The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-08
Personnel of the Upper House of
Congress Will be Greatly
Changed Afterthe Fourth
Of March.
TERMS OF THIRTY TO EXPIRE
Twelve Have Been Selected to Succeed
Themselves But Other Seats Will
Ee Filled by New Men in
Next Congress.

Washington, ID. C., Feb. S.-The per-
sonnel Of the United States senate is
to be considerably changed as a re-
suit of the elections that have taken
place in the legislatures of numerous
states during the past few weeks. The
choice has now been made in practic-
ally all of the states, thus making it
possible to draw a lineup of the MEM
bership of the upper house as it viii
stand after the adjournment of the
| present session.
The thirty senators whose terms
will expire March are: Aldrich of
Rhode Island. Beveridge of Indiana,
Bulkeley Of Connecticut. Burkett Of
Nebraska, Burrows of Michigan, Car
ter Of Montana. Clapp of Minnesota,
Clark of Wyoming, Culberson of Tex
as. Depew Of New York Dick Of Ohio
Du Pont of Delaware. Flint Of Cali
fornia Frazier OF Tennessee. Hale Of
Maine. Kcan Of New Jersey, La Fol
lette Of Wisconsin, Lodge of Massa-
chusetts, McCumber of North Dakota
Money of Mississippi, Nixon of Neva-
da; oliver of Pennsylvania, Page Of
Vermont Piles of Washington. Rayner
Of Maryland Scott of West Virginia.
Sutherland of Utah, Swanson of Vir-
glnia. Taliaferro OF Florida and War
ner of Missouri.
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island,
who declined TO be a candidate for re-
election, is succeeded by Henry f.
Lippitt. a millionaire cotton manufac-
turer. Mr.. Lippitt has never held pub
lie office. though his family has fur
nished two governors of Rhode Island.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana gives
way TO a Democrat, John w. Kern,
who is best known as Mr.. Bryan's
running mate i'm the past presidential
campaign.
Senator Bulkeley of Connecticut was
a candidate for reelection, but was
defeated by George p. Mclean, a for
mer governor of Connecticut.
Senator Burkett Of Nebraska is sue
ceeded by Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock at
present a member Of the house and the
proprietor Of a newspaper i'm Omaha.
Senator Burrows of Michigan. one
Of the veterans of the upper house.
gives way to Charles f. Townsend,
who has represented the Second Mich
gan district in the house for eight
years
Atlee Pomerene. a newcomer in the
field of national politics is the choice
of the Democrats of Ohio to succeed
Senator Dick. Republican.
John d. Works, the successor of
Senator Flint of California. is an able
lawyer with many years of experience
both at the bar and on the bench.
Luke Lea, whb takes over the toga
now worn by James b. Frazier of Ten
nessee, is a lawyer and newspaper
publisher of Nashville and has never
held public office before.
Senator Hale OF Maine is succeeded
by Charles f. Johnson. a prominent
lawyer, who has the distinction of be-
ing the first Democrat sent 20 the SEN
ate from the Pine Tree state since
1856.
]. Il. MARITIME. the Democrat who
succeeds Senator Kean of New Jersey
has never before held public office,
though many times a candidate.
Senator Money of Mississippi gives
way to John Sharp williams, the for
mer leader of the Democratic minority
in the house.
Senator Piles Of Washington is sue
ceeded by Miles Poindexter. who has
been one of the most conspicuous Re-
publican insurgents in the house.
Senators Warner of Missouri gives
way to James A. Reed, who made n
reputation as Democratic reform"
mayor OF Kansas City some years ago.
w A. Blount, a prominent lawyer
Senator Scott Of West Virginia, is a
prominent lawyer and politician of
Charleston. The West Virginia seat
made vacant by the death of Senator
Elkins, and now held temporarily by
the son of the late senator will be fill
ed after March by c. w. Watson, a
wealthy coal operator.
The North Dakota vacancy caused
by the death of Senator Johnson will
be filled at the next session by A. ].
Gronna. now a member OF the house
The senators elected to succeed
themselves are Clapp of Minnesota.
Clark of wyoming. Culberson OF Tex
as, Du Pont of Delaware. In Toilette
Of wisconsin. Lodge OF Massachusetts
McCumber Of North Dakota. Nixon of
Nevada, oliver of Pennsylvania, Page
OF Vermont. Rayner Of Maryland ana
Sutherland of Utah.