The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-10
Daisa~''|g!s Eaale
m. NJ. MURDOCH, Editor.
STONES LINEAGE A HATEFUL ONE


The senatorial line to which William j. Stone OF Mis-
succeeds line heretofore extending from David
Barton to George Vest-has been fateful one The
Globe Democrat its review of it, is very interesting
Stone will belong to tribe Of Barton distinguished
from the Benton dynasty these having been Missouri
first senators David Barton, the most popular man in
Missouri time of his election, chosen unani-
nously the first Of the states two members OF the
senate Benton elected Immediately afteFward
though after hard contest. Barton rated into the
National Republican and Wing parties however, which
terrible oense Missouri in those days CT Jack
sonian supremacy he defeated in 1881, after
serving for ten years, also defeated candidate
to the house of representatives insane in the
last years of his line Of succession to Barton
Alexander Buckner whose career was cut short
by death from cholera in St Louis 1898; Dr. Lewis f.
Linn man of great scholarship and ability who also
died while in Office QS4S) David R. Achson QS4S55)
James S Green uS57-6D, and Waldo P. Johnson
QS61s2).
This brings the Barton succession down the early
civil times The days of some of the last-named
personages were short and full of trouble Atchison
who had fairly long career, leader in the raiders
across the border into Kansas during the struggle be
tween the prosaveryes and the free state in that
territory The cyclonc politics the period kept Atch
sons seat vacant for years after the end OF his
service 1855 giving Green his only part Of
a term, and Johnson who followed him. expelled
from the after few months account Of SYM
patty with secession Johnson followed by Robert
Wilson Qs62-63 and then by B. GTatz Brown 1963 go,
and he by Charles D. Drake after whom Mssouris
stituton of 1865 ramed who resigned in 1870 and
was succeeded by D. T. Jewett QS7O7D, Francis P.
Blair, Jr uS7173) Lewis v Bogy GS73-7O, D. H. Arm
strong Qs7779). Shields QS79), and George G.
Vest QS791903).
Thus although the services OF Barton and Benton be-
gan together in 1921 the names Of the who belong
the dynasty Of the first named are almost
three times numerous those in the Benton line
Benton Henry s. Geyer Trusten Polk, John B. Hender-
son. Carl Schurz Francis NJ Cocrell The only long
stretch Of service which any the lineage
had that of Mr. Vest, except that Barton and Linn
each in the senate for ten years. Many of them
had stormy days. Some Of them had almost short
Service in the senates annals during the eleven
decades and of its existence. The (Atchison
whose alleged but unconscious presidency for day
Grom Sunday March 4, 1919, when Polk stepped down,
to Monday, March s. when Taylor who declined to quail
ify Sunday stepped in Atchison being president Of
tme) conferred distinction the Bar
ton lineage had so many troubles in his days in
Office and cheerfuy dropped from the rolls in
1855 right at the time when he most DESTROYS to
remain politics. had record which altogether
satisfactory himself The associations will
connected with the seat which is about filled
cep during the time it been held by its present
cupant decidedly mixed though this will hardly
diminish the ardor of the aspirants wbe seeking it.