Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-07

The late Vice President sherman
long time member 81 the House, has
answered the final roll call.
Tawney, Of Minnesota, was retired
two years ago, largely because Of his
espousal of what was known as Can
nonism. He has a Tame duck job
today on one Of the numerous gov
eminent commissions.
Serene T. Payne, author of the Pay
ae tariff law, the passage OF which
marked the beginning Of the end Of
Republican rule in the House. sur
wives. He was reelected and in the
>Sixty-third Congress will stand alone
as the last member of a once domi
mating coterie Of Republicans. With
the retirement of former Speaker
Cannon. Mr.. Payne becomes the mes
tor OF the House. He Is growing old
and feeble and probably viii be
among the missing before many
years have passed.
Representative E. ID, Crumpacler
OF Indiana, who was always regular
also met his waterloo on November
s. He had been a member of the
House for eight terms and success
fully weAhered the Democratic
storm which oyertoJk Indiana in
1910. This time he went under
Representative Ebenezer Hin. OF
Connecticut, il another conspicuous
member Of the "Old Guard" who was
forced to retreat by a Democrat at
the recent election After ser,
vice of eighteen years MIR Hin viii
retire to private life next March. As
a member OF the Ways and Mans
Committee, Hill. OF Connecticut. has
long been considered as one OF the
tariff experts OF the House. He WAS
an ardent Drosectioufsi: his Voice was
ever ready to denounce such doctrines
as free trade and tariff FOR revenue
and Democrat and Republican alike
WIN miss his familiar form.
Cyrus suiloway. Of New Iamp.
Shire, pointed out as the biggest man
physically in the House, also
rounds out eighteen years OF service
at the end OF the approaching session.
One of the towering landmarks of the
House, a regular of the regulars, win
have passed when Sulloway goes
back to the seclusion of the New
Hampshire hills. =.
John ]. Gardner. of New Jersey,
who for twenty years has been of the
inner circle of Republieanism, will
also be among the absent ones when
the roll of the next Congress is made
up For twenty years he has stood
stolidly by the Republican guns.
Mick" Longworth, of Ohio, min
ority member of the Ways and
Means committee lost out by less
than hundred votes. The son-in-
law of former President Roosevelt
cast his fortunes, as usual, with the
G. o. p at the last election but the
combined Democratic and Bull
Moose opposition was too much for
him. Since his defeat he has wired
friends that was merely laid up for
repairs" which would indicate that
he has hopes of coming. back two
years hence. Mr.. Longworth has
been member Of the House for a
decade, but he has been regular and
a protectionist from the beginning.
Regardless of family ties he refused
to desert the Republican colors on
November and the Democratic tidal
wave engulfed him.
Prince, of Illinois; Tilson, of Con.
necticut. Young. OF Michigan; Cur
rier, of New Hampshire and others
more or less prominent who have
fought in the Republican rauks for
years will be mustered out of polit'
ical life when the Democrats take pos
session both branches of Congress
three months hence. Among the few
Democrats who have failed TO return,
tive Wilson, of Pennsylvania, and
Representative Lamb, Of Virginia.
Lamb was defeated in the primaries;
Wilson in the general election.
The order changeth in the Senate
also, although the transition is more
gradual CONSPICUOUS among those
who are finishing their Washington
careers is Senator Shelby Culflon,
of Illinois. He has been a member
of the Senate since 1888 and has
reached the age of SO years. But
for his vote in favor of Senator Lor-
inner, the venerable lllinoisan might
have been permitted TO end his days
in the Senate Chamber
Senator Crane, OF Massachusetts,
quits on March 4. He announced his
retirement prior to the election and
his political adversaries says ii was
because of the handwriting on Che
wall Senator Crane Is known az
Whispering Crane" and hus alw2yi
been silent and yet efficient work.
er for the cause Of the "Cld Guard.
Gueonhehn. cf Colorado; Dixon, 81
Montana; Brown, Of Nebraska;
Bourne, OF Oregon, Briggs CT New
Jersey and Bailey. Of Texas all men
who have long served in tho upper