The Montgomery tribune., 1910-05-06
ABOUT CANDIDATES
FOR U. S. SENATE.
Hadley, Dickey And Warner Are The
Only Names Being Discussed.
NO FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Governor Urged By Speaker
Speer And Others But Not
Committed.

Special Qorrespondence:-
Jefferson City May 8, 1910.-At
the gathering of prominent Rep
ublicans here April % there was
more talk about pro bile Repub-
lican candidates for United States
Senator than anything else.
Friends of Senator Warner were
here to say that he wants to be
nominated for recollection. Though
he has not made formal or direct
announcement it is generally
understood that he wishes another
term and that he desires the ap.
proval of his party; but he, like all
other party leaders of the first
class, looks more to the success of
the party in the state than to
his personal ambitions. Hon.
Walter s. Dickey, chairman OF
the State Committee, has been
urged by many active party
workers and leaders to permit them
to open a campaign for his nom-
ination, but he too feels that the
interests of the party are para
mount and that the candidate or
candidates for Senator should be
put forward to insure the election
OF a Republican majority ia the
Legislature rather than to be re-
warded for party service or honor-
ed personally. He has had the
matter under consideration but
has not authorized any body to-
say that he will or will not ask for
thes- nomination.e ire would, os
course, be glad to have the nom-
ination OF his party and election at
the hands Of a Republican major
ity in the Legislature, and would
be very active should he enter the
contest, but he said here on his ar
rival Monday April 25 that the af-
fairs of the party should be put in
good shape before any decision
concerning the senatorship is an
nounced. The committee meeting
at st. Louis this week is likely to
clear up the situa ton and lead to
definite announcements.
Governor Hadley, who had de-
termined several months ago not
to become a candidate for Senator
this year has been so persistently
urged to reco nsider the matter and
permit his name to be used that he
has held in abeyance any further
statement of his position and will
not talk about it to any but his
most intimate friends. Speaker
Speer sought to ascertain the SEN
timent of the leaders at the
conference here and was eager to
have the governor consent to be an
actiye>movement in his behalf, but
Governor Hadley did not commit
himself, nor did he encourage his
friends. Eearly in the day news
paper reporters tried to get an ex-
preston from him but he made no
statement whatever to them con-
cerning the matter. I'm fact he has
persistently refused to talk about
it for publication and everything
reported as coming from him has
been without his authority. When
the rumor spread that he had
authorized statement on the day
of the conference he dictated the
following emphatic, denial:
"This report is entirely unwar-
ranted and unjustified SO far as
any statements of mine are con-
cerned. In answer to an inquiry
Of reporter today / declined to
make any statement about the
matter. The only statement
have ever authorized as to my
position In regard to the United
States Senatorship is one publish,
cd in the Globe Democrat several
months ago."
In the statement he referred to
the governor said he was not a
candidate for United States Sen.
ator and did not believe that any
condition would arise that would
make Il necessary or advisable
that he should become candi
dase.