Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01

electing United States senators by a vote
of the legislature. After that requirement
has been fulfilled governors have under
certain conditions power, to appoint sen
ators to fill out uneXpired terms. In the
case of Oklahoma there was no unexpiret
term.
The Legislature Of Oklahoma has beer
called to meet early in December, and vot
ing for senator will probably begin on the
second Tuesday of December. so. that
within a very short time after that day
the new state will be represented in the
United States Senate. In the meantime
when their credentials are presented they
tee on privileges and elections, and will be
kept there until new credentials are re-
ceived showing their election by the legis-
lature of their state.
The sessions of the Senate will probably
be of especial interest, not only because
of the many interesting questions that are
likely to be brought up, such as currency
legislation, the tariff and corporate con-
troll, but because the national conventions
meet next June to nominate presidential
candidates and to adopt national plat.
forms. There will be general desire to
avoid any undue extension of the session
into the summer months. as both repub.
LEANS and democrats will be anxious to
have Congress off their hands and to get
to work.
The New Members.
Besides the representatives in the Senate
from Oklahoma, the following new SEN
ators will take their seats in the sixtieth
Congress:
Alabama, John H. Bankhead, Joseph F.
Johnston.
Arkansas, JeffeSson Davis.
Colorado, Simon Guggenl1eim.
Delaware, Harry H. Richardson
Idaho, William e. Borall.
Kentucky, T. H. Paynter.
New Jersey, Frank O. Briggs.
Nebraska. Norris Brown.
Tennessee, Robert L. Taylor.
Wisconsin, Isaac Stephenson.
Montana, Joseph M. Dixon.
Oregon, Jonathan Bourne, jr
William Alden Smith of Michigan and
Charles Curtis of Kansas are not included
in this list of new senators. They each
served out short unexpired term in the
Fifty Congress, Mr.. Smith succeed
ing the late Senator Alger and Mr.. Curtis
taking the place Of former Senator Bur
ton
OF the above new senators Bankhead of
Alabama, Dixon of Montana, Smith of
Michigan and Stephenson of Wisconsin
all served in the House of Representa-
tives, but the others are without legisla-
Senator John H. Bankhead Of Alabama
and Senator-elect Joseph F. Johnston Of
that state were selected at primary
election as the successors of Senators
Morgan and Pettus, whenever they should
retire, and their election followed upon the
death of those senators. Mr.. Bankhead
has been in the House Of Representa-
tiyes for many years. He was born in
Alabama September 10. 1912, and was self
educated. He started life as farmer
and from the farm went into the Confed
crate army, where for four years he did
conspicuous service. He was wounded
three times and was in many battles of
Importance. He represented his county
in the state legislature after the close Of
the war; and upon completing a career of
three years in the assembly was elected
to- the state senate, where he retained his
seat from 1876 to 1877, inclusive. He first
entered the House of Representatives In
1880, and after one term there was up
pointed warden of the Alabama peniten-
tiary, which place. he filled for four years.
He was then again nominated for Con-
gress, and until defeated for renomina-
ton by Capt. Hobson continued to serve
in the House, where he was always a
stalwart democrat. His defeat for the
nomination by Capt. Hobson paved the
way for his entrance to the United States
Senate Following his defeat. his friends
determined to do something for him. and
his selection as their. candidate for the
Senate followed.
Senator elect William Edward Borah of
Idaho is a republican, and came out vic
torious in land fraud cases that attracted
national attention only short time ago.
He is an Illinois man by birth, having
been born June 20. 1856, in Wayne county
Of that state. He was educated at the
University of Kansas. and Is regarded as
a tireless student who is likely to take
great interest In many senatorial debates
and to bring to them funds of information
He has very high reputation as u law