New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-17
BRANDEGEE'S SUCCESSOR
Several Candidates in FieH-Kin0
Has Good Sh0u.

NeW-HaVen. Conn. May &c eciaD-c7ovsrro
hooerts VIII call on the Sd Congress District n
elect Representative to succeed Frank p pr,,
degee United States senator-elect probably on CIc
tober next, which is the date of the "sn,eu go
elections" '0"ii
Already the field which Will figure in thar e,ao
lloh Is pretty we'll foreshadowed. While ex-Attor
ney General Charles Phelps OF Rockville Attornn,.
General William A. King. OF Windham; secretar,,
or State Theodore Bodenwein of NeU,-I opdo,,.
frank T. Brown, Of Norwich; Edwin w E5tsg,ns
OF Norwich: Charles E SearIes of Windham ana
General E. S. Boss, OF New-London, are all helms,
prominently mentioned the choice will probably,
narrow down 10 two three Of the leading candi
dates mentioned. OF these Attorney General Rire
secretary OF State Bodenwein and Mr. Higgins viii
probably lead the field. The question OF loca+tor
VIII have strong effect the election a fact
which is already placing Mr.. King in the lead
as the most probable choice.
The New-London part of the Sd District now
has the new United States Senator, Frank B Bran
oegee' who succeeded the late Charles A. Russell
OF killingly Windham County. Windham Republi-
cans will stand pat" on the declaration o% the
right to the new Congressman, and so strong is this
claim conceded TO be that there now seems little
chance that New-London will figure in the con
test Windham stood with New London also on
the election Of Mr.. Brandegee. which is a second
claim that that county is putting forward
That Nfw-London is to take consistent stand
on the locality in question: on which that county
Fought Ex-Governor Mclean in the Senatorshtp
election is already shown by the statement credited
TO Frank 7. Brown, Of Norwich president of the
state Police Commission, in which he agrees that
Windham should name the candidate Secretary
OF state Bodenwein takes the view. stating
that II New London is to have q candidate he will
run: otherwise he will keep out of IT, New-London
Po!IucIhhs: however, are arguing that as Wind
nam nag the Congressman in Mr.. Russell for long
eIln or years, the county should give ii to
nem1,d<ohooh; Edwin w. Higgins. of Norwich, a
MEMBER or the State Central Republican Commit
oe, takes TINS position. and is out with a strong
backing ing TOT the place:
II Windham gets the nomination the choice will
P1o"doIy ran on William 4. King. He is a gradu-
ate OF amherst College, class of 70, and is one
81 INC leaders Of the Windham County bar He
"paesehte e. "lndhhm town in the State legislat-
tpIe IN lSn' ana was House leader also being
CHAIRMAN or the Committee on Judiciary as well
as member Of the Statute Revision Commission.
AT present ne is Attorney General OF the State
a ioreioie speaker and popular in Republican cir
cIes throughout the State Mr.. King will have a
"ioe support IN his canvass for the once.
report which comes on good authority from
tive from the LIST District e Stevens Henry is pre-
pairing 10 retire from Congress al the end Of his
next term. This would make necessary an cleo
ton III 1907 from that district and the plan among
some OF the leading Republicans there is to elect
Ex-Governor Mclean to succeed Mr. Henry, with
the idea Of electing him later TO succeed Senator
Buckley. 1t Is not known, however, that ex-Gov-
only lukewarm in his candidacy for the Senator
ship which Mr.. Brandegee won. State Senator
Everett J. Lake. Of Hartford, the former well
known Harvard football halfback is also out for
the noHna ton to succeed Mr.. Henry, with strong
support among the younger Hartford Republicans.