The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-23
NO ADVERSE
 VOTES CAST Senators Morgan and
 Pettus Reelected. REPUBLICAN IS FOR THEM 'Perfunetory Proceeding Carried Out
 in Both Houses. Two venerable Men After, Years of Service to Their state, Are Asa,n chosen By Unan,mou. Ballot.

John Tyler Morgan and Edmund l Winston Pettus were yesterday elected to the United States Senate to succeed themselves by the Alabama Legislature without dissenting vote. In doing this the Legislature only recorded the l unanimous voice of the people of Ala ] bama recorded In the primary of last August. I
 It has rarely. if ever. happened be- fore in Alabama that one Legislature elects two United States Senators, at the same time. It happened yesterday because the Alabama Legislature under, ths Constitution Is now perpitted to meet only once in four years. Senator Morgan would have been reelected yesterday if the Legislature had held biennial sessions. for his term expires on the fourth of next March.
 But the present term of Senator Pet tus does not expire until March {, 1907, and as there will be no session of the Alabama Legislature between now and that date. the reelection perforce took place yesterday.
 It was perfunctory proceeding so perfunctory that the Legislature by a joint resolution had notified Senators Morgan and Pettus that they need not follow the usual custom and come to Alabama from Washington to address the Legislature that returned them to the United States Senate.
 The primary had been held and with out opposition the two venerable mem- bers of the Senate from Alabama had been returned to the post which they had honored by the voice Of the pec- ple But in accordance with the Con stitution of Alabama and the Constitu- ton of the United States, the formal election had to be held yesterday by the House and by theN Senate of the Ala bama Legislature- The Alabama Legislature yesterday elected John Tyler Morgan to his sixth term as a member of the United States Senate. If he should live to fill out his term he will have served longer in the United States Senate than any other
 man who ever held a seat in that body. When his term expires he will have served thirtyssix years in the greatest deliberative body in the world. Senator Morgan was first elected in 1876 when the State had but recently been res- cued from the rule of the negro and the csrpetbagger.
 Senator Pettus was yesterday given his third election to the United States Senate. He was first elected in 1896 and has therefore served ten years as United States Senator. Although one of the leading and most influential citizens of Alabama for many years since his carly manhood Senator Pet tus had not flied a public office in Ala fbama until he was elected to a senator of the United States from Alabama. Long Public Lives. The two Senators who were yester- day re- elected to the place which they have adorned are the two oldest mem bers of the United States Senate. The mind of the average man can hardly grasp and understand the long space of years in which these two distinguished citizens of the States have held an im- portant and commanding place.
 In 1854. or more than fifty years ago, Edmund Winstons Pettus resigned the place of circuit judge of Alabama that he might enter on the practice of law both as solicitor and judge of his cir cult Twelve years before that or in IS42 he had begun the practice of law at Gaineville.
 In 1856, or more than fifty years ago. John Tyler Morgan was one of the leading men of the State. He was so prominent that he was made an elector on the ticket. which selected James Buchanan as President of the United states He then had his law office a few yards away from the office of Edmund ". Pettus
 The lives of the two mer have run strangely together. Since early man hood they have lived in the same town. Selma, today has the distinc- tion that no other town or city of the United States has--that of furnishing two members of the Senate.
 In 1861 the Cahaba Rifles left the old Alabama River t3wn to march to the front to join the Confederate Rr1au al fn ky1 r.e that company was Edmund w. Pet tus. The farewell address tc the de- parting soldier on tho part of the town was delivered by Hon. John T. Nor gan. He. too. a little later entered the army. Both served with dis tinction and hoth rose to the rank of Brigadfer General.
 Proceedings in Senate.
 The legislative proceedings for the election of a United States Senator yesterday were. without excitement. Tn the Senate John A. Lusk at the proper time rose fin his place and said:
 For United States Senator to fsuc- cced himself, I place in nomination one of the greatest statesmen that the country has ever produced-a man who will cnnrarf fAvorahly with the statesmen of any country or of any age"
 Ills WordS were fsrecteO with aps plause and every Senator present vo- ted for Senator Morgan.
 When this had been done Senator F. P Thomas of Barbour was recoK- nized.
 "For Senator to succeed himself" he said. "I place in nomination the Honorable Edmund W. Pettus. He needs no suioey at my hand. The record of his life is written in the heart of his countrymeu."
 He too was elected by unani- rocrs vote f
 Tn the House. the proceedings were Hkowise' formal. Speaker Martin at the proper hour. interrupted the <cur- rcnt husincss md said:
 This being the second Tuesday af- ter the oreanlza ton of the Legisla- ture and inc hour Of noon having ar- rived, the House will. in pursuance of q resolution heretofore adopted. pro- ceed to vntN for United States Senator from Alabama. for the term of six vaars from March 4, 1907.