Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-09

- bp'NN' thth ~ OlHtT WelI ana
those who have studied the formation
believe that oil will be encountered
| short of five hundred feet.
The people generally have unlimit-
ed faith, and those who are putting
up the money have not weakened in
any manner |
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March g.
The terms of thirty members of the
United States senate expired on the
3rd of March, but curously enough,
the political balance of power remains
the same. This very seldom the case.
Never before have so large a number
changes occurred without affecting the
political complexion of the body. Six
teen of the thirty senators have been
reelected. of whom the following are
Republicans;
Alger. Plat of Connecticut, Calm
ger, Penrose. Perkins OF California,
Fairbanks. Hansbrough, Dillingham;.
Plat of New York, Allison, Foraker,
and Spooner
The following Democrats are re
elected
Pettus. McEnery of Louisiana, Tel
ler and Clay of Georgia.
Mr., Mallory of Florida has not been
reelected, but will be when the legis-
lature of his state meets in July. He
was unanimously indorsed by the
Democratic state convention
The following Democrats are sue
ceeded by Democrats:
Jones by Clark of Arkansas
McLaurin by Latimer of South Caro-
| lima.
Vest by Stone of Missouri
The following Republicans are sue
ceeded by Republicans:
Mason by Hopkins of Illinois.
Simons by Fulton of Oregon.
The following Republicans are sue
| ceeded by Democrats.
Jones by Newlanhs o. Nevada.
Wellington by German of Maryland
| Deboe by McCreary of Kentucky.
| pritchard by Oyerman Of North
| Carolina.
The following Democrats are sue
ceeded by Republicans:
lIeitheld by Hepburn of Idaho.
| Rawlins by Smoot of Utah
Harris by Long of Kansas
turner by Ankeny of Washington
| There is a gain of one for the Repub
licans in an emergency vote, be
cause all of the incoming Republicans
are loyal party men and can be de
pended upon TO vote straight, while
| Wellington and Mason, who went out
were very unreliable, and frequently
bolted the Republican caucus. On the
other hand, Mr.. McLaurin of South
! Carolina, was in the habit of voting
with the Republicans when they need
ed MIN, and did not attend the Demo
cratic caucus for several years, He is
succeeded by a strict party man.
The two Jones and Vest will be very
much missed. With one or two excep
tions, Mr.. Vest was for years the alb
lest leader and most effective debatei
on the Democratic side, but during the
term just ended his health was sc
poor as to prohibit him from taking
a very active part in legislation and
| committee work.
Jones of Arkansas is chairman OF
the Democratic national committee
and while he was complete failure
rs a leader on the floor because his
mind is sluggish and his perceptions
dull. he nevertheless held an import
ant place in the councils of his party
and his judgment is very highly re
garded.
McLaurin is young man of bril-
liant attainments and high principles
who by his liberal ideas and progress
siye tendencies has taken himself oul
Of the Democratic party Of South Car
olina, and will be compelled to retire
into political oblivion until the aris
tocracy Of his state is again recognized
in politics. The poor white class
is on top represented by Tilman anc
men of his character and caliber Will
whom the old plantation aristocracy
can have no part.
Senator Wellington will also go int
oblivion. He had spectacular ca
reer. He suddenly sprang into promi
nence In 1896 because he was chair
man OF the Republican state commit
tee when Mckinley carried Maryland
and claimed the credit of the victory
which was really due to the sount
money Democrats and the indifference
OF Senator German toward the Bryan
ticket and platform. Wellington in
stantly became famous and demanded
seat in the United States senate a
4 reward for the victory he claimed t.
have won. He went up like rocke
and came down Ike the stick. III
thought he was a great man, and at
tempted to be political boss lik'
German. and when he could not hav'
his own way about patronage and par
ty affairs. quarreled with the other Re
publican leaders, with his colleague
in the senate. with Mckinley and tn
members of his cabinet. and finall.
with Roosevelt. Wellington wen
out OF the senate without any friends
an awful example of the consequence
OF comforting honors and responsible