The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-17
SHEEHAN CHOICE
OF PARTY CAUCUS
He Is Democratic Can
didate for Senator
in New York.
HIS ELECTION
NOT ASSURED
Twenty-Fiv Members Bolt
Meeting and May Be Able to
Prevent Necessary Vote by
Legislature-D epew Is
Renominated by Re
publicans.

Albany, y. Y, January ls.-Wllliam
t. Sheehan was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for United States
Senator tonight at the joint caucus OF
Democratic legislators, receiving sixty
two votes. four more than a majority
of all the Democratic members OF both
houses. The fact, however, tina, TWEEN
ty- five members refused to attend the
caucus leaves strong possibility that
Tomorrow when the Legislature votes
In regular session nc may fail to re-
ceiye the number of votes necessary
for election.
Besides Mr. Sheeham's. The names o.
Edward NJ Shepard. of brooklyn, ana
u. Cady lIcrrick. of Albany and New
York. were the only ones presented TO
the caucus. AIr. shepard received
twenty two votes. and judge Hcrrick
seven.
The twcnty-iive legislators who bolt
ed the caucus Will he III position to
declare themselves unbound by its ac-
ton, and even II all those who entered
the caucus vote for Mr., Shcchan to-
morrow, the absentecs can prevent his
election, because Il majority OF all the
members OF both houses is necessary
for election.
An effort 10 make the nomination OF
Mr.. Sheehnn unanimous failed beca use
two assemblymen objected
+ Both Houses arc obliged to take at
least one ballot ut noon tomorrow
II neither Mr. Shechan nor any one
else receives majority at that time
the Legislature Will continue to ballot
in this nanncr until a 6aioice is made,
bolt" Is Organised.
The bolt was organized lite :
day, when NUMB Of suppo- ters oi
Mr.. Shepard and opponents OF J.. Shec.
han met at a downtown hotel. Scna-
tors Roosevelt. OF Duchess, XII Sane.
of New York and Assemblymcn Fried
man. OF New York. and Drummond, OF
Cayuga county, were the leaders III this
movement. Twcnty-two Legislators at
tended this meeting. and at . o'clock
sent committee to the Governor TO
try 10 get from him a declaration in
favor of some candidate. The Cover
nor told them that he could not in
terfere. and declined to indicate the
course they must pursue.
ut Is n question for each legislator
to decide for himself" said the uov-
ernor.
After the committee returned and re-
ported to the conference all those
present pledged themselves not to at
tend the caucus. just before the
caucus convened there were rumors
that some of The shepard men were
weakening. but the roll call showed
twenty-five absentees. more than .ne
organizers OF the movement had an
ticipated.
AR. Shechan's name was placed in
nominated by Ascscmblyman Bush or
Chemung county, who said OF him:
There is no man in the United States
Senate to-day OF whom he is not thu
peer. 1 predict that If he be chosen he
will not be in that body six months
before the voice of defamation will DC
hushed and only words of praise Will
be uttered. and that before the close OF
his term he Will be universally recoS-
niZed as one of the great Senators or
our time"
Mr.. Shepard was nominated by AS
semblyman Donnelly. OF Kings county,
who said that he possessed all the clc-
mcnts of a great statesman.
The name of ex-Justico D. Cady Her
rick. of New York and Albany, was
placed before the caucus by his half
brother. Asscmblyman Hcrrick, of New
York.
Tonight twenty of the caucus bolt
ers" gave out the following statement:
THE Undersigned Senator's and as
semblynen having at heart the well
fare OF the Democratic party In the
state and nation, refused to so into
to-night's caucus as distinguished from
n conference for the reason that they
believed the votes of those who repre-
scented the people should not be
smothered in a caucus and the people
should know how their representatives
voted, unhampered by caucus action.
and that a majority secured for any
candidate should be credited to the
representatives OF the people In the
Legislature not to some one outside
the body; and also in accordance with
the expressed wishes of Governor nix
as given to-day"
Senator Roosevelt said that all the
signers were pledged to stand together
q IraInSt ShnnEnM