The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-21
BRIBERY IN SENATE FIGHT?
TAH fFI INTO t>>t NBIi riH
TE:IDUt\'S fH iRGIS


from N,nh.i.an cam" uut To- day with
resolutions 80 ,r.n~iig. g." the -tlte'rpu's
alleged 80 l'lvc been made bv Assembly
man Harold J. Freedman of Manhattan
that undue influence had been used to
have him change his Vi" FOR senator 10
tho rrmoc, tic caucus nom.ner. Assem-
blyman Murray proposed ~ his r"soIu' lon
to name y committee ot tw" Senators and
three Assemblyiu"n - ir''"stigit" state
monts FRIEDMAN IS alleged I, nave made
that Municipal Court Jurtic.ship WAS
promised him If ho would dc e'i shepard
ard vote ror Shaohau w. Wards resn-
lu,ar covers substantially th" same
ground.
- many etl'n'u"nts and "hnng"' of
ho1ri have been attributed az Assembly,
man Friedman ,hl' most o' the l"gisla
tor- had pretty we'll agreed to rasS as
hardly ro-thv or notice anything o'uHnat- @
inc from that source \c, o'diuulv tho
Republican assnriates Vt Mr Mirray and
MIR. Ward sN '"d hroadly w,l"u ,he ESQ
buttons NO." nTcrcd ro,h resolutions
we're referred - tn" WGyS and Means tom
mit'rc without comment.
Minority Leader N""-itt was also r"si-
les' "" had Il misunderstanding about
what rair'ng ~; vol"s would II" "Ne"tlv,
to-day Na il.liv Leader Smith last
FRIDAY had rrrin."d - nuinbe" of pairs
'c' to-day. hrt hld gone To >cw York.
and when Nr Nr~rit' b'giu to thnk about
the uairs h" w,s ri a loss. H. said ~ know
jts. whit tho situation waa. - h' wired
practically all of the Ecp'ih'ic,u As."tN-
ilylcen TO he on hnnd to-day p.rntr"d 20
vote.
Whom Mai""iry I.c1de" Sr,h ",rllincd
the th.', w""a rr''iv n'i"- hcld.uc COCO
for to-day vi Me-" -. +,idn,,airs ~hoGlC
Re ".c,EniyoG y" 'c.i'rr Gnl Is tr"v N"r'
formally rcr:-t."cd with tin cl'"' 1hi,
was ar"c.h tr ON hu'h side Mr. >miil
insi-: :inC th4i "geni 'emcn's ago, Zen; -
arranged between legislato'~ "i,""u'
consulting the leaders would no; h" rccog
ni7ad IN tho future Had AL %, tho r."
ruhlicans present voted NJ, hcr"v woglo
ha'. been IN" ,h3i," of ,ho 'u1 ,o~itv E"
the lcgislitur. ~ tC.dny's 'es-'ru. hU, a
such proceed IL" could not have beer
doro hcnorduly tho Rcmhlican- u"cc
the tact thlt they we're N the maiorit,
to. dav r,c~alv to have some irn Y -
the Demcc"a;.
Asscmbl-meu sweet. R"DuOiicin. o
Osvcgo. ns~, 81 upof, Al rpil call on IN.
usual mo;lo ~ adjourn tn" join. Assem-
bly, Until noon tomorrow. hcI"Ving thai
the Republican legislators pair",' on III.
Ssnatorship w"r" eligible 10 vote on thu
resolution Al OF hos" paired how
ever. were eNc;sed and III" attempt Il
heat tho rosol.on and keen thu Joint
Assembly in session was los, Ivy decisive
vote. All Of tn" insurgents voted will
tho regular Democrat" TO adopt th'
ndjonrnmrn. resolution.
There varo t'r'a changes Of vote
among the insurgents senator Duham"
ard Asse nhiynan - tonnor. IN" md"
pendence Lcagu"rs. agreed "u nos
Independence League ronpr"Ul-" II
the person Of John j Hoppnr. who wa
the last Independence loagu" candida :
for Governor Senator Duhamcl ha,
been voting for Martin n Glynn and MIR
OConnor for Henry y. Hansen. lh'
other change was III the cas-" ot S'nato
j. G. Save of Manhattan, VINO G"ppr",
Edward NJ Shepard and voted for Nor
gan J. O'Brien. Thnr" wds no chang
in tho Littlston vote to-day III" Noi
follows:
william +. Shenhan. g John u. herman
~. Edward NJ shepard .; Martin v
Littleton. 8 William Sulzar. ,: John i
Hopper .; Martin II. Glynn. /; Norgal
}. O'Brien, /, Alton Il. Parker, !, am
ndlnCPN VI. lftp'N, ". NIlpl'' b'lIlll'
of woes cas-. llS. necessary 10 u choice, G.
Senator Save was asked II the chang
Cf his voto from shepard 10 . Brl"n hu
any signiticanC" and said "\"s II ha
just this significance. h" added
knew the Overwhelming sentiment q
my district would not u" represented
Permitted myself TO he bound 10y "aEc
rule for Mr.. Shsehan. 80 did not becon
bound and did not vot" for Mr. She"ha,
bur | did vote for Mr Sh"pard. III" MA
whom ] believed my constituents O"il"N"
70 he the best equipped mau. | hav
always realized. however, that my dis
trict has absolutely no right 10 dlCtal
4 nomination and ! shall b" de-lr"uS
voting with my parry, not merely e
Mr.. Shepard but also for Judg" . i'ri"
or JGdg" Cullen or JutG" l,"wllnig q
Judge Parker or Judge H'trick or JIG g
Gerard or llr Glynn or Mr., Stdu"hfi"i
or Isidor Straus or jefferson VI Levy {
Nv. Herman or Congressman Iltt!elon
any other statesman Of like character,
Further interrogated, Senator Sax
said
The present situation is ii conple,
deadlock and apparently must renal
eo unless and until Mr. Shechan witt
= draws The majority feel honor boun
To rcsrsct their caucus obligation Th
minority consisting Of thirty men. al
absolutely determined that Mr. Sheeha
she'll not be elected and know that III"
will not change their position J heliey
svervbodv is doing what he believes I
he right and tn" situation is SIMPLY
10 MIR Shechan As 10 tho position
the minority ] may add that howevs
inc -nsi.,ent it NAV he for Il Eenp"rf
and an "rEariTstion man 10 holt part
ca,c' the argument that ~" maJorl.
nUs, alway- rul" tho minority ~ a who'll
different propo-'tiOn We are not votin
TO-DAY upon question Of yes or no, 4
in tho ca-r Gf n hill or resolution. W
arc n Democratic Legislature, el'cte
ing not merely to cleo but 10 select
democratic Senator who VIII represeT
cur reunited demo cratic party.
"tSk 3rv one WIZ uses the maJ"rll
minority argument why in his orin,C
Dem, cratic majority should impos
urrn healthy minority Gf thirty cat
fidato whatever his qualifications, WI
will Gisruyt IN" party in the distric
relrosent'd Ivy ,ho minC ritT. especial
where fhr ryriv contains many me-
hilh IN character and rich IN Wtell-'
who would T." at least equally satiSta
tcrv 70 ,he majority ihe answer mn
he that S,Irn minority has moral AZ
political right ~ "&'rcia" sii"n reasoi
able veto power The maioT,t r-minn
it' rIie. as aprli'd to ih' present situ
ton. would sr'i division e III" part
q. matter of lnlI" alton" My sing
hoIc ls that "" mas all rull" and sole
hv uranlnNous Walc'NE Morgan
q Rri.r, Victor j bowl'u% or Mart