The evening world., 1911-03-28
Bracket, Barnes ana Merritt
Await Decision at State
Chairnan'S Home.
VOTE IS SCATTERED.
Depew Quits Race, Leaving
Republicans Free to Dicker
With Insurgents.

'Spoc.al to IN. E,crirE wor,d.h
ALBANY. March 2S.-TIe Demo.
craft insurgont members Of tho Log.
islPturc are ia caucus his attornuur
considering tho offer Of the Rcpuhli.
cans 20 combine VITA tacm for Inc
election oc \ United States Senator.
Senator Rrackcti. Asscmblynnn Nor.
ritt and State Chairman Barnes are ri
tho home Of Mr. Barnes awaiting the
result Of the iusurgcnt caucus.
Negotiations between the insurgents
and Republicans began Immediately
inter tho joint ballot at noon. on this
ballot the regular Democratic vote val
scattered along the lines OF the VOTE
IN the Embossed caucus engineered
last night by Boss Murphy. Chaunccy
NJ. Dcpew had made the way clear 70,
the negotiations during the morninr
by releasing the Republicans from
their caucus pledge to vote for him.
Barnes Takes a Hand.
state Chairman Barnes followed thu
DepeN announcement with an editoria
IN the Albany journal this afternoon
The editorial says:
There never was IN mis- state.
n more deplorable exhibition OF po-
lti"al trickery and cheapne.s than
this so-called Democratic ~organlza-
ton OF the State OF New York. IL
10 10 laugh.
Now that the complete imbecillty
OF the Democracy as now constituted
In this State has been clearly ex-
posed. It's '~ncapability for govern
mcnt. Its ~cnespness of approach. It's
tmallness in thinking tina It could
reha btitate itself. after supporting
Mr.. Sheehan. by throwing him over.
makes action by the Republicans in
the Legislature imperative.
AS Il was expressed by Senator
Bracket YESTERDAY. the Insurrectos
either are on the level or they are
not. II they are not. after the ex-
htbition which the Democratic or
gsnizdtion OF this state has made OF
Itself. It Is not important TO the Re
publican party who is elected United
States Senator. But 4 the lnsur-
rectos are real men and have the
courage OF tho convictions which
they early espoused. then IL devolves
upon the Republican party 10 clean
UP a situation which. through the
action Of the Democratic caucus last
evening, has become suPremely ride
uious.
In c'ecting "A Democrat OF courage
n Intelligence TO the United states
senate the Republican minority VIII
simply no performing a plain duty 10
the people of the state OF New
York"
The Ballot To-Day.
The ballot resulted as follows: Demo
crats William T.. Shcchan. o; Martin W
IAttleton. 80; Augustus Van Wyck. =
Jorn u. Herman. (; Francis u, Harrison
J; Joseph 4. Golden. 9, James \. Rem
wick. 3: James w. Gerard. 4; william
Sulzcr. 3; John Il. Stanchheld, / VIII
lam h. Ellison, .; Theodore Sutro
3; Isidor Stvaus, ;, Herman I;idder
3; Daniel r. Cohalan. /; Edward NJ
Grout. /: Morgan j. O'Brien, 4; JON
J. Fitzgerald, 4; Alton u. Parker. !
Victor j. bowling, 3; john \. o'Gor
man. !; Edward r. Mccall, /; Dead,
Jierrick, :, Samuel Internyer, |; jon
a. Dix, |; John Lynn, /.
llepublicans-Chauncey NJ. Depew. 50
Francis =. Black. /. Total vote cast
1y,. necessary FOR choice. 90,
Democrats in the Air.
Tie rcgular Democrats are s;ill i
the air. Nothing tangible has reslite'
from their conferences with the in~ur
gents. and tic present programme i I
meet to-uiglt and go through the ma
tioas of ho,dlng another OF Boss Muir
phys Embossed cdutuses similar 10 ia
f~drciudl ono Of .ast night.
Senator B%rackett Is the leader q
those Eepuhl cans who are willing /
elect an Alurphy Democrat. Brack
EFT is shreNd enough to forcsee tina
If Murphy fails to elect = senator b.
power in Tammlny VIII he broken, an,
that possibly a Statewide split I'm th
democratic party OF the state mig
follow. For iuis reason Bracket ha
announced his willingness to vote f.
Thomas VI. Osborne, D-Cady l~ierrici,
John y, carlisle, Herman R.dder, Mar
lin Glynu or lsldor Stratus.
SAKE Opposes the Deal.
During the roll call to-day senate
SAKE, who has been voting with tn
insurgents, made Il speech c%ommendiuI
the conciliatory spirit OF the regulars {
~Ieconvening the caucus lie re%pudlatcD
tho talk OF an insurgcnt- Republican ALI
.,.. aud ln,lnrnl TINT IL tho ing,,Yp,ap.