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Show Ex-Senator Wolcott Passes Away in Prince Well-Known Coloradoan Dies at Monte Carlo, Whoro Ho Had Gone for His Health. DENVER, Colo., March 1. Former United States Senator Edward O. Wolcott, Wol-cott, ono of tho best-known Coloradoans, died at Monto Carlo, Franco, today. This Information was received In a cablegram which reached hero this evening. The Senator had gone to Monto Carlo In tho hopo of obtaining relief from Influenza In tho milder climato of eouthern Franco. While the cablegram did not give tho real cause of his death, It is known that ho hod suffered from stomach trouble for a number of years. News Shocks Denver. Tho nows of Senator Wolcotfs death came as a shock to tho residents of this city, where his long public services had mado his name a household word. Poll-tlclano Poll-tlclano now gathered In tho city, attracted attract-ed by tho gubernatorial contest, forgot tho contest for a time, and the ono topic of discussion wan tho Senator's death and tho possible result It would have on tho political situation In Colorado, where ho has been a recognized leader for more than a scoro of yenrs Came From Bay State. ' Edward O. Wolcott waB born at Long Meadow. Mass.. March 20, 1S4S. Ho was the iion of Rev. Samuel Wolcott, a noted Congregational minister, and his ancestors ances-tors wore among tho early Puritans. Senator Sen-ator Wolcott attended Yalo collego and was a graduate of Harvard Law school. Coming to Colorado in 1S7L ho taught school, edited newspapers and practiced law In turn. As a public Hpcaker ho gained something of a reputation, and this brought htm Into politico. In this pursuit pur-suit his rise was phenomenal. Elected. United State3 Senator. In ho becamo tho unanimous choice of tho Republican caucus for Unltod States Senator, and was chosen for this exalted position by the Joint Assembly. He was re-elected in 1S4j. but was defeated de-feated In ISOl, although the nominee of his party. As an orator. . Senator Wolcott Wol-cott was unexcelled, and his speochca In Congress and at political conventions wero masterpieces of oratory. Was Loyal to His Party. What he deemed loyalty to party Induced In-duced him to break bonds with his colleagues col-leagues from tho West at tho St. Louis convontlon in 189C. that nominated Mc-Klnley. Mc-Klnley. Ho refused to Join a bolt In which his own colleague from Colorado, Senator Sena-tor Teller, was a leader, brought about by tho adoption of a gold plank in the platform. Steadfast to Gold Standard. Throughout tho agitation for silver ho remained steadfast to the principles, of tho Republican party as enunciated In the St. Ixntls platform, and at ono tlmo nis following was so small as to bo dubbed tho "high Ave." Senator Wolcott was tho moving spirit In tho organization of the International Bimetallic congress, which convened In England, and represented repre-sented the United States at the meeting. Named Blaine at Minneapolis. It was Senator Wolcott who nomlnatod Jamos G.'Blnlno at tho Minneapolis convention con-vention In 1S02. He was also tho temporary tempo-rary chairman of tho National convention conven-tion at Philadelphia In 1500 when McKIn-loy McKIn-loy wns given his socond nomination. Since his retirement from tho Senato In 1801. Senator Wolcott lived much of the tlmo abroad becauso of Ill-health. . He I continued to be a power In Republican ! politics of tho Stato and had a strong following despite the fact that there was I a spirit of opposition against him In his own party. |