The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-29
LONG SERVICE OF SENATOR'S.
Twenty-four with n Record at More
Than Twenty Yeara Each.

There are ninety United states sena-
tors and OF the present senate twenty
four members have served more than
twenty years. The recent success at the
Democratic primaries in Alabama OF John
r Morgan insures him another term. He
took his seat In the senate on March ).
1871 and at the conclusion OF his next
term will have been thirty-two years con-
secutively in office as senator from Ala
bama.
Senator Jones OF Areansas viii have
eighteen years In the senate TO his credit
on the completion OF his term in 1903.
Senator Teller OF Colorado first entered
the upper house in 1876 and his present
term does not expire until 1903. but he
resigned In 1852 TO become secretary of the
interior an office which he held for three
years. at the close OF which he was re-
turned to congress. Mr.. Plat OF Con-
necticut has been more than ,wenty-one
years senator; hts colleague, Senator
Hawley, has been In the senate nineteen
years: Senator Cullom. whose term ex-
pides In March next. and whose successor
the next Illinois legislature will choose.
has had seventeen years OF service. while
Senator Allison OF Iowa became a senator
in 1873 and has been continuously I'm that
office for twenty-seven years, and his
term has still three years to run. Senator
ago and his colleague. Senator Hale was
chosen Mt the same time Senator Hoar
Of Massachusetts was elected In iS77 and
has held his seat continuously since then.
Senator Davis OF Minnesota was elected
I'm 1877 and the two Missouri senators
Cockrell and Vest. are both veterans in
service, any project 70 replace either with
a new man being regarded in Missouri
as little short Of revolutionary Mr. Cock
ralf bn A..d al
a senator since 1915 and MIR Vest. who
succeeded Gen. Shields has been n sena-
tor since 1879. twenty-five years and TWEEN
ty-0ne years respectively. Senator Vests
term has three years TO run and that OF
Senator Cockren Eve.
A small state which has been very tena.
ciouS In the support az its senatorial rep
resentatives. is Nevada Senator Jones
having been first elected In fsTs-about CO.
Incident with the crime Of 10" 81 which
much has been heard In Sevada--and SEN
atar Stewart having been first elected in
ls5g. thrty-slx years ego. lie WAS re-
elected IN lse9, but retired after sixteen
wears ~ service 90 re-euter the senate in
1850. since which he has served cnnsecti-
lively ard has been reelected for another
term. at the conclusion Of which ne wifi
have had eighteen years Of consecutive
service and twenty nine years u actual
service with only ore break Senator
Chandler OK New Hampshire has been in
office since I'M Senator seWei ~ New
Jersey was FIRST elected in 1871. hut has
not been Cupsecutlye!y tn the senate
Senator Aldrlch - Rhode Island has been
80 senator since tssl He succeeded C;rn
Burnside. Senator Rate u Tennesfeo was
elected IN 1851. Senator Daniel q Virginia
In iss7 succeeding Gen Malone
II is usually 20 be observed that with
The conspicuous exception % Missouri. IL
Is the smaller states which adhere 20 the
policy ~ successive rc~eiectionH for their
senators II IT, found usually that a soma
tor OF long experience csu he 81 more ser.
vice politically 20 his constituents than
ops who ls iess familiar with the conAi.
tons OF Washington ife. and IN small
states the importance Of federal patron.
age Is not 10 be underrated. -- New York
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