Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-11-08


many . time made the hall ring with
laughter when the situation has been
so tense as to seem As II nothing
but bitter passion could find express
sion.
Another picturesque figure mas
disappeared with the retirement Of
Hon. Joseph &. Sibley of the Frank
lin, Pa, district. who served ten
years IN the house. He was elected
20 the Fifty-third congress as a dem
ocrat, and again to the Fifty sixth
congress, after narrowly escaping
nomination as vice-presldent of tie
Bryan ticket,
Another old-timer who will be
m issed is James w. Wadsworth of
the Thirty.fourth New York district,
defeated by Peter A. Porter, dem
ocrat. Mr.. Wadsworth served about
1s years in the house and was chief
ly conspicuous on account of his
important work as chairman of the
committees on agriculture.
Other members Of the house whd
will be missed when the SixtIeth
congress assemblies are Bowie of
Alabama, Smith, Trimble and Gill
bert of Kentucky, Robertson Of
Louisiana, McNary and Sullivan of
Massachusetts,, Hunt of Missouri,
Van Duzer of Nevada, McDermott
of New Jersey, Hearst, rowne and
Rupert of New York, Patterson
aud Gudger of North Carolina,
CARRIER of Ohio, Kiln of Pennsyl-
vania, Butler Of Tennessee, Brooks
and Field Of Texas, Southall of
Virginia, Dovenor and DAVIS of
West Virginia and Bishop of Mich
igan. These disappear from the
house because they failed of re-nom.
lnatlon last falI.
Included among the leaders who
were renomlnated but failed TO sc.
cure reelection were such prominent
leaders as Babcock of Wisconsin,
Lacey Of Iowa, Blackburn of North
Carolina, McCleary of Minnesota
and Fred Landis of Indiana.
| In the senate the changes will bs
even more noticeable than 10 tbs
house. Death has removed from
the ranks the two oldest members
of that body, Pettus and Morgan oi
Alabama, whose places will be taken
by former Congressman Bankhead
and Joseph F. Johnston, ex-Govern
or of Alabama.
Berry of Arkansas, who served q
years in the senate, is replaced by
JEFF Davis. "FIddlipg Bot" Tay
lor takes .he place of Senator Car
mack of Tennessee. .'Joe" Back
burn of Kentucky gives way L
Thomas II. Paynter, and Dubois o
. Idaho, one of the best politicians II
the senate, il succeeded by William
K. Borah.
The baby member of the senat.
| will be Elmer +. Burkett o
; Nebraska. But few months. olde
e than Burkett is Joseph M Dixon
Who takes theplace of w. A. Clark
the Montana copper king.
Curtis of Kansas, the first IndIal
to occupy a seat IN the senate, j. b.
reason of his long service in tn
house, almost as we'll known amonJ
his new associates IA il be had lon
been in the senate He aud Norri
y Brown, the new senator from Ne
II braska, who succeeds Millard, hay
e both proclaimed IN advance tbei
b earnest support of Roosevelt In th
], carrying out Of bis policies, an
they are therefore looked upon =
@ valuable recruits for the administri
If ton. William Alden Smith, VIII
y takes the seat made vacant by th
= death of Senator Alger OF Michigan
D. is well kno wn because of his servle
le in the house.
,f Simon Guggenheim. the smelta
le magnate from Colorado, who ~
es ceeds Patterson, is1he only extrem
~ II .,eb man smono, the new aenatoY