The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-12-02

Cullam, for thirty years senator
from Illinois, personal friend ana
contemporary OF Lincoln. and VINO
was elected to his first term in The
onal house Of representatives IN
1856, l
Both cannon and Cullom came bacS
Nor the winters work the victims OF
litical defeat Senator Joseph w.
Bailey of Texas, long Democratic
leader in debate, came with the vol
untary announcement of his retire
ment; Representatives Cox of Ohio,
and sulzer of New York brought into
the legislative halls the titles Of gov
ernor-elect. respectively Of OHIO and
New York.
Senator Crane of massachusetts,
long regarded as the RRepublican
..whip" of the senate; who also retir-
ed voluntarily. Senators Bourne OF
Oregon, Guggenheim of Colorado
Wetmore Of Rhode Island, Curtis OF
Kansas, Paynter Of Kentucky, Gamble
!. of South Dakota. Brown Of Nebraska
\and many others. Democrats and Re
ehblicans alike. began today their last
three months OF service, before vol
suntary or enforced retirement to pri-
vate life.
Sorrow For Sherman.
Sorrow for the late Nlye President
Aerman oyershadowed the spirits OF
democratic triumph in the senate,
and tempered the spirit Of greetings
amongst returning members. Custom
decreed that the upper house should
adjourn Immediately after meeting to
day, out OF respect for the memory
of the vice president, and in coutem
plation of this, senators were early
in their seats.
The outline Of the winters work
seemed extremely mixed. as senators
and congressman met in friendly con
a ferences, with the prospect Of tariff
revision in the special session that is
Nto assemble under President Wilson,
hext spring. In the senate Repub-
lican leaders were SLOW to admit the
certainty of Democratic control on
all tariff problems, even with tae
great increase in membership that is
to come with the new congress
The reassembling orthe house drew
together a host Of men. long promin
emily Unidentified with Republican af-
fairs in that boy to whom the cleo
tions had brough pHitical disaster
Among them were Nicholas Long
worth Of Ohio, John Dalzen of Penn
sylvania, Ebenezer J. Iil Of Coanoc
ticut and John A Needham of Cal-
ifornia, all MEMBERS OF the ~3wcrfal
Ways and Means committee, and lead
fers in advocation and defense OF re
lpublcan tariffs.
A,sOf the socalled 'Old Republican
sGuard the force that supported and
framed the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
in the opening of President Tafts
administration, but two members will
>ymain on the ways and means com
mittee after March f. Representative
Payne of New York and Represents
tive Fordney Of Michigan.
Among the Lame Ducks
I'm the ranks of the "last termers"
also, We're Representative Mckinley,
Wilson, Foss and Prince of Illinois,
Representative Norris Of Nebraska,
who is soon TO step into the Senate;
Representative Olmstead of Pennsyl-
yana and Mccall of Massachusetts.
Republicans who were not candidates |
for reelection and Representative
Crumpaker whose defeat in Indiana
gave the Democrats a solid delegation |
from that state for the next session |
OF congress.
The extent OF Progressive influence /
in the winter session is the subject I
" general gossip at 9th ends of the