The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-31
lnsurgent Democrats i'm New
York Apparently in Position
to Name -the Man.
REPUBLICANS WILLING
TO AID IN ELECTION
Outcome Depends Upon Secret
Caucus of the Majority at
Albany This Morning.

ALBANY. n Y, March 30.-The in.
surgent Democratic members Of the leg
islature will have it in theirpower to
morrow to break the senatorial dead
lock either by settling their differences
with the party organization or accept
ing aid from the Republicans
Tonight, when the prospects Of elect
Ing senator. tomorrow seemed to de-
pend entirely upon how many nsur-
gents would enter a caucus, William a.
Barnes, Jr., chairman of the Republi-
can state committee, made public a let
ter advising the Republican legislative
leaders to "glve to the independent
Democratic members the opportunity to
nil New York s vacancy in the senate
by rendering its unanimous support to
conservative Democrat. -
Mr.. Barnes's letter supported the
idea that gained arpidly, following to-
day S abortlve caucus, that the Demo-
Gratis were hopelessly divided
The name of the next United States
senator from New York apparently de-
pends upon which course the indepen
dent Democrats choose TO follow.
Caucus Behind Closed Doors
Tomorrow ut 10 a N. the Democrats
will caucus behind closed doors Be-
fore the Barnes letter appeared il was
expected fifteen insurgents would en-
ter this meeting on condition that the
names of neither William +. Sheehau
nor Daniel T.. Coholan would be con
sidered
The effect of Mr.. Barnes S proposition
will be indicated by the number of in
surgeuts who enter the caucus If fif
teen DIN the organization members in
making caucus nomination, their can
didate will have enough votes for elcc-
ton. Unless the organization offers ac-
.rcptnbie terms. it is believed enough in
surgents to insure an election are ready
to join the Republicans in ending the
deadlock
The transfer of lists Of acceptable
candidates between the insurgents and
the organization continued TODAY AT
ter numerous eliminations, the follow
ing are said to have remained as pos
sible candidates.
Martin W, Littleton, John D. Herman,
Martin II, Glynn, Isidor Straus. Her
man Ridder, Alton b. Parker, Morgan
j. O'Brien, Augustus Van Wyck. ID.
Cady Herrick and John n. Carlisle.
Letter of Mr.. Barnes.
In his letter Mr.. Barnes says that
the senatorial situation has reached a
stage where it seems that as chairman
Of the state committee he is called up
on to express TO the Republican members
of the legislature what seems to be
their obvious patriotic duty. He con
tlnues that in view of the call for an
extra session of congress, the grave
consideration that the state of New
York has matters which will come be
fore that session and the fact that it
must be clearly known that no senator
can be elected by the Democratic ma
jority. the Republican minority, in the
performance Of It's public duty, under
the constitution, should give TO the in
dependent Democratic members Of the |
Legislature, If any there are, the oppor- |
tunitv to fill New York's vacancy In |
the senate by rendering its unanimous
support to a conservative Democrat for |
the Office of United States senator,