The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-01
fSpeciaI from United Press)

New york April 1-Pleased with themselves and each other. Democrat ic legislators f1ocked to this city, to- day. to celebrate the election of Jus tice James A. O'Gorman as United I States Senator.
 The choice of the New York jurist, il was said has cemented the ranks of the State Democracy and when the Legislature convenes on the morning after Easter, it will begin to push through all of the legislative program promised by the last party platform. This includes the direct primary, placing the State on record as de- manding an income tax and direct election of United States Senators and the abolition of many State boards.
 The newly elected Senator will leave for Washington. Monday.
 By a unanimous vote of 112 of the 114 Democratic members of the Leg fslature Justice James A. O'Gorman, of New York city, was last evenin g elected United States Senator to fill of the term of ChaunceY NJ. Depew, Justice O'Gorrran is the first Demo- rrat to be sent to the Senate from -he Empire State since Edward Mur- phy was chosen in 1893.
 Fifteen Of the thirty insurgents who liam F. Sheehan. choice of the first caucus In January remained out of the caucus which preceded the cleo tion- All of them voted for Justice OGorman on joint ballot. When the election was over. like Democrats of old the insurgents and regulars threw their hats in the air together and agreed to work shoulder to shoulder for the accomplishment of the impor- tant measures which have been side tracked by the Senatorial squabble.
 Confusion that almost approached 
 tions of relief marked the terminal -ion of the remarkable deadlock, which has held the Legislature practi- cally at a standstill for seventy-four days-ten weeks and a half.
 The end of the long. wearying struggle came in the Council Room of the City Hall with the legislators packed like sardines in a box and with the Democratic leaders standing by with eagle eyes, worrying almost to the last fear fear their plans for a settlement would be upset at the final moment.
 Justice O'Gorman, whose term on the Supreme Court Bench would have expired on January 31, 1913, had he not resigned yesterday, was not men tioned In connection with the Sena- torial nomination until Thursday night. He was placed in nomi- nation at the second caucus last Tuesday night by Assem- blyman Hackett. but 1t was not be- ifeved then he was seriously a can fidate. For long time there was danger that the insurgents would not place their stamp of approval upon him
 The election of the one-time jus- tice followed a night and day of con- stant negotiation and pickering. dur ing all of which time the situation was akin to a volcano, likely to boil over at any moment So grave did it become from a party viewpoint that Charles F. Murphy, accompanied by Daniei F. Cohalan. Thomas r. Smith and Philip r. Donohue, left New York at half-past three o'clock Friday morning on newspaper" and milk train. arriving here six hours later. bedraEgled, cinder strewn and sadly in need Of rest and sleep.
 The various political moves which were made during the day will make highly interesting "reminiscences for some of the strategists to relate in years to come. For the present ths real inside of all that happened 1
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