The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-31
LETTER ABOUT BOSS STBTSON
Continued from Fira Page.

who had advocated his candidacy. But
Dix and Murphy having abandoned
Shephan. Sheehan wrote his final state
ment, which released his friends and
pits across from the grand stand. He
turned it back to the middle of the track.
the Democratic legislators. whereupon
Untermyer felt at liberty to take up the
suggestion OF Mayor Gaynor that he he
the compromise candidate.
Then followe Mr.. Untermyer's call on
Mr.. Stetson. He learned Of Mr. Stetson's g
opposition TO him on the grounds stated
| in Untermyer's letter TO Gaynor, and he
next ascertained that Roosevelt, after
talking with Stetson. had also switched
into opposition. Untermyer was nettied
and he thereupon wrote his letter 10
Gaynor. The original or copy was
sent to Roosevelt in the hope OF warning
him against following MIR. Stetson's coun-
sci. AMI il was intended that the other
copy should be given out for publication
to show what had been going on in Albany
from January 10. when the first joint
caucus Of Democratic Legislators assem-
bled to elect a United States Senator
On that day several hours before the
caucus assembled the following Demo-
cratic Senators and Assemblymen Tore
gathered and decided not to enter the
joint caucus and secretly pledged them-
selves never to vote for william r
Sheehan:
Franklin y. Roosevelt OF the Twenty
sixth district, comprising She counties
Of Dntchcss, Putnam and Columbia.
/ Loren ". White of the Thirty-hrst dis
,trict, comprising the counties OF Schenec-
tady. Montgomery and Schoharie.
George u. Burd Of tho Fiftieth district,
embracing n part Of Erie county.
| John Godfrey SAKE of the Seventeenth
district, Manhattan.
AssrMBLyMEN.
!. Il. Evans of sullivan county.
William NJ. Martin of Saratoga county.
! Randall y. Saunders of Columbia county
/ charles " Cosad Of Seneca county.
Y l.. Druinmond Of cayuGa county.
Minor M"Daniels of Tompkins county.
clayton l.. Wheeler of Delaware county.
! Lewis ". Day of Jefferson county.
| u. \. Brace Of Mont gomery county.
/ John B Trombly Of Clinton county.
| Otis = Reach of Tioga county.
| John {. Myers of Schenectady county.
, Edmund X. Terry of Kings county.
! Harold \. Friedman of New York county.
| chester A. Miller of Otsego county.
| .Iudson Bridenbecker OF Herkimer county.
, Henry \. Holman of Nassau county.
sydney ". Fry of the Twelfth district
of Kings.
a., Mr.. Sheehan had not at that time been
nominated. For three and half months
these Democratic legislators refused to
state why they opposed Sheehan. On
March % Mr. Stetson went to Albany ana
conferred with William Barnes. Jr. chair
man of the Republican State committee
and Senator Roosevelt with view to
/ eff ecting "a coalition between the eighty
| four Republican legislators and the in
| surgents with Martin W. I.ittleton or John
D. herman or Thomas Mott Osborne a. a
candidate for Senator. Barnes wouldn't
have Littleton on the ground that lit
'leton prates Of his opposition to Tam
many hut within two months after his
election as United States Senator he'd
be on the stump chanting Tammany g
praises. and Herman was counted out of
serious consideration. The conferees
finally agreed on Osborne on the theory
that -Osborne's election would be most
offensive to Tammany" and Osborne
agreed that il elected he would go TO
Washington and mot he radical Sena-
tor" But Barnes couldn't carry out his
bridge. } Sloat Fassett. Assemblyman
John X. Yale and otner Republicans in
the Legislature. seventeen all told. refused
to go in On Friday morning, March 81
when Charles r Murphy had arrived
at the Hotel Ten Eyck at Albany
| ~
to consult with Austen G.; Fox. who
at Mr. Stetson's request called on Jus
tice O'Gorman and rendered MIR. O(ior-
man the support Of enough insurgents
to cleo. him With the Sheehan vote. Be-
: fore taking this step MIR. Stetson con
.. suited with Presiding Justice George
L. lngraham of the Appellate Division.
Both Mr. Stetson and Mr. Murphy were
disturbed over the situation at Albany
Mr.. Stetson feared that he was to be bea' en-
in the contest. Mr.. Murphy suppo' t-rs
advised him on that Friday morning "a
stick to Sheehan and you II win handily.
Murphy was alarmed and replied. Il can
D., not be bea en- in this fight. The insurgents
were shaking in their shoes. fRuratively
, speaking The Democrats OF the state
. from their own districts especia lily. had
bombarded them with criticisms Tor their
+ attitude toward Sheehan and with appe:, Is
. to support Sheehan as the candidate
of the party. April 4, the time set for the
eNtraordinary session OF congress. wa.
rapidly approaching. Murphy received
word from Stetson that O'Gorman would
he agreeable to Stetson and Murphy
; agery seized OGorman "to save his
, face" as Murphy's advisers put ii. Sict
son sent The O'Gorman word to Roosevelt
4 Senator Frawley stepped in as Murphy :
. representative. conferred with Roosevelt
and his insurgent colleagues AT Roose-
, welt 3 home in Albany. promising all pres
ent political immunity. even unto re
, nominations. and the insurgents swung
, in for O'Gorman.
Senator O'Gorman had not been in
|. agreement with Charles + Murphy fol
y four wears and more O'Gorman had beer
. Croker man and Crokers grand sachen
. of Tammany A. chief political adviser
he had given place in 1905 10 " Bourk.
{ Cochran who succeeded O'Gorman al
, grand sachem. Cochran in turn both a,
chief political adviser and grand sachen
, giving place TO Daniel F. Cohalan, JUS
, made Supreme Court Justice to succeed