The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-23
Many Changes Will Come
with Next SEES
sions
SEVERAL SENATORS
WILL RETIRE
Among the Number Are
Root and Bur-
ton

Washington, Feb. %. When the sixty
third Congress ends its last voyage on
March 8, after having passed through
some of the seyerest storms in history,
many notable members of the crew will
90 ashore to take up the calm pursuit
OF private life Senators Root OF New
York, Burton of Ohio Perkins of Cali
fornia, Thornton ofLouisianD Bristow OF
Kansas, Stephenson of Wisconsin, Craw-
ford of South Dakota, Camden of Ken
tucky and White OF Alabama are those
whose names will not appear on the ar
tieles" OF the next Senate. OF these
the most commanding figure is Senator
Root, who bears away with him the
most varied honors. No political am
bition whatever" he said on Dee. 10,
1913, when suggestions were made that
he be put forward as the Republican
candidate for president, finds place in
1.-THE horizon ON my future. ] look with
sympathy and interest upon the young
er and more vigorous men who surround
me, who rightfully cherish ambitions
for place and usefulness OF services for
our country, but / have no part in
them" As secretary of war, secretary
of state, a delegate to state and national
conventions. the representative Of the
United States in many important arbi-
tration cases and senator from the state
of New York, Mr. Root has covered
a wide field Of statecraft.
Senator Burton Of Ohio has also had a
long career IN public life and has
achieved distinction in several branches
of public activities. His experience in
river and harbor improvement is prob
ably wider than that OF any other mem
her Of Congress He is an authority on
financial and monetary affairs, and Is
also recognized by his colleagues as
an expert on foreign relations. He served
in the House for sixteen years and IN
the Senate for one term. He is now
talked Of as candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for president in
1916.
Senators Thornton, Stephenson and
Perkins will leave void in the ranks
OF the patriarchs Of the Senate Sena-
tor Stephenson, now the oldest member,
will be almost eight-six when he va
Gates his seat. Senator Perkins. who
will have served in the Senate for TWEEN
ty years, is seventy-siN. Senator
Thornton, one OF the few remaining con-
federate veterans Of the Civil war, Is
sixty-nine. senator White Of Alabama,
who will give place 10 Representative
Underwood. is also a confederate veter-
an. Senators Bristow, Crawford and
Camden are younger men. and fate may
hold out further experience for them
in public life
The changes IN the House viii be
many. but the "lame ducks are main
~ comparatively new members, who
were elected two years ago, only TO have
their legislative careers cut short in Mo-
ycmber. Few of the veteran legislators
20 out on March 4, but there will be a
general exodus of One-term members
Chief interest here concerns the come
hacks.' rather than the departing states
men. The House will turn its eyes cx.
peetantly toward the ~old boys who
viii return. such as "Uncle' Joe Cannon.
Fbenezer Hin. Nicholas Longworth. "Cy'
Sulloway. William b. Mckinley, Charles
=. Fuller. Ben Focht and John A.
Sterling
with a Democratic majority Of only
twenty.uin Elm the House OF the six
ty-fourth Congress a. compared with one
81 more than 40 In the present House
administration officials must begin to
count noses before trying 10 put any
important measure through the lower
body A switch OF dfteen Democratic
votes viii turn the tide against the adj.
ministration, granting that Republican
and Progressive lines remain intact. The
president. Il i expected. viii find that
b. must pursue give and take policy
making concessions o. such practical
men in the House a. may demand re.
ogniti0n.
Representative Kitchen. who viii -
the leader Of the Democratic majority.
has already begun 10 lead iu The wrong
direct ion. 10 far ~ the administration
.hlp purchase bin D. concerned. ne was
Is the forefront 81 thr twenty odd Dem
oerats Who stublornly opposed the Cd.
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