Show SENATOR DEPEW WILL SUCCEED HIMSELF new york dec chauncey alt chell depew of new york will succeed himself for a term of six years as united states senator from the state of new york continuing aalthe colleague of senator thomas C platt who has four years to serve the formal announcement of athla conclusion was made late this afternoon at the fifth avenue hotel by governor odell as chairman of the republican state committee and came aa the culmination ot a series of conferences by prominent republicans extending over several weeks and practically continues during the past three days the purport of the announcement la that the candidacy of former governor frank S bac of troy which ha been warmly pressed by his friends during the past fortnight or more la to be withdrawn and that the name or senator depew will le the only om presented to the caucus of republican legislatures which will select the par tys candidate tor senator late in tho afternoon a letter waa given ut addressed by mr black to senator depow in which the former governor withdraws hla bamo from further consideration for the and declares that in this course his duty aa a republican and his private sentiments coincide in a graceful letter of reply senator depew thanks M blade tor hla cordial and declares that the former action places the party under great obligations to him |