Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-04-06
CHOICE OF SUPREME COURT
JUSTICE ENDS LONG
DEADLOCK.
ON THE 64TH BALLOT
113 Votes to 80 for Depew-Democra.
tic Insurgents capituIate and the
Rest Is Easy.

Albany, N. 7. - supreme Court
Justice James Aloysius O'Gorman,
Democrat, of New York city, was
elected United States senator by the
legislature after the most protracted
struggle over this position ever held in
the Empire state. On the final ballot,
the sixty-fourth. he received 112 votes
to 80 cast for Chauncey M. Depew,
whose term expired March 4.
AT the close of a day of almost con-
tinuous negotiations the insurgents
capitulated and Justice O'Gorman was
elected. A few minutes before the
ballot was cast Justice O'Gorman's
resignation from the bench was filed
at the Office of the secretary of state,
as constitutional provision would
have prohibited his election while
holding the office of justice of the
supreme court
Wild applause marked the end of
the long contest and the legislature,
driven from the state capitol by Wed.
nesday's fire, quickly adopted a reso-
luton adjourning until April II.
Governor Dix Pleased.
Governor Dix expressed qualification
at the result.
The state Of New York." he said,
has elected for its representative in
the federal senate an eminent turist.
man of pronounced ability, Of great
attachments and of the highest char.
acter. The election Of Judge Door
man cannot but meet with the ap-
prevail of the citizens of this state, re-
CARELESS of party He will rank with
the ablest statesmen the senate has
known, will represent the Empire state
and bestow honor upon the party that
elected him. l am gratiied at this
solution of the problem which has con-
fronted the Democratic members of
the legislature for the past ten weeks"
Charles r. Murphy, leader of Tam
many hall, who for weeks has been
striving to bring about the election
OF Mr.. Sheehan, expressed himself as
highly pleased at the outcome.
mo better selection could have
been made by the party after the un.
fair and unmerited defeat of Mr.. Shee-
han, whose position before the people
has been greatly strengthened" said
Mr.. Murphy. Judge O'Gorman needs
no commentator from any one, but
the public undoubtedly will see that in
the triumph of the majority rule and
in sustaining the party caucus the
power of the party and it's opportunl-
ties to serve the people have been
greatly increased"
Justice O'Gorman's Career.
James A. O'Gorman has long been
one of the most prominent members
OF Tammany hall. He has been one of
its foremost orators for 80 years, hav-
ing established his reputation as
public speaker in it's interests when,
at the age of 21, his eloquence was
credited with having saved a doubtful
assembly district.
MIR. C'Gorman was born on the low
er west side of New York, on MAY
S, 1860. He is the son of Thomas and
Ellen O'Gorman, and married Anne
M. Leslie in this city on Jan. 2, 1884.
They have nine children, seven daugh-
tiers and two sons.
After finishing a course in the public
schools, Mr.. O'Gorman, as lad of IL,
ntered the college of the City of New
York and later attended the Univer-
sity of New York law school, was grad
uated and entered at the bar in 1882
From the time he cast his first vote
he aligned himself with Tammany
hall which favored him generously
In 1899 he was elected a justice Of the
municipal court and in 1899 was eject
ed justice of the supreme court for
term of Ia years, from January 1,
1900 His salary has been $17,5OO or
almost three times what he will re-
ceive as United States senator, and
he had almost three years to serve,
while as senator he has six years.
Watchman's Body is Found