The independent., 1907-01-24
OLD MEN IN THE MINORITY
NEW DEAL IN THE WEST IS AN
EPOCH MARKER.
Upper House, But n Majority of
Them Are Far From
Wealthy.

WASHINGTON, -. c., Jan. 20.--Af-
ter next March the seante will have
larger percentage Of young men as
members than for many years AS a
result of the political changes in
number of states there Will be an
infusion of young blood into the up
per house of congress that promises to
put the gray boards and venerable
looking patriarchs in the hopeless
minority. The senate will then con-
tain large number Of members who
have from twenty to thirty years of
active service ahead Of them before
they will have reached the age OF
three score years and ten. Most Of
the young members are from the mid
die west and the west. while the New
England, eastern and southern states
are largely represented Dy veteran
statesmen.
OF the thirty senators whose terms
expire March next. and who will not
succeed themselves, SUCCESSORS have
been either elected or decided upon
for The following: r A. Alger. Mich
igan; W. A. Clark, Montana: j. A.
Berry. Arkansas; +. L. Dubois Idaho;
]. C. S. Blackburn, Kentucky; John
M. Gearin, Oregon; A. w. Benson,
Kansas, ]. II. Millard, Nebraska;
Il. w. Carmack, Tennessee; Il. M. Pat
terson, Colorado.
With but one exception, in the case
Of the new senator from Tennessee,
every one OF these incoming senators
will be young men, or men who are
still in the prime of life and good for
long service should their various
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William Alden Smith, who succeeds
General Alger, will be one Of the lively
recruits to the young mems club in the
senate. He Is only AZ years old The
man he succeeds Is II. Jefferson
Davis, of Arkansas, who will take the
place Of the veteran Senator Berry. Is
also in the neighborhood Of so while
Mr.. Berry is S.
Charles. Curtis Of Kansas is only AZ
years old, and when he takes Senator
Benson's place the sunfiower state
will have two young representatives in
the upper chamber, Chester |. Long
being exactly the age of his new col
league. Joseph M. Dixon. who has
been decided upon as Senator Clark's
successor from Montana, will be the
be only 80 years old when he takes the
oath of office Another of the western
mountain states will be represented by
youngster when William f. Borah
presents his credentials for Senator
Dubois' seat. as the junior senator
from idaho.
Oregon will send Jonathan Bourne
in place of Senator Gearin. making
the fourth member of the law firm to
which both these gentlemen belonged
to represent their state IN the senate
Senator Mitchell and Senator Simon
were both associated with the same
law firm at various times Senator
Miilard of Nebraska, who Is about
ready TO retire from active life. will
be followed In the senate by Norris
Brown. just year or two past 40
Simon Guggenheim OF Colorado Is an
other Young man.
For Separate Statehood.
Delegate Smith of Arizona believes
that separate statehood will be giver
10 Arizona and New Mexico within the
coming Ave years for the reason tina
the developed resources and Increased
population will demand II. He pre-
diets that five years from now th'
population of Arizona will be doubled
and that there will be four hundras
thousand people there Instead of th'
Two hundred thousand at present.
MIR smith says that Arizona has :
grenicr wealth and produces more nc
cnpitn than any state or territory II
the union. II offers splendid oppor
tunltics for young mtn ~ integrity an'
ability, and IN n growing country. ac
cordnw 10 Mr. smith. lie says !
furnish climate that stimulate
men 70 things" and has great IN
turr ana has n social ntmnSpher
whore man In honored for his tru
worth alone. and evervh"siy gets
square deal
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construction and completion ~ At