The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-21
LITTLETON
CANDIDATE
FOR SENATE
Noted New York Lawyer Be-
comes a Factor In New
York Contest
(By Assoolated Pressl

New York. Feb. 20-Mariin w. Lit
tleton, newly elected Democratic rep
resentatye from Theodore Roosevelt S
home district announced Sunday
night candidacy for United States
senate, to succeed Chauncey N. De
pew and supplemented h. formal
statement with verbal declarations
that he will take his cause before The
people. He will speak in Brooklyn
Tuesday night in Manhattan Wednes-
day night and perhaps thereafter up
state lie chose to make known his
candidacy through a letter to Lieu
tenant Governor Conway.
Among the leaders here some curl
osity was aroused as to Mr.. Little
tons motive in coming forward at
this time: why he should write to
Lieutenant Governor Conway and
what counsels had aided MIN in reach
ing decision.
Mr. Lttletol said he came forward
now because he had become convinc-
ed neither Mr. Sheehan nor Mr.. Shep-
ard can be elected They had been
the leading candidates when the leg
stature convened and hitherto he had
hesitated to dispute their pre-emin-
ence,
lie chose to write to Lieutenant
Governor Conway because the latter
presides over the election OF United.
States senators and therefore com
munication addressed to him would
come before the joint assembly in a
manner befitting the proprieties and
the legallties demanded.
William r Sheehan and Charles +.
Murphy were perhaps the two per
sons most interested in the news OF
Mrs. Littleton's candidacy
This is the first time | had heard
OF IT, said Mr., Sheehan NO, | did
not know he intended to come out as
candidate, though OF course his
name has been mentioned. | have
not seen his letter and don't want to
see it, There is nothing for me TO
say
Charles w. Murphy was at Good
Ground, l.. H. and would make no
comment until he had read the let
ter
Senator Franklin d. Roosevelt, the
insurgent leader sad Il hardly
think shall have any opinions on
the worth of MIR. Lttleton's candidacy
until | have consulted with my col
/ leagues of the minority. Personally
Of course, everybody likes Martin Lit
tleton aud all Democrats recognize
that he has done effective work fol
the party.
THE vote tomorrow at Albany
probably will not show the sentiment
of the minority toward Mr.. Littleton
nor perhaps win that of Tuesday"
MIR. Littleton was emphatic that
he had not consulted with Mr.. Muir
| ply about his candidacy.
By way OF Introduction, Mr.. Lit
tleton says he Is In receipt OF a letter
in which he Is asked to state wheth.
er am a candidate for United States
senator"
Before the legislature assembled
he continued, 4 was asked by some
of the members to declare myself a
candidate. At that time Mr.. Shepard
and Mr. Sheehan were active and
i0oulAlS NAAhiNdlCo anu naturally
expected the choice would fall upon
one Of these gentlemen and hence
declined to do 50.
we are nearing the fifth week OF
balloting and 1t does not seem at all
likely that either will be chosen. |
have made up my mind to submit my
name as a candidate to the legisla-
ture OF the state, and in doing so. |
wish the members and the people
who sent them to know where /
stand and for what | stand"