Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-07
NEW SENATE MEANS
SHIFTING OF SEATS
Older Members Will Have Sc.
Iections of Desirable Ones
in the Front Rows.

A big shift of seats in the Senate
will accompany the opening of the ex-
ira session of Congress April 4. Not
only will there be absent many Of the
familiar faces that have seemed fix
lures in the upper house and be in
evidence many new faces. but also
many Of the old ones will appear in
new places.
The greatest change in the seating
will be the wiping out Of Cherokee
strfp-that group Of seats on the ex-
treme end OF the minority side which
have been occupied for a number of
years by republicans. That is due. Of
course. to the replacing by democrats Of
republicans in several delegations.
Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin will
be the only republican left on the
democratic side-and he remains de-
spite the fact that there is one vacant
seat on the republican side, at the ex-
treme end Of the third row. Senator
La Toilette preferred his seat among
the democrats to that one almost be-
hind the Vice Presidents desk. and 1t
Is understood. too. that he has filed on
one OF the prominent front row seats Is
put off moving until he can get that
seat
To Senator Aldrich's seat will move
Senator Burton Of Ohio. and to ssna-
York. Both are in the middle OF the
republican side. Senator Briggs Of
New Jersey will move to the desirable
seat Of Senator Beveridge in the third
row on the center aisle.
Moving to Republican Side.
Those moving over from Cherokee strip
on the democratic side to the republican
side. besides Senators Burton and Root
are: Senator Crawford to Mr.. Burkett's
seat, No. q, in the second row: Senator
Jones to Mr.. Flint's seat, second from the
center aisle in the rear row: Senator
Bristow to Mr.. SCOTS seat in the center
Of the second row; Senator Gronna to
Mr.. Warmers seat in the rear row; Sem
ator Young to Mr.. Curtis seat. also in
the rear row; Senator Lorimer to Mr.
Sutherland's seat, also in the rear row.
Senator Cummins, who has had the seat
in the third row of the republican side
next to the rear wall. moves to Mr..
Dicks seat in the center Of the same
row. Senator Borah. who sat next to
Mr.. Cummins on the end Of the third
row. moves to Mr.. Carriers seat nearby
in the third row.
Mr.. Depew's seat near the end Of the
front row goes to Senator Page of Yer
mont, who had the end seat in the front
row. Mr.. Piles desirable seat next to
the center aisle seat In the third row goes
to Senator Curtis of Kansas.
Among the newcomers. Senators Poin-
dexter Of Washington. Williams Of Mis-
sissippi and Lea of Tennessee have been
the most fortunate. Mr.. Poindexter gets
publican side. while Mr.. Lea gets front
row seat next to the end on the demo-
cratic side. Mr. Williams gets seat
held by Senator Clarke of Arkansas--Mr.
Clarke moving-in the center OF the DEM
ocratic side, second row.
Assignments of Newcomers.
The assignments Of the other newcom-
ers are: Senator Lippitt, to Senator Oil
ver's old seat, on the end Of the second
row, republican side; Senator Kern, to
next to the end seat Of the second row.
democratic side; Senator Mclean. to end
seat Of last row, republican side: Senator
Hitchcock, to seat next to Mr.. Kern,
near the end Of the second row. demo-
cratic side; Senator Townsend. to the
center aisle seat in the rear row OF the
republican side: Senator Myers. to the
seat next the end Of the last row, demo-
cratic side; Senator Pomerene. to the
third from the end seat Of the third row.
seat next the end OF the third row, re-
publican side; Senator johnson, to fourth
from the end seat Of the third row, demo-
cratic side: Senator MARITIME. to the end
seat of second row, democratic side;
Senator Chiffon. to the third from the
end seat of the last row, democratic
side; Senator Bryan, to the next to the
end seat OF the third row, democratic
side, and Senator Reed, to fourth from
the center aisle of the last row, demo-
cratic side.
Under the Encouragement Of seats those
who will have the front row seats on the
republican side, beginning at the center
AISLE are. in order. Senator'S Frye. Gull
ION. Gallinger. Hepburn, Dixon, Brande-
gee, Penrose, Page and Poindexter.
In the front row Of the democratic side.
beginning at the center aisle, in order,
will be Senators Chamberlain, Johnston,
Martin, Owen, Newlands. Terrell Tay-
lor, Lea and Watson.