The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-01
JUDGE O. GORMAN
IS ELECTED i.
S. SENATOR
Long Struggle at Albany Comes
to an End
INSURGENTS GET INTO LINE
Successor to Chauncey M. Depew is
Tammany Man with Reputation
as an Orator

Albany. April Supreme Court
Justice James Aloysius O'Gorman,
Democrat, of New York City, was
elected United States senator last
night by the Legislature after the
most protracted struggle over this
position that is recorded in the an
nails of the Empire state. On the
final ballot, the sixty-fourth since the
contest began, he received 112 votes
to 80 cast for Chauncey NJ. Depew,
whose term expired on March 4.
The result was in doubt almost up
to the minute of recording the votes.
This was due to the uncertainty as
to how many of the Democratic in
surgents who for over two months
had prevented the election of a sena-
tor because of their opposition to
William F. Sheehan, the original eau
Gus choice, would enter the second
caucus which had been adjourned
from day to day since Monday
At the close of day marked with
almost continual negotiations between
the two Democratic factions, the in
surgents finally capitulated and JUS
tice OGormans election was accom-
plished A few minutes before the
ballot was cast Justice O'Gormans
resignation from the bench was filed
at the Office of Secretary of State La
zansky, 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 We'd
nesday's fire quickly adopted a res
olution adjourning until April IT,
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
highly pleased at the outcome. mo
better selection could have been
made by the party after the unfair
and unmerited defeat of Mr.. Sheehan
whose position before the people has
been greatly strengthened, said Mr.
Murphy. Judge O'Gorman needs
no commentator from any one but
the public will undoubtedly see that
in the triumph of the majority rule
and in sustaining the party caucus the
power of the party and its opportuni-
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greatly increased"
James A. O'Gorman has long been
one of the most prominent members
of Tammany Hall He has been one
of its foremost orators for thirty
years, having established his reputa.
ton as a public speaker in the in.
terests of the political organization
when at the age of Il his eloquence
was credited with having saved a
doubtful assembly district for the
democrats.
Mr. O'Gorman was born on the
lower West Side of New York City
on May 5, 1860 and is therefore not
yet 81 years old He married Anne
NJ Leslie in this city on January 2
1884. They have nine children, sew
en- daughters and two sons.
After finishing a course in the pub
lie schools, Mr. O'Gorman as a lad of
seventeen, entered the College of the
City of New York where he obtained
an academic training From there he
went to the University of New York
Law school, was graduated and admit
ted to the bar in 1882 He begar
building up law practice with rapid
first vote he had aligned himself with
Tammany Hall, so that when he was
out of law school his services as ar
orator were wanted In 1893 he was
elected a justice of the Municipa
court. He continued active in every
Tammany campaign and in 1899 ht
was elected justice of the Suprem,
court for a term of fourteen years
from January !, 1900
Since 1885 Mr. OGorman has beer
a member of the general committe,
of Tammany hall, the controlling
body Of the organization. In 1902 h
was chosen a grand sachem of tn
Tammany society, defeating Mayo
Van Wyck for the position.
The new senator will support al
the progressive policies of the Demo
cratic party and will join hands wit
President Taft in urging reciprocit
with Canada and the fertilization G
the Panama canal.
my best efforts shall be devote
to meeting the just expectations c
my fellow citizens" he said in a stat
ment issued at his home late las
night.
"As | stated in my telegram to tn
Democratic caucus last night, l al
In thorough accord with the princi
les enunciated in the platforms of tn
last Democratic national and stat
conventions" -
Mr.. O'Gorman here sketched an OF
line Of his policies, in substance 6
follows He stands for immediat
downward revision Of the tariff; rec
procity with Canada; the parcels po
fertilization of the Panama canal;
rect election of United States sen
tors and the federal income tax 4