Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-02-27 | Page 8 | Shepard Quits Senatorial Race

SEMTOjrHL'WJJE XEW YORK, Feb. 20. Edward M. Shepard. in a Jotter to Montgomery, tonight announced his retirement frcm the fight for the United States scna-torshlp scna-torshlp to succeed Chnuncov M. Dc-pew. Dc-pew. Ho adds that, in his opinion, William F. Sheehan's retirement is imminent im-minent and warns the Democratic members of the legislature that unless the members "promptly unite, the ex- j tra session of cougress wllk'fuid the state of New York but half repre- ' sented." B Earlier in tho day, Martin W. Llttle- MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMJuM ton, self-announced candidate for tho scnatorshlp, Issued a atatoment point-lug point-lug as does Mr. Shepard to "the grave responsibility" resting upon tho Democratic Demo-cratic legislators and palling upon Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Tam-many hall to cause tho retirement of Mr Sheehan and break the five weeks' deadlock at Albany. oo