The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-02-24
MARTIN uTTLET0N
GETS into new YORK
SENATORIAL FIGHT
FORMER TENNESSEAN ENTERS
RACE AGAINST CANDIDATE
OF TAMMANY HALL.
A7TFMPT TO BREAK DEADLOCK
In Card Announcing That He Is in the
Race, Democratic Congressman
Comes to the Point at Once-Mur-
ply Says Nothing.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Martin w.
Littleton, newly elected Democratic
representative from Theodore Roose-
velt's home district, announced his
candidacy for the United States Sen.
ate to succeed Chauncy M. Dapew,
and supplemented his formal state.
ment with verbal declaration that he
will take his cause before the people.
He will speak in Brooklyn Tuesday
night In Manhattan Wednesday night
and perhaps thereafter upstate. He
chose to make known his candidacy
through letter to Lieut.. Gov. Con-
way.
The addition of one more name to
the list of candidates already in the
field caused no great excitement
among the leaders here, although 1t
stirred up some curiosity among them
as to Mr.. Littleton's motives In COM
ing forward at this time; why he
should write to Lieut.. Gov Conway,
and what counsels had aided him in
reaching a decision.
Mr.. Littleton himself was explicit.
He said he came forward because he
had become convinced that enither
Mr. Sheehan nor Mr.. Shepard can be
elected. They had been the leading
candidates when the legislature con-
vened, and hitherto he had hesitated
to dispute their pre-eminence.
He chose to write Lieut. Gov. Con-
way because the latter presided over
the election of United States Sena-
tors and, therefore, communication
addressed to him would come before
the Joint assembly in a manner befit-
ting the proprieies and the LOCALITIES
demanded.
William F. Sheehan and Charles F..
Murphy were perhaps the two per-
sons most interested in the news Of
Mr.. Littleton's candidacy.
This is the first I'd heard of it,"
said Mr.. Sheehan. mo, didn't
know he intended to come out as
candidate, though of course his name
has been mentioned. l haven't seen
his letter, and don't want to see 1t.
There's nothing for me to say"
Charles F. Murphy was at Good
Ground, Long Island, and would make
no comment until he had read the
letter.
Mr.. Conway was doubtful why he had
been chosen as the recipient of the
announcement.
Senator Franklin D. Roosevelt, the
insurgent leader was interested but
rather non-committal.
II hardly think I shall have any
opinions on the worth of Mr. Little
tons candidacy" he said, until /
have consulted with my colleagues OF
the minority. Personally, Of course,
everybody likes Martin Littleton, and
all Democrats recognize that he has
done effective work for the party
THE vote at Albany tomorrow prob
ably will not show the sentiment Of
the minority toward Mr.. Littleton,
nor perhaps will that of Tuesday"
J. Montgomery Hare, campaign
manager for Edwin NJ Shepard, did
not care to speak In the absence Of
his chief.
Mr.. Littleton himself spoke with
of his candidacy.
II am candidate" he said, "of no
interests but those Of the people and
Of my own. My friends have suggest
ed that I declare myself for come
time, but l held back for the reasons
I have written. No what l am be-
fore the people wish to give them an
opportunity to Judge for themselves II
my talents merit their votes"