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Show WOLCOTT OF COLORADO DIES AT MONTE CARLO DENVER," Celo., ' March 1 Former ' United States Senator Edward O. Wol-cott, Wol-cott, ana of the best-kaown Coloradoana.. died at Monte Carlo, France, yesterday. This information waa received In a cable-' gram which reached her last evening. The Senator had gone to Monte Carlo in the hope of obtaining relief from Influenza In the milder climate of southern France. While the cablegram did not give the real causa of his death. It is known that he had suffered from stomach trouble for a number 6f years. The news of Senator Wolcott's death came as a shock to the residents of this . cityy where his long public services had made his name a household word. Politician Poli-tician now gathered in the city, attracted attract-ed by the gubernatorial contest, forgot the contest for a time, and the one topio of discussion was the Benstor's death and the possible result it would have on the political situation In Colorado, where he has been a recognised leader for more than a score of years. - Edward O. Wolcott wss born at Long Meadow, Mass., March 2. 1848. He waa the eon of Rev. Samuel Wolcott a noted Congregational minister, and his ancestors ances-tors were among the early Purltana.- Senator Sen-ator Wolcott attended Yale college and was a graduate of Harvard Law school. Coming to Colorado In 1871. he taught school, edited newspspers and practiced law In turn. Aa a public speaker he gained something of a reputation, and this brought him into politics. In this pursuit pur-suit his rise was phenomenal. In 18 ha became the unanimous choice of the Republican caucus tor united States Senator, and waa chosen for this exalted position by the Joint Assembly. He was re-elected in 18. but wss defeated de-feated In Met although the nominee of his party. As an orator. Senator w ol-cott ol-cott was unexcelled, and his speeches In Congress and at political . conventions were masterpieces or oratory. What he deemed loyalty to party Induced In-duced him to break bonds with his colleagues col-leagues from the West st the St Louis convention In 1. that nominated Mc-Klnley. Mc-Klnley. He refused to Join a bolt in which his own colleague from Colorado, Senator Sena-tor Teller, waa a leader, brought about by the adoption of a gold plank In the platform. ' Throughout the agitation for silver he remained steadfast to the principles of the Republican party as enunciated in the ! St Louis platform, and at one time his following was so small aa to be dubbed the "high five." Senator Wolcott was the moving spirit In the organization of the International Bimetallic congress, which convened In England, and represented repre-sented the United States at the meeting. It was Senator Wolcott who nominated James G. Blaine at the Minneapolis convention con-vention in 18. He was also the temporary tempo-rary chairman of the National convention conven-tion at Philadelphia In 1900 when McKln-T' McKln-T' wu given his ' aeoond nomination. Since hie retirement from the Senate in 189t Senator Wolcott lived much of the time abroad because t Jll-health He continued to be a powerMn Republican politics of the State and had strong following despite the fsct thst there wss a spirit of opposition against him in his own party. |
