Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-02-02
CHANGES IN THE SENATE
Many New Faces viii Be Seen
There Next Year.
THOSE WHO WILL NOT RETURN
Barry, Blackburn, Benson, Clark, Du-
bois and Others Failed OF
Reelection.

Washington, ID. q, Jan. 10 The per
sonnet of the United States Senate Is
to be considerably changed as a result
of the elections that have taken place
in the legislatures in numerous states
during the past two weeks. The choice
has now been made in practically alt
OF the states, thus making it possible
to draw lineup Of the membership
Of the upper house as 1t will stand aft
er the adjournment Of the present SEES.
sion.
The thirty senators whose terms
/ win expire March are: Russell A.
Alger OF Michigan, j. Frank Alice OF
! Delaware, Augustus Q. Bacon OF Geor.
gia, Joseph w Bailey. of Texas. ]. w.
Benson Of Kansas. James II. Barry of
Arkansas. Joseph G. s. Blackburn of
Kentucky. Henry Il. Burnham OF New
Hampshire. Edward w. Carmack of
Tennessee, William A. Clark of Mon
/ tana, W. Murray Crane OF Massachu-
/ sets. Shelby NJ Cullom of Illinois,
| JQUdllliH y. itOitlNtt VI iNNNt ApHAt =
Dryden OF New Jersey, Fred T. Dubois
| of Idaho, Stephen b, Elkins of West
Virginia. Murphy ]. Foster of Louisl-
ana. William j. McL.aurin of Missis-
sippi. Thomas S, Martin of Virginia,
/ Joseph H. Willard of Nebraska. John
T. Morgan OF Alabama, Knute Nelson
Of Minnesota. Thomas M. Patterson of
| Colorado. Furnifold M. Simmons of
North Carolina, Benjamin r. Tillman
| OF South Carolina, Francis Il, War
rem of Wyoming. and George 7. Wet
more of Rhode Island
4 General Alger. OF Michigan, who
died suddenly this week, had de-
clined to be candidate for reelection
on account of advanced age and poor
health, is succeeded by William Alden
NTH OF Grand Rapids. who has rep,
resented the Fifth district in the lower
7 house for some years
J. Frank Alice, of Delaware, gives
way 10 Harry Richardson, wealthy
packer of Dover who Is well qualified
so far as wealth Ii concerned for mem
bership IN the "milionaires' club
His election we'll illustrates the I'M
!, certainty of Delaware politics. Almost
up to the DAY the legislature assem-.
} bled II looked as though Alice would
realize his ambition for reelection.
i Senator Bacon, of Georgia, who Is
i one Of the ablest men the South has
in public life. comes back without op.
j position.
Bailey, of Texas, after receiving the
unanimous Endorsement at the state
primary, got into trouble as result
OF revelations concerning his alleged
dealings with some of the Standard
Oil crowd.
Senator Benson, of Kansas, who was
here scarcely long enough TO renew
the acqualntances he had made In his
early career years ago, gives way to
Charles Curtis. Curtis Is well known
in Washington by reason of his four.
teen years Of service in the house,
\ Barry, OF Arkansas, and Blackburn,
! of Kentucky. submitted their causes
4 to the people last fall and lost. Sena
i tor Barry will be succeeded by JEFF
u Davis, who has just vacated the gov
! ernorship of Arkansas, and Black
1 burns toga will fall to Governor Beck
] ham. whose term as governor of Ken.
! lucky will expire next December.
! The rumored opposition to the re-
election of Burnham. OF New Hamp
shire. proved fash in the pan. and he
has been chosen by the legislature OF
4 his state for another term of six years
Crane, of Massachusetts, and Frye, of
| Maine. two other New England sena-
i tors, have likewise met with no diff
] Guilty in being reelected The same Is
not true, however, of Snator Wetmore.
of Rhode Island, who found the people
Of his state ripe for revolt against the
so-called Republican machine
Senator Carmack, of Tennessee, was
overthrow in the state primary byl
"Fiddling Bob Taylor, and Clark, of
I Montana, is to be replaced by Con
! gresham Joseph NJ Dixon.
Cullom, of Illinois. comes back with
ont opposition. and Dolliver, of Iowa
has succeeded In steering clear of the
political shoals which lay in his course
According to his own account OF II
the Mormons got the SCALP of Fred +
Dubois. Democrat, OF Idaho, who is 10
be succeeded by William T.. Borah, q
hustling young attorney allied with the
Republican party
A year ago 1t seemed as though the
toga Of stephen b. Elkins, OF West
irginla might be in peril, but Senator
Elkins has won his reelection without
difficulty.