The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-06
SEND BACK A mo" TO DIX
HtPPtCH THE MESSENGER
FROM LEADERS HERE.
sheehan Regrets That the Governor
should Have Welded to the Minority
and Repeats That Only the Caucus
Could Take Him Out Of the Race.

organization. including Norman f. Mack.
chairman OF the Democratic national
committee. conferred yesterday with Will
lam F. Sheehan, the candidate for United
States Senator Of the Democratic party
Of the State. and later Mr.. Sheehan issued
the following statement in reply to Gov.
Dix's address to the Legislature:
II regret to see that the Democratic
Governor OF the State has yielded to the
solicitations Of the small minority OF the
party who for weeks have been obstruct
ing the election Of the regularly chosen
candidate OF the party for United States
Senator.
THAT my position may not be misunder-
stood. now repeat what said in my let
ter Of February % adl'essed to the Demo-
cratic members OF the Legislature:
Il shall remain a. py party's candidate
for United States Senator 40 long as the
party desires me to do 10. no matter what
the persona! consequences to me may be.
Nor will !. by word or deed. do anything
that will justify the minority In their
efforts to frustrate the declared will Of the
majority. If. however. the majority OF
all the elected Democratic Senators and
Assemblymen shall sign call requesting
that the Democratic caucus be reassern-
bled. shall loyalty abide by the decision
Of that caucus. and 10 such caucus shall
decide that another than myself shall be
chosen to carry the party standard which
have been carrying since January i8.
1911. I will give to such candidate my
unqualified and wholehearted support.
but short OF such action l shall not be a
party to the destruction OF the principle
OF majority rule"
The Democratic leaders then had a talk
with Public Service Commissioner Win
field A. Huppuch. who is still chairman Of
the State committee and who came to
town quickly from Albany yesterday
after it had become known that the Demo-
cratic majority in the joint session Of the
Legislature would not recede from the
position that MIR. Sheehan il the candidate
Of the party for United States Senator.
The history OF how Gov. Dix came
to issue his statement through. Com
mander De Kay in New York city late
Friday night was gone over. although
Mr.. Huppuch remarked that he was called
into the conference OF Gov. Dix's Office
holders only -at the last moment" There
were present. il was stated. at this con-
ference William Church Osborn. Gov
Dix's legal adviser; Thomas Mott Osborne.
Gov. Ox's Forest Fish and Game Com
missioner: Charles r. fireman. Gov. Dix =
Superintendent Of Public Works. and
Montgomery Hare. who says he has been
Edward NJ. Shepard's sole representative
at Albany for the last seven weeks
The result OF the conference here yester-
day between the Democratic leaders and
Mr. Huppuch was that he il to return
to Albany carrying with him the message
that Gov. DiX's request that the ajority
abandon its candidate. Mr. Sheehan.
the candidate OF the Democratic party,
cannot be acceded to and that the ma
jority will steadfastly adhere to Mr..
Sheehan as the party's candidate: fur
thermore that there cannot he any
change in the situation. and that Mr.
Sheehan's statement that he will loyalty
abide by the decision of another caucus
should majority OF the Democratic
Senators and Assemblymen issue such
a call is the orderly and upright pro-
cedure
Most politicians. Democrats and Re-
publicans. had il last night that a great
Of Democrats was in session
at Delmonico's over the United States
orship. These reports had to do
with the conference which was to have
taken place on Saturday. the conference
mentioned in THE Sun yesterday which
didn't occur between Frederick II. Allen.
william Church Osborn and Charles f.
fireman. representing Gov. Dix. and
+. Murphy. william +. Sheehan
Daniel +. Cohalan. Norman r. Mack.
national chairman. and
County Chairman William II. Fitzpatrick
Of Erie. because Mr. Allen had no author
lty to arrange for such conference. Last
night Mr.. Murphy Mr.. Mack and Mr..
had a little dinner at Del
to talk over Erie county mat
lers. MIR. Cohalan remained in the bosom
of his family. the Sheehans dinsd with
Ihe William ID. Guthries and Mayor Gay
nor came to New York to dine with per-
sonal friends not interested in the United
States Senatorship. The only conference
was that bet ween the Democratic leaders
and Mr.. Huppuch
John 7. Maher OF Albany, secretary to
* State Chairman William J. Conners.
VAS at the Waldorf Astoria and said that
Mr., Corners would arrive from Florida
his afternoon. Mr.. Conners has cut
short his usual winter vacation in Florida
% return and discuss the proposition in
Mr.. Sheehan's statement OF February 20,
and reiterated yesterday. that he would
abide by the result of new joint caucus
,hould one be called by the Democratic
legislative majority at Albany. II was
stated for Mr., Conners that he is inclined
20 believe that such joint caucus would
eventually and effectually clear the sitI-
alton. Mr. Conners in his Buffalo news
papers has been opposing MIR. Sheehan's
election.
Gov. Dix's secretary. John A. Mason.
arrived In town unexpectedly at II 80 last
night. II was stated that Mr.. Mason ia to
iisouss to-day the United States Sena-
torship situation with the Democratic
leaders.
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