New-York tribune., 1911-02-03
BOSS AND HIS MAN SULk
Murphy Chafes and Sheehan Is
DeSpondent Over Long Deadlock.
14TH BALLOT PERFUNCT0RY
Tammany's Senatorship Choice
Holds His Men, but Insur-
gents Refuse to Bulge.
[By telegram 70 The Trihun. ,

| Albany, Feb Just 10 comply with the
law. the Legislature took the fourteenth
ballot for United States Senator in joint
session to-day. The deadlock remained un-
broken, sheehan holding his men, and the
Insurgents neartlessly refusing to make
good stories spread by Sheehan enthusiasts
that they We're going 10 support the Tam
many-Wall Street candidate.
The ballots tomorrow and Saturday
will be even more Of a form than to-day's.
There will be no quorum present either
day Word has been sent out for all the
members TO he present Monday, though.
and Sheehan men are spreading the
Tip industriously that early next week
something IS going 10 happen. They
don't say what # will be. Some peo-
pie got the notion that the Demo
cratic caucus Monday night TO nominate a
successor to Edward Lauterbach as mem
her OF the Board of Regents might be
shifted into another senatorship caucus.
Senator Wagner denied in very positive
terms that any such thing was contem-
plated or possible.
The organization Democrats have no
tricks 10 play he said. "If We were dis
posed 20 descend 10 such petty expedients,
as soon as any other matters than the
choosing bf a Regent were mentioned the
other fellows could get up and get out
This happened to be precisely the view OF
the case taken by a number OF the insur-
gents. They didn't seem 10 be much
alarmed at the prospect Of being trapped
into a caucus and ropei. thrown and
banded with the Sheohan sign before they
could get away.
Anti-Sheehan men here are prepared for
an endurance contest. They think the
strain IS getting on Sheehan's nerves a lit
tie. but see no immediate prospect that he
viii boz willing 70 admit that he has had
enough Of the fight. They say they can
stand this deadlock as long as he can.
Moreover. they wouldn't be- very much sur
prised IL Boss Murphy finally shelved Shce-
han against that Worthy's will They are
keeping a pretty careful watch on Murphy
and Sneehan and profess - find Murphy
chatting violently AT the present situation
and Sheehan rather desuondent
Sheehan's personal activity may be SOME
indication that an is not sweet harmony be-
tween himself and Murphy The Tammany
boss. despite mis- pro,estations Of loyalty 10
the candidate. isn't doing a great deal 70
swing new votes to him. Whatever Is beng
done in that direction now is being done by
Sheehan personally and by his friends and
agents He himself sends for many Of the
insurgents 10 visit him and tries 70
persuade them that they are harming the
Democratic party by their course. He
takes the view-which some Of his visitors
term sweIed headed-that when he be
came the caucus choice he was elected
leader Of his party in this state. The at
titude OF tie insurgents he says 10 them.
IN effect. is party treason and IS wholly
uniustified. as he and his record have been
indorsed and approved by the caucus. All
Of which doesn't seem TO be in the least
effective 20 elect him.
Governor Dix to-day made his daily
statement that he wasn't interfering in the
situation or talking about IL with any OF
bis visitors Boss Murphy, as usual. made
no statement. He's here 70 see that his
LEGISLATURE is held in line.
OF the 21l members of the Legislature
l63 voted to-day. the others being absent
or paired As a result, William Z. Shee-
hans vote dropped from g yesterday to 50
r day. leaving him fifteen short Of the re-
quired number The insurgents were out
in force. and the vote for the other Demo-