Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-17
Vim. F. Sheehan Nominated
AS DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
 U. s. SENATOR.
HE RECEIVED 62 VOTES
E. M. Shepard of Brooklyn Received 22 Votes and Judge Herrick 7Z Twenty Five Legislators BoIted.

Albany, N Y.. Jan. 16.-William F. Sheehan was nominated as the demo- cratic candidate for United States senator tonight at the joint caucus of democratic legislators, receiving 62 votes, four more than a majority of all the democratic members of both houses The fact however, that 25 members refused to attend the caucus leaves a strong possibility that tOmor- row when the legislature votes in reg number of votes necessary for election.
 22 Votes for Shepard.
 Besides MT. Sheehan's. the names of D. Cady Herrick of Albany and New York were the only ones presented to the caucus. MT. Shepard received g votes and Judge Herrick T..
 The 25 legislators who "bolted'' the caucus will be in a position to declare themselves unbound by it's action and even if all those who entered the eau GUS vote for MT. Sheehan tomorrow the absentees could prevent his cleo ton, because 8 majority of all the members of both houses present and voting is necessary for election.
 An effort to make the nomination of MT. Sheehan unanimous failed because two members, Assemblymen Chanler and Short, objected.
 Assembly Will Ballot This Noon.
 
 Both houses are obliged to take at least one ballot at noon tomorrow. If neither MT. Sleehan nor anyone else receives a majority at that time. the legislature will continue to ballot in this manner until a choice is made.
 The bolt was organized late this afternoon, when number of support CTS of Shepard and opponents of Shee- han met at downtown hotel
 The Nominations.
 The caucus was called to order at $40. Senator Cullen, chairman of the senate caucus committee, presided. Speaker Erisbie of the assembly was made permanent chairman and called for nominations. Assenablynan Bush named Sheehan and Shepard was nominated by ASsemblyman Donnelly. The name of former Justice D. Cady Herrick of New York and Albany was placed before the caucus by his half brother, Assemblyman Herrick of New York. This closed the nominations. Assemblyman Cosad of Seneca, who was elected as an independent dem being elassed as a regular, brought the total number of democrats in tho leg fsiature up to 116.
 Bolters Give Out Statement.
 Tonight twenty of the caucus bolt CTS gave out the following statement: "The undersigned senators and as- semblymen having at heart the well fare of the democratic party in the state and nation refused to go into tonights caucus as distinguished from a conference for the reason that they believed the votes of those who rep resented the people should not be smothered in a caucus and that the people should know first how their representatives voted untrammelled by any caucus action and that ma jority secured for any candidate should be credited to the representa- tives of the people in the legislature; not to some one outside the body; and also in accordance with the expressed wishes of Governor Dix as given to- day.
 The statement was drawn up and signed at six o'clock but not made public until after the caucus. Senator Roosevelt declared that all the sign CTS were pledged to stand together against Sheehan.