Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-04
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and Notable Political
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rang DOWN the cufIRin LOT the Las
time on many g. political career wffc
for pears has had the floor Of the cen
ate or house Of representatives, as I'll
theater of its activities.
Most conspicuous among these ar
Uncle Shabby Collom and ''Uncl
Joe" Cannon. OF Illinois, the for1ne
from the senate after thirty years
service in that body, ans the latte
from the house, where he has been
member for thirty eight yaGru, lnngr
than any man within the hieteey
the government
"Me Too" Wstnsore N~kfTsa.
! From the senate there also wnN -.
| tired George Peabody wetmSre,
Rhode Island, long the Mo Too
Nelson w. Aldrich, who was for yean
known as the boss of the u&Atek
States" Wetmore had eighteen year
OF service, during which his longeS
speech was in presenting a bdu 70
reference.
Senator Robert j. Gamble, Of Souts
Dakota, retired after twelve years o.
service. to be succeeded by Progress
Sive Republican. He was a candidate
for Reelection, but was defeated Muir.
ply J. Foster of Louisiana is the only
Democrat of long servtce-tweive years
who leaves the senate. He 10 sue
ceeded by Representative JOSEPH n
Ransdell. Henry F.. Burnham, Of New
Hampshire, also retires after twelve
years. He was not a candidate for re-
election, and had he been 1t IL proba
bio that he would not have been elected
for the Republicans have not q ma
jority in the New Hampshire legiz-
lature, and the question Of hts sue
cessor is In doubt.
| John DalxeII Winged.
! John Dalzeil will no longer advocate
from the floor OF the house high pro-
lection for the industries Of Pitssburg
nor the interests of big railroads. Ha
has been q member for twenty six
years and for half that time, when mis-
party was in power, he was a leader
Six years ago the fght against him
began. Last year his opponents sue
ceeded in defeating hm for renonii-
nation in a popular primary.
J. J. Gardner. OF New Jersey, after
a. service Of twenty years, can now be-
take himself to the spacious board Y
walk OF his home town, Atlantic City.
Samuel w. Mccall, one of the moss
scholarly men Massachusetts even
sent to congress, and the state has sent
many such. retires after eighteen years.
He gave up practical certainty Of res
election to the house to become a cam
didate for the senate, but was finally
defeated by his colleague, Representa-
tive Weeks
Handsome George Victim.
George Edmund Foss. Handsome
George" the Republican brother Of the
Democratic Governor of Massachu-
sets, Eugene n. Foss, returned to Chi
cago after eighteen years In the house,
a large part Of which he served as the
head of the big naval committee
Backed by a majority of $4,000 gener-
ally, Foss apparently thought his posi-
ton impregnable and made little ef-
fort even to acquaint himself with the
changing population of his district. A
member OF the new Progressive party
succeeds him.
the house, Ollie James, Of Kentucky,
alone excepted, will retire to the hills
of New Hampshire after eighteen years
in the house. A character and type
Sulloway has been. Pension legisla-
ton was his speciality
George W. Prince, standpatter, who
barely pulled through two years ago,
succumbed this time and will go back
to Illinois at the end of eighteen years
in the house. Likewise z. Stevens
Henry, after eighteen years as a mem
Der of the house. will return to Con-
necticut. Sulloway, Prince and Henry
are all TO be succeeded by Democrats.
Two Who Dodsed.
Among those who voluntarily retired
and who as Republicans will be sue
ceeded by Republicans are Martin E.
| Olmsted, OF Harrisburg, Pa. and Ed
| ward B. Vreeland, of New York. The
former IS probably the best parfla-
mentar1an on the Republican side Of
the house, with the exception Of Asher
Kinds, OF Maine.
Two years ago the Democrats made
clean sweep OF Indiana, all except
!
seemingly steadfast and returned Ed
gar d. Crumpacker. but last year the
Republicans even fell down In the
faithful tenth and with them went
Crumpecker, after sixteen years in the
house. so that the Hoosier delegation
in the incoming congress IS solidly
Democratic
Among the other old-timers who will
not answer to the roll call when the
next house Is organized are J. III.
Davidson, of wisconsin; George P.
Lawrence, Of Massachusetts,; Michael
E. Driscoll. OF New York, and j. c.
Needham, of California, each Of whom
has been in the house for sixteen years.
The only Democrat of long service
to retire from the house Is W. G.
Brantley. of Georgia, one OF the mem
bers of the ways and means commit
tee. which is the ruling body Of the
house under the present system.
MARSHALLS AT THE SHoREHAM.
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