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Show SEW YORK CAUCUS FAILS TO AGREE ALBANY. K. T. March Sl.-The Hr-end Hr-end DeeMcraUc .egtelative caucus failed laat Bight to select a candidate for United Slates senator, and wms called to reoon-wens reoon-wens -tonight.? Twenty-nv- candidate, were ' voted for. William F. Shee-han Shee-han leading with a vote of 2 Ira. than a tnlrd of those laJilns pad. ThoM receiving re-ceiving the next tits-heat votee were Ail 5utus Van Wyr. 1; leador Straus S: ohn J. Fltagerald. t. and Daniel f. Coliolan. 4. (wnMr Ins received I rote-Ninety rote-Ninety of the lit Pemm-ratlc members of the legislature answered the roll call. Several members who have figured as strong advocates of Mr. Sheehan's candidacy candi-dacy acknowledged Is declaring their voles that hla election had nurd to be a possibility, and that the recunvenias of the caucus released tliein from whatever what-ever pledges might have lwn Incurred by attendance upon the firm caucus. Thla was the general Imrre-whin among the Bheehan advocates, who espressed the opinion thst the reconvening of the caucus Tuesday night would mark the beginning of the end of the deadlock. hcverar tnemhers scorcl the Insurgents for their failure to attend the caucua. The general opinion In both IMmocrallc csmpa was that the senator Would be elected In time to Uke his seat wbaa den-gresg den-gresg convenes next Tuclay. |