The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-26
THREE MEMBERS WELL UP
AS MULTIMILLI0NAIREnS
But Nowadays 1t Is Younger
Men, Willing to Fight for
Honor, Who Are Chosen.
BY RALPH NJ. WHITESIDE.
w Leased Wire to The Tribune.


some weeks ago, Senator George Suth'
erland sat back and waited to see how
many different middle initials the news
papers over the country would hand
him free Of charge, Some papers re-
ported that George A. Sutherland
had been reelected senator; others
called him George M Sutherland
There were a lot more. but A. and
NJ. were the most popular middle ini-
tials. Scarcely paper, failed TO run
in some letter or other between his
two names. Just for the sake of round
ing out his nomenclature with euphony
Sutherland has no middle initial and
never did. His folks didn't happen
to think of any middle name for him
offhand, and he was christened just
plain George.
During the campaign last fall Sena-
tor Sutherland was ore of the speak.
ers at q big political rally in small
town. The chairman tiptced over TO
him and asked;
"See, your. names George a. ism t
it, Senatorl"
''No, Just George the senator told
him
So when the chairman got up TO make
the introduction he said:
81 now have the pleasure of pre-
senting a man who needs no introduce
tion to the people of this community
Senator George A. Sutherland. -
Senator Joe Terrell of Georgia, by
the way has the credit OF being the
only man who has been the cause of
the destruction of the entire edition of
the Congressional directory. The edi-
tor of the publication not being famil-
lar with the big men Of Georgia, had
gotten the new senator down as James
instead of Joseph. and the proof read
er failed TO catch it. So the edition
had to be destroyed.
Men Fight for Toga Now.
The character of men coming into
the United States senate in recent
sending their elder statesmen, men
who have. grown old and experienced
after long service, the states are elect
ing youngsters.
The Bristows. the Browns, the Bor-
abs. the Cumminses and the PoindeX-
ters actually have fought their way
into the senate chamber. Senator Root
is somewhat disturbed by the depart
ure from the customs of the old days
when the states delighted to honor
their distinguished men by sending
them to the senate. 1t is a rare excep-
tion nowadays when n statesman, no
matter how experienced and respected
is elected TO the senate without the
hardest kind of scramble.
One reason that Senator Root OPP
posed the plan of the election of sena.
tors by direct vote is that it will tend
TO keep out of the senate the older
men who shrink from turmoil and
strife. The election of senators by
popular vote, Senator Root thinks,
would bar out many able men who
would not care to assume the burdens
of an active canvass, possible abuse
of the sensational press, and otherwise
subject themselves to the disagreeable
incidents and strife of campaign.
Who Is Richest Senator?
Speaking of the senate the death
of Senator Elkins has again raised the
question as to who is the richest man
Senator Elkins was several notcbes
from the head in the senate multimill-
ionaire class, but he was frequently
given the title.
1t is probable that the real pluto
crat of the senate would be selected
from these three men. Senator Steph
enson Of Wisconsin, Senator Crane OF
Massachusetts or Senator Guggenheim
of Colorado.
''Nb@tpi CihhC ICpulCu INC idIGcot
single holder in the American Tele
phone and Telegraph company. Sena
tor Stephenson is set down as the big
gest owner of standing timber in the
country, with possibly an exception OF
two. but not necessarily. Senator Gug
genheim is heavily interested in mines
and collateral industries Each of then
is estimated all the way from 100000,
900 to $50,000,000
Al alQhty-Onp y14rS-fha oldoef ir
the senate-Stephenson is said 10 bt
getting richer by millions each year
through advance in value of the tim
ber holdings,
Doing Washington Now.
You can call him general, senator
Judge or almost any other handy han
die: they all apply to Francis Marior
Cockrell. After living in Washington
thirty-six years, he is seeing the town
and says he likes it.
Since .g retiring few weeks ago from
.Iudge-Senator-n General Cockrel
has been walking six or seven miles {
day, seeing Washington. He never haC
time to do it before.
''Have you been to see the new Ma
tional Museumf" inquired his SON the
other dav
Ono, must go,'' replied the vet
] got the appropriation for the new
building. III see it,
There is just one place the formel
senator never goes. Though he served
thifty years consecutively in the senate
he will not visit the chamber.
H1t g no place for us "reminiscences,
he said once.
Montana Aids Farmers.
The state Of Montana, which is fur
nIshing great deal of aid to it's set
tiers and the farmers through its ex
perimental farms, has made arrange
ments to enlarge greatly the field O
It's operations. according to f. B. Lin
: field, director of the experiment sta
tions Of the state, who was seen re
Gently at the Raleigh.
"New stations will be establisbe
in the Mussclsbell Valley and in Beay
erhead county" continued Mr.. Lir