Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

Visitors I'm the galleries are expected to
be especially interested in Senator Shat-
roth of Colorado. He is called Nv hisper-
ing John by many out in bis state VINO
have heard him speak, and the sopriQuet
Is rather sarcastic. as no one mas ever
been heard to ask him to speak louder
Among a wider circle, he is much refer-
red to as Honest John Shafroth. lie
was Missouri republican until 1879;
since becoming a follower OF Jefferson
and Jackson he has been Governor OF
Colorado four years and served ior
short time I'm the lower house OF Con-
gress.
Fresh from 0overnorsnip.
Like President Wilson, Senator Robin
son of Arkansas has forsaken the guoer-
material chair for participation In ma
tional affairs at Washington. He got MS
first official taste of Washington when
he, as the official messenger, delivered at
the Capitol the electoral vote of Arkan-
sas in $780, He liked it here and IL Was
not long before his name appeared OH tue
roll of the lower house or congress. Ailei
nearly a decade Of service there he was
chosen Governor Of Arkansas last IAN.
and had been the executive only lew
weeks when the state legislature decldeo
to put toga on his snou.oers anu oie
patch him back to Washington.
Were the senatorial togas real instead
of fictitious an extra large one wouio
have been required Tor senate, cie
James when he took his seat In the sen
ate today. From the avolraupois sla ,r,, .
point. at least. Mr. James today became
the biggest man In the upper house OF ,ol.
gress Many believe that MI James
bigness is not entirely to be measures y!
scales and they point to his service u
ten wears in the House. to his positioii
on the powerful ways and means coni-
mittee of that body. to his prominence as
a delegate to democratic national con.
ventions and to his election as permanent
chairman Of the last national colln r
ton which nominated the new Pres
ident and Vice President OF the uhiteo
| States. He has been regarded as one
/ Of the stanchest democrats ana Ieauiee.
| debaters in the lower house OF Congress
during recent years.
+; One of the most picturesque OF the new
members of the Senate Will be James n.
| Vardaman of Mississippi. vitriohc IN
| speech and striking in appearance III ne
| has been said strongly to resempie VII
| liam Jennings Bryan. Regarded as al
| oytsnoken radical, he has his conserV-
| atism, as was shown by his counsel as
! a member of the platform committee OIL
| the last democratic convention ne mas
| served as governor of his state ana Is
regarded as q dominating iac'o' III
| Mississippi politics.
| In becoming a senator, Willard Sauls-
bury of Delaware accepts his hrst pup
lie office. He has been a candidate Tor
the senatorship. however, for many
years. being the democratic caucus nomi-
| nee for that office at sessions of the
state legislature in 1899, 1901. 1898. 100.
! 1907 and 1911. When the democrats. Tor
| the first time I'm years, took contfol Oh
the Delaware Legislature last fall, they
! continued their practice of voting ioL
Mr. Salisbury for senator. and 1t elected
him. He gets into the Original wilson
class bv nomination OF his friends. ana
was a member Of the democratic national
committee and of the Wilson campaign
| committee during the 1872 campaign. his
| profession is the law, which he has
| been actively practicins at Wilmington
| since 1882
Doff Ermine for Togas.
Three Of the new senators are fresh
from the bench and add to the already
llong list of ex-judges who are making
laws In the Senate. The first of these
to be elected was lie Baron B. Colt OF
Rhode Island, who had been a fedora
circuit Judge for a number of years. His
relation to the Colt firearms family ha:
suggested that he will make a good run
ming mate for Senator du Pont of the
powder manufacturing family. COMBINING
'"piStOl and powder.
+, Another federal judge elected to thu
Senate for six years. beginning today, Il
Nathan Golf of West Virginia. His Ions
service on the federal bench is expected
to make him one of the most valuable
members of the upper house when con
stitutional and other legal questions come
up i'm the framing of new laws. Although
a baby senator i'm point of service, M
will be one of the oldest members of thu
upper house.
Another jurist to join the senatorial