The Detroit times., 1908-12-08
|D0T WILL Be THE
|LuM|NARY OF THE
SENATE
STATESMAN OF
pRGsENT TIME WILL SUCCEED
4. g. pLATT. OF NEW YORK
OTHER INTERESTING NEWS.
BY FRANK M. JONES.
(Tlmes Leased Wire Service.)

BY FRANK M. JONES.
Times Leased Wire Serviee.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Among the
senators whose terms IN the upper
branch OF congress are nearing the
end Is Thomas G. Platt, OF New York.
Mr.. Plat is lowering around the sew
entieth milestone in life. He has been
nm Invalid for years. During the last
Ression OF congress he was assisted
10 his seat by two faithful Attendants.
The senior senator from the empire
state has been the target for vigorous
accommodation by the press and other
n oources. His marital troubles last
year added to his discontinue. -
The man who Is slated to succeed
Mr.. Plat is all glow and fire with
craftsmanship ability. Elihu Root Is
the shrewdest diplomat and statesman
an the United States. A corporation
lawyer by profession, he has become
adapted to the minutest details of the
a law practice: as secretary OF state
under President Roosevelt, he has
b been chief adviser to the president on
n all important matters OF state. Ii was
he, more than any other person, who
brought about the treaty with Japan
\ No other person, so far as statesman
ship ability is concerned, Is better
equipped for the senatorship to sue
coed Mr.. Plat than Is Mr.. Root.
Another veteran statesman whose
absence will be conspicuous In the
upper house is Henry M. Teller. or
y Colorado Mr.. Teller is a man OF
great ability, too. He Is lawyer by
y profession. His political career has
& been punctuated by many striking
features. During the Republican ma
xional convention, In ST. Louis, about
ten years ago, Mr.. Teller "bolted" the
convention, because he could not
agree with mis- fellow Republicans on
the free silver issue. When he re-
u turned to Denver from St. Louis the
greatest reception recorded In the
west was given him. Mr.. Teller will
& be succeeded by Charles ]. Hughes.
"a who is considered the ablest lawyer
IN Colorado. Mr.. Hughes has repre-
scented many large mining companies.
His son, Gerald Hughes, a leading
clubman Of Denver, was at one time
engaged to marry the present Mrs.
Hart Mckee, of Parts.
AT least eight other members Of
X the senate will not return after this
n session Most conspicuous among
B them Is Joseph B. Foraker. Of Ohio.
n who has championed the cause of the
3 discharged Negro members Of the
IS Brownsville soldiery, who were sum-
MARTY dismissed by order of Presi-
dent Roosevelt after the shooting up"
OF Brownsville, Texas. Mr.. Foraker
v has endeavored TO marshall his
forces In Ohio for reelection to the
senate. but it Is very doubtful IL he
Will be successful. His political star
was waning, and the Standard Oil ex-
posures by VIM. Randolph Hearst
dealt his senatorial aspirations a
IN death blow. His successor will be
esther Charles p. Taft, who spent a
\ fortune for his brothers presidential
<campaign, or Theodore K. Burton, ar
present representative from Ohio.
The other senators who will prob
ably not return are Fulton, Oregon:
n I7emenway. Indiana; Ankeney. Wash
1ngton; Hansborough, North Dakota;
X 11off, Kansas; Kittredge. South Da-
kota; McCreary. Kentucky.
Is Vice President Fairbanks, who will
n be succeeded by Mr. Sherman. OF
New York, on March 4, will return to
private life. He is expected to take
up the law practice I'm Indianapolis.
His home city. Thirty years ago, Mr..
Fairbanks was Pittsburg manager OF
news gathering association and
worked his way up the ladder Of fame
through his own untiring efforts. An
Z ospirant for higher political honors,
h he has never been able to get through
the haze OF Indifference with which
4 he has been treated by the press and
81 the people. He built up a powerful
4 political machine in Indiana before
and during his term in the United
States senate. but his bulwark Is
crumbling under the increasing pop
ularity of Albert t. Beveridge, at pres
ont United States senator, and pop
ular idol of President-elect Taft.
The Anal session of the sixtieth con-
Rress, which opened yesterday, is not
expected 20 be a record breaker. To-
morrow the house will begin actual
K business by considering the bill for
the taking of the thirteenth census.
Next week. in the senate, the bill pro-
X vfding for the restoration OF the serv-
z Ice Of the Brownsville Negro soldiers,
and the bill providing for the estab-
1ishment of postal savings banks will
be taken up. The appropriations this
4 Dossion, notwithstanding a determine
ton to economic, will exceed billion
dollars. The bill for the Improvement
+ OF the rivers and harbors Is expected
10 cali for sS0.000.000 The treaty be-
X tween the United States and Japan
Will be taken up by the senate at an
early date, there being a feeling of
dissatisfaction because congress was
not consulted on this important sub
Z 4ect IL Is likely that the Sherman
antitrust law will be changed to give
B RELIEF to labor unions and other com
binations.
The denunciation by President
N Roosevelt OF the editors OF the Indian
"a 0polis News and New York Sun prom
1zes To lead to an investigation of the
4 Panama deal. Representative Rainey's
resolution. which was introduced, pro-
vides for the appointment of COM
mittec OF five ito inquire and investi-
gate how much OF the $4,000 900
& United States money was really paid