The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-20
Two Now SENATOR.

For two months the Hon. THOMAS N
SIEpRINoHAUs, with all or many or some
Of the blushing honors OF "redeeming
Missouri last November thick upon him,
has found the United States Senate so
near and yet so far The Hon. RICHARD
{. KERENs, an elder soldier and man
Of comely and Senatorial appearance
couldn't get himself elected but has
kept Mr.. NIEDRINGHAUs from getting
the prize. Questions Of Federal patron
age, Of more or less legendary Presi-
Dental preference, personal and fac
tonal questions, old and younger lead
crShips aud ambitions were mixed in
tytricably in the hurly-burly, in so far
rs il was visible or ineligible TO the
rxtra-Niissourian mind. II was clear
that no good could come 10 the Repub-
lean party Of Missouri by the continu-
auce Of an irritating struggle. Most OF
Tho friends Of both candidates felt that a
successor to the Hon. FRANCIS MARION
CoCRREIL must be elected. The thing
was done Saturday, at considerably after
the eleventh hour, on the last day OF the
session and within fifteen minutes Of
the hour Of adjournment, provided time
had n square deal in that session, where
rude hands smashed the clock.
On the sixty-seventh ballot the name
Of Major WILLIAM WARNER led all the
rest, and he was chosen. Many Of the
Niedringhaus men had begun to vote
for him on the first ballot. The white
haired Republican veteran Col. BERENs
came into the hail after the fifth ballot
and addressed tho statesmen
II Major WILLIAM wLRSER Is your choice. l
say. GOD speed YOU, my fellow Republicans, and
elect him
The loyalty OF pig-headedness gener-
ated in the long fight may be judged
from the confession OF a Nicdringhaus
Representative, who said that MED
RNGHAUs had labored with him for an
hour and had finally induced him 70 go
over TO WARNER. GRACE Of St. Louis
spoke these gracious words:
u Intend TO vote for that grand old man RICH
ARD c. KERESs until HAdos freezes over: and II
Il should freeze would skate on the Ice
On the second ballot, a Warner man
voted for KERENs because there was "a
marked card in the deck
Moralists need not purse up their
cheeks because the wild est disorder pre-
vailed, because efforts were made TO drag
the presiding officer from his desk, be-
cause "pandemonium reigned.' These
reactions after long strain are natural;
and without the additional FLIP Of a
Senator election, the last hours Of Legis-
latures are often full Of schoolboy frolio
and rioting,
Major WARNER is an able lawyer; a
politician OF long active service; a G. A.
r. man Of high degree. II he has a
weakness, it is for pensions, He is a
stalwart Roosevelt Republican. He is
about 65, just in the green Of life. II he
sticks TO his declared purpose TO build
UP the party and TO eliminate factions,
the Republicans will have no cause to
complain Of him.
The Hon. JAMES R. FRAZIER, who has
been elected a Senator in Congress from
Tennessee in succession 10 WILLIAM b.
BATE, is Al, and was Governor till his
promotion, which has not won golden
opinions from all sorts Of Democrats
The Chattanooga Times says that up
70 this time his success has been largely
due TO fortuitous political situations.
His latest success seems TO have beer
due TO a combination with the Hon
JOHN ISAAC Cox, Speaker Of the Senate
who succeeds him as Governor.
Two old friends Of ours, Ex-Governor,
both, the Hon. BENTON MCNlIIIIN, th,
friend Of man and the income tax, and thu
Hon. BOB TAYLOR, were thrust asid,
lightly. Dispatches to the Ndshviu,
American declare that TAYLOR was tn,
favorite of the majority in this county
and that; i'm the election of Cox tn,
whiskey element has won a victory,
- 90 on. On the other hand, Mr.
FRAZIER has plenty Of friends and 4
reputation for a superior manhood
The Hon. JOHN WESLEY GAINES, tn,
most famous of living Tennesseeans
didn't get a vote.
What japan Could Do.