The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-18
By gibson GARDNER.


Special corresr cadence to The Press
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IS
There are IS new senators coming
to Washington as a result of the
late elections Some of them will
be good men-that is, peoples men
and some will represent the cor
porations. In Senator Allison's
place there will be a good man,
A. B. Cummins, lately governor of
Iowa, and the victor of long
drawn out battle between the pro-
gressive and reactionary forces in
that state.
The progressives in the senate
will be strengthened by the coming
of Joe Bristow of Kansas. The pub
lie does not have to be reminded
that Bristow is the man who acted
as sleuthhound in the postoffice in
vestigation several years ago. He
had been third assistant post
master general and was delegated
to the work of cleaning out the
grafters. After he was done he was
himself let out, and went home to
Kansas and ran for the senate. He
displaces a bad corporation sena-
tor, c. |. Long. eos. ..
In place of Albert B. Kittridge,
who for years represented the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and
some other roads in the senate, the
people of North Dakota have new
man, Coe |. Crawford. Crawford is
lined up with the right side. AS
governor he has been associated
with the progressive party, and ii
the corporations don't get him he
will be a welcome addition.
In North Dakota another corpora
ton senator was turned down,
Henry C. Hansbrough. In his place
it was at first expected that Repre-
sentative Thomas F. Marshall
would be chosen; but the recent
primaries indicate the portable
success there of M. N. Johnson, a
former member of congress. Little
can be said of Johnson except that
he is Scandinavian, having run
and been elected on that platform.
Ohio has been purged of half it's
senatorial disgrace in the elimina-
ton of Joseph B. Foraker. The ac-
credited agent of Standard Oil can
hardly be elected to a third term in
teh senate, and it seems quite well
settled that Firm Alarm Joe is
done.
1t is pleasant to note that the
state of Washington will have Wes-
ley L. Jones in the senate in place
of that cipher, Levi B. Ankeny.
Jones has been a member of the
house of representatives long
enough to make'it evident that he
is a supporter of the Roosevelt pro-
gressive policies and that he is a
hard headed, healthy minded, prom
Using young man.
If the Oregon legislature does it's
duty the senate will secure another
good man in Chamberlain, lately
governor of that state The primar-
les resulted in instructions for
Chamberlain, but the fact that he
is a democrat, while the complex
ion of the legislature is nominally
republican, has been seized upon
by corporate interests 10 defeat, II
possible. the carrying out of the
popular will. The result remains
to be seen.
There are some other members
of the senate who will not do the
people much good. From Colorado,
for instance, comes democrat,
Charles J. Hughes, a man just as
badly corporation tainted as For
aker himself. Hughes has for
years been the attorney and handy
man for w. G. Evans, the biparti-
san boss of Denver-the man who
tried to kill off Judge Ben 3. Lind
sey and his juvenile court. Hughes
has been in the traction frahchise
steals of Denver ever since there
were steals @arfd hejng now rjch