Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
le entered that body were

senate when he entered that body were
the following:
sey Of Arkansas (Clayton> is still liv
ing, and until recently was ambassador
to Mexico; Dorsey is also livlng);
Thomas r. Bayard and Ell Salisbury
of Delaware, John A. Logan and Rich
ard Oglesby of Illinois, Oliver P. Nor
gan of Indiana, John James ingalls, of
Kansas. Hannibal Hamlin and Lot M.
Morrill, Of Maine, Charles Sumner and
George 8. Boutwell, Of Massachusetts,
Zach Chandler and Thomas w. Ferry
Of Michigan, Alexander Ramsey and
William Window Of Minnesota, Lewis
V. Bogy and Carl Shurz Of Missouri,
John P. Jones and William NJ Stewart
of Nevada Zones now living), Fred
erick T. Frelinghuysen Of New Jersey
Roscoe Conkling and Reuben Fenton
Of New York, John Sherman and AL
len G. Thurman Of Ohio. Simon Cam
eron of Pennsylvania, Henry B. Anth-
ony and William Sprague Of Rhode
Island (the later still living, William
G. (Parson) Brownlow of Tennessee,
George F. Edmunds and Justin Morrill,
Of Vermont (Edmunds Is still living),
is still living and was a Democratic
candidate for vice president in 1900,
Matthew H. Carpenter and Timothy O.
Howe of Wisconsin.
In 1876, three years later. Colorado
was admitted and Henry M. Teller
came to the senate. He held the seat
until March 4, of the present year,
save four years passed in Arthur's
cabinet. Blaine succeeded Morrill,, of
Maine. William Pinkney Whyte was
elected from Maryland, taking his seat
two years later than Allison. After a
long interval he was again a senator
serving the unexpired term Of the
late Senator Gordon. Other men OF
prominence who entered the senate
while Allison was young member Of
that body were Francis M. Cockrell of
Missouri; John T. Morgan of Alabama;
David Davis of Illinois; James B.
Beck of Kentucky; l.. @. G. Lamar Of
Mississippii M. C. Butler and Wade
Hampton of South Carolina; Orville H
Platt and Joseph r. Hawley of Con-
necticut; Henry l.. Dawes and George
F. Hoar of Massachusetts,; George e..
Vest of Missouri; Engene Hale and
William P. Frye of Maine; George Fl,
Pendleton of Ohio Tsham G. Harris
of Tennessee; Arthur P. German Of
Maryland.
strona Personalities.
Commenting upon some of these
men Senator Allison said: Morton of
Indiana, intellectually, was the peer of
any man of his time. He became
feeble in health in his later years, but
his mind remained stron~ and I'M
clouded. Owing to his health, he made
his speeches while sitting in his chair.
courtesy the senate cheerfully ac-
corded him. Matt Carpenter was one
of the most brilliant men and ablest
lawyers l ever knew. Thurman was
another great lawyer and So also, was
Edmunds. Zach Chandler was strong
able man, and as intense a partisan as
ever existed. Senator Cockrell was one
of the best legislators ever in the SEN
ate. While a partisan on party issues,
he was an American at all times. He
aided greatly in the settlement Of
Cuban difficulties, and we owe much
to him in securing the reorganization
of the army after the Spanish war.
Mr. Cockerell belonged to the later gem
Grafton rather than those who were
prominent when 1 first entered the
senate. With him were Beck of Ken
lucky and German of Maryland, the
latter succeeding Beck as the Demo-
cratic leader. But German soon became
the actual leader Of his party after he
came to the senate, and therefore he
succeeded Beck. He achieved his great
est triumph in the defeat of the cleo
tons bill In tn eFifty first congress.
The way he handled that bill fixed his
status. In many ways German was the
greatest Judge Of character that was
ever in the senate. l always found
him fair minded. and at all times he
was a valuable senator.