New-York tribune., 1911-03-21
STILL SHEEHAN STICKS
To Remain q Candidate as Long
as He Is Caucus Choice.
MURPHY WILL NOT STOP HIM
Samuel Untermyer Says the
Party Choice Is His Friend and
Is Entitled to Support.


William Sheehan. the "sscred am
bodiment" OF the principle ot caucus RUE
as applied 70 the election OF United states
Senators continues 70 defy all pressure 20
/ induce him 70 eliminate himself one or
: MS friends SAID yesterday he believed M
Sheehan would continue 70 be candidate
so long as he had single member ~ the
Legislature 10 vote for MIN. unless sec
ond caucus should select another man
Reports received BY Charles F Murphy
yesterday showed the insurgents are not
biting eagerly at the bait Labelled TN
bossed caucus" which has been prepared
for them So far they have refused 70
I enter = second caucus with the under
standing that they shall abide by its de-
cision except on the distinct condition thai
Mr. Sheehan shall not be candidate BE-
fore the caucus Mr Murphy SAYS that
II he should dictate that Mr.. Shsehan
should not be a candidate before the caU-
Gus he would BE- acting as much like
boss" a. if he dictated who should be
the candidate His offer IS simply that
he will keep his hands OF and 'let the
members Of the Legislature decide
Another Csuou, ~ Pick Shsshsr.
Il Is understood that NJ Murphy Will
give the insurgents week in which 70
think over the proposition Of going into E.
second caucus In case they do not take
up the otter by that time # is more than
probable that the regulars will hold sec
ond caucus themselves early next week and
rename Mr. sheehan as the caucus csndi-
date
.f-ri- ---- 49,. -
said yesterday. "tust 70 show 70 the public
that there is no truth IN the stories going
about that half OF the men voting for
Sheehan now would desert him II they were
not bound by the caucus"
An example OF The prosecuting that IS being
done by the Sheehan forces developed yes
terday when they began circulating thou
sands Of copies of letter written - the
caucus candidate by William Temple En-
met NJ Emrlet has been known a an
INDEPENDENT. He IA chairman of the *
ecutive committee of the Democratic
Learus In this county. He IVES member
# the original Shepard ccnrittsA. and Il
was reported that he would Join On move
usnt 10 overthrow the domino tior Of
Charles 7. Murphy IN this county. He
promptly denied the latter, hoveve-. hut r.
was not believed he would come out for
Sheehan
Emrne. Uraes Sheehar 70 Stick.
In his letter Mr.. Emmett refers 70 his
connection with the Shepard committee
and adds in part
When your candidacy developed great
strength. the question was discussed by
some OF those who had declared i'm Mr..
Shepards favor how far the pro-Shepard
movement should be permitted to become
an anti Sheehan movement and told my
associates very explicitly (and. as ! under
stood most Of them agreed with mel. that
while Mr. Shepard was M first choice. YOU
we're my second. and that under no circum-
stances would allow my name II be used
I'm connection with q movement that was
aimed primarily AZ vour defeat rather than
az Nh Shepards election.
Since lis withdrawal want you 10
know that all that sympathy and friend
ship has been transferred to the candidate
who was my second choice from the begin
ning-namely. yourself. II will he an in
ferraI outrage and disErar II. rs q result
os The original Shepard candidacy which
has now ceased. q man Ike you--possessine
so many admirable qualifications for suc-
cessful service as Senst tor-should be COM
pened 70 withdraw in favor Of some com
promise" candidate whose ability and ex-
perience would not compare 7ith yours.
hone that as matters stand non. YOU will
not withdraw
Soealcer Frisbe Seas Csyror.
Daniel y. Frisbie. Speaker Of the As
senblv. vno on SATURDAY asserted With
much noise that he had told NIr Murphy
that SheAhan never could ~ elected and
mat the members Of tl.e party upstate
wanted the deadlock ended al once. spent
half An hour with Mayor Gaynor N me
CRY Hail Yesterday afternoon.
No word of wha- passed betvser the
t7o was made public. but persons Vho
talxs5 70 me Speaker seemed 70 ger ne
IMPRESSION that the Schoharie statesman
sorehcw or other had become inloued
with the idea that he would make the I'm
est kind Of compromise candidate -
q matter Of facr. ne IS said 70 have
sker-hed what ne considered sn ideal can
d,da-e in : sreech AZ a dinner of the Friends
q Erin on FRIDAY night This sketch did
not seerl 20 f. anybody quite - well as u
d!d the Speaker
Samuel Urtsruyer also had talk with
MAYOR Gaynor yesterday In regard 70 a
story aAoat n Wall Street that re Tas
likely to be the candidate Of the organi-
cation IN Ease Sheehan should withdraw,
Nj TntermyAr sad. I am not 4 can
didate. bur am supporting the party can
didate He IS my friend ard Is entitled
~ me loyal support Of every man Vho
bA1eves in government by psr'v