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Show PLATA'S WAY SMOOTH FOB HIS EE-ELECTION". . - No Other Republican Offers for Sena- tor In Hew York.' ALBANY. N. Y., Jan. 19 The election of a United States Senator to succeed Senator Sen-ator Thomas C. Piatt will be the most Important legislative event in the present week. Thus far there is but one Republican Repub-lican candidate in the field, and he is Senator Piatt. Both Senator Piatt and Gov. Odell have expressed the belief that he will be re-elected. Tonight caucuses of both Republicans and Democrats Demo-crats will be held. It is believed that Senators Brackett, Elsborg and Brown, who refused to attend the first Republican Repub-lican caucus, at which' a President pro tern o the Senate was nominated, will also refuse to attend the Monday night caucus. The Democratic legislators will name Hon. John B. Stanchfleld of Elmlra as the candidate for Senator. - |