The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11
MANY CONGRESS-
MEN RETIRE
CLOSE OF PRESENT SESSION
MAKES MANY CHANGES IN
PERSONNEL.
Eight Members From Indiana Are
in List Including Watson and
Hemenway.

Mr.. Hopkins in Illinois and Mr..
Stephenson in Wisconsin, not having
taken place, it is possible their fail
ure of election will Argument the
number of senatorial absentees to
fourteen. These changes in the per-
sonnet of the senate and house in
cfude many whose names are by
words to every reader of newspapers.
Of the seventy-seven representa-
tives who retired March 3, one, Mr..
Hepburn Qa), has served twenty
two years in congress, and another,
Mr.. Sherman On. V who becomes
vice-president, has served twenty
years in the house, Mr.. Cousins (Ia.),
and Delegate Smith (Ariz), have
served sixteen years. while Jenkins
(Wis) Cooper, (Tex), iOverstreet
Qnd), Williams Miss land Acheson
Pa, each have served fourteen
years.
In years OF service, Senator Teller
OF Colorado is the nestor of the retir-
ing statesmen, having been elected
senator upon the admission OF his
state to the Union, taking his seat
December 4, 1876, since which time
lie has been continuously and prom
inently in the public eye He resign
al t1 ~,
the cabinet OF President Arthur as
secretary OF the interior, re-entering
The senate March 4, 1885.
A republican in politics, he with
drew from the republican national
convention at ST. Louis in June. 1896,
because OF the financial plank adopted
by that party which he has never
since approved He was reelected to
to the senate as an independent silver
republican and in 1903 was re-elect-
ed as a democrat with which party
he has been affiliated since he with
drew from the republican convention.
His conspicuous ability as a lawyer
and mis- familiarity with legislation
covering long series OK years have
given him an eminent place in the
senate, from which he will retire vol
unfairly March 4, having declined re-
election He IS a member OF tine Ma
,ional Monetary commission and will
continue his public service in that
connection.
Senator Plat of New York served
in the forty-third and forty-fourth
congresses as a member of the house,
entering the senate in 1881. On May
16 of that year when Senator Ros-
coe Conkling resigned his seat be-
cause of his difficulties with Presi-
dent Garfield, his colleague, Mr..
Platr, joined him, thereby gaining the
designation of "me too Mr.. Platt
1t was always understood that Mr.
Plat chafed under this nickname and
determined to return to the senate as
a vindication of his act, which he did
March 4, 1897 Although he has been
IN very feeble health during several
years, his attendance on the sessions
Of the senate on all important occa-
sions generally has been marked with
regularity.
Senator Foraker whose political
career is fresh in the minds of every
one, has served in the senate twelve
years.
Senator Hemenway succeeded Vice
President Fairbanks when he resign
ed his seat in the senate to become
its presiding officer, so that he has
had but four years as member OF
that body. Previous to that he had
been a prominent member of the
house since the ffty-fourth congress,
being chairman of the committee on
appropriations when he resigned to
go TO the senate
Senator ,MoCreary also had long
service in the house of repre- sentatives
having entered that body in the forty
ninth congress and after serving six
terms, entered the senate six years
ago
Other Senators who will retire II
March 4 are: Ankeny of Washington.
Fulton of Oregon, Gary of South Car
DINA, Hansborough of North Dakota
Kittredge of South Dakota, Long of
Kansas and Milton of Florida.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa
has been conspicuously interested in
all matters relating 70 interstate COM
merce, his connection with public .af-
fairs going back to ante-bellum days,
ne having been delegate to the re-
publican national convention of 1860
John Sharp Williams, former minor
| ity leader of the house, retires to en-
ter the senate. Representative J.
| Adam Bede of Minnesota, who has
contributed to the humor of many
campaigns, and Burke Cochran OF
New York, who has figured in many
oratorical contests also will retire
Mr.. Cochran was in .rhe fftieth con.
gress, dropped out one term and re-
appeared in the fiftv-s.cond and fifty
third congresses: He was then out
during eight years, returning to the
house six years ago.
Indiana's retiring list follows:
Indiana-Foster, CLANCY, Holiday
Watson, Overstreet, Lands and Gil
hams