New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-06
DEFENDS HIS
ALLIANCE WITH MURPHY
No One Could Be Elected U. 5.
Senator, He Says, Without
Tammany Vote.
BACK TO ALBANY TOGETHER
Dix's Legal Adviser Denies
"Boss's" Statement Of With.
drawal Offer Being Made
to Shepard.

to Shepard.
Charles F. Murphy and William f.
Sheehan LETT New York for Albany TO-
gcther late yesterday afternoon to'renew
the battle for the United States senator
ship.
Mr.. Murphy, in an interview on Satur-
day night, had taken the public into his
confidence. in q measure, and, though
that interview did not seem to have
pleased Mr.. Sheehan, the Tammany chler
himself was all smiles.
Shortly after their departure William
Church Osborn, legal adviser TO Gov
ernor Dix, unburdened himself Of a FEW
thoughts, chief among which was the
st..tement that Mr.. Murphy's interview,
in so far as 1t referred to Mr.. Shepard
as being responsible for the present stu
alton, was absolutely without founda-
tion." and that Mr.. Murphy was wholly
mistaken in believing that such spirit
Of self-sacrifice as was evidenced by an
offer Of withdrawal by Sheehan was ever
w WI ChNPuiN VI i'iS
friends"
In spite Of the joint departure Of
Murphy and Sheehan and their arm-in-
arm walk up the station platform, it was
learned from authoritative sources that
Mr.. Murphy Is actually feeling around"
and had been asking minor leaders to
suggest names of compromise candi-
dates for the senatorship for which Mr.
Sheehan is lighting tooth and nail.
Mr.. Sheehan's chief contribution to the
contest yesterday was made In a letter
which he wrote under the date Of Feb
ruary at Albany to DR.. Matthew D.
Mann, of Buffalo. and which he made
public here before going to his train.
DR.. Mann. Mr.. Sheehan said. was his
physician in Buffalo. and one of the doc
tors who attended President Mckinley
in his last illness
Says Ne Needed Tammany Vote.
From the opening paragraph of Mr..
Sheehan's letter it appeared that the
doctor had fallen into the error Of con-
demning his candidacy because 1t was
backed by Murphy and Tammany Hall,
so Mr. Sheehan writes In explanation:
While 1t is true that neither nor any
other candidate could have been nomi-
mated by the caucus without the vote Of
the Democratic members from New York
City, II is equally true that I would have
failed to receive the caucus nomination
without the support given me by the up
state representatives"
The Tammany boss" was genial and
amiable. apparently in a more pleasant
test started He was eminently pleased
at the space and prominence generally
given to his Saturday night interview,
and he said so. He had only one thought
concerning the class that Sheehan would
represent if elected Senator.
IF Sheehan represented Ryan or the
interests or any one but the people,
wouldn't be for him." he said. Il said
that on Saturday night, but ! suppose
maybe they cut that out on purpose"
The men who were present at the Sat
urday night interview, however. dis
agreed with Mr.. Murphy, and said they
did not remember any such expression.
When the attention of the boss" was
called to the reply from Montgomery
Hare, Edward NJ. Shepard's personal rep
resentative at Albany. who said that no
one at any time ever had made any pro-
posal 10 him which considered the with
Grawal of Mr.. Sheehan, as Murphy
stated in his interview. the Tammany
chief affected 10 be puzzled over the
name. even TO the extent of mispronoun-
cling It.
Montgomery O'Hare?" he said. Il
never knew he was Shepards repre-
sentative; but, anyway, that makes no
difference now; Sheehan is the caucus
candidate"
Murphy a Sphinx 10 More
Murphy's ama bility and Willingness 10
submit 10 questions, even upon the sta
ton platform, in such marked contrast
TO his usual attitude, caused all kinds of
comment among the lesser Tammany
leaders and legislators who hurried by
10 catch the same train. Many of them
paused 10 take in the unusual sight;
some Of them in puzzled way, as If
they were not cure at first glance that II
could be the boss smilingly conversing
with the newspaper men.
Only when anything presupposing a
withdrawal by sheehan was touched
upon did the boss lose his good nature.
III Shepard withdrew now. would
Sheehan?" he was asked
He can't; he's the caucus candidate"
snapped the boss. ut was different be-