New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-14
THE GOVERNOR SILENT;
MURPHY STANDS PAT
Little Change in the Senator
ship Situation at
Albany.
ALL POINTS TO SHEEHAN
Reports That 7. NJ. Osborne and
W. @. Osborn Will Resign Ex-
aggerated-Shepard Men
Still Satisfied"
by Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Still Satisfied"
By Telegraph 10 The Tribunel
Albany, Jan. 13.--With Governor Dix
declaring he was taking no part in the Sen
| atorship fight, even by indirection, and
Charles T. Murphy standing pat, little
change occurred to-day in the United states
Scnatorship situation There is chance, OF
course. that William F. Sheehan won't be
elected, but there's got 10 be a mighty big
shift from the present condition of affairs
10 knock him out.
Friends Of Edward NJ Shepard are work
ing hard for him. and refuse to believe
the fight is ell over. Some Of them even
say they still expect him to he the choice
Of the Democratic caucus Monday night,
A few Shepard men are vet endeavoring to
shift the sympathy" which they think
Governor Dix has for Shepard into chan
mel where it will produce practical and tan
eiole results in the shape OF votes in the
caucus. II they are succeeding in any de-
gree, II isn't visible 10 the naked eye.
Conferences still are going on. az which
Boss Murphy graciously permits some
few old Democrats to express views 10
WHICH NO Bays uclIllL!e. AIsOI 40 SC-S 49,
Governor reNgiously once a day. just 70
show that diplomatic relations are main
tanned, despite all the loose talk about Gov
ernor DIX being about 20 think Of begin
ming light against Tammany. He saw
the Governor this morning. and made an
appointment for further talk later in the
day. Afterward Governor Dix said his po-
sition was unchanged. He didn't think he'd
tell Mr.. Murphy. he said, who his personal
choice for Senator was.
Would that be interpreted as interior
ence with the Legislature
II think not. except prohablv. by indi-
rectton"
Have you stated your preference 70 any
members OF the legislature"
Il have not"
The Governor. in reply 70 9 query, said
he had not received any suggestion from
national Democratic leaders al Washing
ton regarding the senatorship He also
said that he had no appointments With any |
county leaders 70 talk over the situation
No Public Declaration Expected,
The Governor indicated that he didn't sx- /
psct to make any public declaration OF his
position. and didn't see any reason why he |
should interfere in any way with the work !
of the Legislature in choosing a Senator.
Have you heard reports" he was asked, |
that Thomas Mott Osborne and william |
Church Osborne felt so strongly on the
subject that they were considering present
ing their designations" was q parting shot |
fired az the Governor.
mo. I hadn't heard IT," he replied, |
placidly.
The report, by the way, seems somewhat |
exaggerated. Thomas Mott Osborne, who |
Is engineering the Shepard campaign along |
with Colonel Rice and others Of the Demo-
cratic League, saw the Governor to-day, |
and discussed tho senatoTship with him |
He didn't present any resignation, and said |
tonight that he had no immediate intention |
Of resigning.
''Mr. Shepards friends" he said. are |
entirely satisfied with the state OF affairs !
We think his prospects for election are
good VIC have no reason 20 believe that |
the result is foreclosed and that Mr.. Shee-
han or any other candidate is slated for
election BY anybody other than the !egis-
lators whose votes will register their
choice
This is reposng A great dea! Of confidence
in the power Of the legislators under the
Murphy regime. The situation here hardly
warrants this view. So at least think
few Of the upstate Democrats. whose votes
are not carried in Murphys waistcost
pocket.
There has been much talk tonight among
men like Roosevelt and LOOMS. ana White,
Of Schenectady--the independent Demo
Gratis, such as there are-.of refusing 70
IT I
action would be that the caucus action was
a foregonc conclusion. and that the man
already Notwithstanding one 10
whom they could not give their votes.
Whether or not these men will take so
drastic a step has not been decided by
them. and other Democrats think II dis
tinctly improbable that they will go SO far
as TO bolt the party caucus.
Democratic Leaders at Dinner,
Murphy and McCooey and Cohalan and |
Sheehan had dinner together tonight. The |
dinner was prolonged into a political dis |
cussion. in which n. Cady Herrick and |
"Facky" McCabe, Senate clerk, finally |
Joined Patronage was considered quite as
much as the senatorship fight. The affair /
broke UP toward midnight. Everybody i'm.
plcated was as loqus cious az a clam.
There ia just one tinge OF evidence that |
Murphy is a little uneasy about the out
look That Is the close attention he IS Civ. |
ing 70 the attitude OF individual legislators |
a certain upstate county in the psrcelling |
out of Jobs presented its claims 10 one
not a very big fob either. Strange as II |
may seen, in this day OF Job grabbing. there !
was only one applicant for that Job. He /
had the Endorsement OF his state ard !
county committeeman. But he was told |
that before anything could he done he'd |
have 10 get Murphy's O X. So he went |
10 Murphy and expressed hts aspirations |
toward the states payroll Incidentally |
he mentioned that his leaders were for him. |
He IS man not without some political !
influence in his bailiwick.
The one question Murphy asked was:
Where will your legislators stand on the |
Senatorship?" The sspirant will not get |
any decision as 10 that Job until after the
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