The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-24

IN Kansas ~ tho fatal lns ~ suecsad0n,
and even ~ bfiIlan, . man - Joha y Ins
mills has referred n NJ gloomy tgad''ioue
n t~saa win James N iaHs, oh" oo'n'
Hllled sul, ltr and had ne is laa' frbre
sentative Iopaph Ralph Burton, vi" was
rrcvn,ly runvlc'ed ~ lrfrahafities IN on'cs
and ssHe0os,i NJ ~ i1'ia ~ lrupfi~ph'nrn'
N u Missouri cuunjy lall,
Political disaster, death, rin hav" Teen
Tho t,uri irn ~ The men Nbo have occut'ed
tho sest Preston n Pturnh was The w
oue " Ne ten N Nhom Kansas had f"nso'l
~ le proud and h. met y ifaglc dea'h w
tho zenith N HE usefulness
When Kansas vas admitted ~ the ln'n''
w lsGi there we're practically only Two t"n.
diIstrp tut the seHatp, lane AMI '
p0mefOy lots wsfr drawn w. derihe VINO
! should have The long term ais yHHts ana
who the short term, -four Poinerny dtew
the long term lane vac frelecteh wv
the following year he killed. hlnnsrW ~
lea yenW oTth.
Edmund u HO~- was appointed TO WI
the Vacancy and was af,erward elec'ed Va
serve al, the uneSplted time His days
we're full ~ trouble from h hrst,
He voted aEains, the Impeachment o'
President johnson, the unpopular Hide w
Kanpss, was defeated for reelection ana
ven, into political oblivion. VIZ lett NAN.
sas disbea rtened. and when Lac, heard OF
waa setting type In q little printing shop
In New Mexico,
Alexander Caldwell was Ross's success
sor. HE resignation was forced In his
second year by his enemies, who threatened
that unless he gave up his seat they wonlo
bring charges against him that he had
obtained his election corruptly'
Judge Robert Crozier wal appointed by
the Governor to Caldwell's place. He had
no political standing and was defeated In
the election q few months afterward by
James M. Harvey.
p. b. Plumb defeated Harvey in 1877
and was twice reelected. IN Plumo't
death in 1891, Bishop W. Perkins was ap'
pointed to Ali the vacanoy John Martir
defeated him in the election when the Legis'
lature met.
Martin dropped out after one term and
was succeeded by Lucien Baker, who de-
feated j. r. Burton after a bitter and ex'
citing contest. Baker was not a success
and at the meeting Of the Legislature II
lbUl, SctltB Ina TIC war hhoiy W c'So'
for reelection. he withdrew and Burton wa
chosen practically without opposition. o
the men on the Iane Line four are still lv
ing-Ross, Martin. Baker and Burton.
Only five Senators have served in thu
Pomeroy succession. Pomeroy was re
elected in 1867 and was a candidate in 1878
At the time Of the joint meeting Of TIN
Legislature a member named York walket
up to the clerks desk and deposited 1000
which he said had been given to him to vot'
for Pomeroy.
Whether thisw was true or not 1t turned thu
tide In favor Of the other candidate, JohI
j. Ingalls,, and he was elected. Ingall
remained in the Senate eighteen years.
The Populists coming into power in 1870
they elected w. A.. PETER, but they grew
tired Of him in six years and chose W. A
Harris as his successor. The Republicans
again in control, in 1908 elected Cheste
I. Long, who since Burton's arrest ha
been Kansas only representative in tn,
upper house.
Judge Alfred Washington Benson i
Burton's successor. That there are We
men in the State, who, in spite Of the dir
superstition Of the fatal succession ar
willing to immediate themselves upon tn,
altar Of public service, was shown by th'
alacrity with which the tender Of the plac'
was accepted by him. Judge Benson wal
born in Jamestown, N. Y, in 1s43, and wen
to Kansas in 1880.