New-York tribune., 1909-01-19
SECRETARY ROOT
UNANIMOUSLY NAMED
CHOICE OF REPUBLIC4NS
FOR T.. S. SENATOR.
Senator RaiHes's SecOHdiHg Speech
BeHered To BE 41ttdCk
on GOUerHOr.
on GOUerHOT.

Albany. Jan. IS.-E.Ifhu Root. Secretary %
State in President Roosevelt's Cabinet. was the
unanimous choice of the Republican legislative
caucus which met tonight TO name a csndidats
70 succeed United States Senator Thomas c.
Patt. whose term of Office expires March A.
The Democratic caucus named ex-Lieutenant
Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler OF Duchess.
who was the Democratic candidate for Governor
at the November election.
Mr. Roots nomination is equivalent 10
election. the Legislature is overwhelmingly
Republican Tomorrow. at noon- the Senate
and Assembly will meet and formally nominats
the candidates named at tO-night's caucuses.
and Wednesday. at noon. both houses will
meet Jointly and declare Secretary Root elected
for term OF six years
Taking as his excuse praise of the party rec
ord and partisan activity OF EIihU Root Senator
John Raines. majority leader of the upper house.
delivered in the caucus what many interpreted
as almost an attack on Governor Hughes for his
failure To transact political business IN the old
methods. Without mentioning the Governors
name Senator Raines euOgized Secretary Root
for party activity and loyalty. while around the
circle of the Assembly Chamber Republican leg
fsIators looked at another in wonder There
was no mistaking the trend Of Senator Raiuess
speech. II had been carefully prepared and was
read slowly and distinctly Its illusions TO ale
glance to party platforms and party activity
were so marked in their application that muir
nurs of Hughes and the Governor" broke out
even among the spectators crowded at the rear
Of the chamber He does not claim to be great
er or better than his party" declared Senator
Raines at one part and a burst Of applause fol-
lowed his utterance. while he looked around.
smiling slowly Another ripple Of handicap
ping came n moment later when he spoke or
Secretary Root as one who does not see in
party activity any disqualification for political
prefernent" He is not repudiating the plat
forms of his party catering TO those who.
floating as driftwood the tide. vote here and
there as the real or imaginary qualifications OF
the candidates suit the peculiar fsms' which
they advocate. while they ignore entirely the
principles the candidate is pledged by his party
to support" said Senator Raines. and smiles Ike
his own flashed over the faces of the Repub-
licans around him
RAINES'S SPEECH THE FEATURE.
Senator Raines's speech was the feature or .
caucus otherwise serene. almost eventIess save
for the absence Of Senator Edgar T. Bracket.
who is scheduled for an attack on Presidents
Roosevelt for appointing Secretary Root Sen
ator''-if he does not think better Of II But thu
careful preparation shown and the dramatic fash
about his task indicated to the politicians here
more than a mere surface irritation over dif-
ference of opinion legislation. The interpre-
tation placed il by many here is that it
intended formally TO serve notice on the Gov
ernOr that he had gone beyond the party pale
in some of his recent recommendations. and
that party leaders as such wanted to be
record against him those propositions. Some
attribute a deeper political significance to IL.
and say that It indicates an intent to groom
Secretary Root for further political honors. to
the exclusion of Governor Hughes.
Senator Raines called the joint caucus Of
Senators and Assembymen 70 order. Senator
J. Mayhem Wainwright OF Westchester. was
chosen permanent chairman: Senator Hamilton
and AssembIyman Smith. Of Otsese. secretaries.
and Senator Hubbs and Assemblymen Walters
teIIers.
Senator Davenport. of Oneida County. pre-
sented Secretary Roots name He declared that
the character and achievements of the Secretary
actually were putting him in nomination and
then spoke for a moment him as his friends
and neghbors in Oneida County knew him The
natioi lauds his intellect" said Senator Daven-
port Oneida knows his heart" He repudiated
angrfy attacks and aspersiOns Secretary
Roots legal career. The smell OF fire never
has been detected on his garments" said he,
''and mercenary motives never have been at
tributed to him"