The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-13
DEPEW CHOSEN FOR SENATOR
fl CTION OF THE REPUBLIC4N C1 c.
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NOminated-His Name Greeted With Applause Secretary Instructed to Cast One Ballot for Htm-The Election Will be Held Next Tuesday.

One Ballot for Him-The Election VIII
 be Held Next Tuesday.
 Albany, Jan. 12-Chauncey M. Depew was unanimously nominated for United l States senator at a joint caucus of the republican senators and assemblymen held in the assembly chamber tonight There was very nearly full attendance of the republican members of both houses present, as well as a number of prominent spectators, including Lieu tenant Governor Woodruff and State Chairman Odell. The caucus was call d to order by Senator Ellsworth, chair man of the senate caucus committee. Senator Hobart Krum was chosen chairman of the joint caucus. Senator Krum stated the business of the caucus and Senator Nathaniel A. Elsberg of the | Fifteenth senatorial district of New York, Mir Depew's district, was then recognized by the chair to present MT. Depew's name. In part MT. Elsbere said:
 Shall we send to represent the people of this state in the senate at Washing ton a man who is a little American one who shuts his eyes to the great and necessary developments of the future, or shall we send one who is broad enough to understand and sympathize with the wants and the wishes of the people of the republic? I have in mind, sir, a man who fulfills every requirement and measure up to every standard-one who is as sound as gold on every economic question that is or has been an issue, and who will give eloquent expression in the senate, not alone to the material needs, but to the wishes and the hopes of the people of New York. Beginning life as country boy, he has, by his un- aided efforts, raised himself to such a position as lawyer, orator and distin- suished public citizen that he is hailed all oyer the entire world as represent ative and typical American. He is a republican of that vigorous, uncompro- missing republicanism that never halts and never slumbers, and for many years he has labored day in and day out for the success of the party His voice in Washington will be most potent inllu ence in shaping national legislation and national policy, and you know that he will fitly live up to the proud traditions of the New York senators whom the re- publican party has sent to Washington in the past. I nominate, as the repub- lican candidate for election to the sem ate of the United States, that eloquent orator, distinguished man of affairs and typical American gentleman, Chauncey M. Depew."
 Prolonged applause greeted the pre- sentation of MT, Depew's name. As semblyman Frank Bulkely, who repre- sents Mir. Depew's assembly district, the Twenty ninth of New York, sec onded the nomination. Senator Benja- min Wilcox of Auburn said that the people of his district had last fall decid- ed upon their rc; -esentatve in congress Hon. Serano F. Payne as a most desir- able candidate for United States sena- tor, but as the public sentiment was found to point to MT. Depew they rec ognized the wisdom of such selection. As the representative of Payne's dis trict he seconded the nomination of MT. Depew. He moved that the secretary be directed to cast one ballot for MT. Depew. The secretary having cast the ballot, Chairman Krum declared: Ut is my pleasure to declare Hon. Chaun- cey M. Depew the unanimous choice of this joint caucus for United States sen ator, and declare him the nominee of the republican party" The caucus then adjourned The election will be held in both houses next Tuesday, and on Wednesday both houses will meet in joint session to declare the result.
 Chauncey Mitchell Depew, chairman of the board of directors of the Wander bilt system of railroads, was born in Peekskill, N. Y, April 23, 1894 MT. De- peW's boyhood was spent in his native village and there he was prepared for college. At the age of eighteen MT. Depew entered Yale and in 1856 was graduated with one of the first honors of his class. On June 2S, 1887, the de- gree of IL. D. was conferred upon him by Yale. The year of his graduation was signaiized in a political way by the organization of the republican party and his first vote for president of the United States was cast for John c. Fremont. Although of democratic an- tecedents his early interest in politics led him to promptly affiliate with the new party. MT. Depew was admitted to the bar in 1858 and in that year he was elected a delegate to the republi- can state convention. In 1860 he took the stump for Abraham Lincoln for president and during the campaign ad- dressed many large and enthusiastic audiences in the Ninth congressional district and in other parts of the state in which he was best known. In 1861 MT. Depew was nominated for the as- sembly in the Third Westchester coun- ty district and although the democrats we're largely in the ascendant in the and hopeful of the district he was elected by majority of 259 He associated with the speak, | ership. He was made chairman of the | ways and means committee. In 1864 he was nominated by the re- publican party as it's candidate for secretary of state, and the campaign 1 was an exciting one from it's inception | to it's close. MT Depew was elected by | l majority of 3O,OOO. Upon the expira- 1 ton of his term he was rendered a re- | by his party, but he de- | ,lined it. During the Andrew Johnson l administration the secretary of state, |