Show SHEPARD QUITS CONTEST now seems to oe hope of breaking senatorial deadlock in new york new york edward II 11 shepard in a letter to montgomery hare saturday night announced lila its retirement from the fight for the united states to succeed chauncey Chaunc cy AL depew lie he adds that in tits his opinion william I 1 F Shee hans retirement Is 19 imminent and warns the democratic members of the legislature that unless tile the members promptly unite the extra session of congress will find the state of now york but halt bait represented earlier in tho the day martin W littleton self belf announced candidate for tho the issued a statement pointing as does doea mr shepard Bh epard to the grave grava responsibility resting upon tile the democratic legislators and calling upon charles F murphy leader ot of tammany hall to causo cause the retirement of mr sheehan land and break the five weeks deaf deadlock flock no albany |