The Washington times., 1904-12-12
HEnENNAY'S RISE
TO A SENATORSHIP
lndlanans Proud of For
mer BOOnYille Boy.
A CAREER OF HARD WORK
Self-Made Man Destined for Honor
Of Succession to a Vice
President.
A CAREER OF HARD WORK

Representative James a. Hemenway's
notable service of five terms i'm the
House OF Representatives is soon 10 be
formally acknowledged by the people of
Indiana, through their legislature, in
designating him as their choice Tor the
succession % Vice President-elect Fair
banks. He has already been elected TO
sixth term IN the lower house but
this tribute from his constituents OF the
First district will now be but honorary,
as he VIII relinquish it to answer the
call of the people OF all the thirteen
districts OF tie State.
The success which crowned Represen-
tatlve Hemenway's public career adds
another name tG the famous roll of
public men who were born poor and who
achieved everything i'm the face OF great
difficulties and only after continual hard
struggle. In the recent campaign in
Indiana, when Hemenway and Guberna-
torial Candidate HaEly were addressing
"A town meeting. one OF the speakers
commented with satisfaction that both
these men. so prominent in State poll
Tics nov. had been occupied al that very
Ilace, twenty years ago. in humble Oc-
equations at the village tavern. Two de-
cades or patient, untiring. even slaVish
application 10 law and politics, has made
one the gOVelnOr-elect OF the great
HOOsier Commonwealth, and the other
the prospective Senator 10 succeed Il
Vice President
Historical Repetition.
History repeats itself in politics. Hem
enway's selection will exactly duplicate
the sequence OF events in 1868. when
Schuyler Colfax OF Indiana. was chosen
Niye President with Grant COlfax had
20 give up his Senatorship or course.
and Representative Lane, OF the same
district now represented by Hemenway.
was promoted 10 the upper house OF
Congress
James A. Hemenway was born in the
town Of BOonVille on March s. 1860. and
mas lived there practically all his life
His education was limited 10 the COM
mon schools and he worked hard out
Side the hours or instruction. AT twenty
I'VE ne began the practice OF law and
the next year was elected prosecuting
attorney OF the Second judicial circuit
OF the state. Two years later he was
given a reelection. In 1880 he began an
active participation in State politics as
Us district member or the Republican
state committee.
In the election OF 1S94. he was chosen
a member OF Congress and has beeI
returned each time AT six elections.
helns accredited 10 each Congress from
The fIty-fourth 10 the present time
SEXES the Opportunity.
Among his colleagues Of the House
Representative Hemenway has attained
position OF unusual prominence. As
chairman OF the Committee on Appro-
priations he wields power nearly APP
preaching that of the Speaker himself.
and Is necessarily one OF the Speakers
most trusted Ieu;enants When Cannon
became Speaker and this vacancy was
70 be filed. the place naturally fell 10
the ranking member of the committee.
Gen H. Il. Bingham of Pennsylvania.
the Father OF the House. whose sery-
Ice dates from March 4. 1879. the begin
ming OF the Forty-siEth Congress But
bingham preferred not 10 takaa up the
heavy burdens OF appropriations. and de-
Ciined the honor
Taking advantage OF the opening as
ne had similarly utilized many previous
opportunities, Representative HemenWay
put IN such strong work that his home
friends promptly doomed him for the
Senatorshlp. Others of his colleagues
announced their candidates. and Col
Harry ;. New. of Indianapolis. entered
the race HemenWay's lead was TOO
Great, however, and IN conjunction with
'he friendship OF Fairbanks too potent
10 overcome. All the other candidates
Withdrew and the Legislature viii select
'Boonviile's Big Boy" 10 wear the hon
ored toga in the Senate of the nation