The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-28
TAMMANY CHIEF
RESENTS ATTACK
Makes Bitter Reply to Letter
Written by Edward Nj.
Shepard.
BREAKS PRECEDENT
Holds Retired Candidate Re
sponsiblc for All Harm
Done to Party.

New York, February 2I.-Charles F.
Murphy, leader of Tammany Han.
broke a precedent tonight and issued
a nine-page typewriter statement re-
plying 80 and bitterly attacking Ed :
ward NJ Shepard, who characterized
Murphy's dominance as voting
trust" in his letter OF yesterday with
drawing from the United States sena-
torship fight. He holdg SIr. Shepa I'd
directly TO blame for the deadlock at
Albany. and says he Is intiined to be-
lieye, that Mr.. Shepard and his friends
would not have been SO qaick to crit
icize Tnmmany Hall had 1t supported
Shepard TO clinch this assertion he
says that Shepard's friends begged his
tMurphE'st support
Their criticism of Tamnlany Hall Is
beside the point" says Mr. Murphy.
1T is the old resort OF the loser They
knew In their hearts how unfounded
arc the charges which they made
against the Democratic organiza ton in
New York county
offered to withdraw.
Murphy reveals in his statement thai
immediately preceding the senatorial
caucus Sheehan offered to withdraw
if Shepard would do so also, but he
He continues;
II now assert that IL harm has come
to tile party as a consequence of the
futile effort TO elect a Senator 1t has
been directly caused, In the first place
by Mr.. Shepard and accentuated since
By his friends OF the minority in their
work Of preventing the ma jority from
elechng Its candidate.
Mr.. Shepard now talks OF Tammany
II A..
continues. But l hesitate greatly to
believe that Mr.. Shepard or any of his
friends would have found any fault
with the support OF Tammany Hall #
they mad succeeded in their efforts to
secure such support for him a S SEN
ator any more than they would hav,
been put out with 1t If Mr.. Shepard
had succeeded in being nominated for
Governor a Rochester instead OF MIR
Din
The NTammany leader says he agrees
with AIR. Shepard that the integrity
Of the party is at stake, but that the
threatening factor is an attempt &c
overrnlc The majority.
Mr.. shepard and his friends are then
charged With trying to defeat efforts
to strengthen the party in this State.
anu Mr.. Murphy concludes that If they
succeed in setting aside Democratic
overwhelming majority of the party
from governing, then it is upon their
shoulders that the responsibility for
ensuing disaster must rest"
Shcehnn Stands Firm.
Albany, ~ y, February 27.-With a
view to bringing about a break in the
senatorial deadlock. it was stated to-
night on high authority that the men
in t},o lc Of
Democratic party have been endeavor-
ing to persuade William Il. Sheehan,
the caucus nominee, to withdraw.
MI Shechan has turned down all
such suggestions it is understood, con
tending that the caucus nomination en-
titles him to election.
The withdrawal. however, of Edward
NJ shepard, has encouraged Governor
Dix, who said to-day that he was hope
full that the situation would soon be
cleared.
ii is said that Governor Dix has con-
cluded that Mr.. Shechan cannot be
elected. and that it would seem to be
his duty. in the interest Of the party
10 retire gracefully in favor OF com
promise candidate.
1t is not definitely known that Gov
ernor Dix has any special man in mind
but he feels that there is plenty of
available men who would cement ali
factions Of the party. He declared en-
phatically Tonight that lie himself
"is not "A candidate for the senatorship,
never has been. and would not accept
II under any circumstances"
To-day's joint ballot following the
withdrawal Of Edward NJ Shepard. was
unimportant, as no quorum was present
eNcept that It marked Il further scat
tcring of InSurgcnt votes. Three new
candidates were voted or--I.ieutennnt-
Governor. Thomas j.. Conway. cx- At
torncy- General Simon w. Rosendalc
and Edward NJ. Grout, former comp
trOller OF New York C,ity ~