The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-12
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 served one term in the House of Rep ,resentatives also and declined a re- nomination. No reason is given. It is unnecessary to say that he" is Gen. tile.
 Elmer Jocob Burkett of Lincoln, Neb. is the baby senator, being only SS years gold. He is western born and western bred, and was a farmers boy. He came up rapidly, however, was ed ucated at Tabor College, Iowa, and the University of Nebraska, and practiced law at Lincoln. He came to Congress in 1889, when he was only S2 years old, and served continuously until he was elected senator. Hence he is pretty well known about the Capitol.
 Frank Bosworth Brandegee of New London takes the seat of Senator Platt of Connecticut, the greatest tourist we have had at the Capital since MT. Ed munds retired from public life. MT. Brandegee does not expect to fill MT. Platt's vacant place. No one in sight, |, in Connecticut or elsewhere, could do that; but he, is young yet (only fl years of age) and, next to MT. Burkett, the youngest man on the floor. He comes from good stock--the best in New Eng land. His father was a lawyer and pol itician of fame and sterling intergrity and his son has had an unusual exper- fence. He graduated at Yale in 1885 and from the law school in 1888. He was immediately elected to the General Assembly of Connecticut, and served continuously until he came to Congress a year ago. He was reelected to the present House of Representatives, but in the meantime was chosen to fill the vacancy caused by the death of one of our greatest of lawmakers.
 We have two now senators from 1 Connecticut. General Hawley's success sor is an insurance man-the president of the Aetna Life Insurance Company, which was organized by his father many years ago. His name is Morgan Gardner Bulkeley. and he has had a very active life. He is 6S years of age, and held many offices and enjoyed many honors. He rounds out his career with 8 seat in the United States Sen- ate, which he can hold until his Is 75 years old.
 Frank Putnam Flint, the successor of Senator Bard of California, is go- ing to be heard from after, a while, when he gets the hang of the school house. He is Yankee, was born and raised in a Massachusetts village, but has spent all his years since coming of age practicing law in Los Angeles. He was formerly general counsel for the Southern Pacific. Railway Com pany, but when he decided to enter public life he resigned that position in order that he might be free from cri- ticism and entanglements. Senator Flint has 8 high reputation at home, both as a lawyer and an orator, and is considered the most poplar man in Los Angeles. He will remind one of the late Senator Walcott of Colorado be- ing about the same stature, of similar manners, and wearing the same win- ming smile,
 James B. Fraser of Chattanooga, Tenn, resigned the governorship of that state, where he was serving in his second term, to take a seat of that ! warworn and rugged old veteran, Gen eral Bate, who went to his last mus ter in March and died from the ef- fleets of exposure on inauguration day. Judge lawrence Weldon of the court of claims, was also victim of that day, and Senator Aspiroz, the Mexican am- bassador, WAS another. We shall al- ways lose valuable lives as long as our change of government takes place on the stormy 4th of March. MT. Fraser is lawyer, like all the new senators except Colooel Bulkeley of Connecti- cut, and George $. Nixon, a banker, from Nevada.
 James Alexander Hemenway of Boonville, Ind, who still lives where he ] was born, is so modest and unassum- ing that the late Speaker Reed said that he had to be kicked up the lad- der," but he has gone to the top all the same. Modest worth is not always recognized. It usually stands 8 poor show in political conventions, but Sem ator Hemenway has been very success , full in public life. He was reelected to the House of Representative six times, and then chosen senator to suc- ! ceed President Fairbanks. He ,, will be a. working member.
 George s. Nixon, the new senator from Nevada, who succeeds the ven- erable and voluminous Steward, comes from the new gold fields and is a banker, by, profession. He was born in California; educated in the public