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add anything to his statement issued
Monday Later Gov. Dix said.

enCe III such matters and have locke
into no precedents. and there may be
some doubt as to when the caucus tie
will not toe binding
The Democrats who talked with Gov
nIN did not mcntio candidate es for United
states Senator They called his attention
to the attitude of Democratic legislat ors
who remained out of the joint caucus on
Monday night, saying that these legis-
lstors had placed themselves in defiance
OF tn" stat" organization The friends
of Mr. Shee han who made these com
ments said that Democrats who absented
ther solves from IN" Joint caucus should
purge Themselves of un-bomoCratic con
duc' bv now voting for TN" candidate of
the state organization.
II Will he observed that in the joint
hallo, taken to-day MIR. Sheehan failed of
election bN votes. immediately after
that vote was announced all sorts of
statements and inntImerable reports were
circulated TO the effect that with the ballot
taken to-day Senators and Ass.mblvmen
who voted for Mr.. Sheehau believed that
they had conscientiously fulfilled their
caucus duties or rather their obligations
TO Democratic caucus and that they
would be relieved from these obligations
when the ballot is taken Tomorrow
Mr.. Murphy and his friends do not be-
lieve that any Democratic legislator
is released from his caucus obligation
until Speaker Frisbie. who was elected
permanent chairman of the caucus on
Monday night, announces the call for an
other joint caucus. There are very many
interpretations of the obligat ions Of leg
islators to the rule of the caucus and they
had been discussed all day.
Francis 1.ynde Stetson was in town to-
day and he talked with number of Demo
Gratis on the subject. Mr. Stetson CON
tending that the Democratic legislators
who absented themselves from the joint
caucus on Monday night were not anti
organization men, but merely anti Sher-
han. The Democratic leaders who dis
cussed this question with MIR Stetson
took the directly opposite ground. insisting
that Mr.. Sheehan by the action of that
joint caucus had been made the candidate
Of the Democratic Stat. rganization
and these Democratic leaders added that
no matter what Interpretation could be
, made as to the duties of "a legislator to a
party caucus anywhere from ~ To %
Democrats, Senators and Assemblymen.
would remain steadfas, 10 Mr.. Sheehan.
IL was observed however that Assem-
blyman Fry. in his vote to-day for Mr.
Shepard. did not regard the mandate
conveyed in the resolutions adopted by
his Assembly district last night that H..
vote for MI Shechan. The vote of As
semblyman Terry to-day for Justice
Gerard was looked upon as somewhat
significant for the reason that Mr.. Terry
has been an ardent supporter of AIr
SHEPARD Assemblyman Shortt, who con
f;pt,nJ 70, f,- Nr Shn,k,, ia,
raid that he believed ne had fulfilled his
caucus obligations. but for whom he is
10 cast his ballot tomorrow is not known.
There We're statements here to-day to
the effect that Mr.. Shepard might with
draw from the race. Thomas Mott O--
borne sa I'd concerning this
The reports To that effect are entirely
without foundation. and IN" suggestion
that the more than twenty members OF
the Legislature who refused Il attend TIA.
Democratic caucus should surrender to
boss dlctation l. utterly unthinhahl..
MIR. shepard IL still decidedly in tn.
race. Tn. action of the senators and
Assemhlymeu who refu-ed) 10 enter IN.
caucus and to have their constitutional
duties and Obligations to their corstitr-
ents controlled by minority constitutes
infinitely more than belief in or support
Of any particular candidate for Senator.
II is a protest against hoSslsm and the
malign influence Of the interests in at
tempting to usurp and destroy popular
rights.
Late this afternoon close friends of
Gov Dix. including Charles T.. fireman.
started out IN the hop. of arranging a
compromise For several DAYS Thomas
Mott Osborne ana William Church Osborn
have been strong in Mr.. Shepard's sup
port. IN" prominence Of these thr..
Democrats was considered ra ther signi.i-
cant tonight, for the reason that they
hold thr@. Of the most important places
close to Gov. DIX. Senator Roosevelt and
his band OF insurgents neld further CON
ferences, and all were still strong in their
opposition TO Mr. She"han.
IN" Democratic STATE organization. as
represented by Mr.. Murphy, Mr. Nice ooev
and their friends, however, are standing
hLmiy by NJ Sheehau, for i Is acknowl-
edged on all sides that me defeat of Nh
+nechan means the d"feat of h. organi2a-
ton even ihough Democrat enrir"ly
friendly 10 IA" orgau.2a' ION. a. repre-.
sen'ed hv Mr.. Murphy, Nr. Met 'no.v ard
their friends, T. selaC'"d In -oine
quarters one begluS to hear the names ut
possible compromise candidates nl>"
supreme tour, Justice Gerard, Martin
h Givnn, John % kernan Of IiIca
seymour Nansanivoord Of Troy. aud
there Is still that report circulated to tin.
effect that Gov. Dix himself would l." IN"
hest man 10 name IN view OF Tho present
situation. Gov. Din l. fully awar. of
,nesa reports, and the United States
Sena'or,hip will no, b. entertained hv
him. He puts his views on 'h- subi-
strongly, though in general terms. for
the reason that h" wiz not have anything
Ia say publicly on the S.natorshp.
There are Democrats here who say
that they have discovered an effort on
the part OF Lieut. .-Gov. Conwav'S friends
to fix upon Mr.. Conway as compromis..
candidate and they base most Of their
statements on the fact that Assemblyman
Trombly of Clinton. Mr.. Conways baili.
wick. has stood out hard and fast for
Mr.. Shepard when even Nj. Shepard's :
most loyal champions say that he cannot
be elected; also Mr.. Conway and ASSEM-
blyman 1rombly have been in very
close communication with Senator RoOsD-
welt and others of the insurgents. IN"
Democratic leaders Of the State are fully
aware of the efforts of MIR Conway =,
friends to bring him in winner, and they
do not look upon them with complacency,
Judge Parker talked to-day with n
number OF Assemblymen who had voted
for him for United States senator. and
only another ballot will determine the
result Of these interviews The Shepard
people are very candid when they tell
YOU that they have been mystfied by the
votes OF these Assemblymen for Judg"
Parker They add that they can hardly
reconcile Democratic Legislators taking
such an attitude in view of the close