The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-12
MONDAY OCTOBER F, 1881
Succeeding MT Morrow

TO put it mildly the senatorial question in New Jersey is the one of the hour. It eclipses even the more recent action ot the Legislature in demanding of Congress that it legalize the manufacture and sales of light wines and beers as an unemployment relief measure. The situation with regard to the successor to the late U. S. Senator Dwight w. Morrow is unique in political circles we doubt if 1t has a parallel in our history. With the actual naming of senator to till the important place that Dwight w. Nor rows death leaves vacant the case may fall to pieces, but just now it has its finer points
 Governor Morgan F. Larson will not succeed himself in office. <: His term will ex- pire with the coming of the new year. Into his place will step either David Baird, Jr, republican, or A. Harry Moore, democrat. They will contest the governorShlp on ueS- day. November 3. Congress will convene on the first Monday in December so Ii the appointment is to be made in time for the 72nd Congress 1t will be Governor Larson who makes it. Inasmuch as there must De 30 days notice at the very least to call special election 1t was impossible to arrange that a successor to Morrow be elected at the state elections in November. Hence, the necessity of appointment by the governor.
 However, both the gubernatorial eandl- dates are considered likely appointees with the odds on Baird, since he IS republican. Morrow was a republican, and Larson, the present governor is a republican. But Ii Governor Larson should appoint MT Bard and he should also be elected governor he would be forced to choose between two po- sitions. In that event it is said governor elect Baird might serve his senatorship until he is sworn in as governor of New Jersey. He would then resign the senatorship and as governor would appoint his predecessor Governor Larson, to the Senate.
 And if Mir Baird were defeated for the qoyernorship he would also be considered for the senatorial appointment. Once be- fore he was honored in this way. When Walter E. Edge was appointed ambassador to France Mir Baird succeeded to his place, in the Senate. He held it from November 1929, until year later when MT Morrow was elected to both the short and long terms MT Baird stepped aside so that MT Morrow mQht immediately take his place In the Serate and better acquant himself with life at the nations capitol. There is even mem tion of Ambassador Edge returning to this country to assume senatorship once more And former republican governor, Edward C. Stokes, is prominently mentioned, as IS also Edward D. Duffield. president Of the Prudential Insurance Company.
 aNo sooner had Mir Morrow s remains been confined to his last resting place than the Womens Republican Club of Ridgewood N. J., raised the cry of Mrs Morrow Tor United States Senator. It has become quite fashionable of late years for widows to re- place their husbands in the legislative bod ies in which they were members Of course the Senate is different thing. Mrs Re- becca Latimer Felton is the only woman to have held senatorship And this was only for 22 hours following the death Of Senator Thomas F. Watson of Georgia. Mrs Fel- ton herself died within 24 hours of her ap- pointment. She was 94 years old. We doubt if Mrs Morrow would care for the toga of senator. And with her late hus- bands term good for six years there IS bound to be plenty of opposition from within New Jersey republican ranks. he outcome is SO doubtful that the appoint ment of democrat might solve everything.