New-York tribune., 1911-03-01
Stirred BY sheehan Press Bureau.

For the insurgents. Senator Roosevelt
said he would have nothing 10 say until
he had seen the Sheehan statement in full
The insurgents were much more stirred up
tonight over statement from the Shee
han press bureau here speaking Of ''politi-
cal sueriIlas" and limiting at a huge cor
rUption fund TO hesmirch the regular
Democratic candidate for United States
Senator" than they were about Mr.. Shee-
hans statement
This statement ampliAed and suprle
mented many attacks. verbal and other
wise. on the insurgents and their real
leadership notably one statement which
has been going the rounds that Maurice
Ninton. a politlca n1snipulator was the
man behind the insureent movement for
some purposes OF his own or other people s
The insurgents held a meeting tonight to
consider the advtsahii'v IF replying 10 the
Sheehen press agency's output.
We decided unanimously" said Senator
Roosevelt that il would dignity It too
much If we replied 10 IL"
Earlier in the day Roosevelt said he
didn't know Minton. and never had done
and never expected 70 d. any business with
him.
inNestlq q3tlon Ihreatere5
The statement from the press bureau
hinted ar the possibility Of an investigation
by the Democratic state Committee Of the
service Of well organized and lavishly
financed attack on Sheehan and an effort
TO discredit the present Democratic ad-
mintstration and n iniure the Democratic
party generally The statement as Issued
said
Some one is putting up a heap If money
for the carving on of this nefarious work
and there Is now hardly a question but
what the nemocratic state Committee will
look into this matter AZ IT'S forthcoming
meeting and see that the wheels are set in
motion whereby some mighty interesting
exposures NAV result
During the first few weeks of the Sena-
,ogiai deadlock a powerful and well paid
lobby was maintained here for the express
purpose nj inluring and weakening the
candidacy IF the regular Democratic candi-
date for United states Senator II was no
torious during the first few weeks of the
deadlock how the men composing this lob
by spent money lavishly and with high
hand N entertaining. while engaged in their
nefarious trade
The game is 70 have man or two in
all the conspicuous groups about the tables
and his chief business is 70 buy wine lob
Sters md smokes and at the same time
m keep m a running conversation in which
all of his well trained abilities are directed
IN verbal assaults upon the regular Demo
cratic candidate for United States Sena-
tor Evidently his instructions are 10 do
everything he possibly can 70 discount the
chances Of he election of the regular Dem
ocrdtic candidate Just at present he is
not booming any other candidate and has
his guns trained full force in this single
direction.
In this same connection word comes 70
Albany that thousands ~ pieces Of mail are
now being sent oUt every day from head
quarters ar Fishkill. - Y. 70 the districts
represented here az Albany by insurgent
Democrats These letters are addressed TO
the Democratic voters. constituents Of
these insurgent Democrats. and they are
wholly directed against the candidacy OF
the regular Democratic nominee for
United States senator. A mass OF lies and
misinformatlon IS thus heaped upon the
voters Of these districts represented by in.
sureents in hope that they will appeal 10
their Assemblymen and Senators TO con
'inue TO defy the will of the majority az
Albany.