Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-14
New Men in the Senate

country caused by the election Of
traordinary mortality in the United
States senate during the past six
months. assures a remarkable num-
Der of new senators in the Sixty
second congress.
Ordinarily, the senatorial elections
of each biennial period place a COM
paratively small number of new men
in the senate, although one-third of
the entire membership of the senate
of each senator being for six years.
Especially during the fourteen years
preceding the present year were the
changes few in the senate personnel
This was bcause the republican party
remained steadily in control OF most
of the states il captured in 1896, and
it is the custom in both parties for
senators to be reelected from time
to time until their respective states
are carried by the opposing party.
But death and the last election will
account for an unusual number of
new senator's who will begin their
terms on the 4th of March. With
the passing away Of Senator Charles
J. Hughes Of Colorado, six senator's
have died since last summer.
When the new senate convenes,
death Will account for the absence of
Daniel of Virginia, McEnery of Loui-
siana, Clay of Georgia. Dolliver of
Iowa, Elkins Of West Virginia. and
Hughes of Colorado. Men new to
the senate and mostly new to the
people of the United States will fill
their places.
Aldrich of Rhode Island. for TWEEN
ty years the undisputed leader Of the
senate will be absent. he having vol
unfairly retired He will be sue
ceeded by a republican. His two
most trusted lieutenants. Hale of
Maine and Kean of New Jersey, will
also he missing. their places filled
by democrats Beveridge of Indiana
will be gone. his place filled by a
democrat. Depew of New York will
be gone, his place filled by demo-
crat. Also missing will be Bulkeiey
of Connecticut and Burkett Of Ne
braska. but their places will he filled
by men Of their party. Burrows Of
Michigan will be gone. his success
sor a republican. Carter of Mon
tana, another republican war horse. |
will he gone. his place filled by a
democrat. Dick of Ohio will be gone, !
his place filled by democrat. Du-
Pont of Delaware will be missing.
but a republican sucreeds him. Flint
of California. one of the most valu- !
able men the Pacific slope has ever |
had in the senate. will be gone. but |
a republican succeeds him. Frazier |
Of Tennessee will not he on hand, |
another democrat filling his place.
Neither McLaurin nor Money Of
Mississippi will be there, McLaurin !
having been called by death. and
Money beaten by rival candidate.
Piles of Washington will be gone,
his successor a republican. War
ner Of Missouri. a republican whose
the party will miss, will
also be gone. his place filled 10y
democrat Also among the missing
will be Scott of West Virginia,
democrat succeeding him. And pos
sible. although scarcely probable, is
the absence of Lodge of Massachu-
setts. as he is threatened by coali-
ton of democrats and insurgent re-
publicans.
Thus there will be at least twenty
four new senators in the Sixty-second
congress. men who have been intro
luced to the country since the pres
snt congress convened
II is. we believe. the biggest
change ever wrought in the personnel
IF the senate in one biennial period.
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