The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-03
THE NEW SENATOR'S.

members OF the house of representatives. one
was member until a few months ago and two
have occupied seats in previous sessions. Sew
eral have been governors and judges.
The Eve congressman who will don senatorial
togss are Norris, OF Nebraska; Weeks. Of Mas
saehusetts; Sheppard, OF Texas: Ransdel. Of
Louisiana, and Ollie James. OF Kentucky.
Hughes. of New Jersey, an original Wilson
man. was congressman in the last congress,
leaving his seat to contest for United States
senator against "Jim" Smith. erstwhile political
boss of New Jersey. Burleigh. OF Maine, and
Shafroth. OF Colorado, have had experience ia
the house of representatives. Shafroth has been
governor of Colorado. being elected on the Demo
cratic ticket, although up TO 1895 he was a Mis-
souri, Republican. James K vardamau. OF Mis-
sfssippi, is another ex-governor to begin his rst
term in the senate. William IL Thompson. of
Kansas, succeeds George Curtis He was a
Judge at the time OF his election. A rabbit
picture was the chief Characteristic Of his cam
paign, his literature showing the picture of
that animal, with the words Running Like
Rabbit Thompson has won the nomination,
but has not yet been elected, although there
lis little doubt of his success. Judge lie Baron
Colt of Rhode Island, Ia another jurist to take
his seat In the senate, succeeding Senator George
Wetmore. Henry Lane and Georg Norris share
with Senator George Chamberlain of Oregon.
the distinction of being elected by hostile
State legislature. Lane is Democrat elected
by Republican Legislature of Oregon as was
Chamberlain. while Norris is ProgressiveRe-
publican. elected by Democratic legislature Ia
Nebraska These two men were chosen by
the voters of the State and under the primary
the choice of the people
The new senators chosen to date are:
Salisbury, of Delaware; Kavanaugh, OF Ar.
kansas; Lane, of Oregon: Hughes, Of New Jer-
sey; Norris, OF Nebraska; Weeks, Of Massachu-
sets; Thompson, Of Kansas; Walsh. of Mon
tana; Ransdel, of Louisiana; Sterling, of South
Dakota; Burleigh. of Maine; shafroth and
Thomas, of Colorado; Sheppard. Of Texas; James
OF Kentucky vardaman, OF Mississippi; Shields,
of Tennessee: Colt, OF Rhode Island.
Morris Sheppard. of Texas, who has made q
reputation In the house for brilliancy and abil-
ity, but chiefly for perfervid oratoy, succeeds
the uniamented Joseph Weldon Bailey. the con-
signed. vardaman. probably. the most pic
turesque figure among the new senators, and
regarded untust,e AZ radical Of the Jeff Davis
type. succeeds Mr. Percy, while Kavanaugh sue
ceeds Davis, who died recently. Hughes, OF New
Jersey. sprung into fame as the protege Of Wood
! row Wilson, sharing honors in that respect with
MARITIME. Twice Ex-Boss Jim" Smith sought
to wrap toga about his shoulders, and twice
he was prevented by Governor Wilson. once with
MARITIME the choice Of the FIRST senatorial primary
held in New Jersey, and in which Smith was
not candidate, and again with "Billy" Hughes,
congressman, who. by Wilson's aid, defeated
Smith In the primary Of 1911
Ollie James, who will bear the distinction OF
being the largest senator in captivity. succeeds
Senator Paynter; Shafroth, progressive Demo-
crat succeeds the standpatter, Buggenheim:
Lane succeeds Third Term Boomer" Jonathan
Bourne; Burleigh, q Republican, succeeds Oba-
diah Gardner, Democrat, OF Maine; Walsh. q
Democrat succeeds "Armageddon" Dixon, r.
RS campaign manager: Sterling. former school
master. succeeds Gamble, OF South Dakota;
Weeks a standpatter, succeeds that other Roose-
veltian bette aosr, Samuel Murray Crane. OF
Massachusetts.
! OF the eighteen new senators chosen so far,
twelve are Democrats and six are Republicans.
Although the ultra-conssrvatives are accus-
toned to mourn the decadence Of the senate In
these days of senatorial primaries, this list OF
new members compared with that of those whom
they succeed gives no cause for looking with
regret upon the good old days In ability they
are the equals of their predecessor and possess
the added qualification OF being more In tune
with present day ideals. No one win regrea
to see shafroth in the place OF Guggenheim;
Walsh. irrigation expert. occupying the seat OF
Dixon; Shields In the place OF Taylor, and New.
ellis, or even James, In the place of Paynter
Comparison In this case. II odious. does not
offend the new senators.