The Washington herald., 1907-03-04
SPOONER RESIGNS
SEAT IN SENATE
coNTINuEp FRoM LIS POI.

succeed Chief Justice Fuller on the su.
preme bench. a position with which his
name has been many times fiatteringly
connected, Mr.. Spooner said: Il would
Ike to be excused from an interview
This matter of resigning is not so new
TO me. have had it in mind for loHe
time and have mentioned it 10 two OF
three Senators weeks back in this session
But l must say there is no truth or foun-
dalton in the slightest degree for the re-
port you mentioned. Z resign to practice
law. More than this I may be permitted
to refrain from saying now. 1t would be
absurd, yes, criminal and unpatriotic, fol
me, man sixty-four years old, to so tc
the Supreme be 1ch. My day for that, II
It ever dawned, has gone by. I am going
to practice law. / have been in the front
Of public events long enough"
No intimatiOn could be had from any
source as to what line of law practice
would invite Mr.. SpOoner's activity. 1t Is
understood that he is not 10 enter any
existing firm Of great lawyers. but thai
ne will make his home in New York City
and take charge of some very large In
terests.
For many years before entering public
life Mr.. SpOoner represented as counse
some Of the largest railroad interests ir
the country. Prominent among these
We're the Vanderbilts and President H. II
/ Porter, Of the Omaha road. There Is
reason TO believe that his law practice
Will be connected with those interests.
Well-infOrmed persons say that Mr.
/ Spooner's resignation is prompted entrely
/ by desire, after sixteen years in public
life, at the constant neglect Of his private
interests, to earn a competency for Ole
age. He has never been Indifferent tC
mOneymaking, and has lived with a gen
erous hand 10 all about him
A consideration that has had is
influence IN inducing him 10 decide 90 q
70 New York is the fact that the Sena-
tors youngest son. who is studying art
finds hts best opportunities in that city
The elder son is a practicing lawyer II
Seattle. The decision 70 go 20 New Yorh
accords with the plan Of making the sum-
mer home on the farm in New Hamp
shire
Senator La Toilette Surprised.
To Mr.. Spooner's colleague, Mr.. Ia
Toilette, the news of the resignation was
an absolute surprise. Senator La Follett,
was I'll in bed at his home in Chevy
Chase when the telephone carried the III
/ telligence 20 him He arose TO hear the
account of tn matter, and would hardly
/ believe what was told him. He said he
had no knowledge whatever Of the &C.
currence, and could not talk OF it. IL
would not indicate any expectation will
/ regard 20 the possible successor TO ais
/ colleague, and had 10 preference TO men
/ ton for publication. He could only eX-
press his utter establishment al the news
/ There was prompt speculation around tbs
/ Capitol among Wisconsin men and West
eru politicians I'm regard 20 the pOlitica
effect Of MT. SpO0neT's resignation. Mem
+ bers Of the Badger State delegation said
/ that there would be numerous candidate.
/ for the vacancy. The legislature is now
in session and VIII. il is believed, entel
at once on the selection of q successor q
I Mr. SpOoner. Under the Wisconsin pri
mary law, no election for the long term
/ beginning March f. 1893, can be made by
( this legislature The election now car
/ be only for the two years remaining OF
/ Mir. Spoouer's term
The names of all candidates for Senator
must be submitted 10 the people at N,
| primaries.
II is interesting further in that connec
ton that no person holding any Office IN
! the gift Of the CitizeEs 0f the State car
be a candidate for Senator al the pri-
maries while retaining any other Office
/ Therefore. 20 members of the Wisconsin
delegation IL becomes a matter TO decide
whether they will consent TO become can
didates before the legislature at this time
II Is understood that Mr.. Cooper. who
| represents the First district. which is II
! the extreme southeast part OF the State
and Mr. Esch. who represents the Sew
enth OF La Crosse district, are candidates
/ and mention was not infrequently made
yesterday Of the possible candidacy Of Mr.
/ J. r. Davidson, who represents the
! Eighth or Oshkosh district.
Gets SpOoner's seat.
/ The seat vacated by Senator Spoonei
/ in the Senate is the most desirable in tho
! chamber. and 20 it succeeds Senator Bev-
/ eridge, OF Indiana.
/ Two years ago. when Senator Beveridge
was in Indiana. he picked up a paper and
read that Senator Spooner was to be
made Attorney General. and at that time
he determined to apply for the vacant
/ seat Something put il out Of his head
/ however, and he forgot all about it until
! yesterday, when, without knowing OF
Senator Sp0oners resignation, he spoke
about it. 1t was not long before the news
OF the resignation came out Senator
Beverage spoke to Senator Spooner
about IL.
Yes" he said. 4 have resigned. You
can have my seat now.
1t is the seat that was occupied by
oliver 2. Morton and by Roscoe Conk-
ling.
Governor a Candidate.
The candidates. OF the present COVER
nor, James Q. Davidson, Attorney Gen
eral Connor, Irving Lenroot. former
speaker of the lower house Of the lagIs-