New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
M NEW SENAT0RSH|P
CAUCUS FOR PRESENT
Both Sides Feel It Would Be
Useless --- Dix Wants
Conference.
GOVERNOR MUCH WORRIED
He Realizes What Great Damage
Is Being Done to the Demo
cratic Party-Littleton
Takes Jump.
IEy releFraph TO me Trlsune. !


Albany. March 1-Various conferences
.,ong organizaton leaders here to-day de-
,,aAd-for a time az least-that there VIII De
- new Denooratic caucus on the United
GATES senatorship situation. The regulars
cav they can see nothing 10 be gained oy
,.v CAUCUS. In this position they are
,,ra.rstood TO be expressing the sentiments
;, Ross Murphy Of Tammany- The insur-
-. rer,ocrats mostly are about as con
.t,osd as are the regulars that another
caucus would be useless.
IN ,he other hand. " was learned tonight
,b., Governor Dix Is rather IN favor ot q
.soond conference among the Democrats so
,hsv could have a chance 10 talk Things
,vsr Ills idea apparently is that u they
,et into conference they may reach some
,or, Of understanding which would make a
,..ond caucus advisable. since IT Would
mite the two elements on candidate ana
insure hts speedy election. The Governor
s.cr,tary. Mr.. Mason, went 10 New YORK
today on some mission. II was reported
re thar he was 20 see Boss Murphy and
Nsvor Caynor, IN an effort 70 bring about
,o,os solution OF the deadlock. either
.b,oueh q second conference or the Nluh-
6rsvsl Of William 2. 6heehan
n, his return here tonight Mr. Mason
s,5 that hts trip 10 New York had nothing
~ 10 with the Senstorship. He saw Mayor
r,avnor. he said. about the appointment OF
state commission TO take M with the
f,dsrsl government matters relating 20 the
t,1Lbsad line on the New York City water
tro7, He saw Mr.. Murphy also. he ssid'
~, orlv for moment, and the Senatorship
.i,,s,ion was discussed only IN a. casual
fashion.
Governor DIX tonight would say moth
,rr about future oaucuses and conferences
lie did discuss reports that the organiza-
go, leaderz were entirely willing 70 let The
esna-orship deadlock continue until ad-
,o,,rrroArt II Mr. Sheehan could not he
elected. even II that meant a Republican
Senator next year.
7 have said before nov" declared the
Governor. that I believe a Senator should
re elected b. the present Legislature as
soor As nav be Of course. ] believe a
rerocratl. Senator should be chosen
Pressure from All Over State.
The fart that March I, when Senator De
rsu's term will expire. Is approaching very
closslv. coupled with the fact that there Is
cer,sir 10 b. ar extra session of Congress.
* making itself felt strongly here. Press
yrs is coming from all over the state on
Tammsnv men and insurgents alike 70
-each some settlement Of the Senatorship
r,sss-to hreak the deadlock in some fash
i'm. 50 there will not he Senate Va
oancy from this state Roth sides maintain
fact
81, ts need be. rather than desert the sacred
principles or which they are striving Each
SIDE. BY the way. insists that its principles
are sacred. while the other fellows are be
vcnd mention IN polite society. At the
same time. all the Democrats are mighty
uncomfortable and would be overtoyed TO
see some kind Of plausible compromise
reached
Homes are exurezsed by some persons to
rish, that settlement viii be reached be.
fore The end Of the week They are hopes
rosrelv So far as anything definite an
pears the deadlock NAV last for several
weeks or several months Governor Dix
probably could break it II he came out in
public statement for some candidate or
even If he advised the regulars ~ drop
sneehsn II Is No secret that the Gov
e'nor Is greatly exercised over the sitUa-
ton lie has said many times publicly and
r-ivsfelv that he would make no public
statement as 70 the ending of the dead
lock Some politicians. here think the Gov
srnor is Wsvering IN his determination
and Is 50 worried about the damage 70 the
Democracy that he is uncertain about
keeping his hands off the fight Boss
Murphy could terminate the deadlock in
minute h.. shslvnE Sheehan. and he
wouldn't even have 70 come our in . pub
l,c statement 70 do II NIr. sheehan him
se'f might quit but there isn't much likeli-
Fhood Of ~ from the tenor Of his latest
rublic and private utteran noes. Short Of
drastic action By the Governor Murphy or
sheehsn, the Legislature IS likely n con
unue 20 rur around in circles for consid-
e-zbls time
A. meeting before 'he lc,nt ballot to
tsv. the insurCent Democrats decided 70
support o resolution foy continuous ballot
ing unt'l g Senator was elected They OK.
lscted 70 have the support ri the Pepubh-
cans on the proposition. tho idea being 70
show ~ q few days Of that kind of labor
hou utterly impossible is the election of
shsshsr The scheme looked good 20 the
Republicans but II win not Se tried ont
rrrl next week anyhow. Various Fepuh-
lrsns are away noT. Senator Bracket.
minority les5ap had law case which pre-
vented his being a the noon ballot More
of them and Democrats. too. VIII 60 away
tomorrow. the usual weekend parties hsv-
nc been arranged So no real business IN
re seratorship Hne will be done until
nsyt week probablv urtU Tuesdev The
recoI-f,for for coufiruou- ,.0tins yase nor
even presented TO-DAY
Ex-Lleutenant Governor Chsnler. one %
the insurgents. expressed his Willingness TO
dsy 70 enter another caucus. Mr. Chanler
holted the FIRST one after tho deadlock
began. throwing his sVprovt n Edward -
Shepard Yesterdsy hs voted for John n
herman
state Ccr1n,ittee May Act
s's's Chairman Huppuch SAD today that
he expected there would be a meeting of
fhs Democratic state Committee in two
weeks n elect his successor II b. that
time the senstorship deadlock has not been
troksn the state cornroittee would have
something 70 say about w. he felt sure
VIII Mr. Sheehan be electedo' he rss
asked ir Huppuoh came ont snort
time ago in favor Of Saeeha7.
J should not Ike 20 predict that" he
answered
VIII there Re new caucus 70 help
ee-tls tt diffoulty2"
J sho didn't like 20 ssy there would be Do
Nr lppuch took once as member Of
ins upstate Public Service Commission to
osY He sad ~ was incorrect to state
thst he would not cit as a member Of the