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locked because of our archaic method
of choosing senators, and the results
in these may not be known for days
or even weeks. In Georgia the legis-
lature will not gather till June TO
name man TO fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Senator Clay, now
temporarily occupied by former Gov.
ernor Terrell. The Hoke Smith faction
is In control, and 1t is not likely to elect
Terrell a progressive Democrat will
presumably win. There is even talk Of
the redoubtable Hoke himself.
There are an even twelve members
of the present senate who have been
or almost certainly will be reelected
to the new one Clapp of Minnesota,
Clark of Wyoming, Culberson of Tex.
as, Du Pont of Delaware. La Toilette
of Wisconsin, Lodge of Massachusetts,
McCumber of North Dakota, Nixon o.
Nevada, Oliver of Pennsylvania, Page
of Vermont, Rayner of Maryland and
Sutherland of Utah. Two Of these
are Democrats, two progressive Repub.
iicans and the remainder regular Re
publicans. Out OF twenty one regi-
lars whose terms end with this SEES
sion thirteen have been or will be de-
feated
Because OF several deaths there will
be exactly twenty-four of the new sen
ators, an unusually large number ]
doubt IL in the memory of those now
living there were ever an equal mum.
Der of new senators at the beginning
of any congress.
Lippitt q Textile King.
It is a startling fact that among
these entire twenty-four there Is only
one regular Republican of the stand
pat variety. There are or will be six
progressive Republicans, and the re-
mainder are Democrats. More signifi.
cant still, the one lone regular is from
Rhode Island and even in that state
got In by the skin of his teeth. He is
Henry II. Lippitt. head of a big tex
tile company. Lippitt has never be-
fore held d prominent office, but has
been in politics very much in, it is
said. 1t is even averred that he wrote
the cotton schedule In the present tar
iff law. It is also worthy Of note that
Lippitt received two Democratic votes
in his very close contest, just as Lodge
received two Democratic votes in Mas
sachusetts He is fifty-fiye years Of
age.
George Payne Mclean, who beat
Senator Buckley III Connecticut, says
he Is progressive, but wants some
body handy with brake. Mclean
is a leading lawyer, a persuasive
speaker, Is fifty-three years old and
has held various Offices, including
those Of United States district attor-
ney and governor.
Charles Elroy Townsend, the victor
over Senator Burrows in Michigan. is
also d progressive Despite the fact
that he lives In the railroad town of
jackson, Townsend has been against
the railroads in bis law practice and
as d representative In congress was
one OF the authors of the famous rail
road rate bill He is of q serious turn
of mind and is regarded by those near
est him as q 'sman Of destiny Since
he is only fifty-four years old It may
be as well to take note Of Senator
Townsend.
AISLE ]. GrOnna, who succeeds SEN
ator Purcell of North Dakota, Is at
present an insurgent congressman
from that state He was born in Iowa
In 1853, removed to North Dakota,
where he was engaged In farming and
banking, held some minor Offices end
has been IN congress for three terms
POindexter an Insurgent.
Miles Polndexter, the new senator
from Washington, Is also an insurgent
congressman. Although he lives In
Ballinger's own state, he sided with
pinehOt and then went back home and
swept the state despite the opposition
OF the national administration and of
Ballingers friends. Poindexter Is only
forty-two years old, but has been q
supreme court Judge and IL serving his
first term in the house.
John u. Works, who replaces Flint
OF California, was d soldier III the
Union army, having enlisted IN 1863,
when he was fourteen years old, and
serving till the end Of the wars He
has also been 3 supreme court Judge
and has written several law books.
Just how much Of progressive he IS
may be judged hy the following ntter-
ances
Progressive Republicans and progressive
Democrats are SO nearly alike that one
can hardly tell them apart. When the
time cones for progressive Democrats
ard progressive Republicans to combine
against the money power and the inter-
ests for the protection Of our free institu-
tipns every true patriot will be found
aoirsug hands without reference to party.
Among the new Democratic senator's,
Of whom there are to be seventeen ae-
cording to present indications. John
Worth Kern Of Indiana is perhaps the
best known Mr. Kern Ii famous FOR
having been an unsuccessful candidate
1or vice president and for being 4 very
successful eultIvator Of i whisker. He
Is slxty-one years old and IS a rather
vigorous speaker who ii long on horse
sense. He has held several Offices and
would have held others If tle electo.
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