Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-03-14
new FACESIN SENATE
MANY Rave PREVIOUSLY BEEN
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
FOURTEEN WERE RE ELECTED.
Election Said TO Have Cost Senator
Clark $2,O5s, 900 Joe Bailey
of Texas, Is the Youngest
Member.
FOURTEEN WERE RE ELECTED.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The terms
of 80 United States Senators expired
yesterday. Fifteen Senators were
elected as their own successors and 13
new men were chosen. Five vacan-
cies exist, two in Nebraska, one in
Montana and two in Delaware.
The following Senators were re-
elected:
Bacon, Of Georgia, Berry, Of Arkan-
sas, Cullom, Of Illinois, Elkins, Of
West Virginia, Frye, of Maine, Hoar,
of Massachusetts,, Mcmillan, of Michl-
gan, Martin, Of Virginia, Morgan, Of
Alabama, Nelson, of Minnesota, Sc
well, of New Jersey, Tillman, Of South
Carolina, Warren, of Wyoming and
Wetmore, of Rhode Island.
OF the So-called new Senators quite
a number have been in Congress;
Blackburn, of Kentucky, Mitchell, Of
Oregon and Dubois, of Idaho, have
been in the Senate and Bailey, Of
Texas, Gamble, Of South Dakota, and
Carmack, Of Tennessee, simply walked
over from the House of Representa-
tives. Patterson, of Colorado, was a
delegate in the House before his state
was admitted to the Union.
Henry e. Burnham, Republican, Of
New Hampshire, Chandler's success
sor, is leading lawyer and orator,
but never has been in Congress. His
election was secured through the
support of railroad corporations op-
posed to Chandler
j. @. S. Blackburn, Democrat, Of
Kentucky, was defeated in 1897 by the
Republicans, who elected Deboe, Black
burn succeeded Senator Lindsay.
Edward w. Carmack, Democrat, Of
Tennessee, is a lawyer and news
paper proprietor aud has served two
terms In the House.
William A. Clark, Democrat, Of
Montana, is mine owner and capita
list, reputed to be worth more than
$50, 100000. He has made six efforts
to secure the Senatorship and has
three times been elected. His total
expenditures, according to Senator
Chandler's computations, to obtain
his seat, have aggregated s2,O59,OOO.
Thomas Patterson, Democrat, Of
Colorado, is lawyer and news
paper proprietor. He was born in
Ireland. His first American home
was in Indiana.
John II. Mitchell, Republican, of
Oregon, returns to the Senate third
time, several years having elapsed be-
| tween each term Of service. He was
elected to the Senate in 1872, the sec
ond time in 1895 and again in 1901.
Joseph W. Bailey, Democrat, of
Texas, is the youngest member of the
Senate, beating the record of Mr..
Beveridge by more than year. He
was born Oct. 6, 1863. He is a lawyer,
and at the age of 81 was presidential
elector in Mississippi on the Cleveland
and Hendricks ticket. He was 10
years in the house.
Murphy J. Foster, Democrat, of
Louisiana, attained national reputa-
tion as the leader of a movement to
abolish the Louisiana Lottery Co., in
which fight he was successful. At
the head of the anti-lottery party he
was elected Governor of his state and
reelected. He is lawyer.
A. j. McLaurin, Democrat, of Mis-
sissippi, has just completed four-year
term as Governor of that state. He
served one year in the Senate, begin
ming in 1894. He is lawyer.
Fred T. Dubois, Democrat,of Idaho,
is so years old and a graduate Of Yale
College. In 1896 he bolted the St
Louis convention and left the Republi'
can party.
Joseph Ralph Burton, Republican,
Of Kansas, was born in Indiana, and
has made a reputation as a lawyer
business man, statesman and orator
He entered Kansas politics in 1880
and has been a candidate for bott
House and Senate, but suffered de
feat by the Populists. He once Sc
cured the caucus nomination ovel
John ]. ingalls,.
f. Mel. Simons, Democrat,of NORTH
Carolina, is about As years old and 1
lawyer. He is credited with having
secured the legislation which dis
franchised the negroes.
Robert Jackson Gamble, Republi
can, of South Dakota, who succeeded
Mr.. Pettigrew, was born Feb. I, 1851
, He is a lawyer, and served in tn
House four years.