The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-12
Some Candidates for the United States
Senate.

Kentucky is one of the few States from
which the silver men have much hope Of n
gain of votes in the United States Senate.
WILLIAM LINDSAY, OF Frankfort, whose
term expires on March T. 1901, Is gold
Democrat. He will he succeeded by gold
Republican If Mr.. TAYLOR, the Republican
candidate for Governor, wins in this years
election. and il the next Legislature is Re
publcan-and in that event only The
Louisville Democratic Convention which
nominated GOEBEL for Governor adopted
this plank: We recommend to the De-
mocracy Of Kentucky ]. 5. G. BLACKBURN
as the successor of WILLIAM LINDSAY in
the United States Senate" Ex-senator
JOE BLACKBCRN is not only an ardent sill
vcrite but he was one of the pioneer silver
Senators. 1t is partly In aid Of his canvass
that WILLIAM J. BRYAN. who has otherwise
much cause to mistrust the sincerity OF
GOEBEL, has agreed to take the stump for
tn" Covington Democrats.
We observe that Ex-C congressman HENRY
NJ BAKER OF Bow, n native of Bow and
graduate of Dartmouth College, announces
himsclfas candidate for United States SEN
tor in New Hampshire to succeed WIN. f..
CHANDLER, whose term expires on March l,
1901. Mr.. BAKER was Il clerk in the War De-
partmont before his election to the Concord
Legislature. Senator CHANDLER first went
into the United States Senate in 1887. He
was reelected in 1889 and again in 1925
and has had n hard fight on each occasion
II" is a New Hampshire Republican not
easily defeated at Concord. Mr. BAKER Is
Il Republican, too
The Senatorial contests in two reliably
Republican States this year are not lacking
in picturesque features. though the out
com" in neither Is as yet in sight. In
Michigan. overwhelmingly Republican,
JAMES MCMILLAN, Ia n candidate to sue
| cccd himself at the close of his present
| term in 1901. Under ordinary circumstan-
c"s there would be little opposition among
| Michigan Republicans in view OF tho fact
| that Mr.. MCMILLAN has been a stalwart
| supporter Of the President and OF Republic
| can policies, and there Is no personal OBJ
| lection to his return; but it is asserted that
! Mr.. MCMILLAN agreed in return for Gen.
ALGER's help, given to him In sa5, to sup
! port ALGER for his SUCCESSOR and the latter
has in consequence developed large popu-
-
| He is looked upon further as a repre-
/ sentative Michigan man whose administr a-
! tiOn of the War Department was attacked
through prejudice against that State. The
recent demonstration Of welcome to Gen.
! ALGER in Detroit Is regarded IA signi.
| ilrant evidence Of popular feeling and OF
| local support Mr.. MCMILLAN is a Cana
dian 10y birth.
| Tn" objections urged among the Repub.
| Leans Of Iowa to tn" return to the United
States Senate after March, 1901, OF john
| II. GEAR, are not based upon personal
grounds, but mainly upon the question OF
| age. senator GEAR was born in Ithaca n
Y, in 1928. He is now seventy-four years
| old. II" will he scvcnty-six ut the clOst
of his present term OF office and IL re-elect
ed for another term, will he cIghty-two al
its close. As his colleague, Senator ALI
son, is veteran in service, if not in years
he was born in Ohio in ls29-thc young
Republicans of Iowa have selected 4. b
CUMMINs as their candidate for the mex
Senatorial vacancy, and are insisting that
he should h" nominated In place If Mr.
GEAR, although the recent Des Moincs con
vcntion expressed no preference for either
GEAR or CTMMlNS.
Virginia is almost exceptional among tn,
States on account of its reluctance to elect
Governor ora former Governor as Unite,
States senator, In IN" long list Of Virginia
Governors thr"" ~ whom have died durint
the present year, not ON" has attained thu
onr" IT United States senator The politi
cal custom in Virginia is to keep executive
and legislative offices separate, Il plaI
which excludes Governor on the cOmpl"
tion Of his term from any good chance u
promotion to tn" Senate, II that change is t.
I've regarded as n promotion. The compon
satiOu ~ the Governor Of Virginia and q
United States Senators is the same and tn
term of Virginia Governor il four years
Will" that Of senator is six. Under thes
circumstances the candidacy OF j. Hog