The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-21
ND CHANGE IN VOTE
 ON SENAT0RSH|P Sheehan Fails to Gain in the Contest at Albany A LETTER FROM PARKER Former Judge Takes Up for Sheehan But His Letter Fails to Make
 An Impression Upon the
 Recipient
A LETTER FROM PARKER

Albany, \. T., January 20.-The third joint ballot for United States senatoS today showed practically no change in the rival camps into which the fight to elect William F. Sheehan has split the democratic majority. Put to tha test of spending an unexpected week. end in Albany, MT. Sheehan's friends stayed and voted except when able to arrange pairs which left his position uninjured. But MT. Sheehan did not gain single vote. although Alton B, Parker. his law partner, in personal letter to Assemblyman Saunders, so- licited for him the aid of the seven assemblymen who previously voted for Parker.
 Sixty of the 201 members of the leg islature were absent today and it Is expected that more will take advan- taee of the "paii1' system to so home before the fourth ballot tomorrow.
 Mir. Sheehan returned to New York but intends to come back for the re- sumption of balloting Monday
 Before he left the city he paid his second visit to the executive cham Der and made another visit to enlist Governor Dixs aid. All the governor would say about this conference was that MT. Sheehan showed him copy of a letter written on his behalf by AL ton B. Parker.
 The governor added that his posi- tion in the senatorship question was unchanged. He believed it his duty to keep his hands off.
 The number of democratic candidates was increa sed to 10 on today's ballots by votes for ex-State Comptroller Mar tin H. Glynn and ex-State Attorney General simon w. Rosendale, both of Albany.
 MT. Glynn quickly declared himself not candidate.
 The results of todays ballot follow: William F. Sheehan, .60; Edward M, Sh epard. II; John D. Kernan, 4; Alton R. Parker, 8; D. Cady Herrick 1; James w. Gerard, 2; Martin H. Glynn, 2; Mar tin w. Littleton. 2; simon w. Rosen- dale, 1; Morgan J. O'Brien, l; Chaun- cey M. Depew. republican. 52. Necessary to a choice, 7l.
 The insurgents met as usual after the session today and discussed the - the insurgents. reiterated after the meeting that any new move must come from ''the other side-'
 Assemblyman Saunders sent a reply tonight to. the letter received by him from Judge Parker. In this he said:
 q regret that you have thus ex- pressed yourself and beg leave to state that it is not possible Tor me to act in accordance with your ad- vice. speak for myself only, al though I have no doubt many of my | collea gues will also fail to accept your view of the matter"
 MT Parker's letter follows in part: "The unjust attacks on MT. Sheehan | should not operate to weaken the sup port of his friends but should cement and strengthen their uncompromising effort for his election.
 "Unfortunately, fin this country al- | together too often elections are char acterized by undeserved and unjustl- | fable attacks on worthy candidates During the campaign of 1901 when Mi l Shepard ran on the Tammany ticket | against Hon. Seth Low for the mayor atty of this city attacks upon MT. Shep- ard were at least as bitter as those now directed againsht Mr. Sheehan. | MT Shepard was then denounced b; | his present strenuous, newspaper sup l porters for taking the'nomination iron | Tammany Hall at all and particularly
 for his attitude upon the subject oi | 'deveryisn' which was one Of the burn | the burning Issues of the day and the
 end of his political career was pre- dicted as certain. Their attitude was
 unjust then toward Mir. Shepard as Il | Is now toward Mir. Sheen an.
 | q appeal to all loyal democrats tt
 see to it by your votes and influence | that MT. Sheeban. who had the major | ityg vote .n caucus, should receive the ma jority of the members of the legis lature.
 Any other course Is subversive ol the principle of majority rule, whici
 Is essential in democracy.