The evening world., 1911-02-24
sAEEHAN DEFIANT;
| GIVES NOTICE He
IS STILL IN RACE
Campaign Manager in Albany
yaakes Formal Announcement
That He Will Not Withdraw.
NOW UP TO MURPHY
He Must Force Sheehan Out
or Invite a Bolt Among
the Regulars.

q paai From a STAFF Correspondent, ~ The Even.
ing wcrh.j
kLBANY, y. ", Feb. 2i.-wiliam F.
0Seehan. through his campaign man
sker, James w. Reilly, issued to-day a
DO OF defiance to all the elements OF
democracy who are trying 10 induce
TO withdraw from the Senatorial
cIuteet. Mr. Sheehan's manage de-
cikres that the quicker the public comes
understand that the majority does
MT intend to support any candidate
o(her thar Mr.. Sheehan the better II
VII be for the Democrats party.
Sheehan persists in this attitude
one OF two things will happen when
t. Legislators get together next week.
Murphy must either withdraw his sup
pSrt from shechan and pick some other
ctndidate or 60 down TO defeat with
eheehan.
eeeiey to Lead the Bolt.
Assemblyman Seeiey. who yesterday
vont to Democratic Floor Leader Smith
9TH Assemblyman Patrie. as the repre-
s1ntatives Of twenty-one regulars and
announced that Sheehan must he with
Dawn from the race. was asked what
- thought Of the Sheehan statement.
e"rhe break Will come next week. and
ItWii lead IT," he said. II shall abandon
tie caucus nominee. even II there are
not more than three or -four who come
nth me. / expect that at first only six
q eight regulars will go with me. There
- fourteen or fifteen others who feel
q I DO. but they hesitate TO come out In
To- open n bolt the caucus. l think
tnst when the break Is once made they
v4l quickly fall into line"
Deeley and his friends. II II expected.
v3h vote for Gov. Dix for United States
GDoaaor.
y Is said that some OF these men have
bNon kept In line by the hope that
Steshan might be induced to e.. out OF
- race. There has boon a gensfai
u&derstanding, vouched for by intimate
f3ends in the Legislature OF the Tam
u1pny Boss. that he was trying to per-
s@bde Mr.. Sheehan TO retire.
With Sheehan's Approval.
rhe statement issued to-day Is SUBJ
j4t to no double construction. While
- Goes not come direct from Mr.. shee-
9"e ~ . HAfo"h NhaN ~ - iHrbNh w
ooiy with his approval but at his direc-
tien. II Murphy has beer keeping the
promise made through his friends to
these Upstate regulars. then the Shee-
hen ultimatum to-day Is a bold defiance
u the Tammany Chief. The statement
Of Campaign Manager Reilly was issued
fpm the Sheehan headquarters In the
I'm Eyck Hotel. 1t says:
"Every candidate who has been
voted for up 20 the present time can
withdraw from the Senate race
91tticr of his own volition or through
Who action OF his hackers. but Mr..
eheehan. the regular party candidate
y0r United States Senator. will con-
1nue to be the candidate OF tho ma
5ority OF the Democratic Lexisla-
1urs.
1T has been demonstrated during
NE past ten days hat neither Mr..
oAeehan nor Mr.. Murphy has 20 be
D h ground here In order 10 keep
fhe majority In line for tho regular
Marty candidate for United states
eenator. They have not been near
Aibeny for the last ten days, yet
Dnere isn't even a hint of a break In
1hs ranks of the regulars. They are
3ehting for party principle and are
Adamant In their stand.
VIII Stick to tho End.
TT. shepard oan withdraw to-
tnosrow II he wants TO. either in
beRsen or through Ar. Montgomery
RAre, l1y. Maurice AiAton or
ttAsrs Of his bsoksrs. Dut Nr.
1AsshAn viii oontinus to be the
1~andidats Of the majority uatii the
Minority sess the error Of their
~ ana come ovs TO the support
ths regular party candidate"
4r. Reilly returned last night from
Nv York. He had been In conference
wth r. Sheehan. Mr.. Reilly was asked
VI ether Sheehan had seen the state
mint or authorized IL.
DO non care 20 say anything about
that" he replied. THE statement
should speak for itself"
~ the joint ballot to-day there were
oDy 80 ballots cast. The pairs hold
DOR until next Tuesday. at which time
AZ expect that there will be some kind
ofa break.