Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-04

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! or are to be made as follows:
Colorado-C. j. Hughes, Jr. (D),
deceased; vacant.
North Dakota-M. y. Johnson (R)
deceased: William f. Purcell (D), III,
c,mbent. appointed by governor; A. }
U;ronna (R), successor.
West Virginia-Stephen 3. Elkin:
(k), deceased; Davis Elkins (R), i'll
cumben1, appointed by governor; {. W
Watson (DD, successor.
Iowa.. p Deliver (R), deceased
Lafayette Young (R), incumbent, ~,
pointed by governor.
While observing the changes i'll thu
personnel of the senate, those who arr
in touc, with senatorial affairs have
been sizing up the new material, and il
is generally agreed that the picturesque
ness and intellectual standard of the
| upper house will be maintained.
The senate will have man who alb
hors tobacco, Intoxicating liquors and
profanity-a Puritan in his habits
when the next congress opens, in the
person of Alice Pomerenc of Ohio
Just after he was elected senator his
. wife exclaimed: Il always told Atlce
that any one who led such all upright
life and possessed such clear con-
science as lie would surely reap rich
reward. | guess this is part of the re-
ward"
He is no mollycoddle, however, for
he is hard and effective worker and a
fighter for what he considers the right.
His characteristic in the latter regard
is shown by his action in taking the
gavel of the Ohio senate, as lieutenant
governor of the state, when he told the
members that legislators should always
vote for what is 1.-THE interests of the
people, regardless of political outcome.
He is a lawyer, and has made sue
cess of the law, skilled debater and
an orator of eloqucnce. He is forty
FIVE years old, thus ranking with the
younger members of the upper house.
George P. Mclean of Connecticut
will take the place of the man whose
political ally he was for many years
Morgan G. Bulkcley. During the re-
cent senatorial conflict in the Nutmeg
state there was no indication of the
former friendship that had existed tn
ii labout two years before between the
and the conquered. Indeed,
it is interesting now to recall that Mr..
Mclean was defeated for election as
senator few years before mainly be.
cause of his close alliance with Senator
Bulkeley. The latter was then men,
Der of the senate and it was conten leo
by the opponents of Mr.. Mclean that
Mclean had all Office i'll the same build
ing with MIR. Bulkeey and that they
were III close touch with each other at
all times and that NIcLean's election
would mean two votes in the senate by
one man. Senator Brandegec won that
election. and the contention which
sounds SO impossible now is held large
y responsible.
Mr.. Mclean and MIR. Bulkeley part
ID company during the campaign for
he republican presidential nomination
Mr. Mclean was for Mr.. Taft out and
out; Mr.. Bulkeley was publicly non
Thus set drifting, they
1oated farther and farther apart until
hey became political opponents Mr..
Mclean is fifty-three years of age and
will increase the number of lawyers in
congress.
Charles F. Johnson, who will succeed
The veteran, the stately statesman, En-
gene Hale of Maine, will enjoy the
of being the first democrat
from Maine to sit in the upper house of
since lS47, and the first DEM
ocratic senator from entire New Eng |
and i'll thirty years. and the only DEM
ocrat i'll the senate from that section of
he United States when he takes the
oath Of office He got what is regarded |
IS the proper start for successful 30
litical career, having been born on a |
farm. He is a prominent Mason and
has been head OF the order in the Pine
Tree state: 1t was 6fty-two years ago
that Mr.. Johnson first saw the light of !
lay. and he has been democrat nearly |
al the time since He will add to the !
number of legal lights in the senate
Miles Poindexter, the scnator-clect
from Walla Walla, WASH. can be
on to enlivcn some of the dull !
lebatcs in the upper house. As a men,
yer OF the house he has shown himself |
A king bee among the insurgents. He |
was one of the nine republicans that
voted to depose Speaker Cannon dur
ing the revolt last spring. He insurges
when times and events get dull, and
he will S,,re1y CTR IN tl,;pus j., TIA IN