The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-16

ARE NOT REELECTED

Topeka, Kan, Sept 15.--Kansas
has a line of senatorial succession
that appears to have "A hoodoo and
politicians are anXiously watching
and waiting to see If Gov. W. r.
Stubs will be able to break ii up
The Governor defeated Charles Cur
It's for the Republican senatorial
nomination and apparently has a
good chance OF winning the cleo
ton. W. II, Thompson OF Garden
City won the Democratic nomina-
ton and, Of course, he will inherit
the line. If he beats Stubbs. Only
one man In all the line of United
States Senator'S from Lane TO Curtis
has ever been reelected to his seat.
and there has been remarkable
list Of fatalities in official life con
nected with this Kansas seat in the
greatest deliberatiye body in the
world"
"Jim" Lane and s c. Pomeroy
were the first United States Senator'S
| from Kansas, Lane was. much tho
more popular and the people gener-
ally wanted him to have the long
term on account of his excellent rec
ord in the border wars
Draw Straws For Places.
But Lane aud Pomeroy drew
| straws. following the usual custom
in deciding which senator should
have the long and short terms, when
ne now state was admitted to Tue
| Union. Lane drew the short straw
and that seems to nave been the un-
lucky omen that has acted as a hoo
| doc on the line ever since and was
only broken by Senator Plumb.
Lane, was reelected in 1867, but
alleged dealings with Congress
caused him to commit suicide in
Leavenworth the following year.
Then Gov Crawford appointed Ed
mund G. Ross to fill the uuexpired
term of Lane and Ross has been
charged ever since with betraying
the confidence Of the people Of Kan
sas in the Impeachment proceedings
| against President Johnson.
Next came Alexander Caldwell.
elected in 1871 and forced to resign
within two years for alleged short
comings in connection with official
business. Robt. Crozier was appoint
cd to fiji out the unexpired term.
He no sooner became Senator than
he mixed in some or the most vicious
political feuds Kansas has ever had
and never had chance for re-elec-
ticn.
Retires and Dies,
T James M. Harvey, a former Cover
nor, was next chosen, but his health
failed and he retired a physical
wreck and died soon afterward. Then
came the illustrious Plumb, who
served from 1877 until his death in
Washington in 1892. There were a
few blots on the Plumb escutcheon,
hut none to compare with the deals
of those who had served before him.
Bishop w Perkins was appointed to
succeed Plumb, but the ChoctaW ana
Cherokee Indian land deals drove
! him into private life
John Martin, a Democrat came
next, and he served ono term with
out blot being recorded against
him. Next came Lucien Baker. Re
= publican, who always carried a raD-
| bits foot to ward off the isnominy
J that seemed to follow the senatorial
Ilino. The rabbits foot worked fair
" well for him, and then came j..
W. Burton, who was forced to resign
near the end OF his term aud COM
Ipelled to serve a term in jail for
tpracticing before a Government de
partmcnt to save "a get-richquick
swindle.
: A. w. Benson was appointed by
Gov Hoch to succeed Burton. He
served only six months and no VOID
! ever was said against him, and he
. ia now an Associate Justice Of the
Kansas Supreme Court.
For Business Interests,
Next came Charles Curtis, whose
congressional TGCOTu, MS cllcelnNt'
charge, has been devoted entirely
to running e~rands and voting Tor
, the big business interests and against
: the people of Kansas because ne
is Republican and voted as the
. Repubican party bosses dictated
Next must come W. r. Stubs or
w NJ Thompson.
$ In the Pomeroy line there have
t been Just six senators since 1861.
h while in the Lane succession there
, have been II men who have held
: the sea-. Pomeroy was reelected
continuously until 1873. when the
Yorke fiasco defeated him and sent
I.Iohn l. ingalls, to the Senate. In
y gals served Until 1891, when tbs
l. Populist wave sent w A, PETER te
$ Washington. and. then the late ", A.
II Harris followed PETER, and Senator
II Long followed Harris. Long was
n defeated BY Senator Bristow