The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-08
PERSONNEL. Of
Dozen CD Members Re-
elected or Certain 10
Be, While Thirteen viii
Yield Their Seats.
BY JAMES A. EDGERToN.


Of choosing senator's, 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 it 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 of
Nevada Oliver of Pennsylvania, Page
Of Vermont, RayDer of Maryland and
Sutherland of Utah. Two of these
are Democrats, two progressive Repub-
EcanS ana the remainder regular Re
pubicans. Out of twenty-one regu-
lars whose terms end with this ses-
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. l
doubt if in the memory of those now
living there were ever an equal num-
Der of new senators at the beginning
Of any congress.
Lippitt a Textile King.
1t is 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 signif-
cant still, the one lone regular is from
Rhode Island and even in that state
got i'll by the skin of his teeth, He is
Henry Il. Lippitt, head of IA big tex
tile company. Lippitt has never be-
fore held Il 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
lff law. 1t 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 tifty-fve years of
age.
George Payne Mclean, who beat
Benator Bulkeley in Connecticut, says
he is a progressive, but wants some
body handy with a brake. Mclean
Is leading lawyer, persuasive
speaker, is fifty three years old and
has held various offices, including
those of United States district attor-
ney and governor.
Charles Eroy Townsend, the victor
over Senator Burrows in Michigan, is
also Il progressive. Despite the fact
that he lives in the railroad town of
Jackson, Townsend has been against
the railroads in his law practice and
as representative in congress was
one of The authors of the famous rail
road rate bill. He is of serious turn
Of mind and is regarded by those near
est him us man of destiny" Since
he is only fifty-four years old it may
be as well to take note of Senator
Townsend.
AISLE j. 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 and
has been in congress for three terms.
Poindexter an Insurgent.
Miles Poindexter, the new senator
from Washington, is also an insurgent
congressman. Although he lives In
Ballingers own state. he sided with
Pinchot 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 a
supreme court Judge and is serving his
first term in the house.
John D. Works. who replaces Flint
of California, was a soldier in the
Union army, having enlisted in 1868,
when he was fourteen years old, and
serving till the end of the war. He
has also been supreme court judge
and has written several law books.
Just how much T : progressive he is
may be judged by the following utter
auce:
Progressive Republicans and progressive
Democrats are so nearly alike that one
can hardly tell them apart. When the
time comes for progressive Democrats
and progressive Republicans to combine
against the money power and the inter
ests for the protection of our free institu-
tions every true patriot will be found
Joining hands without reference to party
Among the new Democratic senators
of whom there are to be seventeen ac
cording to present indications, John
Worth Kern of Indiana is perhaps the
BEST known. Mr. Kern is famous fol
having been an unsuccessful candidate
for vice president and for being a very
successful cultlvator of whisker HI
is sixty-one years old and is rather
vigorous speaker who is long on horse
sense. He has held several offices an(
would have held others II the electo
rate had moi prevented him. For on'
thing, he was city attorney unde
Mayor Tom Taggart in indianapolis.
AS we'll known as Kern is JohI