The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-04
DRYDEN GIVES 1T UP.
Insurance President ISetires From
Senatorial Race in New York.

! Washington, Feb. 4.-Senator John
| Fairfield Dryden of New Jersey, presi-
dent of the Prudential Insurance COM
pany of America has Withdrawn from
| candidacy for reelection to the United
States senate. He issued from his
Washington home, where he has been
was impelled to withdraw by reason OF
| i'll health. 1t is believed, however, that
| Senator Dryden's Ill health is not the
real cause of his withdrawal but that
convinced he was beaten. he took this
means to avoid the experience of APP
! pearing before the Republican legisla-
! tive caucus at Trenton today and SUBJ
hitting to the inQuisition that has been
| prepared for him.
| The senator recently asked of the Re
publican legislature that he be given
opportunity to appear publicly before
them and explain to matters in his
record against which objection has been
raised. The opposition has been pre-
pairing to administer grilling to the
senator. OF this he had become APP
prised and the belief is that he pre-
| ferred to withdraw. In particular, there
has been dug out of the records the
votes and expressions of the senator on
the question of overca EQUALIZATION.
Senator LaFoIlette last session offer
ed an amendment to the rate bill, look
ing to restriction of rates and charges
to such basis would earn only fair re-
1 turns on actual capital invested. This
proposition looked so revolutionary to
Senator Dryden that he made a protest
which at the time attracted much at
tentiOn. He took the, position that IT
was no business of government to in
terfere with such details of the BUSH
ness of corporations.
With Senator Dryden out of the race
Washington opinion is that Frank O.
Briggs, now treasurer of state proba-
bly, will be elected senator. Briggs is a
representative Of the Dryden-Pruden-
tial-Public Service corporation interest
just as entirely as was Dryden him.
self. He is machine Republican to
the core. But there is only one anti
machine Republican, Colby, in the en-
tire legislature.
Mr.. Briggs is connected with Robel-
ing & Sons of Trenton, great wire and
cable manufacturers, the builders of
Brooklyn bridge. The firm in turn is
intimately related to the steel trust,
and is deep in the public service affairs
of the state. with which the Prudential
is so Intimately connected.
Governor E. S. Stokes is known to
want the senatorial seat but the New
Jersey constitution prohibits a governor
being elected senator during the term
for which he was chosen governor. The
Stokes plan is supposed to be either to
dea dlock the legislature and prevent an
election until he shall. be eligible or TO
take the position that the senatorship
is a federal not state office and there
fore that the state cannot enforce such
restriction as has been attempted
John w Griggs, ex-attorney general
of the United States. is one of the possi-
bilities. He is the man who resigned
attorney general while the Northern
Securities litigation was in progress
and became counsel for the securities
company.
William ]. Bradley of Camden is
urged by a considerable support and
Judge William Pitney of Morristown
may be the second choice of the Dryden
people.