Arizona republican., 1911-04-01
SURPRISE BY NJ URP HY|
The Insurgents Baked, FL
nally Divided and ALI But
Ten Capitulated- A Gen
eral Feeling of Relief at
End of the Long Contest.

Albany, MlTcn 0l-SupToine court
Justive James Aloysius O'GOrman Of
New York city was elected United
States senator tonight by the legisla-
ture after the most protracted stTug-
gle over this position ever held in the
Empire state. on the final ballot, the
sixty fourth, he received liz votes to
so cast for Chauncey NJ. Depew.
whose term expired March last
At the close Of a day OF almost con-
tinuous negotiations the insurgents
capitulated and Justice O'Gorman
was elected. A few minutes before
the ballot was cast Justice OGorman's
resignation from the bench was filed
in the office of the secretary of state,
as constitutional provision would
have prevented his election while
holding as justice of the supreme
court. Applause marked the end of
the long contest and the legislators
driven from the state capitol by We'd
nesday's fire quickly adopted a resolu-
ton adjourning until April Ii.
Governor Dix tonight expressed
+. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall.
who for weeks was striving TO bring
about the election of Mr. Sheehan,
expressed himself as highly pleased
at the outcome
Last night it was understood that
senator was to be elected today from
list of eleven submitted by the in
surgents. Early this morning Murphy
came To Albany and coincidentally re-
ports spread that Justice O'Gorman
had been selected as the choice of the
democratic organization.
The insurgents, who had about
made up their minds to enter the
caucus upon the assurance that no
names would be submitted outside
their list of eleven, baked at this
changed program. They failed to ap-
pear at the morning caucus and
postponement was had until o'clock
Meanwhile a committee represent
ing the regulars was urging with the
insurgents who were in conference at
the home of their leader. Senator
Roosevelt. and finally fourteen of
them voted to put an end to the
struggle by accepting Justice O'Gor-
eight We're recorded against him |
About o'clock the caucus recon-
yened. As the contingent of insur-
gents filed into the chamber a burst |
of applause greeted them.
Its O'GOrman,' some one yelled. |
and then the din became deafening
and O'Gorman it was, when the first
ballot was concluded The result |
showed a total of 100 present The |
voting was appOrtioned this way:
James A. O'Gorman 63. William F. |
Sheehan 26, Isador Straus 5. ID. Cady |
Herrick 4, John d. Herman 8. Alton |
b. Parker l. William Sulzer l. The |
vote for O'Gorman was then made |
unanimous.
Senators Roosevelt and Bird fol- |
lowed by other insurgents who had |
not participated in the caucus filed |
into the chamber amid cheers and |
ieers.
Tam Nance sang out some one |
and half the members Joined in the |
chorus, drowning the voice of the |
speaker. In vain he pounded the |
desk with his gavel.
Members were hugging one another |
with joy at this ending of the weary |
struggle and they continued to howl |
and sing and scream.
1.-The house will please be IN or |
der" persisted the speaker
Vow, Yowi" screamed the as
semblage. Tam Ma Nee" Tam Ma |
meet"
1t was some minutes before quiet |
could be restored and the formal rat |
ification of the caucus decree began. |
When the name of Senator Bracket, |
the. minority leader. was called, he |
arose and tainted the insurgents say
ing that after they had refused to /
support one man. the choice of a |
majority of the party. because Of his |
relations with Tammany's Hall they |
had finally joined i'm the election of |
one who has been infinitely closer |
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