The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-27
OUT OF
RACE FOR j. S.
SENATOR
Says Sheehan, Too, Must Soon
Quit
SAYS CAUCUS WAS A TRUST
Llttleton Accuses Murphy Of Attempt
ing to Dominate all Departments
of State Government
SAYS CAUCUS WAS A TRUST

( New York, Feb. 27.-Edward M.
Shepard, who has been the choice Of
the insurgent Democratic legislators
at Albany for United States senator
as opposed to William + Sheehan,
made public yesterday a long letter
/ to his representative and legal advis-
or, j. Montgomery Hare, withdraw
ing absolutely from the Senatorial
race.
Mr.. Shepard did not withdraw In
1 favor of any other candidate, but in
the belief that by putting himself out
of the race the legislators might be
able to unite upon a compromise can
didate. He expresses the belief that
Mr.. Sheehan's candidacy must also
end within short time.
\ The letter was given out last night
by Mr. Hare at his home, 109 East
Sixty-fourth street. Mr.. Shepard
starts off his letter by reminding Mr..
Hare that, with important National
legislation impending at Washington
and an extra session likely. New
York may find itself only half rep
resented in the Senate. Mr. Sheehan
he states, can be elected Senator
only by the aid of Republican votes,
and he does not think any Republican
will dare vote for him.
Assuming says Mr.. Shepard las
we surely may, that Mr.. Sheehan' S
withdrawal is imminent, the cause
of the minority is the foremost of all
political causes in the state. The i'm
pending end of the candidacy OF MI
Sheehan demands change Of pro
gram, to which can contribute in Q
slight degree. The votes for myself
ought to give way to other and more
effective votes. | am definitely anC
absolutely out of the list from which
candidates can be chosen"
II Mr.. Shepard describes the caucus
at Albany which nominated Sheehal
as "a device by which the minorit,
should rule the majority" The Dem
ocratic majority in the caucus, b,
says, did not represent their constit
uencies.
| Under tho discipline OF Tamman,
Hall, he says, their votes have bee
put into a trust, and we're to be cas-
by one voting trustee. peryersiol
absolutely destructive to party healtl
and II carried far enough even OF tn
very life OF the party itself
The Democracy OF he state, say
Mr.. Shepard. can never succeed In
campaign where 1t is believed tina
the leader of Tammany Hall has GO
trolled its nominations, will contrC
the legislature, IL il be Democrat,
and will be the oyershadowing powe
even in the Executive Chamber"
Congressman Martin w. Littletoi
who announced last Sunday his car
didacy for the senatorship gave OF
last night copies of letter which b
sent Charles +. Murphy, leader {
Tammany Hall. in which he cal
upon Mr.. Murphy to withdraw frol
MIR. Sheehan the support OF Tamman
Hall and thus leave the members {
the Senate and Assembly free to re-
lister their own will and to exercis
their own choice.
Mr. Littleton accuses Mr.. Murph
OF trying to make his leadership tai
| the place OF the constitution and sc
| ting up his individual judgmeI
against not only the wishes of h
own organization, but the legislator
who are members of that organic
ton. II he will release those legisl
| tors, Mr.. Littleton says, the presel
! legislative deadlock will be broke
Immediately. In advising Mr. Mu
| ply to do these things Mr.. LttletC
| says he Is not asking for any suppo
| for himself as a candidate or for az
| one else.