The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-12
NEW NAMES IN THE SENATE.


There is a constant change going
on every two years in the complexion
of the United States senate but the
number of new faces that will be
noted in the senate when it takes up
its work under the Taft administra-
ton is the greatest that has been
seen for many years and is signifi-
cant as marking the transition of
American political life from an old
to new era. There is a prevalent
idea that when a man once secures
place in the upper house of con-
gress, that like a judgeship, he has
found life job. This current thought
has been rudely jostled in the recent
senatorial elections in the different
state legislatures. OF those whose
terms expire about one half will be
succeeded by new members.
Those who are in the present sen.
ate and who will by the choice of
the states they represent serve for
six more years are: Brandege of Con.
necticut, Clark of Arkansas, Clay of
Georgia, Dillinghma of Vermont. CALI
CHER of New Hampshire Gore of Okla
homa, Hepburn of Idaho, Johnson of
Alabama, McEnery of Louisiana, New
lands of Nevada, Overman of North
Carolina, Smoot of Utah, Smith of
Maryland and Stone of Missouri.
But there is long list of those who
have fallen by the wayside and whose
places are taken by new men. An
keny of Washington after a six years
service gives way to Wesley L. Jones:
Joseph B. Foraker who has taken spe-
cial pride in combating and opposing
the president and the Roosevelt poll
cies retires from public service and
is succeeded by Hon. Theodore E. Bur.
ton of Cleveland, who is recognized as
one of the ablest and best statesman
of his day and who is an especial
friend of President Elect Taft and will
warmly support his administration
Fulton of Oregon goes out with a
smirched record because of his affilia-
ton with the men who were con.
nected with the timber land frauds
Of the Pacific west and his seat is
taken by George e. Chamberlain, who
although Democrat was elected by
Republican votes because of his clean,
able record. Gary of South Carolina,
who has served only one year, gives
way to E. d. Smith; HansbOrough, the
newspaper editor of Devils Lake, after
holding his position for eighteen years,
is turned down and out and NJ. N.
Johnson of North Dakota supercedes
him; Hemenway, Republican of In
diana, in the shifting political scenes
OF the Hoosier state after serving four
years is followed by BENJAMIN S.
Shirley, Democrat; Kittredge, the lead
er OF the "stalwart" Republicans of
South Dakota, after being a senator
eight years, is defeated and Coe I.
Crawford, the leader of "the insur-
gents"-the other wing of the party
goes to Washington Long of Kansas
after a notable fight to retain his seat
in the senate which he has held for
five years, will stay at home, his place
being taken by Joseph l.. Bristow,
elected as "a reformer;" McCreary, a
Democrat who has been Kentucky's
senator for six years will be succeeded
by w. o. Bradley, Republican; Milton,
OF Florida, who has been in the senate
only a year, will be followed by ex-
Governor Fletcher; Thomas C. Platt
of New York, who for twelve years
has been in the senate, with little
credit to his state, will give way tod
Secretary of State Elihu b. Root,
whom President Roosevelt has char
acterized as the greatest statesman
Of this generation" the venerable
senator Henry NJ. Teller OF Colorado
after serving his state for nearly
quarter of a century ably in that ca
pacity, gives way to a young Demo
crat, Charles ]. Hughes, jr.; ex-Gover-
nor A. B. Cummins Of Iowa succeeds