Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-27
Augusta People on 1
Visit 10 Washington,
New England Senators Whpse
Terms Soon Expire. {: y
The ||lustioss Career Of Seaahi fps
Ia he uppsi Branch.

Washington. D. c.. March &C.
(SpeciaD-Mr. and Mrs. Andrew d.
Ward CT Augusta were in Washington
sevral days last week, and visited
many points Of interest including Mt.
Vernon. They were making quite an
extended trip through the country.
Four New England senators come lipt
for reelection ~ the assembling next
January Of legislatures 10 be chosen
this autumn. They are Henry +.
Burnham Of Manchester, ". H., now
completing his first term OF six years:
W. Murray Crane OF Dalton. Mass,
now filling out the unexpired term Of
the late Senator Hoar; William p.
Frye Of Lewiston. Maine. who March
is completed his twenty-fifth year in
the Senate: and George Il. Wetmore Of
Newport. r. L.. now completing his
second six years term. Each Senator
has still TO serve till March 4. 1907. and
the election Of his successor will be for
a term to begin on that date.
This is about the usual number OF
New England Senators to be chosen
Al one election. One.third Of tho
SeEatc Is chosen every two years, but
the number from q given section Of the
third of the whole at each biennial
election. For example the New Eng
land legislatures to be chosen in 1905
a presidential year-will have the elec--
tion Of but three United States Sena-
tors to succeed Brandegee :, in Con-
necticut, Dillingham; in Vermont, and
Gallinger in New Hampshire. But in
1910 there viii be five Senatorial elec-
in
cessors to. Aldrich In Rhode Island:
Bulkelcy in Connecticut;,. Hale in
Maine; Lodge in Massachusetts; and
Proctor in Vermont, - "
There is now nothing to indicate that
any of the four will have opposition In
the 1906 campaigns. Maine. Of course.
will return Senator Frye for no State,
more than Maine, has adhered to the
policy Of keeping her Senators. as well
as her Representatives, continually at
Washington. The reelection of Mr..
Frye. however. will be notable above
all the other New England reflections.
for he is far and away the senior In
service of all the New England Sena-
tors to figure in the approaching cam
paign. He is in fact the senior in SER
vice of all New England Senators, ex-
cepting only his own colleague. Mr..
Hale. Mr.. Frye took his seat rs a
Senator March IS. 1881. a few days af-
ter Garfield had been inaugurated as
President. Mr.. Garfield selected Sem
atar James G. Blaine TO be Secretary OF
State, which created the vacancy that
Mr. Frye. then 4 member OF the Forty
seventh Congress. was elected 10 fill.
But Mr.. Frye never served in the
- scnr =.
gress. because it did not convene till
December s. 1881, and the late Nelson
Dingiey was elected TO the vacancy in
the House during the summer. When
Mr.. Frye last participated in proceed
iEgs Of the House, that body was
Democratic. Samuel j. Randall OF
Pennsylvania, being the Speaker.
There had been predictions that Mr.. =
Frye, had he remained In the House.
MouId sometime have become Speaker
when the Republicans gained q major
ity there. Perhaps. II he had not re-
ceivnd an election to the Senate he
would have been Speaker of the Forty
seventh Congress. instead of Gen."J.
Warren keifer of Ohio, who has just
come back here as n member from tho
Springfield. Ohio. district. after an
interim Of many years In private life.
The very year that Mr.. Frye began
his senatorial career Maine started OIL
with two new men in that body. The
contrast with the previous year when
Blaine and Hannibal iamlin were the
two senators from Maine, was not as
pronounced at it might have been.
Although both Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Frye
were new in the Senate they were not
new to Congressional life and therefore
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