New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01

weeks patte. lUeerS Which, eiVc''"
Senator Wagner. president of the caucus.
when he appeared. and cheers which
rang out at appropriate and inappropri-
ate moments thereafter. testified TO the
relief and gladness of everybody at the
smashing Of the nerve-racking deadlock.
MccIeuand Nominate. o'Gornan.
As soon as the resounding thump OF
Senator Wagner's gavel had died away
Senator Fiero renewed a motion he had
made at the mornings caucus to make
William r. Sheehan again the majority
candidate. 1t was voted down with
shout. Senator McClelland was recog-
nized and nominated Justice O'Gorman.
lie said the legislators had labored for
two months and more. undergoing great
hsrdshps with forbearance and patience.
Now We are out in open daylight he
said. land the sunlight Of success Is
cheering us on. II has come TO time
when the Democracy OF the state recog-
pizes the emphat:, demand that Sen
ator be elected TO represent the Empire
state in the special session of Congress.
| present to this caucus the name of a
man which is household word IN every
home in the state. He has been DEM
ocrat among Democrats. He has been
heard on the stump with solid argu-
ments and convincing cloquence. lie
has been consistently a Democrat. he
never forgot when on the bench that he
was Democrat He will be Democrat
In the Senate and always friend Of the
people. I nominate James A. O'Gor-
man."
a scattered handclapping greeted the
name. Senator Griffin, of The Bronx,
made a seconding speech In which ne
took issue with some printed criticism OF
Justice O'Gorman
''IIe never prostituted his office for any
party. and he never will" said he CRIES
Of "Cut it out" interrupted his defence
OF the candidate. Assemblyman Hack
CIT. in whose district Justice O'Gorman
lives, made a seconding speech.
Or. Bush. the original Sheehan man.
nominated Mr.. Sheehan again.
Before YOU sacrifice the Democratic
rarity upstate" said he, i want one
word. ! dislike to see the party weaken
Itself. We had position intrenched IN
fair dealing and the Democratic pTln'
ciple Of majority rule. 1t panied me 10
see the act Of our first caucus rescinded.
for public opinion in d short time "oulo
have crushed the spirit Of Insurgency
Majority Leader Replies.
This brought retort from Assembly
man 4. T. Smith, majority leader OF the
lower house
Il believe 80 made every possible cf-
fort and sacrifice TO keep alive the prin-
cirle of majority rule" he said. "Whlle
our duty in the first instance is to the
reorle. we have duty under the fedora
statutes 70 elect Senator. Even me
most rabid Of us must have become con
vinceS % the ir1possibility of mair;a'n-
Ing the position imposed on US by the
Srst caucus and electing Sensto-
There would have been no excuse for US
~ Congress had convened end ve had
elected no Senator"
Assem- blyInsn Walter r. HerricK
named his half brother, p. Cady Her
rick: Big Tin" sullivan presented the
name cf Isidor Straus. Senator Payne
tha. of Augustus Van wyck and Senator
Ferris that Of John =. Herman, OF
Oneida COUNT.
Then came the vote Before the clerk
wss half way down the Assembly list u
was evident that e~erything had been
cvt and dried for ocornlsn and that
enough insurgents were ~ the deal to
riec. him even If the ahsentees voted
AGAINST him Those absentees we're Sen
s,ors Burd, pu Hamel GrsdT and
Roosevelt and Assemhlymen Beach.
EridAneacker. Chanler prumnond,
Evans. Try. Huber Kennedy, Saunders
end Wheeler.
The clerk announced The result shout.
irr 10 make his voice audibe atove 3
tur,ult Of ssbtls and test
Then Senator Black. Who had refused
70 vote ~ firs' cast his vote for William
+. sheehan. This brought sheehsn's
vcte-'h. fral vote in this senatorship
cortes,--to 90. IS tbs significance Of
tna numerals dashed across the as
serlhlase even the Sheehan supporters
srinned. though rletully, while the Tam
many men p-ho had switched from him
g. cCcrman shouted jeers q, them.
The cau-us ballot showed a total If 1n0
present and voting. spportioned IN this
va1 James ! OGormsn. G3. Willie n
J sheehan. %. Isidor straUs, :. II
Csdy Eerrick. ! John =. herman. 3
Avon 2 Parker. William sulzsr. /
or Bush moved 10 make o'Gorman's
nomination unanimous. and II was car
r'ei
Outsiders rhronu Assembly Chamber,
IN Difference - the law. the Democratic
Senators went from the caucus into :he
SENATE chamber 10 assemble IN session
% the Senate prelinnary 70 the final
session IF the Joint Legislature. Tho As
esmblvmen remained in 'he temporary
Assembly chamber II vas hot, filed
with smoke and Uttered with paper and
cigsr stUmps, spectators worr1ed
their way into II and snatched chairs
rre-empted fcr legislators. When. at
$50 o'clock Speaker ,'risbie called the
Assembly 60 order more outsiders than
legislators occupied the foor Of the
House and refused to he dispossessed
Outside there Was a roaring Of shouts
and cheers. "Tammany" and We're