Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19

Albany, ~ Y. Jan. E.-The United
States senatorship puzzle is as intricate
tonight as ever. The Legislature to-day
tried to choose the democrat who will
occupy the place Of Senator Chauncey
NJ. Depew but no candidate received
the majority of votes required for cleo
ton. Efforts to increase the following
Of VIM. r Sheehan. the leading candi-
date. or to unite the opposition on any
one other candidate thus far have prov
ed fruitless How long the deadlock will
last no one ventures 70 say.
Mr.. Shoehan. with % votes TO his credit
on the first joint ballot and within nine
votes of election, may he nearer Wash
ington than Martin ". 1ittleton or
D-cady Herrick. who received but two
In fact. there is n growing impression
that if Sheehan cannot win the success
ful candidate is as likely as not 20 be
some one whose lame has not vet been
proposed.
Mr. Sheehans predicament will lasl
as long as the opposition to him pre-
sent the unbroken front II has main
tained since the democratic caucus last
Monday night. Meeting twice. and
sometimes three times a day. 81 lesis-
lators out Of the rs who refused to
enter the caucus, declare that while
they are agreed on 10 candidate OF
their own, they are unit in their op-
position to Mr.. Sheehan. without
; some OF their votes. Mr.. Sheehan can
not win unless enough republicans alb
sent mselyes from the legislative
l'sessions TO reduce the majority re-
quired for election. And the republi-
can leaders are breathing dire threats
against any minority member who
dares by his absence subject his party
to the charge Of aiding Mr. Sheehan's
campaign.
FIRST BALLOT AS EXPECTED.
The one ballot taken to-day gave
Mr.. Sheehan 80 votes. Edward NJ.
Shepard 13, Alton 3. Parker :, James
W. Gerard 5, Martin ". Littleton 2,
and =. .-Cady Herrick q All these We're
democratic votes. The republicans
voted solidly for their caucus choice,
Senator Depew. Compared with the
total vote of yesterday when the SEN
ate and Assembly voted separately,
the changes We're insignificant. Mr..
Sheehan lost one vote, Mr. Shepard one
and Judge Parker and Justice Gerard
each one The second Joint ballot will
occur at noon tomorrow.
The talk tonight was mainly OF com.
| promise candidates and of whether tn.
sheehan leaders could prevent any NOR,
| legislators from breaking away from tn.
| caucus selection. Possible new candidate 2.
mentioned were Nathan Strauss OF New
York, Supreme Court Justice Martin j
Ksogh Of New Rochelle. and former Stat,
| Comptroller Martin X. Glynn OF Albany
II WAS believed that any OF these woulc
prove acceptable to the New York anc
Kings county delegation II Mr.. sheehar
| and Mr. Shepard withdrew
HAS NO IDEA OF QUITTING.
Mr.. Sheehan, however, said he did no
dream OF quitting and similar declara
ton was made in Mr.. Shepard's behal
by his friends,
For a few hours during the middle O.
the day Judge Parker's name was OF
| every lip, but his personal declaration
that under no circumstances could he b,
a candidate tempered the enthusiasm o
this boom before it had grown to sgnih
cant proportions. In spite of his denial
however. his name still figures prominent
ly In every discussion OF a possible com
promise,
| Judge Parker made a fying trip from
| New York and returned al 4:SO this after
noon leaving plenty of speculation as tC
the object of his visit and a well defined
impression that his purpose was to enis
the aid of Governor Dix on behalf of his
law partner, Mr.. Sheehan.