Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-13
PROFESSION
NELL REPRESENTED
in THE SENATE
Lawyers Have Assumed TOgas
With Consistent Regularity
for Many Years; Many Are
Effective Workers.

Washington, March i3.--Men from
tho bench ana bar are more numer-
Gus IN the senate az this session than
ever before In the history OF the Unit
ed States congress. There are a few
newspaper editors. wealthy manufac-
turers and business men, but the per-
centage f. small.
Senator pomerene, the new senator
from Ohio, II successful lawyer, a
skilled debater and an orator OF wide
note. In addition to those material
qualifications. he Is a man who es-
chews tobacco. a white ribbOner OF
tho pronounced sort, and firm be-
liever In the commandments fact,
Puritan IN all his habits In dress
and manner, the new senator has
more the appearance OF a cleric than
a politician, but al the same time Is
an effective worker and a fighter for
what ho considers right. He believes
ia voting In the way his conscience
dictates. In that connection u IL said
of him that In taking the gavel in the
Ohio state legislature q few months
ago. he told the members TO vote for
what they considered the interests OF
the people regardless OF their polit-
ical faith aud affiliations. Senator
Pomereno Is tho foremost champion
OF the presidential candidacy OF Gov
ernor Judson Harmon. ohio, who
evidently 10 more IN the lead for the
Democratic nomination.
senator Mclean. OF Connecticut, al-
30 a lawyer. takes the place OF his
former political ally, Morgan y.
Bulkeley. These two men worked
alde By side until the presidential
campaign Sf President TAFT when
they drifted apart. Mclean was
staunch Taft supporter and MT.
..alkeley, non-oommittal. MIR. Nc
Lean then sought the election OF
United states senator from Connec-
ticut and in connection with this VIC
tory Il IL interesting to observe that
McIaan's defeat while running for
the senatorial t0ga on another occa-
sion was due mainly TO close assoc
citation with his partner, Buckley
The first Jeffersonian Democrat
from tho state OF Maine 20 sit In the
upper chamber since 1SfG is Charles
j. Johnson. In fact he Is the first
Democratic senator from New Eng
land In thirty years, a distinction
that he thoroughly enjoys. He Is an
other lawyer and Mason OF nigh
standing. he waB born on q New
England farm and coBstatly voted the
Democratio ticket for thirty-ons
years. He succeeded Senator Hale,
who rounded out thirty years OF ser
vice IN tho senate
Henry r. tmppitt, OF Rhode Island,
who succeeds senator Nelson a. AID
rich, n a statesman who comes from
the commercial world. He Is a
wealthy cotton Manufacturer and IN
terested In other commercial indus
tries
Miles Polndextor, now senator from
Washington, succeeds Samuel ~
Piles. and IA counted as one OF the
rapid IRE debaters OF congress. While
In the house he voted TO depoHs
speaker Cannon. He 10 one OF tbs
youngest members OF the senate. be-
ing forty-two years Of age.
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock. OF Nebraska
n newspaper editor, la one OF the new
senators who changed his desk from
the house end OF the capitol building
20 the senate,
The other new senator from Indi'
ana. John w. Kern, besides being
brilliant politician and statesman en-
joya a wide distinction on account o.
the hirauto adjournment Of his face
Kern II a living example Of tho ole
doctrine: If YOU don't succeed a
t,st try aFain." Ho was deieate'
once Tor governor OF indiana. De
feated for vice president and once
defeated for United states senator
He Is now here. however. and In tn
body presided over BY the man Wit
defeated him IN the presidential cam
paign, vice-F-esldent sherman. ~
Is a lawyer.
senator John w. Works OF Cal1for
MIA. upon whom fell the toga Vol
unfairly given up by Frank r. Finn
Is one of the few veterans OF the CIV
war in the senate He Is a lawyer
Ue enlisted Ia the civil war whe
only sixteen years Of age.
Charles ~. Townsend OF Michigan
leaving his seat IN the house OF rep
rosentatiVes took the seat In the sen
nte vacated By julius c. Burrows II
IL also lawyer and is hailed ~
progressive politician.
still another lawyer 20 enter IN
senate Is Jamca A. Reed Of Missouri
Several states can claim the honor q
his allegiance. He was born In Ohi'
began the practice Of law Ia Iowa an
achieved the renown Of bar In Mis-
souri,
senator O'Gormnn Of New York