Arizona republican., 1905-03-02
Former Senator Expired at
 Monte Carlo Yesterday
DENVER STOOD STILL
4 Brilliant Political Career Terzi- mated by His Refusal to Take Part in a craze-The Prominent Part He Played for Twenty Years.

Denver March IA eableEEarn am nouncing the death of fsrrseeF United States Senator Edward a. Wsicott. was received in this city tonight from Monte Carlo. where the saeaateT hsd gone in the hope of eetaining reiief from influenza in the Fnflder climate of southern France While the mes sage did not give the real cause ot his death, it is known he had suffered from stomach trouble for a number O< years.
 The news of Senator WOicotts death came as a shock to the residents of Denver where his long public ser vice had made his name a household word. Politicians now gathered In the city attracted by the guberuaTorial contest forgot the contest for a tiEne and the one topic of discussion was the senator's death and the possible result it would have on the political situation in Colorado. where he had been recognized as a leader for more than a score of years
 Edward O. WOlcott was born at Long Meadows. Mass. March @e. iSfS- He was the son of Rev. Samuel woi- | colt the noted congregational minis ter. his ancestors being among the early Puritans- Senator WOlcott at tended Yale college and was a sradu- ate 2l the f1aINaEO law S(l0OA- AA---~ | ing to Colorado in 1871. he taught school. edited newspapers and prac- ticed law in turn As public speak CT he gained something of a reputation and this brought him into politics
 In this pursuit his rise was phe- nomenal. In 1889 he became the un- animous choice of the republican se- gislative caucus for United States senator and was chosen by the joint assembly. He was reelected in i>ss. but was defeated in 1901. although tho nominee of his party
 As an orator Senator Wolcott was unexcelled and his speeches in con gress and at political conventions were masterpieces of oratOry- What he deemed loyalty to the party induced him to break bonds with his colleagues from the west at the St- Louis con- vention in 1896. that nominated Me Kinley. He refused to join in the bols in which his own colleague from Cole rado. Senator Teller. was the leader brought about by the adoption of the gold plank in the platform
 Throughout the agitation for silver he remained steadfast to the princt- ples of the republican party and enun- ciated in the St Louis platform and at one time his following was so small as to be dubbed the high five" Sea atoF WolCott was the moving Splrl in the organization of the internation- al by-metallic congress. which met lu England and represented the Uuites States at the meeting.
 It was Senator Wotcott that uoIniu- ated James c. Blaine at the Ainneap- oils convention in ISS2- He was alss temporary chairman of the nattona convention at Philadelphia in ises when Mckinley was given his seccn, nomination Since his retirement iron the senate in 1891. Senator Woicot 7 lived much of the time abroad hecaus
 of i'll health. He continued to be power in the republican politics of th' state and had strong following de | 1 spite the fact that there was spiri
 of opposition against him in his oUl
 party.