The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-20

NJ our oar IOI lne lASt HI1epn NPdiS wv
lawyers have will doubt his fitness He
has conducted himself With dignity and
intelligence that have secured FOR him
the respect and admiration OF the entire
bar.
mfr. Murphy would have no right !"
advise deserving the party NOMINEE" even
il he were disposed to do so. Know
he has not the remotest intention oi CON
sidering any such act oi party dl7loraty'
The Governor very wisely refused 10 inter-
fere between rival candidates. but on TINS
question Of party existence ! think II is
the duty uf the Governor to speak ont
ms the state leader Of his party
The talk between Gov. Dix and Mr.
Sheehan waa very pleasant. but was not
directly on the subject of the United
States Senatorshp There has been com.
rlain' here TO the effect that Thomas
Mott Osborne and others of Gov. Dix's
important officeholders have absented
themselves from their departments for
the purpose OF stimulating the oppo-
sition Of Legislators To Mr. Sheehan's
candidacy. Mr. Sheehan and his friends
in the Democratic State organization
felt that this state of AFFAIRS should cease
Senator Roosevelt. however. il looked
upon as the head and shoulders of the IN
eurgent movement against Sheahan He
bus'les about AZ all hours ot the day
and night, keeping his insurgen, friends
in line. for il has become known that
several Of the Senator's followers are
beginning to look rather dubious over
theii present attitude of opposition to
the candidate of the Democratic state
organization
Il wish" SAID one of the Roosev.lt
insurgents TODAY. 4 had been IA Hall
faN before ! got into this mess
Most of the insurgents are receiving
kilograms and letters from their Demo
cratic constituents telling them that
Sheshan, by the action ot tn" Democratic
JOINT caucus on Monday, when h" received
% per cent ot the votes necessary to
elect hun senator. became the candidate
of the Democratic party OF the State and
the choice of the great ma iorltv OF VA"
Democratic legislators and that th.r.
should be- no further opposition
Senator Roosevelt was asked by one
Of his friend. Tonight concerning the
activities of Mr. Osborne Quick a. a
fash Roosevelt replied
oh, We are leaving tn" lSshlng of III"
statements and the attending of lunch
cons to our good friend. SIR. Osborne
That may be- all well and good. other
insur gents said hut the ot'inion i. gain
ing ground hourly that Mr. Osborne iS
himself candida'. for senator Charles
+ Ra'tigau of Auburn. Mr. osborn.'-
chief lieut. anan' empha'icaliv denied
to-niGht hat Osborne is u candidate for
Senator. hu' his insurgen' friends re-
minded Mr Ra,tigan that nt'ueni ia
m. mbers Of the Democratic stat. League
announced all through last summer and
fali that Mr. Osborne was not a candl-
date for Governor, and yet Mr. Osborne
turned up as a candidat. for Governor
AT tho Rochpstpr Siatp
Evidently Judge Park-r's few hours
in town vest erday resulted in no change
in the vote for him. for to- day h" received
again seven votes for Senator The at'i.
tude of Judge Parker toward his old
persona friend and present law partner.
Sheehan l. summed up in hi remark
u am not going TO tell anybody 20 hang
who has suggested that | shall he United
States senator turns out on the best
testimony that Judge Parker on short
visl' here Yesterday did not ask any OF
n" Assemblymen who have been voting
for him 10 quit and plump their votes for
Sheehan
There were m.mher- Of the Democratic
national committee Of 1901 in town to-day
and they recounted >heehan's services
To Parker for two years before the Demo
cratic national convention of that year
at 81 Louis. when Parker was nominated
for President, and Sheehan's day and night
work during the campaign for Parker
az the headquarters in West Thirty
fourth street New York. The labors Of
that Carnpa ign and the work of he preCed
ing two wears leading up 20 the conven-
tion resulted in a complete breakdown
of Shechans health. which compelled him
to take "A siy months rest in Europe to re-
cuperate There j. intense feeling her"
among the Democrats on his suhJact.
and they lken IL 10 the attitude of William
Bryan in the recent campaign toward
James c Dahlman, Democratic candidate
for Governor of Nebraska Dahlman
had worked for fourteen years for Bryans
elevation. and BRYAN in last falls cam
paign hoi'cd pahlman
The Democratic STATE prganiIatio ion
leaders Charles + Murphy John II
McCooev. and their colleagues. repre-
senting ~ per cent of tn. Democratic
committee. We're emphatic in their state
ments to-day that Mr. Shaahan by he
action of m" JOINT caucus of Demo ratio
legislators had been made the candidate
for senator Of the Democratic party of
the State and they would remain here all
summer 70 elect him Ther" was no
finch,nG on IN" part of any of these
Democratic leaders Indeed A. the davs
pass and the action Of the caucus is defed
these leaders become tir,ner III their con
viction that the state organ zation shall
not be defeated bv a handful Of insur
gents The Democratic organization, ~
was furthermore stated to-day bv thos"
competent TO speak, will accept no com
promise whatever. for they are convinced
that the prestige of the organization l. II
stake a. well as its usefulness IN ih"
Presideniia convention OF lHi"
Several of these important Democrat 3,
went on Ia say that lhey have believed
tha, Gov. Din the candidate of the Demo
cratic organization. was released from
his thoroughly impartial attitude when
the JOINT caurlS bv Ms great majority
declared for Sheehan and that the Gov
ernor could very properly have then
said that inasmuch as the vast ma jority
Of the legislators had declared Sheehan
to be the party's candidate the rlle of
the Democratic party from ts inception
had been the rule of the ma jority harles
+ Murphy and Norman +. Mack, national
committeeman for the State. had short
talk with Gov, Dix early TO day IN which
the foregoing sentiments We're expressed
Something has been said about k"
publican Senators and Assemblymer
ahsenrng themselves frCm the Joln'
legislative erssion Senator Brackett anc
ASsembyman Merritt, leaders respec
lively of tho Senate and Assembly Re
puhlican minority, again stated to-day
that theY had no power on earth to compe
their colleagues To remain ~ their seat,
further than the personal appeal mad.
70 them While there are no rules IN th'
Ssr1t" and Assembly governing pairs
pa'r>, hav. been granted between Sheeiiar
ana iepaw men, and vet il is known that
kcrplliran senators and Republican