New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04
SAY WILSON WANTS
0'GORMAN IN CABINET
Washington Politicians Think
He Seeks New York Senator
for Attorney General.
AFRAID OF MURPHY'S MAN
President. Elects Friends Fear
Legislature Would Not Elect
the Right Kind of Demo
crat as Successor.

Washington. Jan. 3. James A
| O'Gorman, junior Senator from New
| York. might be Attorney General
under President Wilson II a way could
be found to induce the New York Leg
islature to All the resulting vacancy in
the Senate with another man OF sim
| liar calibre.
President elect Wilson. his friends
here say feels that while the New York
Senator is distinct progressive, his
appointment would be an assurance to
the business interests that calm and
| judicial mind would be brought TO bear
on every trust and banking problem
that might have to be solved in the
| next four years. 1t is argued that the
Senator's experience on the bench
would be OF great advantage to him in
giving the Sherman law its true mean
ing and in letting the business inter-
ests know just where they stood with
reference to the legality Of trusts and
combinations Of capital.
Wants q Conservative.
The President elect, II is believed
does not wish to have an Attorney
General who would go on a rampage
and put business in panic. He
wants man who will enforce the law.
but who will do 1t in a conservative
manner. He has been told that O'Gor-
man would be an ideal man on whom
the President and all the other MEM
bers Of the Cabinet might rely for con-
structlve legal advice.
According to numerous politicians
here, Senator O'Gorman wants to ac-
cept the post. The one thing standing
in the way is the knowledge said to be
possessed by Governor Wilson and his
advisers that the resignation Of Mr..
O'Gorman from the United States Sen
ate would probably be followed by the
election Of William f. Sheehan by the
New York Legislature.
Blue Eyed Billy" Sheehan, the close
personal friend Of Charles F. Murphy.
has not outgrown his desire TO come to
the United States Senate, il is declared.
Murphys strong friendship for him
was shown when he kept the New
York Legislature deadlocked for
months because a small band of insur-
gents held out against Sheehan's cleo
ton. The deadlock was broken only
when O'Gorman's name was suggested
as compromise.
Murphy Is said to be determined to
put Sheehan over" this time IL O'Gor-
man resigns. Neither Senator O'Gor-
man nor President-elect Wilson is will
ing that Sheehan should come to the
Senate. They would as soon have Muir
ply himself The problem. therefore.
| II O'Gorman is to go into the Cabinet.
Is to find a way by which some Demo-
crat Of the O'Gorman stamp and a
real supporter of Wilson may be
elected by the New York Legislature.
| 1t is believed here that Governor
! Suffers recent announcement that he
! is the state leader and owes allegiance
TO no one except "the people, is part
of the plan of President-elect Wilson
for testing strength with Murphy.
It is believed Governor Sulzer would
work with Mr.. Wilson and Senator
| O'Gorrnan to bring about the election
| Of a Wilson man to the Senate. Sew
eraI names have been suggested. in
Guiding Justice Gerard. William r. Nc
| Combs and other friends Of Wilson. II
is certain, however that no ofilcial an
nouncement will be made Of Wilson'S
desire to have O'Gorrnan as his Attor-
ney General until assurances have been
obtained that the New York Lsgislat-
ure will not attempt to elect Sheehan,
but will choose q man who will be free
from the influence OF Charles r.
Murphy and can be relied upon by
President Wilson as one Of his sup
porters In the Senate.
In case these assurances are not
Forthcoming and OGorman stays in the
| Senate, it Is thought by many that the
choice for Attorney General will fall
on Robert Henry, Of Texas. now chair
man Of the Rules Committee Of the
House. The selection Of Henry would
mean that A. j. Burleson, who comes
from the same state. would not get the
portfolio OF Agriculture, although his
appointment has been generally sx-
pected.