New-York tribune., 1911-02-15
MAY COERCE DIX
THROUGH HUPPUCH
Sheehan Supporters Holding Up
Confirmation Of the NomIna-'
tion of Governors Friend.
TAMMANY KEEPING IT BACK
Governor Still Sure He Will Not
Interfere in Senatorship Con-
test, but Nurphys Follow
ers Are Not So Certain.
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Albany. Feb. l3-Supporters of Will
lam f. Sheehan IN the senatorial con-
test and their Tammany Hall attorneys
are using drastic means To get Governor
Dix to come out with public statement
adyoca ting the election of Mr.. Sheehan
10 the senatorship.
II was learned tonight on exceiient
authority that one OF their ways Oh
bringing pressure on the Governor was
,be holding up Of tine confirmation oi
the nomination Of state Chairman Hup-
puch 10 be n public Service Commission
or for the cd District.
The Sheehan rootcrs seem To nave
pinned their hopes on the Governor, hs'
uring that a public statement from MN
might influence some anti-Shcehan in
surgents. The Governor has done every
thing short Of making such sta.e-
ment TO help along the Sheehan end Of
the contest. He declares that lie VII
not make any public statement. Tam
MANY men aren't SO sure Of that as m
seems To be.
Tammany controls the state Finance
Committee That committee has Mr.
Huppuch's nomination for consideration
/ Mr.. Huppuch is the Governors yer!
good friend and business partner. III
! is extremely anxious to land this Slo,OV
I n year job-so anxious that he sough
the 30. X" of Mr.. Murphy, of Tam
many. and was willing 10 come out him
self with a statement supporting Shee
han for Senator.
The Governor IS said to be almost n
anxious that Mr. Huppuch have thi
| lob and its fat salary as the state chair
man himself. Yet the Tammanyize'
| Finance Committee is not showing an,
haste TO report the nomination for con
frmation. II has held it up for ten days
/, This IS the more noticeable because o
| tre fact that this committee reporte
for confirmation the nomination OF Jon
+ Voorhis 10 be State Superintendeh
Of Elections-an appointment yer
grateful to Tammany-in two or thre
davs after it was referred to the con.
mjt,ee. Indeed. a fight was made b
Tammany men to prevent its being re
ferred at all. They wanted TO cohiirn
bin Immediately.
Dix.Friedman Controversy.
Governor Dix and Assemblyman Har
old Friedman. anti-Sheehan insurseh'
ioined issue to-day on the point Whethe
the Governor asked Friedman to sup
mort Sheehan and make declaration
his intention TO switch to the caucu
choice in the insurgent conference. IN
Governor was asked apropos Oh III
Friedman afidavits whether he did sen
for the Assemblyman and ask nm [
vote for Sheehan.
'I did not send for Mr. Friedman. n
eaid .'I do not send for legislators, al
though | always am glad to see thef
and talk vita them
"Did YOU ask him 10 make a state
ment in the insurgent conference ths
he was going to vote for Mr.. Sheehan.
Difference to your wishes
Il did not ask MI ri''ui''" w "
for Mr. Sheehan. or any other legi'
la,or tn do So" replied The Governor.
do not ask legislators to take any pal
,,cu,ar action regarding legislative a
fairs. Nv position on this matter IS e'
actly what it has been-one OF non-if
reference.
THE Governor added that while he ma
econ Mr. Sheehan this morning, on II
train. they didn't discuss the senator
ship.
81 understand the Governor has electf
nm IN bis Ananias Club" laughed A
.enoblvman Friedman. when asked aDo'
- matter 81 never would have sa
! .nvthing about IT II Murphy hadn
) d,et rihuted those affldavits around her
rbav told the story. not !. But the
7 .roak for themselves. The Governor d
send for me. His secretary called me
! in New York that Sunday. What sa
IN my affidavit was true. ] was WIFI
"a nresent the Governors views abo
,.o,inq for Sheehan and breaking q
- deadlock to the conference. never SAL
z I'm or out Of any AFFIDAVIT that l INTEND
to vote for Sheehan.
.I didn't intend to- ana ""r' una
anv conditions. There IL one thing
the comics Of the alidavifs circulat
!. here which | never said-that intend
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