Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-04-07
O'GORMAN CHOSEN,
DEADLOCK BROKEN
ELECTED UNITED STATES sENA-
TOR BY JOINT SESSION OF THE
NETWORK LEGISLATURE.
JUDGE SUCCEEDS CHAUNCEY DEpEW
Charles r. Murphy, After Making Many
Promises, Manages to Corral Just
Enough Insurgents to Elect
Supreme Court Jurist.

Albany, N. Y-"Tammany, Tam
many, Get your wampum, get your
wampum. T-a-m-m-a.n-y!" Hail, hail,
the gangs on deck"
Amid shrieking rendition of these
songs by legislators who marched
about the hall in lockstep, the United
States SENSATIONAL deadlock was
broken and Supreme Court Judge
James A. O'Gorman, ex-grand sachem
Tammany hall, was chosen Chauncey
M. Depew's successor. He got 112
votes against 80 cast for his Republi-
can opponent. After three months
battle, during which the democracy of
the state has been torn to shreds and
William F. Sheehan, Daniel F. Coha-
Ian and score more of his favorites
have been rejected, Charles f. Muir
ply corralled just enough insurgents
to give him majority for the last
man on his string.
Dashing here on an early morning
train, the Tammany boss by promising
patronage, legislative appointments
and other political favors without limit,
induced IA of 20 insurrectos in con-
ferences at the home of Senator
Franklin d. Roosevelt to desert the
cause for which they have subbornly
fought since January IA.
-%-%-%-
Justice James A. O'Gorman is a pro-
tegee of Richard Croker. He was born in
New York City May g. 1860, and got his
early education at the public schools and
f1,a - 90 IIa
took up the study of law and graduated
from the law department of the New
York University in the class of 1882
Previously he had acquired stenography
and while studying law he worked as a
stenographer in the law office of former
Judge Merritt e. Sawyer. He was al
ways a hard worker. His ambition was
to enter politics and to this end, as fast
as he was able to abord It, he Joined
Democratic and other clubs that he be-
lieved would help his advance. He learn
ed first to make friends. then to make
a speech. and finally he learned the wis
dom of keeping promises. He soon ac-
quired the reputation of never making a
promise unless he felt certain of his abil-
ity to keep 1t. He became identified in
n small way with Tammany hall. Then
he Joined the Democratic club where
Richard Croker made his headquarters
and soon attracted the attention OF the
In 1887 Mr.. O'Gorman was nominated
by the Union Labor party for Justice of
the district court of the Eleventh district.
He expected to get the Tammany M
sorsement. but by some strange freak OF
circumstances his opponent who was
running on an anti-Tammany ticket, Sc
cured the Tammany Endorsement. This
was understood to be contrary to the
wishes of Croker. The Tammany boss
threw his influence with O'Gorman with
the result that he came within q few
hundred votes of being elected. 1t was
a remarkable run in a campaign that at
tracted wide spread attention. In 1903
OGorman was rewarded with the regular
Tammany nomination for the same posi-
tion and was overwhelmingly elected At
the expiration of his term In 1900 he was
elected TO the supreme court to serve for
IA years. In 1902 O'Gorman was elected
grand sachem of the Tammany society.
This is q much coveted position, carrying
with 1t great honor but little power,
Since then Justice O'Gorman has been
honored by two universities. In 1904 he
was made LID. by Villa Nova college
and In 1908 like degree was bestowed
upon him by New York university JUS
tice OGorman has always been a warm
advocate OF organized labor. He Is a
prominent member of the Catholic club
and was chairman of the board of trus-
tees OF the 9S Centennial association, a
national movement designed to perpetu-
ate the patriotic memories of the Irish
rebellion of 17sS Many of his decisions
on the bench have attracted attention
because of their fairness.