The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-30
DEPEW IS VICTORIOUS
WILL BE RETURNED TO UNITED
 STATES SENATE.
OdeII Finally Acauiesces, and the Joker of the Upper Chamber Again is Wearing the Smile
 of the Successful.

New York, Dec. 7s.--Senator Chaun- cey M. Depew said today that he had won in his campaign for recollection to | the United States Senate. He made the announcement after 8 conference by appointment with Governor odell, | Speaker of the Assembly Nixon and State Senators Elberg and Maltby. The conference was not a long one, and when over the Senator came down stairs smiling and apparently very happy, he went to the reporters and greeted them warmly and said;
 "Gentlemen, the fight is all over. A harmonious outcome has been brought about by the only man in the State that could have done it--Governor todelI. He has done magnihcently in this case and the party is now har- monious." After the adjournment of the meet ing at the Republican Club between Governor Odell, Senator Depew, Speak, | CT Nixon and Senator Maltby, Cover nor odell went to the Fifth Avenue Ho- tel He was asked to confirm the statement that the Senatorship had been settled. He said: Tt has been absolutely settled" "will Senator Depew's name be the only one to go before the caucus?" was asked of him.
 "I think so," he said. and he added that he knew of no other name to be presented. He was asked if ex-Gover- nor Black would withdraw from the contest and replied: T suppose he will" Does MT. Black acquiesce in the program?" he was asked. The Governor replied: His friends whom have seen acquiesce in it.. Some of them have not seen." n fn q nuaGfinn VVhAthaP agreement was in accord with his own personal preference or whether he yielded to the party leaders, Governor Odell said:
 q would not be human if did not have a personal preference but what wanted was to find out the choice of the whole party"
 The Governor added that he would not allow his personal preference to interfere in the choice of the party. When the Governor was asked what the attitude of President Roosevelt on the Senatorship was he said: "He has never expressed any pref erence to me-"
 When asked how the settlement suited him he said:
 "whatever is satisfactory to the party is satisfactory to me" The conference must have been as
 
 of merriment could be heard. Senator Depew had been in conference only q few minutes when he hurried out. his face wreathed in smiles. He said: 'The optimist wins as he always does. and I am IT. The Senatorship is settled in my favor. and through Governor odeli harmony has been brought about. He is the only man in the State who could have brought harmony out of the situation, and I am very grateful to him."
 How about Black? the Senator was asked.
 T understand that he is satisfied" 1 was the reply. fin fact that everybody is now satisfied that the matter has been settled and that there Is general | harmony"
 The following statement in regard to the United states Senatorship was
 tonight given out at Republican, head | quarters ny Governor odell: "As Chairman of the Republican State Committee of New York, after Q
 long series of inquiries extending all | over the State. have reached the con- l clusion that party harmony will be