The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-21

G!gnu -"nt th" following reply to Judge
Iarhor
N,rr s-'o"mci favor thanking mvsel
aua. .uIt,r- 'or Ipporting ,ou for the nitcd
s.'t'.- ~'Htursuir. declining the honor
g, ulr 'ui.cr Support and advising my
s.li rd u-~u.uIcs 10 vote tor MIR. Sheehan
received
|u i"uly I r"r'ct that yon have thus
~. fr~-od No3i-oI' 'ud bog leave TO state
tuIt It is not ,u.- lr 'ur mo Ia act IN a"-
'ogiau," with }o.n dd,icc. | speak ior
m,.'l only. dlruou;h have no doubt
man, oi uy colleagues VIII also fail to
support 'ntr ,icN ut IN" matter
~, Ncw YORK Times in "a despatch
ircW Nlriny printed a story this morn
na ru ~" effect that Judge Parker IN
,ou.HhuIon With Eollp Ogden, editor
nf o. New York Errnmg Post, and in
lr'lrt. uhd occupied an cJuiVoCal attitude
toward ui- old personal friend and law
var'uar Mr.. Srcehdn. MIR. Shcehan was
quite concerned wncu he read the story
and later Ii" ISSUED the following state
mcnt.
sHtrH>S on AS oGDtN LETTER.
The aruc.r III to-day's New York Tunes
does great ~ ustirc To Judge Parker Il
II tru" that some time after election Mr..
Ogden. the editor of tho >cw ' ork Fr'n,nJ
Poet. wrote letter asking Judge Parker
II vas ,andda'c tor the nlted States
Sena'or~hlN. Mr ogden said IN efrec, that
the E-,n,rP Plst would refrain from at
iarking me- II was not a candidate. other
wise the" intended TO attack mo and mako
MY selection mpns~thc Jud:e Parker at
one show cd me tins letter and at my sug.
gestion and AZ my T." IgrSt he talk"d Win
u Mr.. Ogden | understand that MIR ogden
stated somaw hat III etah their reasons
for opposing my cludida"v Judge Parker
could no' state a. tue time that was n can
didat" A. had NOT determined the question
but he did say 10 Mr.. ogden that aS Soon
a. reached decision hc would communi.
cate with him When concluded to be
a candidate I a. once communicated this
fact To- Judge Parker and with my fuil
know lodge n" immediately sent word TO
Mr. ogden to that effect Man" times
since the receipt oi Mr.. Ocdrn'> letter
have stated these facts to new >paper men
and others
Judge rarher's attitude on the senator
ship has bc"n that OF an upright and hon
orahle gentleman and N every way worthy
OF the warm and devoted friendship that
exists between IL ANY suggestion TO
the contrary j. unjust and cruel
GOV. nix TALKS WIN sHEEnAN.
Gov Dix had an hours talk with MIR.
Sheehan lat. thls afternoon Just before
Mr.. Sheenan returned 10 New FORK and
to he Il better understanding. Neither
cared to say what had transpired between
them. But evidently ther. was less
tension and a modification. as Ii We're.
of the situation wuich mas existed for
som. liln. Mr. She,han IL to return
here sunday Daniel +. Cohalan also
left town this afternoon To return within
the next day or so. Charles r. Murphy
l. TO return to New York Tomorrow alter
noon for "A lew hours.
l. l.ay GOD
a bundle of kilograms from Democrats
of national Importance in other States
suggesting to him that II has been the
undi-puted rule that the ma Joritv candi-
date of u caucus represents true Demo-
cratic principles and that Il departure
from that custom can only result in dis
a-t"r 20 tie party. For instance, to-day
Seuatpr~-elect Clarence " Watson and
". T. 'lilon of West Virginia and John
i. Mc,i:aT, one oi the defeated candi-
dates, sent dispatches of that import
10 Gov. EiN. The Governor was asked
for copies of these dispatches. but Tor the
moment he considers them personal III
their character, although IA. may hand
them out Tor publication later. Gov. Dix
saiI h. was hoping Tor a speedy termlna-
tion ot the Senatorial contest.
If there i not an ending of the Sena-
iorial contest will II not interfere with
your project to secure better business
administration oil stale ahairs' the Gov
ernor was asked
Il am hoping that there will be a change
and that the Legislature will speedily
get al IN. work of the session. was the
reply, but the constituents of the mem
bers of tn" Legislature have to settle
with their representatives to delay in
doing things IN the Legislature"
Gov. Dix admitted that he had received
other kilograms than those from West
NirPi,.il in favor Of abiding by the Demo-
cratic caucus and lts nominee, Mr.
Sh.ahdn
NORMAN +, MACK's VIEWS.
Norman T. Mack, chairman Of the
Democratic national committee and ma
tonal committeeman for New York. has
had number of interviews with Gov
Dix concerning Ia" S.natorship, and to-
day Mr., Mack before leaving for his home
in Buffalo to return here on Sunday said
Gov. DIX was absolutely and posi-
lively right III taking no part in the Sena
torshlp struggle before the JOINT caucus
of IN" Legislature was held. A chair
man of the national committee my course
was Identical. | f"lt. though, that when
the vast majority of Democrats in the
Legislature in joint session assembled
decreed that the party's candidate was
Mr.. Sheehan there was no other course
for me to adopt but 20 accept MIR. Sheehan
as the candidate of the Democratic party
Of the State We must all remember
that the Democrats and Republicans of
Indiana. Alabamn Massachusetts. Min
nasota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Utah,
Connecticut. Maine, Missouri Nebraska,
North Dakota, Rhode Island, Iowa.
Montana. Teuness'" and Washington
have been electnp United States Sena :
tors recently either bv the caucus method
or by ma aJority Of the legislators. But
in every case the rule of the ma jority
has a.n accepted without "A murmur.
II is the Democratic doctrine that the
majo'ity mus: rule If the party ia to be
successful in th" State and nation.
Il have read in number of Republican
newspapers that a good many hard words
have been passed here within the last
week. | have circulated about rather
freely, talking with GOV. Dix and his
friends and with Charles +. Murphy and
his friends. and have yet to hear one
harsh word II Is true that there have
been differences OF opinion, but they have
all been expressed Courteously, ration
alk ana with the lniversel desire Ia
come TO "A right understanding. 1t il
very tue, though, that 9o per cent. OF the
Democratic Legislature want MIR. Shee-
han and ~ pc" cent do not. but the ma
jor'v must ru" or chaos will come. Al
r"aCy "a" Republicans are snickering
o-"r 'u" .ituatipn here. The Democratic
pm H. '"pJe-"u'"d 10y i's majority must
ami uI'l s'ind bv its g ms. As chairman
81 N. 'd'ipnnl COMMITTEES ! have re-
'"i.'' hUplr''- o' kilograms from Demo
t.'.. I.' " " iI" / ult"d states who are