The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-31
The Republican Chairman of New
York Makes Overtures
To the Independent Democrats
in the Legislature.
HIS PARTY MEMBERS
Are Ready to Vote in a Body for
Any Candidate
Whom the Insurgents May
Select for q. s. Senator.

Albany. March s1.-Supreme Court
justice James A. O'Gorman. of New
York, probably will be the next sena-
lor from New York if the insurgent
Democrats in the legislature will ac-
cept him.
justice O'Gorman was announced as
the original candidate this morning ON
the unexpected arrival from New York
OF Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tam
were not sufficiently familiar with
OGorman's record to act inteIligently,
the insurgents brought about post
ponement of final caucus vote until
O'Clock this afternoon.
Albany. N. Y, March 31.-The in
surgent Democratic members of the
legislature will have it in their power
TO break the senatorial deadlock. eth
er by settling their differences with
the party organization or accepting aid
from the Republicans. When the
prospects of electing a senator seemed
to depend entirely upon how many
insurgents would enter a caucus Will
liam Barnes. jr., chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, made public
letter advising the Republican legis-
lat1ve leaders to give ''to the independ-
ent Democratic members the oppor-
tunlty to fill New Yorks vacancy In
the senate, by rendering it's unanimous
support to a conservative Democrat"
Mrs. Barnes letter supported the
idea that gained rapidly following an
abortive caucus, that the Democrats
were hopelessly divided. The name of
the next United States senator from
New York apparently depends upon
which course the independent"
Democrats choose to follow
Before the Barnes letter appeared
it was expected fifteen insurgents
would enter the next caucus on con-
dition that the names of neither VIM.
F. Sheehan nor Daniel F. Cohalan
would be presented.
The effect of Mr.. Barnes PROPOSE
tion will be indicated by the number
of insurgents who enter the caucus.
The transfer of lists of acceptable
candidates between the insurgents and
the organization has continued. After
numerous limitations the following are
said to have remained as possible can
didates: s-.
Martin W. Littleton. John D. Ker-
nan. Martin Fl. Glynn. Isidor Straus,
Herman Ridder. Alton B. Parker, Nor
gan j. O'Brien. Augustus Van Wyck,
D. Cady Herrick and John N. Carlisle.
In his letter Mr.. Barnes says that
the senatorial situation has reached a
stage where it seems that as chairman
of the state committee he is called
upon to express to the Republican
members Of the legislature what seems
to be heir obvious patriotic duty. He
continues that in view of the call for
an extra session of congress, the grave
consideration that the state Of New
York has in the matters which will
come before that session. and the fact
that it must be clearly known that no
senator can be elected by the Demo-
cratic majority. the Republican mi
nority lin the performance of it's pub
lc duty, under the constitution. should
give to the independent Democratic
members of the legislature, if any there
are the opportunity to fill New York's
vacancy in the senate by rendering its
unanimous support to conservative
Democrat for the office of United States
senator
Charles F. Murphy arrived here this
morning to take personal charge of the
organization forces in what may prove
the crucial caucus of the long fight To
elect a United States senator
The caucus was called for 10 o'clock
and the early morning hours were
feverishly active. Foremost among the
reasons why the Democrats were
anxious to break the deadlock today is
the proximity of April and the as
sembling of the special session of con-
gress. The legislators feared popular
criticism would follow a failure to send
a new senator to the national capital
in time to give New York its full rep
recoYfafi0n-