New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
BOMB THROWN IN THE
SENAT0RSH|P CONTEST
Roosevelt Says He Heard Shee-
han Attended Conference at
Ryan'S House Sunday.
CANDIDATE MAKES DENIAL
Efforts to Influence Constituents
of 1nsurgent Fail-Dix Indi.
Gates He May Say
Something.

KooseNeit ana William +. Shcehan when
may have an important bearing on the
settlement Of the contest
Il am credibly informed " says Scna-
tor Rooseyclt that before coming 70
this city yesterday Mr. Shechan attended
a conference with others At the home OF
Thomas Fortune Ryan"
i did not attend any such conference"
says Mr.. Shcehsn with much emphasis
and considerable anger Tho statement
is an absolute falsehood and think
Senator Roosevelt should Withdraw it i'm
common deccncy."
Il said I am Credibly informed. " ro-
iteratcd Senator Roosevelt. when Mr..
Shechan's denial Of tho original state
ment was called 10 his attention. II am
not retracting anything. not % you could
notice IT, Je. Mr.. Shcehan and his
friends deny II if they want to. for a day
or two. and see where they get"
The Roosevelt statement threw the
Sheehan camp into panic one OF the
chief arguments used in the campaign
against Mr.. Shcehan has been that he
was too closely allied with the inter
ests." and II elected would be more MIR.
Ryan's Senator" than the peoples Sena-
tor. The damage to his chances. there
fore resulting from the circulation of
the Roosevelt statement was not 10 be
regarded lightly. MIR. Sheehan had been
/ ;,,a il, IL, l.oT al,
lid blew off. AS soon as nc got word OF
Senator Roosevelt's declaration he ap-
peared- to regard it as a challenge. He
Immediately entered denial which went
into details of tho way he spent .undaX
81 went to mass at 81. Patrick's Ca
thodral at 10 a. M me said. Then
after mass ] went home and spent the
day with Mrs. Sheehan until il was time
to take the train up here"
What did Mr. Shcehan do in the
morning before he went To mass ~
| queries Senator Roosevelt. He declines
at present TO produce proofs OF his state
ment that Mr.. Sheehan conferred with
| others at Mr. Ryan's house He de-
He merely chuckles boyishly and keeps
on "insurging' vigorously.
New Blow at Sheehan Candidacy.
one other fell blow was struck at the
Sheehan candidacy to-day. In pursu-
ance of plan of State Chairman Hup-
! pUch and other Sheehan men TO get
after the insurgents in their districts and
| hammer them into line for Sheehan. a
meeting Of the jefferson County Demo
cratic committee was called to act on the
case Of Assemblyman Day The plan
was TO adopt resolutions censuring him
! for boiling the caucus. and directing him
90 vote for Sheehan. Word was received
! here tonight that the jefferson County
Democrats refused TO do anything Of the
! kind, and instead commended his course
and urged him 10 continue fighting Shee-
| han and Tammany bossisn,.
Despite wire pulling and the redoublins
! burst boiler promises of patronage
and threats Of reprisals which shall hunt
them out Of political life. tho anti-Tam-
many anti Sheehan insurgents are stand
| ing firm. The Shoehan men worked
every dodge their minds could conceive
| to-day. The net result WAS the loss OF
one vote, that Of Senator Loomis. As
| scmblyman Ia Reau. who between votes
| issues hourly bulletins Of his independ-
| ence and asserts his intention TO bolt the
| ,o,,,,,g nd ,-Ofa aUaipct
voted for Sheehan this morning. AZ
usual His Buffalo friends who are in
| tensely amused over his wabbly course
declare that If he isn't careful he'll
change his mind some time at an unac.
I tcustomcd hour and wake up 10 find that
| he voted against Sheehan 10 his great
/ astonishn,ent and chagrn.
State Chairman Huppuch was here all
day endeavoring TO line up some Of the
! insurgents for Shechan. He didn't have
very great success lie was asked
whether his future plans TO bring abou,
| obedience TO the caucus mandate in
cluded meetings Of the county commit
tees Of the insurgents 10 pass on their
course He declined to answer the qucs-
tion. He called on the Governor late
this afternoon to discuss the general sit
uation with him.
Sheehanites Appeal to Governor.
Sheehanitcs are endeavoring in every
wav TO get the Governor to come out
with a statement In favor of the Tam
MANY candidate. just AS the Shepard
men have been working on him TO &c,
him 10 mako some public utterance in
favor Of Mr. Shepard. Between the two
clements. the Governors position is not
an cspecially cnviable one. Thomas
| Mott Osborne. William Church Osborn
and Charles l.. fireman, the three ap-
nointees on whom tho reputation Of his
administration rests So far, are no,
Shepard men. Mr. Iluppuch. Governor
Div's close friend and business associ.
atc now is working for Shcchan. Each
side isn't adverse to having the lcgis-
lators and tho general public assume
,het II alone represents the Governor
real true. inmost, dcep-down views and
convictions.
Tho Governor to-day for the first time
gave AN indication that he might have
something to say himself on this sub
,oct He reiterated his statement that
ha did not know about Chairman Hup-
nucb's declaration for shechan.
mir. Huppuch issued that indi-
,iduallv." ho said. 1T did not repre-
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