The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-03

tONhtu DeChuSe Oh our HrCnhlC uelnOu |
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 a 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 II 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
20 the new one-Clapp of Minnesota,
Clark of Wyoming, Culberson OF Tex
~. Du Pont of Delaware, La Toilette
OF Wisconsin, Lodge OF Massachusetts,,
McCumber Of North Dakota, Nixon OF
Nevada, oliver of Pennsylvania. Page |
Of Vermont, Rayner of Maryland and
Sutherland OF Utah. Two of these |
are Democrats, two progressive Repub-
icans and the remainder regular Re |
publicans. Out of twenty-one regu
lars whose terms end with this SEES
sion thirteen have been or will be de-
fe8ted.
Because of several deaths there will
be exactly twenty-four Of the new SEN
ators, an unusually large number. l
doubt II 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 9gnif
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 f. Lippitt, head Of big tex.
tile company. Lippitt has never be
fore held a prominent office, but has
been in politiCs-very much In, 1t Is
said. 1t Is even averred that he wrote
the cotton schedule in the present tar
iff law 1t Is also worthy Of note that
Iippitt received two Democratic votes
in his very close contest, Just as Lodge
received two Democratic votes in Mas
sachusetts. He Is fifty-tive years Of
age.
George Payne Mclean. who beat
Senator Bulkeley in Connecticut, says
ne is a progressive, but wants some
body handy with a brake. Mclean
is leading lawyer, Il persuasive
speaker, is ffty-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 a 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 n serious turn
of mind and is regarded by those near
est him as "man OF destiny" Since
he is only fifty-four years old 1t may
be as well to take note Of Senator
Townsend.
AISLE ]. Gronns. 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 insurgen'
congressman. Although he lives In
Ballinger's own state, he sided with
PInchot and then went back home and
swept the state despite the opposition
of the national administration and OF
Ballinger's friends. Poindexter is only
forty-two years old, but has been {
supreme court Judge and is serving his
first term in the house.
John ID. Works. who replaces Film
of California, was a soldier In the
Union army, having enlisted In 1863
when he was fourteen years old, ant
serving till the end Of the war. HI
has also been supreme court Judg'
and has written several law books
Just how much OF a progressive he Il
may be Judged by the following utter
ance:
Progressive Republicans and progressiv
Democrats are so nearly alike that on
can hardly tell them apart When tn
time comes for progressive Democrat
and progressive Republicans to combin
against the money power and the inter
ests for the protection OF our free institu
tons every true patriot will be foun
joining hands without reference to party
Among the new Democratic senators
OF whom there are to be seventeen az
cording to present indications, job
Worth Kern OF Indiana Is perhaps tn
best known. Mr.. Kern is famous 70
having been an unsuccessful candldat
for vice president and for being yer
successful cultiyator OF a whisker. II
is sixty-one years old and is rathe
vigorous speaker who is long on hors
sense. He has held several offices an
would have held others II the electC
rate had not prevented him. For on
thing. he was city attorney unde
Mayor Tom Taggart in Indianapolis.
As we'll known as Kern is Joh
Sharp Williams who succeeds None
of Mississippi. 1t Is rather strang
coInridanca that Mnnay IS ha