The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-15

political and legal circles soon after he
left Harvard and his connection with
1ammany a. a member of the Eleventh
district committee and member OF the
general committee goes back many
years. Hugh J. Grant WAS his friend
then 1t has only been since Murphy
elevation to the leadership however.
that }. Sergeant Cram came to u" known
rs one cf the men who get things doh"
With DANIEL r. Cohalan he had th" repu-
tation of being Mr. Murphy's most cher
ished adviser Wherever Murphy went
there wcr, Cohalan and Cram CONFER,
ences AT D"lmpnico's wcr" participated
in by Cram and CohaIan to the exclusion
of district leaders when Murphy went
t. other cities on political business ana
received delegations of Democrats. these
Democrats on entering the leaders
room often found Cohalan on one side
and Cram on the other. In recent years
MIR Cram was almost invariably Mr..
Murphy dinner companion.
Two INsrRGESr TAMMhSY LEGISLATORS.
At least two members of the Tammany
delegation IN the Legislature ar" against
Sheshdn for Senator Senator John
Godfrey sa>G. VINO rsSpresents nn,,h,t. the
man Harold J Friedman of the
twenty ninth declared for shepard
Yesterday and said they believed
they were following the sentiment in
their districts. Both are new members.
SaAe defeated George ". Agnew and
Friedman succeeded lindpn Bates. Jr..
who sought reelection. II was impossi
BILE to learn whether or not Mr.. Save
will Join in tn" caucus Tomorrow night,
but II il known that If he does he will
vote for Shepard.
Sydney w Fry, Assemblyman of the
Twelfth Assembly district Of Kings. SAYS
that Shepard is the choice OF his district.
PAEkER srrAKs Up FOR sHEEHAN
On the other hand Judge Parker. Mr..
Sheehan law partner, gave out yester
day thus statement. which IL taken to be
the only reply that will com" To Mr. Cram:
My attention has been called to the
charge that the Hon William r Sheehan
has been put forward aS a candidate
tor the United States Serator-hip bv
the interests There have been many
statements. both unkind and untruthful,
made concerning him III Eis brief cam
paiSn statements that his lifetime. friends
ike myself have found 1t very hard indeed
to bear without indignant protest; but
the charg" in effect that he would IN the
Senate OF the United States serve not the
people but the heneficiarins of privilege.
in other words hetray the many for the
benefit of the few. il so impossible with
man OF his ideals and character. so
contrary To his highest hopes and aspi-
rations. that cannot let II pass.
81 know whereof speak In the past
conditions which now confront us a. peo-
pie, how il all came about and what may
be done to safeguard the future and
know thai when ne AZ last decided to be
a candidate. and it was not until some
days after the election. he saw straight
refore him. in the event of election. the
hour when al the out come of movements
advocated 10y and perhaps origina! ing
with him he would s,s the burdens
lessened of which now the people com
plain and would hear the public acclaim
well done" That was and IL his dream.
And whatever the fate of the contest
for the Senatorship may be ] wish the
good people of this state To know from
me that he ls "a free from alliances that
would hinder his usefulness To the people
a. Gods free air and further that not
to gain the Senatorshp oven in this try
ing hour would he take IA single step that
his manly and vigorous conscience would
not approve ALTON Is PARKER
DIN WONT VOTE FOR SENATOR.
The Governor told delegation from the
Brooklyn Democratic club and a delega-
tion from the Brooklyn Shepard com
mittee that II was the business Of the
Legislature to select United States
$SRator to succeed Mr.. Depew and
that he saw no occasion 10 interfere.
There was an open field in the Senate
hight. he said and he did not want 70 use
his influence for any candidate.
The Brooklyn men went 10 the knicker-
ready to say hat Mr.. shepard ought 10
he the selection of the caucus Some of
the delegates said hat they had tip
from Albany that the Governor was on
the point of advocating Mr. shepard :
election They got to tn" hotel about
$50 p. NJ. and after "A shor, wait were
shown into the Gov "rnor : room by Sec
retary John \. Mason The conference
with the Governor LASTED mo'e tnan an
hour and the Brooklyn men showed long
faces when they came ont
The delegation from the Brook yu
Democratic Club was headed By Alonzo
ID. Mclaughlin, president of the club and
secretary of the Brooklyn Shepard com
mittee, Ex-Mayor David A. boody headed
the Shepard committeeman and was ac-
companeJ 10y james Sh"vlin, Henry Roh-
land Theodore +. Miller. president of the
Brooklyn Trust Company: William j,
Duane, Henry Hayward, Alderman Alden
S. Swan, Water r Warner, Fred " Hin
alton Counsel James ! o Nell, Alexander
g. Calder. the father of congressman
Calder. Richard Dixon, Henry Hentz. John
Byrne and William hog",
Wien they Were shown IN the Governor
said he was glad to .re them aud asked
what he could do for them Mr.. McLaugh-
lin said that the delegations wanted 10
present Mr.. Shepards fitness for the
'Senatorship and thai they hoped he would
have a satisfactory reply to maxi. Tn.r
they made speeches Mr. Mclaughlin
Mr.. Shevlln. Mr. Roody and Mr. Miller
spoke in turn. They told the Governor
that the future of the Democratic party il
this State demanded that Mr. Shepard
be named by the caucus and that william
+. Sheehan'- election would mean certain
Democratic reverses in tn" near future
They argued that the situation lay IN tn,
Governors hands and that "A few words
from him in support of Mr.. Shep arc
would mean the defeat of Sheehan. james
Shevlin added that if the Governor
wouldn't act the people you'd
To these speeches tho Governor replied
that he had the highest respect for Mr.
Shepard's character ard ability, but tina
he saw no reason 10 alter his reiterated
belief that the Governor should not in
terfere with the Legislature The Brook
iyn men admitted when they left the Gov
ernor's room thal they hadn't been abl
To make any hediway, but they said the,
still teit hopeful
SEVEN IN THE FIELD.
As soon a. Gov DIX Slcpped of the tran
from Albany vc-te day afternoon he wa
asked if he had any statement to maxi
about the Senatorial fight. He said h,
hadn't heoause he had determined to keel
his hands IN
"Thc Senatorial contest" he said, is
still al open field and my attitude is un
changed