Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
HERE TO TAKE SEATS
Four United States Senators
From New States.
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
Two Are Democrats, the Others Of
Republican Faith.
FRIENDS SEND THEM FLOWERS
Arizona Adds Fifth Smith to the
Roll of Solons-Personal
Sketches.

Four new United States senator's ar
rived in Washington today ready to begin
their service-Mark Smith and Henry F..
Ashurst of Arizona, democrats, and AL
bert B. Fall and Thomas B. Catron of
New Mexico. republicans. They will be
sworn in tomorrow by Vice President
Sherman, the taking of the oath having
been delayed from today because Of the
death of Senator Taylor OF Tennessee.
Senators Smith and Ashurst of Arizona
will both get seats in the last row on the
democratic side of the Senate chamber.
Senator Catron will get a seat at the
end of the second row on the republican
side, but Senator Fall. although re-
publican. must sit over with the demo-
Gratis. He will get seat at the end
OF the last democratic row.
Many floral tributes to the new sena-
tors were received today at the Capitol,
but they could not be placed on their
seats in the Senate chamber. For Sena-
tor Ashurst, large bunch. of American
beauty roses was sent by Da Silva
Council, No. 1929. knights Of Columbus
of Flagstaff. Ariz.; and he also received
carnations from Carroll Council, No. 377,
Knights of Columbus. of this city. For
Senators Smith and Ashurst there ware
handsome pieces bearing the cards OF
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NJ. j. Riordan of Flagstaff, Ariz.
Fifth Smith in Senate.
The coming Of Senator Mark Smith
again puts Marcus Aurelius in the SEN
ate, the last being Marcus Aurelius
Hanna Of Ohio. 1t also makes a fifth
Smith in the upper house of Congress,
there now being a Senator Smith from
Michigan Georgia, Maryland and South
Carolina, respectively. He is sixty years
of age.
Senator Smith of Arizona was born in
Kentucky January a. 1852. and received
from Pennsylvania University, in Lexing-
ton. He went TO Arizona in 1881. and has
been prominent in public life ever since.
Within year after he took up his resi-
dence in the territory he was made pros
ecuting attorney. He jumped from that
to delegate to Congress from Arizona in
the Fiftieth Congress. the term beginning
in 1887. and he was here. In all, twelve
years. although his terms or service were
not continuous.
He was ever fighting for statehood
Many times when the hopes Of the peo-
pJe of Arizona were at the highest Dele
gate Smith had to send back word that
they had to wait longer. Senator Smith
is tall and wears a mustache, now tinged
with gray.
Next to the Youngest Member.
Senator Ashurst will be next to the
Youngest member Of the Senate. He is
thirty-six years old, while Senator Luke
Lea, the only member who has not seen
so many summers, is thrty-two. Ashurst
is over six feet tall. with black hair and
smooth face. He is almost a native Of
Arizona, having been born in Nevada,
but was taken to Arizona when he was
one year old. He is thoroughly typical
of the new state. At nineteen he was a
deputy sheriff. He had been a cowboy
for wears and did some lumber lacking
and similar work.
He took up the study OF law before he
came of age, and entered upon the prac-
tice of his profession with enthusiasm.
1t led him into politics. and he was
sneaker of the Arizona house when he
was twenty -four. Desiring to become
more proficient in the law. he attended
| the University OF Michigan Law School.
Later he served two terms as prosecuting
attorney in Coconino county. During the
| last two years he has been practicing in
Prescott.
' He is a progressive democrat, and Will
add to the strength of that element in the
upper house. His friends say he Is an
| orator who will take high rank in the
| Senate. In the primaries at which the
| people of Arizona expressed their prefer
ence for senator Mr.. Ashurst received
| the highest number of votes.
New Mexico's Quota.
Oldest in years Of all the new sena-