The Washington herald., 1912-09-02
NEXT CONGRESS-
| TO have MANY
| STRANGE FACES
Ten Senators and forT-thrss
| Representatives Are Sure
Not to Return.
PRIMARIES ARE BLAMED
Some Of Retiring Members Desire
to Leave, While Others Are
| 0usted by Voters.
PRIMARIES ARE BLAMED

saw aboutit in the November eieCtiohs'
large proportion of the present member
slip OF both the Senate and House are
politically dead, for two years at last.
These worthy legislators, who have re-
tired to other and more quiet pursuits
with the full and yociferous consent and
approval of their constituents, NUMBER
ten in the upper and forty-three IN the
lower House.
This high death record among the en-
inent guardians of our nations weitare
and navigators of our ship of state is
attributed to three principal causes. They
are in the order manufactured primaries,
primary conventions, and in a few, a
very few, cases the personal desires oil
the members who have retired of their
own free will.
In the Senate the disappearing legion
numbers three Democrats and seven
Republicans. In the House the death
record lists nineteen Republicans and
twenty-four Democrats.
This list of lame ducks is a SUFFICIENT
example why popular primaries are un-
popular with the elder statesmen Pop
u!ar primaries, stand high in the record
as one of the principal causes Of legis-
latiye demise Many statesmen CLASSIFY
them in the same category with small
pox and lockjaw.
Crane Dodges Primary.
The decided unpopularity of direct
primaries with the elder statesmen Is
evidenced in various ways by the list OF
those who will not return after March
4 next Senator W. Murray Crane OF
Massachusetts, is one of the most strik-
ing examples of the manner in which
the direct primary gets in its deadly
work Senator Crane, who voluntarily
retires with the present Congress. is I'M
willing to go through the grilling cam
paign for reelection which lie entailed
by the new order of things. He, in COM
mon with many other of the retiring
solons. tacitly expresses the view that
the insecurity of tenure brought about
by the battle for reelection in the pri-
Tnaries removes to a great extent, the
desirability of a seat in the Senate, for
men who desire to make statecraft their
life work.
Senator Bailey of Texas, who also vol
unfairly retires, is representative or the
Democratic aspect Of this sentiment.
The Senator's who drop out of national
legislation. with the inception of the
sixty-third Congress are:
Senators TO Leave.
Bailey of Texas, Paynter of Kentucky.
and Percy of Mississippi. Democrats, and
Bourne Of Oregon. Brown OF Nebraska,
Crane OF Massachusetts, Cullom of Illi-
nois, Guggenheim Of Colorado, Richard
son of Delaware, and Wetmore OF Rhode
Island. Republicans. Senator Sanders of
Tennessee, Republican. holds his Office by
appointment OF the Governor OF that
State. Ben w. Hooper.
Pennsylvania holds the record for re-
tirements in the House. five Republicans
and one Democrat from the Keystone
State already being out Of the race. New
Yotk is second, with four Democrats and
one Republican. Arkansas. Texas, and
Massachusetts, each show three retire
ments.
Following are the changes in the House
of Representatives before the elections,
and at the outset of the campaign:
ARKANSAS.
Representative Joseph T. Robinson, a
Democrat, retired TO run for the Gov
ernorship of his State; Representative
Robert Bruce Macon. a Democrat, was
be aten at the primary in the First dis
trict: Representative Ben s. Cravens, a
Democrat, retired to enter private bust
ness
CALIFORNIA.
Representative Sylvester c. Smith. a
Republican, retired on account of Ill
health; Representative William Kent, a
Of the Republican candidacy changed his
mind, and is now running on an indie
pendent ticket.
COLORADO.
Representative John A. Martin, Dem
oCrat thinks that the rewards of public
service furnish Inadequate recompense
for its burdens. He retired voluntarily.
DELAWARE.
Representative John c. Heald. Re-
publican, defeated for denomination.
GEORGIA.
Representative William G. Brantley, a
Democrat, acknowledged the 'brainiest''
member of the Georgia delegation, re-
tires from public life to devote himself
to the practice of law.
ILLINOIS.
Representative James Mckinney, a
Republican, defeated for denomination.
INDIANA.
Representative Boehne, a Democrat,
announced his retirement in advance of
the primary elections. His successor
has been nominated.
IOWA.
Representative Kendall. a Republican,
after receiving the unanimous nomina-
ton of his district for reelection, has
been forced to retire by reason Of Ill
health.
KENTUCKY
Representative Ollie NJ. James, DEM
ocrat, retires from the House to take
seat in the Senate, TO which he has
been elected for the term beginning
March 4. 1913.
LOUISIANA
Louisiana presents the most unusual
situation of any State in the Union. Al
ready two OF her present Representatives
in the House have been elected to the
Senate. Mr.. Ransdell. a Democrat. will
take his seat March 4. 1913, and Mr..
Broussard's term will begin in 1915. Mr..
Broussard. also a Democrat. is a candi-
date for reelection to the House for
the Sixty-third Congress. He likes
Washington, so he is coming back, and
will not miss two years of tariff making,
in which the genial Acadian will play,
as heretofore, an active part. Repre-
sentative Arsene p. Pujo, a Democrat.
of the New Orleans District is out OF
Congress after this term. He says he is
sick of It
MICHIGAN,
Representative Henry McMorran. a
Republican, will retire. His withdrawal
is voluntary. Representatives Lord and
Dodds, also Republicans. were defeated
at the recent primaries.
MINNESOTA