The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-28
Re guitars Split Their
Votes Among Tw enty-
Five Candidates.
SHEEHAN STILL
IN THE RUNNING
Another Meeting Will Be Held
Tonight, and It Is Expected
to Prove Beginning Of End
Of Long Senatorial Struggle.
Republicans May Take
Hand.

Albany. ~ Y, March 27-The sec
ond Democratic legislative caucus
tailed tonight to select a candidate
for United States Senator and was call.
ed TO reconvene tomorrow night
Twenty-Five candidates we're voted for
William +. Sheehan leading With a
vote OF twenty -cight-lcss than third
Of those taking part. Those receiving
the next highest votes We're Augustus
Van Wyck. Z; Isador Straus, 81 Jonn
j. Fitzgerald, 6, and Daniel f. Cohalan
4.
Governor Dix received ten ballots
Released From Pledges.
Ninety OF the 1l6 Democratic mem :.
bers OF the Legislature answered the
roll cali. Several members who have
Shcchans candidacy acknowledged in
declaring their votes that his election
had ceased to be possibility, and
that the reconvening of the caucus re-
leased them from whatever pledges
might have been incurred by atteno-
anCe upon the FIRST caucus. This was
the general impression among the
Shcchan advocates. who expressed the
opinion that the reconvening OF tho
caucus tomorrow night would mark
the beginning or the end of the most
protractcd senatorial contest which
this State ever hSS known.
Several of the members tonight
scored the insurgents for their failure
to attend the caucus. The general opin-
ion in both the Democratic camps was
that n Democratic Senator would be
elected in time TO take his seat when
the extraordinary session OF Congress
convcnes q week from tomorrow.
Overtures to the Insurgents who
have been voting against Sheehan were
.
Republican Senators. t
Senator BrncKet,, who presided, ex-
planned that the purpose of the confer
encc was to ascertain tho true POSI-
ton OF the insurgents. 1t was nnally
agreed that a pronunciamento should
be issued calling upon them to submit
the names Of candidates for Senator
upon whom they would be willing to
concentrate their support.
,1ay Support Democrat.
The Senators who attended the con-
ference agreed without assent that
IL such a list should include a broad
minded man whom they thought
worthy of representing New York In
the Senate, the fact OF his being
Democrat would not interfere with
their supporting HIM
On the other hand, if the Insurgents
declined to submit such list. they
say il will put them on record as be-
Ing mere mischief makers, and that the
need Of having q full representation
In the United States Senate may bring
about overtures OF the Regular Demo
Gratis.
Although the Republican Assembly
men had been summoned to be in AL
bany before to-day's ballot, they die
not join the Senator'S In the confer
ence. as 1t was understood that Leader
Merritt did not entirely approve Of its
purpose. lie told Senator Bracket
that ne would issue a call for another
Republican caucus. but was opposed to
the conference plan.
Meanwhile Senator Roosevelt was
holding hurried conferences with his
| fellow Insurgents and occasionally
with Republican. Until formal over
lures were made to him by the Rcpub-
leans. he said. he would have nothing
to say as to their plan.