The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-06
MANY CHANGES
WILL Be MADE IN
GOTH CONGRESS

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the elections for representatives IN the
Goth congress turn out. there will be many
| changes In the personnel OF the house as
result of the nominations made. The
| Democrats viii lose their senior member
| In point OF service, j. III. Bankhead, OF
Alabama. who was defeated for renomi-
nation by Richmond Pearson Hobson the
hero OF the Merrimac, and the Repubh-
cans will not have the help of Gen. G. H.
Grosvenor of Ohio. who was also defeated
for denomination. Each served 20 years.
although Grosvenors service was not
| continuous.
Grosvenor was one OF his party's cham
pions on the floor and was always ready
for scrap. Bankhead. after his defeat
| at the primaries got the solace or an AL
! ternate election for United states senator
| contingent upon the death or retlremeh'
| on either OF the present senator's. Morgan
and Pettus each Of whom is more than ~
years old.
| Frank O. Snowden, son-in-law of the
late George Pullman. has been nominated
! To fill the vacancy caused BY the death OF
! Representative r. r. Hit. another old
timer, who was serving his 18th term from
| an Illinois district.
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the retirement OF the Hon. j. c. Sibley OF
the Franklin. Pa, district, who has serV-
| ed 10 years I'm the house. He was elected
| 70 the b3d congress as Democrat ana
| again 10 the 56th congress, after narrow
! " escaping nomination for vice president
| on the Bryan ticket. In that congress he
| created something OF a sensation by re-
nouncing his allegiance to the Democratic
| party and marching dramatically 10 the
| other side OF the hall, where. he said. he
| should belong in the future. He is build
| ing a beautiful residence on Tampa Bay.
| Fla, and expects TO make that place his
home. L. n. Littauer OF the Gloversville.
N. Y, district, also declined 10 contest for
denomination after a continuous service
| of 10 years.
After being elected six times Theobold
| Often of Milwaukee fell down on the sew
J enth attempt. a victim Of too much post
| office. II was charged against him that
] he recommended two men for the same
| place and failed 20 land either. He is
| leader OF the Congress Singing society.
whose Sunday night services at the
! Dewey hotel attracted much attention last
| term.
| Chairman Theodore Burton OF the com
mittee on rivers and harbors loses his two
! principal lieutenants by, the failure OF
Messrs. Dovener Of West Virginia and
| Bishop OF Michigan TO secure renomina-
tions after IL years continuous service
each.
Gillette OF the First district OF Califor-
MIA resigned TO run for governor. Gilbert
| or Indiana TO accept a judgeship i'm the
| Philippine Islands and r. d. Sullivan OF
New York, who said he would rather be
a senator at Albany than a representative
| at Washington. also resigned.
| Ernest r. Wood OF ST Louis was un-
seated on June 23sbecause of frauds at
| the election I'm the Twelfth Missouri
/ district N 1nnA and Harry NJ .-,,dro,,
his Republican opponent, was sworn
| in. This district has the unique dis
| tinction OF having had the nominal
/ member. J. J. Butler, twice unseated
! In the same congress for fraud This
/ year the Democrats apparently de-
] cided that IL was useless to keep up
the practice OF counting I'm the de-
feated candidate and made no nomina-
| tion.
Pennsylvania lost three members by
! death last season--Robert Adams OF the
Second @ A. Castor Of the Third and
| c. r. Patterson OF the Twelfth: aud
| Georgia lost it's representative long
est in service II. r. Lester OF the Fret
/ district who was serving his ninth
| term Just after congress adjourned
| H. G.. Adams Of Wisconsin died in Chi
| cago. Representative Hoar OF the wor-
! cester, Mass, district died last week
| j. S. Little OF Arkansas declined a
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nominated for governor at the Demo-
cratic primaries. Mr.. Patterson of
| Tennessee also declined denomination
| to congress because of his nomination
! for governor.
| Besides those mentioned the follow
! ing Democratic members of the Fifty
| ninth congress were not renominated:
| Bowie of Alabama, Smith. Trimble and
| Gilbert of Kentucky. Robertson OF
| Louisiana, McNary and Sullivan OF
Massachusetts, Hunt Of Missouri, Van
| Duzer OF Nevada, McDermott OF Now
| Jersey, Hearst Towne and Rupert of
! New York Patterson and Gudger of
| North Carolina CARRIER of Ohio, Kline
| OF Pennsylvania, Butler of Tennessee.
| Brooks and Field OF Texas, Southall of
| Virginia and Davis OF West Virginia.
| And the following Republicans
| Brooks and Hogg OF Colorado, Hedge
| of Iowa, Bowerseck OF Kansas Wach-
| ter OF MARYLAND. Fletcher and Buck
| man Of Minnesota, Shartei ef Missouri,
| Dixon Of Montana (who is seeking the
senatorshipD, Mccarthy of Nebraska.
Allen. Wiley and Van Wrinkle OF New
| Jersey. Lc Fevre and Flack OF New
| York. Nevin. Scrsggy, Southard, Web
ber and Bedler Of Ohio, Hermann ard
williamson OF Oregon, Morrell, Palmer.
| Mahon. Dresser and Smith OF Penn
sylvania, Burke and Martin Of South
Dakota and Minor and Brown Of Wis
| consin.
There will bo many changes In the
| senate also after March 4, 1907. Berry
| of Arkansas. Blackburn of Kentucky
| and Carmack Of Tennessee were defeat
| ed for denomination; Alger Of Michigan,
| Clark Of Montana and Patterson OF
| colorado have announced that they will
| not be candidates, and Republican
| will take the place Of Gearin OF Oregon,
| Democrat, who was appointed by the
| governor after the death OF Senator 7.
| III. Mitchell. it Is not probable that
! q r. wetmore will he returned, even
| II the Republicans win In Rhode Island.
| Norris Brown has been indorsed by the
| Nebraska Republicans TO succeed Sen
| ator Millard, hut the latter Is making
| q fight to get control Of the next legis-
lature. other changes are probable
as a result OF the elections on Tues
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