New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
ARMED TRUCE IS IN
! FORCE At ALBANY
r,oitaI Practically Deserted by
Everybody Connected with
Senatorship Contest.
NIX AND MURPHY GO HOME
LEGISLATORS Hopeful Of Break in
situation This Week-Review
of Balloting Since
Fight Began.
rpv Telegraph 20 The Tribune


.-..r the opposing factions in the Senator
"a, Arht is now in full force here. Al
- in fact is practically deserted by
'...-rbodv who is in any way connected
20, the contest Governor Dix. whose
,.,.yference is anxiously being sought, par
.1.,,er,v by the Sheehan hackers, but who
An retains his hands-off policy. went TO
,,s home in Thompson at noon to-day.
az said that he was going there
,s,.ly 20 take a rest over Sunday. Most
:, ere few legislators, who remained over
80 night to go through the fornality OF
,,,,nr on the Senatorship question to-day
,,,a-.ed for their homes this afternoon,
-spe Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
,,.Ssr. and his advisers, who have been
:. Albany nearly ever since the session
,.eau returned 10 New York this morn
,-r Even the watchful insurgents. head
"a by Senator Roosevelt. took chance in
,.-rritting most of their numbers 10 re-
rum 70 their homes for over Sunday.
; While there was little indication OF a set
,l,r,ent Of the question here to-day. many
=, the legislators before starting for their
homes Seemed TO be hopeful that some
ssHnite action toward clearing up the situ-
alton would be taken next week. The talk
NJ compromise candidate still persists.
and many believe that that is the only So
iuton Of the present deadlock. But il
such a proposition is made it is likely that
q will come possibly Indirectly. from the
Tarnnany hackers OF Mr.. Sheehan. While
N New York the Democratic leaders will
hold several conferences ove- the situation
ard will outline course OF procedure
before the hostilties reopen at the Joint
session on Monday.
insurgents Not Wavering.
There is not the slightest indication that
any Of the insurgents are wavering from
the position they took at the beginning OF
tt.ir attack on the Democratic majority's
choice. To-day Is the first time that they
Ter I'd on the close watch they have been
keeping on the situation, but all declared
thai they would be back on the job Mon
day Just as determined as ever to fight the
Tsnmany candidate. Thomas Mott Os-
borne. head Of the Shepard campaign, re-
covered sufficiently to-day from his illness
~ take trip 10 New York.
There have been reports about the capital
that Osborne would suggest the with
nraval of Shepard's name IL Sheehan
would also get out of the race but nobody
IN authority has yet come forward TO verify
this statement
In the mean time the Sheehan hackers
are leaving no stone unturned TO hold their
vayerlng forces and also TO force the in
surgents into line II possible. When Shee-
han Is inslly withdrawn IL will not be be-
cause of the lack Of a hard fight. Those
vho are still pinning their faith 10 the for
mer Lieutenant Governor, finding that the
threats Of Withdrawing patronage from the
Insurgents had little or no effect. are now
getting more active than ever IN the home
d stricts Of the little band which is causing
sIl the trouble. Petitions from the home
towns and resolutions by the district Demo
cratic committees are being sent to the re-
cslcitrants in an effort to club them into
lire. But they have had not the least in
Auence so far. several OF the insurgents
expressing the opinion that these petitions
merely a trumped UP and not
ire real sentiment Of their districts.
Tenth Ballot Shows No Change
The second week Of the most spec
,scula- struggle over the election OF
United states Senator that has occu-
r'ed the New York Legislature since 1851
ciosed today. with the votes aligned prac-
ficauv as they were al the start Leaving
81. o. account the absent members. the
tenth -oiut ballot at noon to-day showed no
essential difference from the frat. taken
on Tednesdsy, January & The lineup was
.aN for and against William F. Sheehan.
The Democratic lawyer. who during all this
,:ns has been within from ten to thirteen
votss Of the seat 20 be vacated on March
ftv Republican. Chauncey VI. DepeW
VI. sheehaD was named ~ the "regu-
a. Der-ocratic choice FOR Senator on
Mnrday night. January is. when the party
caucus gave him 80 votes-four more than
, majority ot al tho Democratic members
Il bota houses. Edward NJ. Shepard. who
has run second 70 Mr.. Sheehan IN the bal
'o'inE which followed. got = votes I'm tne
caucus. ard n Cady HerTick received /
" ballots taken separately hy the Senate
erd Assembly On the following Tuesday all
re ninetv-one Democrats who attended the
raucus voted for Mr Sheehan. but the
deadlock vas thon disclosed. for the
'~sntv-1ve Democrats who declined 10 at
'.nd IRE caucus refused 70 accept its de-
F4'Ut dnC 0INlCf31 IT'i' N.'''0 "i''N''S
nunhAr ~ other candidates.
sheehsn Lost Four Votes.
r 80 ten Joint ballots which followed
" s-eehan lost four Of the votes given
hin on tho separate halloting OF January
. Assemblvrnan Chanler deserted him on
tAe Hrst Joint ballot. Assemolymen Hoyt
snd Shor,t followed. and the last loss from
fhe Sheehan ranks was Senator Loomls' OF
FuHalo As FAR as tho records 60 there
fore. Nr sneehan still has 81 votes, four-
teen less than the majority required for an
election when all the col members are pres
ent and voting
NJ Sceehan opponents distributed tneir
votes ~ various times among no feWer
than thirteen candidates. These we're Eh-
7ard r. Shepard. OF Brooklyn; John d.
Keruan. Of Utica Alton 3. Parker. or Ne"
York. James ". Gerard, Of New YORK;
Martin ". IAttleton, Of Nassau County;
D Csdy Herrick. Of Albany and New YORK
Morgan J. O'Brien Of New York; Seymour
Nan santvoord. Of Troy: John c. r. Tay-
Tor Of Niddlctown: Curtis y. Douglas
Simon " Rosendale and Martin h. "Iyhh,
O. Albany. and Governor DIX. some oI
hsss received only one vote. Mr.. Sheparo
tnd NJ. Herman showed the greatest nu-
rsr'csl strength. the formers highest vote
being % and the latter's 7. Judge Parker
and Mr.. Glynn formally Withdrew from the
race. and some of those who voted FOR the
others acknowledged that their votes were
little more than compliments.
The Republican members voted steadliy
fer Senator Depew. their caucus choice.