The chronicle=news., 1913-02-27
MANY oLD TIMERS
WILL SAY farewell

ed leaders Of the scnat. and house
today entered upon tn. final week OF
their congressional careers. When
the SiNt! third congress as.emb let,
in extraordinary session few weeks
h.nc. there Will be much abou, II
strange to those who have long been
familiar with tb. personnel of past
congresses.
In the house the most CoIspicu-
ous thing viii be the absence of
Uncle Joc" Cannon. II was NOR.
than 4" years sine" Mr.. Cannon WAS
tIrst elected u member OF the house.
ad he has occupied n seat in that
body ever since, except during the
term 1919. lie has served as II
member OF the house longer than any
ether man that has ever occupied u
seat there and his service as speaker
exceeded that OF any other man eN-
ccpt Henry Clay.
But Mf. Cannon VIII not be tn"
only member OF the house who VIII
be missed after March T. Dalzell Of
Pcnnsylyanln- and Mccall Of Masss-
chusctis. who for wears have been
shapers OF Republican tariff policy.
viii 'be among the missing wnen
Speaker Clark raps the SiNty-tnird
congress to order. The tidal wave
in Illinois wrought notable changes.
Among til. members OF the Prairie
stat. delegation left out In the cold
are Georc. r. Hess. George ".
Prince. William \. Roienberg and
William u. Mckinley, tn. ias'-nani"i
widely known as the chairman OF the
Republican congressional campaign
committee.
Other well known members OF tn.
hous- who Will b. relsgated to pri-
vst- III. one week hence ar Mich
olas t.oIgworth OF Ohio. Jane. G..
N..dham OF California. Ebcnck-r
I'M OF Connecticut. Edgar d. Crum-
packer OF Indiana. George =. Law
rnce and Butler Amcs OF Maslshus-
.t;s. Martin ". Littl.ton o! New
York. Victor Berger OF Wisconsin,.
who has been the lone representa-
tive OF the Socialist party In con-
gr.es: william u. Wilson OF P.nnsy1
vnnia. chairman OF the committ.. on
labor. and ATscnc Pujo OF Louisville
chaser OF the money devil" chair
man OF the committee on banking
and currency.
In the senate th. changes viii b..
marked by reason OF the character
OF the men who ar. 20 retire and OF
the marked contrast In somc In
stances between them and the men
who will take their places. Tho Re
publicaIs In tn. senate have suffer
I'd very serious lossss. while the
Democrats have made n distinct
gain IN capable and energetic young
men who Will conc over TO tho north
cnd Of tn. capitol from the house of
. representatives.
Cuilom OF Illinois and Gran. OF
| Massachusetts will he the most con-
spicuous abscn;ccs from the senate
when the curtain rises on the extra
session. CulIom was defeated In the
primaries and Crane declined TO he y
candidate for reelection. Bailey oi
Tcxas hiss already withdrawn and
Wctmorc of Rhode Island. GuEEcn.
him OF Colorado. Burnham Of New
Hampshire. Briggs OF New Jersey
Brown OF Nebraska. Gardner oi
Maine. Payntcr OF Kentucky. Curti,
lof Kansas. Richardson Of nVlawsr.
and Bourne Of Oregon will step ou'
at the end of the present congress.
In the new congress Dcmo-raii,
senators will succeed Republicans n.
chairmcn OF all the Important com.
iDiftccs Of the senate. The pr.stig.
of the Democratic party and the fa''
OF III" Wilson administration will
turn largely ON the isc the Demo.
cratic senators make OF their new
lopwcr. Whatever else may result
IL Is certain that the retirement %.
50 many of the old leaders will hav,
til" effect OF bringing to the front q
number OF senators WHO have hereto.
fore been kept In the background
pfigcipaliy bccaus. they were on III.
minority side
Senator Martin OF Virginia prob.
ably will continue TO be the recog.
nizcd leader OF the upper house. Bu,
other old timers like Bacon Of Gcor.
gia. stone Of Missouri and Simmon.
OF North Carolina will certainly be
found close to the head OF the Demo.
cratic council board. II he SO de.
sired Tillman OF South Carolina un.
doubtedlv could have th. chairman
shi pof any importan, committee h.
might select. but the health OF tn.
South Carolina senator is extremcl,
delicate. aud his friends believe he
hardly would dare attempt the grill.
ing work incident TO III. chairn.a n .
shiD OF one of the big committees
Conditions never were more propi;
ious for new men 70 make their
mark. and senators like Hoke Smith
OF Georgia. Morris Sheppard OF Tex.
as. John w. Kern OF Indiana. LUX.
Lea of Tennessee. James o. OCCUR.
man OF New York. Joe T. Robinson
OF Arkansas and n few others are
bound to attract the notice of the