New-York tribune., 1911-01-19
SHEEHAN SEEMS T0'
Be LOSING STRENGTH
Yesterdays Loss Likely To Be
Increased o-day, Despite
HerCulean Efforts.
MURPHY PROMISES TO STICK
Anti Tammany Men Under Sem
ator Roosevelt Grow Stronger
Great Pressure on Shee. Z
han's'Opponents. +
fBy Telegraph % Tho Tribune.I


Albany, Jan. 1S-With all the Tam.
many forces aligned behind William P.
Sheehan in the senatorship contest. and
pressure Of every conceivable kind ex-
erted 10 get votes for him, the first
ballot OF the Legislature I'm Joint session
to-day showed Sheehan one-vote weaker
than ne was yesterday. He viii lose in
to-morrow's vote some Of those who
voted for him to-day. and while his sup
pcrters declare almost ssaagely that he
will gain others, they said the same
thing last night, and he didn't on the
other hand, the group ,of -Tammany
Democrats under Snator Roosevelts
leadership is waxing stronger These
men. apparently. have not reached tho
point where they stand afIirmative,y for
any candidate or any particular piece OF
doctrine. IT is their strength in tho
present situation that they have not.
They are PARTY Of protest" solely.
but. at that. distinctly effective More
over, Senator Roosevelt said tonight
that they woulds be stronger numerically
tomorrow than they were to-day.
Thus. witlt,the two elements in Democ-
racy here tearing at each others
throats, solution OF the problem seems
to be a long way of. Wild rumors have
been hoatro-night thatit will be solved
suddenly. and that the absence Of the
Republicans or switching Of Republican
votes TO Sheehan will be the important
factor Both progressive and old
guard" Republicans resent these stories.
1T would be as much as Republicans
life was worth TO vote for Sheehan in
this election" said Senator Bracket.
and Lord help the man who should be
absent without an unimpeachable rea-
SON"
II promises to be a long drawn out
battle if Murphy holds his forces for
Sheehan.
Murphy Promises to Stick.
Stick till - freezes over, chief" is
the advice given 90 Murphy to-day by
big Tim" Sullivan. Murphy indicated
his intention to stick. Men close to him
and Sheehan say Murphy has eighty
votes which cannot be pried. loose from
Sheehan with dynamite, as long as the
chief does stick. With that -irreducibie
minimum" the Sheehanites figure they
can hold the Legislature in a deadlock
until they have worn outeall opposition.
or collected enough othersvotes through
moral suason.
II is planned 10 have. r session on Sat-
urday. and 10 take another vote Monday
noon. Sessions on Saturday. even in the
busiest time Of legislative work, are
rare, and a session before night on Mon
day almost unheard,of. This means that
many legislators will be unable 20 go TO
their homes at the, week end The cries
ard lamentations arising tonight be-
cause Of that fact arc.heartrending. IN
cidentally, it means no little financial
loss TO business and professional men
who are public spirited enough TO serve
their state at a modest $500 a year for
salary and expenses, expecting 70 earn
the rest Of living on Fridays, Satur-
days and a half day on Mondays.
Whether the inconvenience attendant
on this unusual devotion bp business en-
ters into the plans Of the Sheehani.es is
not known. It would bo,strange If they
had not calculated on it, for apparently
they have overlooked nothing which
would increase Sheehan's chances COR
going TO Washington, even in A minute
degree. Everything that Murphy can do,
everything that Sheehans friends can
do, is being done.
Parker Works for sheehan.
District leaders Of TammanE political
bosses upstate and men Of the emincnce
of ex-Uudge Alton 3. Parker. OF the
Court of Appeals. are working for shee-
han. The hotels are full OF men, big
and little IN the political game, 50 full
that people unfortunate enough not to
have reserved rooms have 10 sleep on
cots occasionally. The presence here or
two visitors Of note, who may or may
NOT be interested in the Senatorship, eX-
c,,ed much interest tonight. They are
August Belmont and Lemuel Ely Quigg.
Murphy and his men and Sheehan and
his are keeping the telephone and tele-
graph wires hot. They are playing the
political game from the Districts OF the
legislature, as we'll as bringing social
and commercial pressure 10 bear. The
size and financial influence Of the group
of Buffalo "Sheehan accelerators,' head
ed by ex-Mayor Adam. which came
down before the caucus represented one
effort. The same kind OF work Is being
done with every legislator whose district
makes IL at all possible.
Particularly is this true of the devoted
signers of the anti-Tammany agreement.
the twenty one caucus boilers.
81 have felt literally like hunted ami
NAL since the caucus" declared Assem-
h,vman Terry, of Brooklyn, tonight. 1T
ia Observation-Disclosures that-the things
we are undergoing. No person who had
not been through il could imagine the
ways they are working on us and on
every man within their reach. Pressure
from our districts. pressure from our
friends If they can influence them, press
IRE from business and financial inter-
ests. social pressure everything is being
used except the actual offer OF money.
They don't dare do that
No Offer OF Money Made.
THE first man who mentioned money
here this year think would land in
Sing Sing so quick he'd think he made
the tourney by aeroplant. know OF one
man whom they thought they could land