The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-21
Seeks to Turn His Seven
Vo ties t O Law
Partner.
PROPOSAL NOT
WE'LL RECEIVED
Deadlock in New York Lcgisla-
ture Still Unbroken, Third
Joint Ballot Failing to Show
Any Material Changes.
Break Is Expected
Next Week.

| Albany, y y. January 2O.-rhc tnird
joint ballot for United STAGES senator
to-day showed practically 40 change
in the rival camps into witch the fight
| to elect William T. .;heehai mas spli,
! the Democratic majority. Put to the
test and spending an unc Xpectcd week
end In Albany. MIR. Sheel:un's friends
stayed ana voted except WHEN able 10
+ arrange pairs which left mis- osition
uninJured. But AIr Shcchan ui1 not
gain a single vote. although Alton y
! Park1r. his law partner. IL. Il persona.
letter 10 Asscmblyman Saunti, rs solicit,
cd for him the aid OF the seven AS
| sembiymcn who previously voted Tor
| l'srkcr.
Mr. sheehan returned u New York
tonight, but intends to come back for
the resumption Of tho battle on Mon
day.
Leaving, ne made another effort 10
enlist Governors Dix's aid All the
Governor would say about this con
| ference was ihat MIR. Shccnar showed
! MN copy OF thc letter written on hi.
behalf by Alton b. Parker
| The Governor added that his posi-
| lion on the scnatorship question was
| unchanged. lie believed II his duty to
! Keep his hands off Tho result OF
J
| Whole number OF votes. III. Eeccs-
sary 10 q choice. IL william r. slice
/ han. so: Edward Nj. Shepard. IL. John
D. keenan, :: Alton B. Parker. 3; D.
Cady lierrick, 3: James w Gerard. =;
Martin L. Glynn. .; Martin W. Lit
Teton ?; Simon B. RoscnGaio. /; Nor
! gan j. o'Brien. /; Chauncey NJ Depew
/ Republican. a..
Assemblyman Saunders sent a re-
is-;,
! him from Judge Parker. In this he
! said
Il regret that you have thus ex-
/ pressed yourself and beg leave to
| state that IL is not possible for me "a
act In accordance with Your advice.
/ speak for myself only, although 7
nave no doubt many of my colleagues
I VIII also fall to accept your view OF
the matter"
No Break TIL Next Week.
! The quiet that enveloped Capitol Hi,
to-day was a marked change from tho
ieverish atmosphere that has filled tn,
Legislative halls here for the pas, two
weeks. Interest in the contes, for
inc United states senatorship lay main
~ outside of the Assembly chamber
where both branches of tn. LeCisla
ture met at noon for their third ioin,
ballot.
sf"e'ai pellc1 was that there
would be no break" toward any one
candidate until next week. Speaker
| frisbie, OF the Assembly, said tina /
this understanding Rrevailcd when
thirty or more members of both houses
got leave 10 go homo until Monday. II
was expected that other legislators
would be released from attending 10
! morrow's session by the same process Sc
Of pairing.
Parker Speaks for sheehnn.
Assemblyman Saunders, of Columbia
! county. who on Wednesday changed bls
vote from Shepard to Parker. received
a letter to-day from Judge Parker. Tho
letter follows:
You. along with several others. ara
casting your votes for me Tor the sen
atorship.
While no one can fail TO appreciate
the courtesy even of such a conpn
mentary vote, let me say with all
possible emphasis that no one is do.
ing me favor by such an act. but the
reverse. You can. however. If YOU
choose, do me favor by casting YOU,
vote not for me. but for Mr.. Sheehan.
The unjust attacks on Mr. Sheehan
should not operate to weaken the sun
port of his friends. but should ce-
ment and strengthen their unconpro-
missing efforts for his election.
unfortunately. in the country. al
together too often elections are char
aeterlzed by undeserved and unjustih
able attacks on worthy candidates.
During the campaign of 1907. when MIR.
shepard ran on the Tammdny ticket
against Seth Low for the mayoraltv
OF this city, attacks upon MIR Shepard
were at least at bitter as those now
directed against MIR. Shcehan
Shepard Then Denounced.
MI shepard was then denounced
by his present strenuous newspaper
supporters for taking the nomination
from Tammany Hall at all. and parti-
cularly for his attitude upon the sub
1ect of Deveryism,' which was one OF
the burning Issues of the day, and the
end of his political career was predict
ed as certain. Their attitude was an un
just then toward Mr.. Shepard as II Is,
now toward MIR. Shcchan.
II appeal Ia you and % all loyny
Democrats to see to i. by your votes
and influence that Mr.. Shechan. VINO
mas received the majority vote in eau
Gus. should receive the majority vote
OF the members OF the Leg stature.
ANY other course is suDversiye %,
the principle Of majority rule. when
is essential In democracy and which
makes possible the success of our par
~, whose supremacy to-day is. to my
mind. matter of supreme Importance
The array of Mr.. Shechans friends are
bound to him. not by motives of in
terest. but by the regard and esteem
which are the basis of all true friend
ship, speak volumes for his selection
as Senator In comparison with any
personal words of mine or unqualified
Endorsement as his partno,' and adj
mirer.
Would Avert Great Brundcs.
II suppose Jou have read, as I have
the editorial in the Brooklyn Eagle OF
this evening. calling npon AIR Shepard
to do the simple act OF justice OF ask