The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-04
ROOT TO SUCCEED
SENATOR |. c.
PLAT
No Opposition to His Selection
by Legislature
NO OTHER CANDIDATE
There Have Seen Other Aspirants for
tic Toga But All Have Left
the Field.

Albany Jan. Among the advance
euqid Oh legislators who have arrived
,ot tne Opening session Uf me leglsla-
,.trc ca next wednesday, The SUBJECT
ol a successor to United States Sena.
tor thomas c. Piatt appears To be at
datllng little attention. I hat Elihu
Root, secretary OF state in President
tuOsevtlts CABINET, viii be virtually
the Unanimous choice OF the Republi-
can caucus when II meets 10 name a
candidate has been taken for granted
ever since timothy l.. Woodruff, chair
han OF the Republican state commit
tee, after conference with Mr. Taft
at Hot Springs, Va, several weeks
ago, announced his withdrawal from
the race in Mr. Roots favor. Other
candidates for the Office, including
former Governor Frank S. Black Of
Troy, Edward IL. Butler, editor of the
Buffalo News, Congressman j. Sloat
tasselt OF Elmira and State Senator
Edgar T. Bracket, had been mention
ed up to that time, but Mr.. Woodruffs
Withdrawal apparently disposed of
their ambitions in a senatorial direc-
ton
The democratic nomination for the
senatorship is an empty honor because
Of the overwhelming majorities in
Doth houses, but there will be a dem
ocratic caucus nevertheless and some
well known Democrat will receive the
complimentary nomination. Among
those mentioned are former Judge AL
ton Parker OF Ulster Lewis Stuyves-
ant Chanler OF Duchess. former JUS
tice ID. Cady Herrick of Albany, John
A. Dix of Washington and Lewis Nix
on OF New York.
Senatorial caucuses will be called
il is expected, for the evening of Jan.
is, and on the following day at noon
! both houses will formally record the
choices OF the Republican and Demo
cratic members On Jan. 20, the two
houses will meet in joint session, com
pare journals and declare the candid
ate receiving the majority OF the
votes cast elected.
Not since the memorable struggle
of January, 1887, when Congressman
Frank Hiscock Of Syracuse was elect
ed United States senator to succeed
Warner Miller, has Il Ic Uoen a con
test for the senatorship that has not
been settled by caucus or otherwise
before the question reached the legis
lature.
In the election of 1887 Senator War
ner Miller was candidate for re-elec.
ton Levi p. Morton was his prin
cipal opponent while Congressman
Iiscock had The backing of dozen OF
more members The contest was wag
ed among the politicians throughout
the state with much bitterness and
when the Republican members eau
cused on the night of Jan. is, Miller
and Morton appeared to be about on
even terms, but neither had votes
enough to secure the caucus nomina
ton. The legislature met on the
Tuesday following and voted without
results The deadlock continued dur
ing he balloting on Wednesday. That
night during a caucus after seventeen
ballots had been taken, Morton with
drew in Hiscock's favor A number
of Miller's supporters deserted hin
and Hiscock became the caucus
choice On Thursday at noon the leg
islature met and Hiscock was declared
elected.
In 1869 there was a neck and necl
contest between Reuben r. Fentor
and Edwin d. Morgan, In which Fen
ton was victor and two years before
that there was another noted contes
between Roscoe Conklng and Noal
Davis in which Conkling won.
Three years ago former Governo
Black was a candidate for the senate
ship to succeed Senator Depew, ant
was supposed to have the support o
former Governor Odell then chairman
of the Republican state committee
The chances we're supposed to be il
his favor but at the last moment Gov
Odell withdrew his support ant
brought about Depew's reelection
In past contests the influence OF tn
governor has been a powerful one II
the settling of the senatorial contest
with Governor Hughes, had crisi
developed. the governors influence
probably would have been a negativ
one, as weeks ago he stated positive
,, ly that he would take no part in tn
senatorial selection but would leav
it entirely in the hands of the legislt
ture