The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-03
FIGHT FOR THE SENATORSHIP
WILLIAM 4. SHEEHi\ SAID 1O
BE ~ THE IttD.
Friends NJ o.. ". shepard, Including
Nr. Osborne. "a, lie ~ ~ Good a.
Elected Nr. Osborne Not to re For
est I'jsh aut Game commissioners

est, Fish ani Game Commissioner.
ALBANY. Jan The situation here to-
day concerning the nited states Sen
atorship is II very simple one " IN"
. Democratic joint caucus Of the Iegisla-
ture were to be held tonight william +.
Sheehan of New York city would bc elected
I to succeed Senator Depew on March 4.
/ This conclusion is reached after all day
| talks with Democratic Senators and Dem
ocratic Asseinblymen fro" New York
city and the upstate districts. In other
words. these Senators and Assemhlymen
Tell you that IT is Sheehan against the
field Edward NJ. Shepard of Brooklyn.
Seymour Van Santvoord of Troy. supreme
Court Justice Gerard. Daniel +. Cohalan
and J Sergeant Cram of New York city
| IL is known tha certain Senators and AS
semhlymen counted 10 he opposed TO
Sheehan are 20 vote for him in the Joint
| caucus
| The joint caucus will assemble two
weeks from tomorrow What the inter-
i Vening time will develop is quite another
question. The shepard people refused
Tonight to accept any Interpretation OF
the situation which meant the selection
Of Sheehan A new burst of speed or
rather of effort ou the part of the shepard
adherents led Democrats who are To he
influential in determining the result to
remark that Mr.. Shepard's friends recog-
nlZed the real state of facts developed to-
/ day While here Mr.. Shepard has had
/ several long talks with John II Met toOev.
leader Of Kings county. and to-day the
two men had another exhaustive CON
/ versaiion Mr. Mc'ooey could not see
| his way clear to call a caucus Of the six
senators and seventeen Assemblymen
/ from Kings county 10 take 'tion on the
| nited States Senatorship before or just
before the joint caucus of TIA. Legislature
is held. two weeks from tomorrow.
Mr. Shepard thereupon had talk with
| Thomas Mott Osborne of Auburn. head
of the Democratic State League: Col
William q. Rice of Albany and Mont
gomery O'Hare Of Brooklyn and turned
over to their keeping his campaign for
the Senator~hip. Mr.. shepard supple
mented his actions in this matter by
saving:
Il believe that nearly all Of the Demo
cratic Legislators from Kings county favor
NV selection for United States Senator
These gentlemen. however hope 10 act
in concert with all the Democratic legis-
lators from New York city. have re-
ceiyed quite a number of letters from
Senators and Assembymen in the up
state districts who favor my election"
Mr.. Shepard thereupon visited the
Executive Mansion and had very pleas
ant talk with Gov. Dix. Mr.. Sheehan
Justice Gerard. MIR. Cohalan and Mr.
Cram also had engaging conversations
to-day with Gov. Dix. and it may be- said
for all concerned that the lnited States
Senato,~hp was not mentioned. Gov
Dix's personal views as expressed hy
friends who talked with him to-day Were
To the effect that the Governor IL inclined
to believe that the rivalry between Mr.
| Shepard and Mr.. Sheehan may becom,
SO pronounced as to- endanger party hlr-
mony in the State and in that event Gov
Dix's sympathies might lead him to sug
gest seymour Van Santvoord of Troy a.
the most available Democrat to be con.
sidered. II is very certsin that Mr.. Var
Santv cords friends believe that he may
be the natural selection should th. strug
gle between tile Shepard peopl. and the
She.han people continue az the present
high pitch, with the probability in some
quarters of its h,comng even iiercer.
Mr. Osborne after canvdssiuR the sItua.
ton said tonight
The situation for Mr.. shepard as
find it here. is SO favorable to him that
have just told Mr.. Shepard that he i,
in great danger of becoming IA popular
candidate Mr.. Shepard only came her,
10 attend the inauguration of Gov. Dix
do not find any opposition to Mr. Snepar,
from the New York city Legislators. Or
the other hand ! find "A strong sentiment
for his election among the upstate legis
lators. and furthermore there j. IA very
marked sentiment for Mr.. Shepard in
most counties in the country district.'
Mr.. Osborne said concerning tn.
suggestion that he be made Fish. Forcs
and Game Commissioner TO succee,
H. Leroy Austin that he could not pos
-lDly accept the place.
Il do not consider" continued Mr.
Osborne. that | have been offered the
place have had ont or two talks over
the phone with Gov, Dix. hut, as | say
could not think of accepting the office
want to do everything ! can to help
Gov Dix. but have told him that think
| can b. of better service to him and 1,
hi. administration by ynot accepting al
Office"
Mr.. Osborne said that in his interview
, several days ago with Gov. Dix he die
not discuss tn. Senatorship. just al
that moment up walked Mr.. McCooey
/; He had personal chat with Mr. Osborne
, lust as he had had one with MIR Shepard
, and subsequently Mr.. Met ooey said:
If what MIR. Shepard has told m,
represents the real situation and if wha
, MIR Osborne has stated represents the
! real situation Mr. Shepard should fee
very much encouraged That Is all
, care TO say about the Senatorship at tn,
. moment"
' Anthony " Brady Of Albany wa
- quoted this morning in several news
I papers a. saying. William r. Sheehar
| will he the next United States senate
from New York" Mr.. Brady befor,
! leaving for New York this evening said:
p The statement attributed 10 me i.
] totally untrue. ! have never disc,Isse,
: tn" United States Senatorship with an
living man. The statement attribute,