New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-05
HOUSE VETERANS SADLY 7
QUIT NATIONS SERVICE
HeartaCheS as More than 100
Members Are Brushed
Aside for Others.
PATH0S IN CANN0N'S EXIT
Dalzell, Gardner, Mccall, Hill,
Henry, Prince, Stevens and
Sterling Join Uncle
Joe" in Retirement.
From The TrihunNeRnreau1

, From The Tribuns~Bureaul
Washington. March s.-The curtain fell
to-day on the political careers of more
than one hundred members OF the House
of Representatives. They walked resign
! edly across n political stage and toward
the exits which lead TO private life
When the extra session conyenes in
April there will he 1856 new faces in the
lower branch OF Congress Among the
missing will be men who have been con
spicuous on the floor for many. many
years The Transformation in the House
VIII he the most complete. perhaps I'm the
Z history Of the country There were
changes to-day in the Senate. but they
lacked the human interest appeal which
attached TO the passing OF the old war
horses in the House
A new order OF things was heral6ed
when the old Congress died. The next
House will consist of i35 members, an in
crease of II over the present number OF
39i. Including recruit members sent TO
Washington under the recent reapporton-
ment. Just l56 legislative youngsters"
will bask in the spotlight when the extra
session convenes April /.
lators who must give way TO novices IL
Uncle Joe" Cannon. a veteran OF thirty
eight years service in the lower body
He first came 10 Congress forty years
ago, missing one term in the early COS
John Dalzell. Of Pennsylvania. a mem
ber of the "Old Guard" and an uncom-
promising stand-pstter. is another Repuo-
lican whose political death lsnell sounded
when the gavel fell in the House to-day.
He has been a member OF that body for
twenty-six years.
John J. Gardner. Of New Jersey. and
Samuel W. Mccall, Of Massachusetts,.
also said goodby TO Washington life to-
day. Each has served twenty years. and
was believer in the old line Repubii-
canism.
Connecticut Veterans Pass.
Four members. Republicans. who have
been in the House for the last eighteen
years, will be numbered among the miss
ing i'm the next Congress. They are Eben-
! ezer J. Hill and r. Stevens Henry. OF
| Connecticut; George W. Prince, OF I'LL
nois. and Cyrus Sulloway. Of New Hamp-
shire. In the sixteen years OF service
class are two retiring Democrats Will
lam G. Brantey. OF Georgia, and Jonn
! Lamb. of Virginia. Mr.. Brantl"y retires
voluntarily: Captain" Lamb was de-
! feated in the primaries. T.. ID. Crum-
packer. of Indiana; Marlin +. Olmsted,
OF PENNSYLVANIA, and George p. Law
1 renee. of Massachusetts. all Republicans,
20 out after sixteen years of House
/ h0r
failed 10 come back.
Michael f. Driscol and Edward r.
Vreeland are two Republicans from the
Eupire state who surrendered their seatG
after occupying them for fourteen years
| Seven members with records Of twelve
! vsars' consecutive service likewise were
retired in November. The "twelve-year-
olds" vino pass out include John W.
Dwight. of New. York; w. IL. Draper. or
Now York: r u. Currier. OF New iIamp-
shire. A. l.. Bates. OF Pennsylvania. L.
y Randell. Of Texas: G. II. Lindsay. OF
New York. and William A Rodenbers.
of Illinois.
Some OF the best known members In
the House are among those who quit 10
cay. following ten years In the nauonai
LEGISLATURE There's Nick Longworth, OF
Ohio; Dan" Lafean. Of Pennsylvania, one
of the wealthest men in the lower cham
| Der: Arsene Pujo. the money deNd
chaser: Robert Bruce Macon. who once
was the. self-constituted watchdog OF tho
Treasury. and Billy" Wilson, Of Illinois.
member of the powerful Rules Commit
| tee.
Others who go at the end OF decaoe
ar. George a. Loud, OF Michigan. ana
G. T. Fuller and John \. Sterling, oil
! Illinois
The next House will be topheavy from
| Democratic standpoint The landslide last
November swept into office 80 Democrats,
| including those who were returned, ana on
the Republican side during the extra ses
sion there will be only 10 men represent
! ine the various grades Of Republicanisin
| "siand-patt.rs" regulars. 'middle-ot-ths-
readers" and progressive>.
| Large majorities have proved um~,s. a,
| in the House and party leaders axe W.
rying over the probable escai aces OF u
/ Young legislative colts who VIII sldin-
| nsda the chamber on All Fools Day.