The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-23
The New Senators.

The terms Of twenty-five Senators expire
with the present Congress. Elections to
supply their places for the next six years
have occurred In every case but two. or
the twenty-three who are chosen, seven are
reelected as their own successors, fourteen
are entirely new to the Senate, and two have
been in the Senate heretofore, though not
during this Congress.
The seven reelected are MORRILL, Of YER
mont, CoNKLING OF New York, CAMERON OF
Pennsylvania, ALLISON of Iowa, and JONES
of Nevada, all Republicans, and GORDON of
Georgia and VOORHEES, of Indiana, both
Democrats. Mr.. VOORHEES, has been serving
out short unexpired term Of Mr.. MORTON,
deceased; otherwise, he is new TO the Sen
ate. LOGAN OF Illinois and CARPENTER OF
Wisconsin, both Republicans, now return TO
the Senate after an absence respectively OF
Two and four years.
All these gentlemen are too well known TO
the country TO require any special reference
b. their qualifications for occupying seats in
the Senate.
or the fourteen new Senators, only four
can set up the slightest pretence to a ma
tional reputation Of any sort. GEORGE S.
HoUsToN OF Alabama was a Democratic
Representative in Congress for sixteen years
previous TO the war, and became chairman
of the Committee of Ways and Means. He
retired from the House when Alabama Sc
ceded from the Union He has recently been
Governor OF the State. When in Congress
he was industrious, an able debater, but apt
10 lose his temper when hard pressed by an
opponent. He is chosen to the Senate as
Democrat.
ZEBULoN b. VANCE OF North Carolina
served two terms in the House before the
war as a State-rlghts Know-Nothing At the
outbreak Of the rebellion he became Gov
ernor Of the State, and was Colonel in the
Confederate army. He goes to the Senate
as Democrat.
WADE HAMPTON, the well-known Governor
Of South Carolina, is descendant Of one Of
the ancient arlstocratic families of that
State. His grandfather Of the same name
was general officer In the war Of 1sl2-l5
and was subsequently reputed to be the
largest stakeholder in the Union. The Sen
Rtor elect was a Major-General in the Con-
federate service. When Mr.. HAYES visited
the South in the summer OF 1871 Gov HAMP-
TON met him at Louisville and cordially
welcomed the Fraudulent President across
the border.
The most notable OF the new Senators is
GEORGE II. PENDLEToN OF Ohio He was q
prominent member OF Congress for eight
years the Democratic nominee for Governor
Of Ohio, the candidate for Vice President on
tho ticket with Gen. MCCLELLAN in 1861
and competitor for the Presidential nomi-
nation at the National Convention four
years later, which, after long contest, pre-
Bented the name Of HoRATIo SEYMOUR.
II any OF the other new Senators are men
OF superior attachments, the fact Is yet to
be demonstrated. ORvILLE H. PLATT, who
beat Gen. JOE HAwLEY in Connecticut is
a medium-sizcd Republican politician Of
Meriden. HAwLEY had to interfere at the
last moment to prevent bolt among the
Republicans that would havo resulted in
the overthrow Of PLAT in the Legislature
Prof ~ L. HILL, Republican, comes from
Colorado lie Is an emigrant from New
England, and the manager Of the Boston
and Colorado Smelling Works. lie is re-
puted 10 be able to obtain the largest amount
Of silver from the smallest amount OF ore,
Of any man In tho West; and Is charged
with having used some of tho surplus in
procuring his rOttcn-borough seat In the
Senate.
BY what rulo the Democrats wero guided
when they selected some OF their Senators
1t 10 difficult to conjecture. Perhaps john
s. WILLIAMS Of Kentucky is an exception 10
this general remark. We doubt If anybody
outside Of their several States ever heard Of
JAMES T. FARLEY OF California, JAMES H.
SLATER Of Oregon, GEORGE G. VEST Of Mis-
souri,, JAMES Is. GRoOME of Maryland, and
WILKINSON CALL Of Florida, until the telo-
graph announced that they had been elected
Senators in Congress. 1t is some consola
ton, however. TO believe that it Is impossi-