The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-15
KENTUCKY MOTHER
Of MANY SENATORS
SEVEN NATIVE SONS OF BLUEGRASS
STATE NOW SERVING IN
THAT BODY.
TWO ARE NEW ONES
CLAIMS ONE FROM ARIZONA AND
ANOTHER FROM NEW MEXICO
WRISTS TITLE FROM
MISSISSIPPI.
BY VICTOR ELLIOTT.

huheitI III the senate Oh IHe new
members from Arizona ana New Mex
leo the State of Kentucky take from
Mississippi the title of Mother OF
Senators
This proud distinction has been
claimed by Mississippi ever since
Oklahoma was admitted to the Union,
and ono of the Senators chosen from
the new State was Thomas p. Gore,
the blind scion who II native OF
Mississippi. His appearance in the
Senate gave that body seven members
born on the soil OF Mississippi. When
Senator Money. a native son who,
for eighteen years, represented Mis-
sissippi In the Senate went out of
that body he WAS succeeded by John
sharp Williams, who. although he
has lived most Of his life in that
State. is nevertheless a native of Ten
nessee.
Still. with six native sons in the
Senate, the State of Mississippi con-
tinued to hold the title, until Sena-
tor Marcus a. Smith. ot Arizona. and
Senator A. b, Fall, Of New Mexico.
| were sworn in as members of the
Senate q. few days ago. Both of these
men are native sons of Kentucky, and
when they signed the Senate register
the number of native sons of Kentucky
in the Senate was increased to seven.
| while Mississippfs number remains al
six. and she therefore loses the title.
ksntueky's Seven Senators.
Besides Senator Smith. of Arizona,
and Senator Fail. OF New Mexico.
the following senator's are natives of
| Kentucky: Senator Snefpy NJ Gull
lom. OF Illinois: Senator Joseph l.,
Bristow, Of Kansas: Senator William
Joel Stone. OF Missouri, and the States
| own representatives in she Senate,
Thomas II. Paynter and William
O'Connell Bradley.
The same situation will continue
when Paynter goes out OF the Senate
next year as his successor. Ollie NJ
James. who has already been elected
| is also a native k-ntuckian.
Mississippis six active senators
| are: Joseph w. Bailey. of Texas:
James p. Clarke of Arkansas. Fran
! els q. Newiands. OF Nevada: Thomas
| p. Gore. OF Oklahoma; George E
Chamberlain. OF Oregon. and Leroy
! Percy, OF Mississippi
| OF the two new native Kentucky
senators Marcus 4. Smith has haG
| the widest experience IN public at
| fairs, and is the best known In Wash
| ington from the fact that he rep
resented the territory OF Arizona as a
| delegate In the House for sixteen
years. Three years ago he was de-
| feated for reelection after having
| fought throughout his entire service
! for statehood. but he Was rewarded
| by an election TO the Senate wher
| the state was finally accorded ad
mission to the Union. He is ma
| tive OF Cyntiliana. KY. and is sixt,
years old. A little more than hal
of his life, or for thirty-one year:
| he has lived In Arizona.
! Senator Fall. OF New Mexico i.
native of Lexington. KY. and va:
Il protegs OF the late Senator vii,
| liam Lindsay. OF that State. For
many years he was associated with
| Senator Lindsay. and was then a
| Democrat. as MAS Senior Lindsay.
| For some time after removing to
New Mexico Senator Fall continued
| to be a Democrat but about ter
years ago he became Roosevelt
Democrat and in that position
| 1t was easy for him to grAvi-
tate into the Republican party which
was In control of affairs in the ter
ritory. About one-half Of the STATE
which he represents Is made up o.
Mexicans who converse only In span
fish and Senator FAN speaks their
/ language as fiuently as he does Eng
lish. Frequently. when delivering ar
address before a mixed audience III
talks for time in English. and ther
| translates and repeats what he ha.
said in Spanish. He has therefore
become popular with the Spanish ele'
ment as well as with the native borr
| Americans.
Uncle Shelby is ons.
Senator Culiom. OF Illinois. 4 ma
| tive kentuckian. was born in the
| Blue Grass State. on November :.
1892. and is tho Oldest member o.
| the Senate. He does not remember
the time when he lived In Kentucky
for when he was only little more thar
a year old his parents removed from
| Wayne county. KY, to farewell coun
ty, Illinois. which State has ever
since been his home. He has servet
| In public life for more than fifty years
I.being first h candidate for prcsiden'
! tial elector on the Fillmore ticket IL
1856. As long ago az 1864 he wa.
elected TO the House OF Represen-
! tatives He has served for thirty
/ years as a member of the Senate
| and although he 10 nearly eighty
| two years Of age he Is a candidate
tc succeed himself at the expiration
of his present term. on March 3. 1913
Senator Bristew Ii a native OF Wei
| county, Ky. where he was born OF
| July 20, $751; When he was tMcly,
i ears az age his parents removed Y
/! Kansas where he has since resided
! In addition tc having been fourth
| assistant postmaster general under
President Mckinley he has been active
| in politics. but he has held no ONCE!
except that which he now fills. He u
one Of the Republican progressives
! of the Senate.
/. senator HWsTf1aIn j. STONE, OF Mis-
souri,. was horn in Madison county
! Kentucky, on May Z, 1s4s. went L
Missouri when he was a lad in hi
| teens. and graduated from the uni
versity OF that State. he served thre'
terms in the House Of Representatives
/ and was governor Of Missouri fol
four years before being elected to thu
Senate where he Is serving his sec
ond term, and in which body he aspire'
10 leadership in the event thot tn
Democrats are successful in gaining
control OF The upper house after tn
next election.
Together. Kentucky and Mississippi
! can claim as native sons almost one
seventh OF the total membership o
the Senate as at present constituted
/ No other State can boast OF being tn
birthplace Of more than fiye senator's
and there are eleven States In which
- v,onmher ~ the Senate was born