The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-24
PLATES SUCCESSOR.
LEGISLATURE GETTING READF
 FOR ANOTHER CONTEST.

LEGISLATURE GETTING READY
 FOR ANOTHER CONTEST
 Several Candidates Already in the Field
 First Assembly to Elect Two sena-
 tors Since 1s54-Fessenden and Paige
 the Chief OppOnents-PIntt's First
 Election as United States senator-A
 Memorable Contest Recalled
 Hartford, April 22.-The death of United States Senator PIatt places an unexpected problem in the hands of the present general assembly for solution being gthe choice of his success or for the unexpired term of nearly two years. No legislature of the state has been called upon to elect two United States senators since 1854. At the May ses- sion that year. the Hon. Lafayette $. Foster of Norwich was elected for the term of six years, beginning March 4, 1855, and Francis Gillette of Hartford, was elected for the unexpired term Of Truman Smith of Litchfield, commen- cling May 9, 1854, and ending March l. 1855. Henry Dutton of New Haven was governor at the time and there were two members of the senate who afterwards became governor, Henry B. Harrison of New Haven and William T. Minor of Stamford. James Dixon' of Hartford, who was elected United States senator June 4, 1856, for the term of six years, beginning March 4, 1851, was also member of the senate with Messrs. Harrison and Minor. The house members included JohnWoodruf of New Haven, Augustus Brandegee of New London, father of Congressman Frank B. Brandegee of the Third dis trict, Greene Kendrick of Waterbury Benjamin Douglas of MiddletoWn. Ozias H. Parker of East Haddam, who is now living at the age of eighty-two, Ward Cheney of Manchester, Alvan F. Hyde of Holland, father of ex-Mayor William Waldo Hyde of Hartford, and David F. Robinson of Hartford. Ozias H. Parker of East Haddam, who is one of the last survivors of the gen eral assembly of 1854, is the father of United States District Attorney Fran- cis H. Parker. He is the last survivor of the legislature of 1851, which elected Isaac Toucey United States senator. Lafayette F. $. Foster was speaer of the house at the time of his election to the United States senate and was succeed ed as speaker by Greene Kendrick of Waterbury. Francis Gillette, who was elected for the senatorship made va cant by the resignation of Truman Smith of Litchfield, was an out and out Free Soiler. He was the father of the noted playwright and actor, Wil- liam H. Gillette, Oliver H. Perry of Fairfield was secretary of state at the time and became speaker of the house in 1859. He was the father of Judge John H. Perry of Fairfield, who was also elected to the speakership of the house few years ago. The legislature of 1854 contained large number of men who were capable of public service in the highest degree t discharged the duty of electing two United aLdl6S SSudlUIS r.WlliI dll illIOlli6CllSS and discretion that met with unquaii- fled approval Fortunately the present general assembly is amply equipped from every point of view to take up the problem that has been so unexpectedly projected. On Thursday, the last day of the weeks session, there was more or less conjecture among the members senatorsEip. It was universally conced- would be in the field for the vacant senatorship. It was universally conce- ed that the Hon. Samuel Fessenden would have a solidified force of adher- erts in both houses The name of Sem ator Allen W. Paige was on the tongues of men in the senate in regard to the nomination. This was not talk for talks sake, but was an expression of conviction. The opponents of Senator Fessenden will leave no stone unturned for the division of Fairfield county. With this object in view juggling has begun with the names of Congressman E. B. Hill and Judge John H. Perry, both men of ability and great public usefulness, and it is hoped that by pushing their names into notice Fair aneld county VIII De Illdue uouptIul. With Senator Paige in the field the con- test for the nomination will be one of unusual interest. He would un- questionably have the support of Unit ed States Senator Bulkeley, whose cleo, tion in January depended very much upon Senator Paiga's leadership. Con- gressman Brandegee is to be in the field with a superb continuation of forces in case Senator Fsssenden cannot car ry the outworl1s. It may be put down at the start that Senator Fessenden