New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-23
SHEEHAN MEN ELATED
Say His Election Before End OF
Week Is Assured.
TBy Telerraph 10 Thc TrT0Dnc-

as some here arc inclined to believe. it VIII
not produce any great quantity or party
harmony Immediately. Supplemented by
later developments, il may be the turning
point in the Sheehan Senatorship cam
paign Indications tonight, though are
that II will not be sufficient without other
things 10 swing the insurgents at whom u
is aimed into line.
Peculiar interest is attached TO Mr.. bup-
puch's statement, i'm view Of the close per
sonal and political relations between him.
self and Governor DIX. Frequently the StaIe
chairman has declined to discuss the Sena-
torship situation in any az its phases on
the ground that he and the Governor were
60 close that anything he said would De
interpreted as having the Governor sahC-
ton and indicating his views. Everybody
therefore, is wondering whether TINS STATE
rnent Is subject 10 that Interpretation OF
whether the relations have become SUM
GENTLY distant to permit the issuance ol
statement which could not properly DC
deemed 20 indicate the Governors position
Sheshan men are greatly elated over lnls
They have been endeavorins Tor seNeldi
d2vs 20 get from Governor Dix some DEC
lcration on obedience 70 the caucus man
6ate The Governor has declined 10 ADMIT
ANYTHING but hearsay acquaintance Win
,aucus customs Sheehan supporters TO-
Tlrht are saying that the Huppuch state
r,eDt is as good as If the Governor had
do q statement himself They declare
that the election Of Mr.. Sheehan before '"e
end Of this week is assured now.
Insurgents Not pismsyed'
The Huppuch statement has not dismayed
she f,itbfuI anti-Tammany insurgents in
the least. As soon as senator EooseNeI
heard Of II. he sent for those Of the twenty
ono who were in town 70 come 10 his mousse
for q council Of war. They talked y over
and decided that they had gone into the
battle on principle, and this didn't change
the situation any.
u can't see that this makes any offer
,rCe." said Senator Roosevelt. Mr.. Hup-
puch nay he right on an academic PROPOSE
tiCn. he isn't right when he comes down
70 discussing this caucus. We refused 10
20 into the caucus because we felt that the
result had been determined beforehand and
We couldn't stand for the lining which was
~ be handed out 20 u.s. Mr.. Sheehan the
Individual may he all right. The boss de-
creed nominee Of q caucus boss controlled
IS TOT all right We are fighting that kind
O. system. and when the caucus becomes
merely q part Of the system we dont
stand for the caucus
.'Nr. Huppuch's statement won't make
any change in my attitude. ! am obeying
the wishes Of my constituents. ana they
Rave not changed in any desree. J don't
think any Of us win be affected by the
statement. We went into the hght after
rruch thought and took q position after
carefully considering tho problem. 50 far
II has been manifest that we had the APP
rrovsl Of our constituents. We are on safe
ground therefore. in continuing as we
have begun"
Senator Roosevelt said ho probably
would talk with Thomas Mott osborne and
other prominent Democrats. Mr.. Osborne,
who is the head and front n the cam
paien to make Edward NJ. Shepard Sen
ator. was inclined 20 be Indignant ~ the
view taken by Mr. Huppuch Of the caucus
obligations Of legislators.
Mt. Huppuch," said Nj Osborne, seems
a. have missed the great point at issue,
which is that the members Of the Lceis-
Iature should abide By the viii of their
constituents and not be cocrccd by caucus
sction His view is inconsistent With tie
opinion expressed by Governor Dix, who
sdyscd tho members Of the LEGISLATURE to
Follow the dictates Of their consciences and
carry out the wishes Of their constituents.
mot an Open Caucus"
In answer 70 Chairman Euppuch's dsclo-
ration that should either Of III" other
candidates voted for AZ the caucus have SC
cured a majority Of the votes thoir-fo'-
lovers would have insisted upon such can
Gidates undivided support Mr. Osborne
sold
IF this had been IN open caucus our Pc
pition would have been different; but we
90 not consider that we arc bound by the
sction OF o caucus whose action was set
tied before IL was held.
"Cne good thing about this contest" con
ciudcd Mr Osborne us that &c IS bringing
everybody out into the open
legislators and politicians began TO flock
hack 10 town tonight after the weekend
truce Nj Sheehau got here this after
room, smiling little more cheerluly than
when he left Tho city. lie predicted 10 his
friends that he'd be elected, and the bal
lot which would do the job wouldn't Ire
very FAR along toward the end ot tho week
either. Mr. Osborne came back 10 take up
the Shepard work again. Senators and As
sCmblymen. who will have 20 vote again
Tomorrow, returned To stand around the
hotel lobhies and ask about the latest news
from the little group Of bosses which is
under the arduoUs duty OF c.ocJing a
United States Senator. Most o. the Tam
many men seemed pretty cheerful Evi-
IDENTIFY good many had beard about the
Jfuppuch statement before j; was formally
given out. They al! seemed 20 think that
81 meant the end Of the deadlork. The in
surgents smiled grimU.
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