The evening world., 1911-02-28
SHEEHAN HOLDS
| OUT; NO CHANGE
IN HIS STRENGTH
thirty-sixth Ballot Does Not
z Give Evidence of a Shift
= in the Deadlock.
NEW WAR ON MURPHY.
Fund of 5000, 900 Said to Be
: Available for a Campaign
Against Him.
WAR ON MURPHY.

tsp.olsl From Staff Correspondent
psALBANY, Feb. eS-The thirty-sixth
3eint ballot for United states Senator
cast at moor to-day showed no change.
n resulted az follows:
.sheehan, 40. Kernar. IL; Littleton. :;
tuizer. 2: o'Brien, 2; Hopper. 2. Dough-
efty, !: Parker, 1; Grout. I; Carlisle. I;
oiynn. J; Depew Rep). rs. Total vote
to-day. ist. necessary TO choice, 90.
THE demand of Richard Croker. Will !
lam J. Corners. Martin w. Littleton
md others that william y. Sheehan
- out Of the race and give somebody
- . chance has not put any appre-
cable dent In the Sheehan strength.
Nevertheless It 10 still believed that MIR.
Ne candidacy before the end Of the
Weck.
Murphy's Statement Denied.
psFor the second time since Tho Eve
ming World exclusively announced that
Inward NJ. Shepard's friends refused
to withdraw HIN before the caucus.
when the proposition was put up to
tAAm by William +. Sheehan's cam
cAlgn managers. Mr.. shepard denied
te<day-but not personaily-that he ever
heard of such q plan. The denial came
h connection with n reply TO Charles
U. Murphy's letter given out by 4. c.
SArsSe. secretary 10 Mr.. Shepard. who
~:
~, Mr.. Murphy. and which his been
- where made. that before the caucus
proposition was made that Mr.. Shee-
hen would withdraw IL Mr.. Shepard
would withdraw. Mr.. Shepard said this
morning that 80 far as he knew or had
heard no. such proposition was ever
made.
n'ivery certainly no such proposition
vAs at M time. whether before the
caucus or after II. brought to his atten-
ton or suggested TO him. directly or in
DIRECTLY. or. 80 FAR as he knows or has
bard. TO any OF his friends and sup
Rorters."
M. Shepard will reply TO the Murphy
lttter Tomorrow. II IL stated.
III New Fight on Murphy.
s2laurice Minton. hailed by the faithful as
thA real boss and father OF the Insnrgent
Qovement, to-day announced that $780,
70 has been collected to defray the en-
penses OF preliminary organization IN a
qSht 10 Gust Charles +. Murphy from
~ leadership in New York County.
sAinton also declared that a fight
would be made against John II. Nc
Sobey's leadership in Brooklyn at the
coming primary and that the issue
would be the fact that McCooey had
nd the Tiger across the bridge.
Ninton came to Albany last night to
take personal charge OF the campaign
which 10 to be started at once in the
Upstate districts TO win votes away
Dom William 9. Sheehan. lie declared
D1day he did not believe that Sheehan
ucnld ever withdraw from the nght
sAl that his purpose In holding on
NsDn he knows there Is no chance OF
Victory In to insure the election OF a
ufpublican Senator next year.
Interests Want Sheehan.
.RSheehan Is wanted In Washington"
mh Minton. "as an agent OF the inter-
eeD. not only In the Senate but in the
DEPARTMENTS. The men who are back.
~ him know he cannot be elected, but
IL they can't lave him they would
rather have a Republican than any
Democrat who can be elected.
ppder the direction OF Minton and his
crew OF political free lances the insur-
gents Will Immediately carry the hight
int the enemy's country. Mlnton de.
ciaFes he expects 10 see four breaks In
the sheehan ranks thiS week, and that
ny the end OF next week there will be
Il least fifteen.
While Minton insists he is SPENDING
Ms own money. II is the consensus of
opinion OF those who know him that he
y hot forced 20 bear the whole bur.
den OF his patriotism. Unless all
Signs fail he is receiving financial
fd from a prominent upstate Demo,
erat said to be worth several millior
dollars. who has been active In poll
tics for years and who now has al
ambition TO be Governor or Unite,
States Senator.
"Sheehan Should Quit"
PA1M BEACH. Fla. Feb. 2S. 20
Richard Croker believes william i
beehan should retire from the Sena
tortal race in New York. and that II h
VAN not do so voluntarily. Tamman.
Ladder Muir. ny ought to withdraw hi
Airport. Last night M, Croker. who /
a. the Hote! Polnc!ana. sad:
h'The present situation ought to b
relieved at once. for it's going TO be
calamity 10 New York and the country
lrHiiat does Murphy Reep pushing hil
ncrs instead % wlthdra wing HIN? II
bpews he can get eighty votes,t bl
wtAt good are they IL 1t won't mea
~ election?
E''why doesn't sheehan get out" aske
Mayor Fitzgerald OF Boston. "He ha
never don anything 10 warrant dii
rupting the party on his account