New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-09
CONFERENCE TO BOOM
SHEEHAN PROVES FROST
TWenty-one Upstate Legislators
SoIemnIy Propose to Stick
to Candidate.
NO ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Meeting Planned by Ardent Fol
lowers to Adopt Flaming Res
olutions to Impress Murphy
of Sheehan's Strength.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Albany, March S.-Upstate legislators
who have beer voting for William f.
Sheehan for United States Senator held
a conference tonight, solemnly declared
that their support Of Mr. Sheehan
in accordance with their notion Of the
best interests of the state and their
party, and adjourned. Their conference.
though not nearly so large was quite as
decorous and exactly as fruitless of any
thing but words as was that celebrated
conference of both elements in the De-
mocracy which failed some time ago to
pick the compromise candidate.
This meeting was planned by ardent
supporters of Mr. Sheehan. who admit
that he is the embodiment Df the sacred
principle Of majority rule to adopt fam
ing resolutions and otherwise impress
on Boss" Murphy OF Tammany and the
rest cf the state the great strength of
their candidate. II was hoped that
enough Sheehanites could be induced TO
sign an agreement 10 vote for nobody
but the aforesaid sd ,red embodiment un-
DER any conditions 20 tie up any future
caucus and produce deadlock from the
other end Of Democracy IL Tammany
threw over Sheehau.
As a showing of Sheehan strength the
meeting was lamentablc. No torrid
resolutions were adopted. No clarion
call for support for Sheehan on down
through undying ages was sent ringing
through the state. No pledges Of con-
tinued fealty TO Shcehan were signed.
Not even discussion Of compromise can
didates enlivened the meeting. Like the
King Of France. these legislators
marched up the hill and then marched
down again. Several Sheehan men who
had been bidden to this feast of reason
but declined it in favor of a dinner party
in a downtown hotel laughed long and
loudly when they heard Of the result OF
this conference.
a Statement Issued.
That result. as summed up in a formal
statement given out by Assembyman
BIauvclt one of the conferrees. was as
follows:
THE conference was merely an eX-
change Of views. Twenty-one men were
present. No resolutions were passed, or
offered. and no date was fixed for an
other meeting. it was :he expression Of
those present that their support of the
party choice for United States Senator
was in accordance with their views Of
the best interests Of the state and their
party"
There was no discussion. Mr.. Blauvelt
and others said. of the signing of
Dledgc by Sheehan men to tie up the
LEGISLATURE in second deadlock If
Murphy. Of Tammany. and the insur-
gents should get together on man Ot.
than Sheehan. Enough were present at
the conference TO accomplish that if they
stuck together as the insurgents have
IN accordance with their secret agree
mcnf against Sheehan.
Senator Bayne, of Richmond County.
left the conference early. When he went
ne was asked if he We're in sympathy
with the result OF the meeting whatever
il vas TO be.
"Oh. don't know what the result will
bc" nc said. but ! am in sympathy
with the general discussion there"
Senator Bdyno voted against Sheehan
in .aucus. and while he has stuck To- the
caucus choice since : obody ever has be-
licved that he enjoyed tho daily vote
for the sacred embodiment"
81 the conference were Senators Fer
ris. of oneida County: Fiero. of Ulster:
C;jttins. Of Niagara: Long. of SUFFOLK:
N1urtaugh. ~ Chcmung: Ramsperger. Of
Erie. and Baync. Of Rirhmond The as
,cublymcn present We're Or. Bush. ~
Chemunc: Blauvclt. OF Rockland; col
lins. Of Yates. Speaker Frishic. Who left
oarlv. Gregg. Of Lewis; iurn"t Of
SCHUYLER: Jackson. Of Erie: Ia Roau. of
Eric: Manley. of oneida. Pairi". ~
Greene: Sceley. Of Stouhcn: Shcidc 81
suffolk. ana Washburn. Of Ulster
SIX hssemblymen Absent.
Agscmblymcn Dawson. liearn, Neu-
ucrt Wcnd, ana Mouczynskl Of Erie
and Gould. of Niagara. also we're 'ited
Continued Ou fourth pnSe