The Washington herald., 1911-02-27

venerable X sifer, the suave Alexander
the massive Reeder, and the adroit Cal
derhead. of Kansas. The GENIAL Graft,
of Illinois, will be gone and so will Ben
net, Olcott, Fassett, Fish, Hull, Nc
Kinlay, Fowler. Maynard, Campbell, Par
sons, and many others whose constituents
have recalled them to private life
Not only will there be changes in
plenty within the House on the 4th of
April. but there will be an exodus of
clerks of long service, watchmen, and
doorkeepers. A new Sergeant-at-arms
will make his appearance, a new Clerk
of the House, a new Postmaster, and
new floor assistants. In coming into
their own the Democrats have planned
to mako the changing process thorough.
Many Of the present list of 600 employees
of Republican patronage are already cast
ing about for their next Job.
Personnel of the New Senate.
Considering its relative size, the
changes in the United States Senate on
the convening Of the extra session will be
as marked as those in the House. The
last of the famous big six" who have
been identified prominently In steering
legislation in that body for the last
twenty years, will have departed. They
are Eugene Hale and Nelson W. Aldrich-
Charles F. Johnson, a Democrat, sue
ceeds one and Henry F. Lippett the
other. Charles z. Townsend, the present
Representative from Michigan, will take
his place in the Senate in the old seat
of Julius Caesar Burrows Gilbert M
Hitchcock. of Nebraska, will also move
his papers and effects over from the
House to succeed Mr.. Burkett, and John
E. Kern, of Indiana, the running mate
OF William ]. Bryan in the last national
campaign will claim the present seat of
Albert ]. Beveridge. Pomerene of Ohio
will replace Charles Dick; MARITIME. of
New jersey, takes the place of Senator
Kean; Chiffon, of West Virginia, will
assume the toga of Nathan Bay Scott,
while James A Reed will come from
Missouri to relieve Senator Warner, and
make that delegation solidly Democratic
once more.
Deadlocks in New York and Montana
are delaying the disclosure of the Demo
Gratis who are to succeed the Republicans.
Chauncey N. Depew and Thomas H.
Carter, but the selections sooner or later
are assured There are also deadlocks
In Iowa, where Lafayette Young is to be
succeeded by another Republican, and in
colorado, where the Democratic legisla-
ture is endeavoring to elect a Senator
to the vacancy caused by the death of
the late Charles ]. Hughes
Return of John Sharp Williams.
Something Of thrill win be experienced
by Washington when no less a person
than John Sharp Williams, hero of many
a forensic struggle in the House in days
gone by, merges from private life and
stalks, down the Senate aisle to take the
seat vacated by fernando D. Money, of
Mississippi Senatorial elections in Miss
issippi are held long in advance of a
predecessors retirement Mr. Williams
has been waiting nearly three years to
assume his toga
Miles Potndexter. Of Washington, win
pass over from the House to assume the
place of his fellow Republican, Senator
Piles Allegiance to a progressive plat
form got Poindexter to the Senate, Just
as it did John d. Work. who succeeds
Senator Flint. of California
Senator Bulkeley, of Connecticut. viii
give way to G. p. Mclean, of Hartford.
Luke Lea, of Nashville, Tenn, is
scheduled to succeed Senator Frazier and
become the youngest member OF the Sem
ate. while Ssnator Taliaferro, of Florida.
win bs succeeded by N. P. Bryan.