The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-01
Supreme Court Justice Jas.
A. o'Gorman Elected on
e4th Ballot.
He IS A DEMOCRAT AND HAS
LONG BEEN PROMINENT IN
TAMMANY HALL-KEcEIvEn f12
VOTES OUT or 1872 CAST, HIS
ELECTION FOLLOWING A cAu-
Gus or REGULARS AND IN
sUReENTs.
Ry AssoeIased Press.

Albany, March 31--Supreme Court
Justice James A O'Gorman. a New
York Democrat. was elected United
States senator by the legislature to-
night on the sixty-fourth ballot, after
q deadlock lasting since January s.
Judge O'Gorman received 112 votes
out Of 1s2 cast. chauncey NJ. Depew.
Republican. received 80. Necessary
for choice. 81. O'Gorman has long
been prominent in Tammany hall
At-the close of a day OF almost con
!tfnuous negotiations. the insurgents
capituiated and O'Gorman was elected.
A few minutes before the ballot O'Gor-
mans resignation from the bench was
filed IN the ofice Of the secretary of
state as a conditional provision would
have prohibited his election while hold
ing the ONCE OF justice of the supreme
court
!. Wild applause marked the end of the
fiong contest and the legislature. driven
from the capitol by the recent fire, adj
5ourned until April II.
Gov. Dix tonight expressed gratiffca-
5 ton at the result. while Charles Muir
ply. leader OF Tammany was also
highly pleased.
mo better selection could have been
made By the party after the unfair AMI
unmerited defeat Of Sheellan." he said.
MURPHY TOOK CHARGE.
Charles F. Murphy arrived here this
morning and took personal charge of
the organization forces in today's eau
ems which proved the crucial battle
of the long fight TO elect United
States senator. Foremost among the
rRns why the regular Democrats
anzfsas TO break tns deadlock
was the proximity of April 4
assembling of the special ses-
Of congress. The legislators
ared popular criticism would follow
failure to send a new senator to
Washington In time to give New York
r its full representation.
a second reason was the overtures
tlee Republicans are making TO the
Democratic Insurgents and threat of
the latter that If the question was
not settled today they would accept
Republican aid to elect an '1ndepend-
entH Democrat, hostile to Tammany
Hall.
The Inconvenience of conducting
legislation IN the temporary quarters
to which the members have been
driven by the fire at the capitol and
the expectation that II the deadlock
was settled today a recess could be
taken until the regular senate and as
sembly chambers were ready for use
made for hope OF settlement at
once.
The caucus this morning was late
In assembling.
Soon after Mr.. Murphy's arrival a
report was circulated that Supreme
Court Justice James A O'Gorman.
OF New York, was the latest name to
receive serious consideration by the
organization leaders.
After a conference with Mr.. Muir
4 ply, Senator's Ferris. of Utica, and
axe, OF New York, the latter an in
suTgent, went to the home of Sena-
or Roosevelt to sound the insurgent
reader as to whether the name Of Jus
tice O'Gorman would be an acceptable
addition to the list to be considered
at the caucus. Twenty-Five insurgents
were assembled at Senator Roosevelt's
house when Sake and Ferris arrived
After a short discussion they turned
down the O'Gorman proposition until
they could look up his record.
Later they accepted o'Gorman and
his election followed.