The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-07
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CHOICE OF SUPREME COURT
JUSTICE ENDS LONG
DEADLOCK.
ON THE Gath BALLOT
i13 Votes to 80 for Dependencies.
tic insurgents capituIate and the
Rest ls Easy.

Albany, April - Supreme Court
Justice James Aioysius o'Gorman
Democrat, of New York city, waf
elected United States senator by the
legislature after the most protracted
struggle over this position ever held in
the Empire state. On the final ballot
the sixty-fourth, he received 112 votes
to 80 cast for Chauncey NJ. Depew,
whose term expired March 4.
At the close Of day of almost con.
tinuous negotiations the insurgents
:apitulated and Justice O'Gorman was
elected. A few minutes before the
ballot was cast Justice O'Gorman's
resignation from the bench was filed
at the Office of the secretary of state.
as constitutional provision would
have prohibited his election while
holding the Office of justice of the
supreme court.
Wild applause marked the end of
The long contest and the legislature,
driven from the state capitol by Wed.
aesday's fire, quickly adopted reso.
luton adjourning until April L..
Governor Dix Pleased.
Governor, Dix expressed qualification
at the result.
THE state of New York" he said,
has elected for it's representative in
the federal senate an eminent jurist,
man of pronounced ability, of great
attachments and of the highest char
acter. The election of Judge O'Gor:
man cannot but meet with the ap-
prevail OF the citizens of this state, re-
CARELESS of party. He will rank with
the ablest statesmen the senate has
known, will represent the Empire state
and bestow honor upon the party that
elected him. 1 am gratified at this
solution of the problem which has con-
fronted the Democratic members of
he legislature for the past ten weeks
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many hall, who for weeks has been
striving to bring about the election
Of Mr.. Sheehan, expressed himself as
aighly pleased at the outcome.
mo better selection could have
been made by the party after the I'M
fair and unmerited defeat of MI. Shee-
han. whose position before the people
has been greatly strengthened" said
Mr.. Murphy. Judge O'Gorman needs
no commentator from any one, but
the public undoubtedly will see that in
the triumph of the majority rule and
in sustaining the party caucus the
power of the party and it's opportuni-
ties to serve the people have been
greatly increased"
Justice o'Gormans Career.
James A. O'Gorman has long been
one of the most prominent members
OF Tammany hall. Ie has been one of
its foremost orators for 30 years, hav-
ing established his reputation as a
public speaker in it's interests when,
at The age of 81, his eloquence was
credited with having saved a doubtful
assembly district
Mr., O'Gorman was born on the low
er west side of New York, on May
5, 1860. He is the son of Thomas and
Ellen O'Gorman, and married Anne
NJ. Leslie in this city on Jan. 2, 1884.
They have nine children, seven daugh-
ters and two sons.
After finishing course in the. public
schools, Mr.. O'Gorman, as lad of II,
entered the college of the City of New
York and later attended the Univer.
sity of New York law school, was grad.
uated and entered at the bar in 1882
From the time he cast his first vote
he aligned himself with Tammany
hall which favored him generously
In 1898 be was elected justice of the
municipal court and in 1899 was eject
ed a justice Of the supreme court for
term of IA years, from January l.
1900. His salary has been $17,50O OF
almost three times what he will re
ceive as United States senator, and
he had almost three years 10 serve
while as senator he has six years.