for Albany.
Mr.. Sheehan had nothing to say today
regarding Mr.. Shepards withdrawal
in his letter of withdrawal said that it
seems to him that Mr.. Sheehan cannot be
elected. Mr.. Sheehan does not intend to
return to Albany, but is keeping con-
stantly in touch with the situation at the
capital. Leader Murphy is said to be
planning a trip to Hot Springs in a few
days for short rest.
Shepard's Letter Dropping Out.
In his letter to Montgomery Hare an
nouncing his retirement from the race.
made public last night, Edward NJ. Shep-
ard says that, in his opinion, William F.
Sheehan's retirement is imminent, and
warns the democratic members of the
legislature that unless the members
promptly unite the extra session of Con-
gress will find the state of New York
but half represented
Earlier in the day Martin Littleton,
representatiye-elect and self announced
candidate for the senatorship, had issued
statement pointing. as does Mr.. Shep-
ard. to the grave responsibility resting
upon the democratic legislators. and call
ing upon Charles F. Murphy, leader of
Tammany Hall, to cause the retirement
Of Mr.. Sheehan and break the five weeks
deadlock at Albany.
Mr.. Shepard's letter says, in part:
Cannot Elect Sheehan.
1T was plain month or more asO that
Mr.. Sheehan's caucus nomination had
| aroused a democratic opposition so i'm
portant and persistent as to render i'm
possible his election by democrats. / as
sumo, therefore, not only that Mr. Shee-
han will not be chosen. but that at this
late day, that fact is clear to himself
and his supporters. Like everyb body else
in the state, he must know that, so long
as the majority of the democratic legis-
iatorS continue to vote for him In defer
ence purely to the imaginary obligation
of their caucus, no solution of this dem
ocratic difficulty will be possible. AS
suming. hOwevr, as We must, that there
is TO be a sOlutiOn-assuming, as We
surely may, that Mr.. Sheehan's with
members of the democratic minority
grave further responsibility"
Mr.. Shepard here reviews the circum-
stances which brought his name before
the legislature. and continues:
The impending end of the candidacy
of Mr.. Sheehan seems to me to require
some change Of program, to which in
slight degree l can perhaps contribute.
Now that the one long-continued obstruc-
tion to a. genuinely democratic choice is
nrOhah1V ended. the votes for rpvCa1f
ought to give way to other and more ef-
fective votes.
Il should be glad If you. as my friends,
| would make 1t clear to the minority,
| who already have voted. or who might
hereafter vote for me, that / am def
nftely and absolutely outside of the list
| from which candidates can be chosen.
/ do not, and shall not. however, with
draw from political activity or from
| warm support of the democratic party
RESCUED CREW ON BOARD.