The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-04
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WASHINGTON. December -
Seventeen members OF The senate aud
lame dick members
of the house toaay bngau their final
legislative duties when the spot
light fades March on the sixty
fourth congress. they viii gather up
their iogm and start for home and
private citizenship
These lame ducks" are those the
populace Turned thumbs down up
on in the last election Their ser
stcc ranges anywhere from a little
less than year. In the case Of SEN
ator Tom TagEart of indiana. 10
TWENTY-FIVE years tn the cases of Sem
ator Clarence y, Clark OF Wyoming
and Representative sparkman OF
Florida. Clark ranking third In point
OF service IN the senate and Spark
man fourth in continuous service in
1.-THE house.
Perhaps the most conspicuous fig-
ure in the lineup OF the prospective
has-Doens Is senator John W. Kern,
onetimc candidate for vice pfesi-
dent and senate democatic floor lead
Ter and chairman OF the powerful com
mittec Oh privileges lie went to
make way for Harry y. New, senator
elect from Indiana with james T.
i tJim) Watson. former whip of re-
cent republican house. who brought
Ito an untimciy end the senatorial
service OF Tom" Taggart.
| W L.. Kirby OF Arkansas, will sue
eeed the late Senator Clarke, who
died during the summer. Senator
Chiffon of West Virginia. well known
| here for his interest in biooded horses
as well as for his legislative actiyi-
tiles. wiz make way Tor Representa-
tive Howard Sutherland, republican,
who fought his way from the house
TO the senate in two sessions.
Senator Johnson of Maine. car
Tried to the senate on the democratic
tide OF 1910, viii be succeeded next
congress By Frederick Hale son of
1.-THE late senator from Maine,
The defeat of Senator Blair Lee of
Maryland sealed two political fates
for the present He was defeated
lin the primaries by Representative
David J. Lewis Father" Lewis OF
the parcel post Lewis In turn was
defeated BY republican Dr.. Joseph
Il. France.
Another of the old-timers listed
|among the missing at the next ses-
sion viii be Senator du Pont OF Del
aware Du Pont is succeeded by j.
%. Wolcott. Democrat.
Four men among the new ones
ARE of particular interest. Philander
&c. Knox. former secretary of state
land former senator, will replace
Senator Oliver. republican also. in
the limelight last session when he
was accused OF having big war bride
holdings. He was not a candidate
for reelection. Peter Goelet Gerry
Iof the upper strata OF Newport. and
a democrat. viii succeed Senator
I-ippitt OF Rhode Island, representa-
tive
Political interest will center on
Frank Il. kellogg trust busting
Kellogg of some years back~-former
governor and senator-eieet from Min
nesota to succeed Senator Clapp. al
so republican: and Senator Elect
Hiram Johnson OF California, sue
cecdlng senator Works, likewise re-
publican. not candidate for re-elec-
ton. OF kellogg and Johnson there
is talk that they won't line up with
the hard-shelled republicans unless
the lining up is done on their side
OF the street.
The other senators now in their
last session With their successors are:
MARITIME OF New Jersey. democrat.
succeeded by J s. Frelinghuysen. re-
publican; O'Gorman. OF New York.
democrat. not candidate, succeed
ed BY Calder. republican: Catron of
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