Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-04
LAME DUCKS QUIT
WASH|NGTON|N
BIC FLOCK
FIutter from Capital After Long
and Notable Political
Careers.

WASHINGTON. March THE pass
ing Of the sixty second congress today
rang down the curtain for the last
time on many a political career which
for years has had the floor of the SEN
ate or house of representatives as the
theater of it's activities.
Most conspicuous among these ara
Uncle Shelby" Colon and Uncle
joe Cannon. of Illinois, the former
from the senate after thirty years Of
service in that body, and the latter
from the house, where he has been a
member for thirty eight years, hcnxer
the government.
me Too" Wetnsore Rselvoa.
From the senate there also waa4ra.-
tired George Peabody wstmorA Of
Rhode Island, long the NE Too Of
Nelson w. Aldrioh. who was nuW pears
| known as the boss OF the UrEa4aH
States" Wetmore had eighAeen pearu
Of service, during which his lonpest
speech was in presenting q bin fog
reference.
Senator Robert J. Gamble. or 9oVrtaa
Dakota, retired after twelve ySeaFs Of
service, to be sucoeeded by . Progress
sive Republican. He was a candidate
for reelection, bot was defeated. MAzr-
ply J. Foster, of Louisiana, ta the only
Democrat of long serv1oe-tweRyv years
who leaves the senate. He is suo-
ceeded by Representative JOSEPH r.
Ransdell. Henry p. BurnhAzr. OF New
Hampshire, also retires after twelve
years. He was not candidate for re-
election, and had he been it In proba-
BILE that he would not have been elected,
for the Republicans have not a ma
jority in the New Hampshire legts-
lature. and the question of his sue
cessor Is in doubt.
John DaIzeIi Winged
John Dalzell will no longer advocate
from the floor Of the house high pro-
lection for the industries of Pitasburg,
nor the interests OF big railroads. He
has been a member for twenty-sfx
years, and for half that time. when his
party was in power, he was a leader
Six years ago the fight against him
ceeded in defeating him Tor renomi-
nation in popular primary.
J. J. Gardner. Of New Jersey, after
g. service of twenty years can now be-
take himself to the spacious board
walk Of his home town. Atlantic City.
Samuel w. Mccall. one of the most
scholarly men Massachusetts ever
sent to congress. and the state has sent
many such, ret4res after eighteen years.
He gave up practical certainty of re-
election to the house to become a can
didate for the senate, bat 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-
setts Eugene N. Foss, returned to Chi
cago after eighteen years in the house
large part of which he served as the
head Of the big naval committee
Backed by a majority Of 1900 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.
Uncle Cy'' Sulloway. the giant of
the house, Ollie James, Of kentucky,
alone excepted, will retire to tho hills
Of New Hampshire after eighteen years
in the house. A character and type
Sulloway has been. Pension legisls-
ton was his speciality.
George W. Prince, standpatter. who
barely pulled through two years ago.
succumbed this time and VIII go back
to Illinois at the end Of eighteen years
in the house. Likewise b. Stevens
Henry, after eighteen years as a mem
Der of the house, will return to Con-
nect SulJoway, Prince and Henry
are o 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.
Omsted, OF Harrisburg, Pa, and Ed
ward B. Vreeland, Of New York. The
former is probably the best parlia-
mentarian on the Republican side OF
the house, with the exception OF Asher
Kinds, OF Maine.
Two years ago the Democrats made
a clean sweep OF Indiana, all except
the tenth district. That remained
seemingly steadfast and returned I'D
gar ID. Crumpacker. but last year the
Republicans even fell down IN the
faithful tenth and with them went
Crumpacker, after sixteen years in the
house, so that the Hooster 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. H.
Davidson, of Wisconsin; George p.
Lawrence. OF ssachusetts; Michael
f. Drscoll. 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
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