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0'GORMAN ELECTED
SENATOR IN \. Y.
CHOICE or SUPREME COURT
JUSTICE ENDS LONG
DEADLOCK.
SIXTY FOUR BALLOTS. REQUIRED
SIS Votes to 80 for Depew- Demeera.
tie insurgents capitulate and Tho
Rest 10 Easy.


Democrat, of New York city. wal
elected United States senator BY thu
legislature after the most protracted
struggle over this position ever held In
the Empire state. On the final ballot,
the sixty-fourth, he received liz votes
10 80 cast for Chauncey M. Depew,
whose term expired March 4.
At the close Of a day Of almost con-
tlnuous negotiations the insurgents
espitulated and Justice O'Gorman was
elected. A few minutes before the
ballot was cast Justice O'Gorman's
resignation from the bench was fled
at the ONCE OF the secretary Of state.
% Q constitutional provision would
have prohibited his election while
holding the ONCE of Justice Of the
supreme court.
Wild applause marked the end Of
the long contest and the legislature.
driven from the state capitol by Wed.
nssday's fire, quickly adopted q reso.
tuition adjourning until April II.
Governor Dix Pleased.
Governor Dix expressed gratincation
at the result.
The state Of New York" he said,
has elected for it, representative IN
The federal senate an eminent jurist,
Q man Of pronounced ability. Of great
attachments and of the highest char.
actor. The election Of Judge O'Gor-
hnan cannot bvt meet with the ap.
proval Of the citizens of this state, re.
gsrdless Of party. He will rank with
the ablest statesmen the senate has
Known, will represent the Empire state
and bestow honor upon the party that
elected him. am gratified at this
solution of the problem which has con-
4ronted the Democratic members OF
che legislature for the past ten weeks"
Charles F. Murphy, leader Of Tam.
many hall. who for weeks has been
striving to bring about the election
Df Mr.. 8heehan, expressed himself "a
highly pleased at the outcome.
mo better selection could have
bssa made by the party after the un
fair and unmerited defeat Of Mr.. Shee
han, whose position before the people
has been greatly strengthened" sait
Mr.. Murphy. Judge O'Gorman needs
no commentator from any one, but
the public undoubtedly will see that In
the triumph of the majority rule and
In sustaining the party caucus the
power Of the party and its opportuni.
ties to serve the people have beer
greatly increased"
Justice 0'Gorman's Career.
james A. OGorman has long been
one Of the most prominent members
ct Tammany hall. He has been one Of
ito foremost orators for 30 years, hav
ing established his reputation az q
public speaker in its interests when,
1t the age Of 81, his eloquence was
credited with having saved Q doubtful
assembly district.
Mr.. O'Gorman was born on the low
q west side Of New York, on May
:. 1860. He 10 the son of Thomas and
Ellen O'Gorman, and married Anne
N. Leslie in this city on Jan. 2, 1884.
They have nine children, seven daugh.
teFs and two sons.
After finishing course in the public
schools. Mr.. OGorman, a. lad Of II,
entered the college of the City of New
York and later attended the Univer-
sity Of New York law school, was grad
uatsd\ and entered at the bar in 1882.
From the time he cast his first vote
he aligned himself with Tammany
hall which favored him generously.
IN 1893 he was elected Justice Of the
municipal court and in 1899 was eject.
cd Justice of the supreme court for
Q tsrn a IA years, from January 1,
1ooo. = Balary has been S17,500 or
almost three times what he will 70
ceivs as limited States senator, and
he had almost three years to serve,
while 10 senator he has six years.