The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-09
MANY NEW FACES WILL
Be SEEN|N THE COMING
UNITED STATES SENATE
Only Half of 80 Members
Whose Terms Expire Are
To Return.


ate of the Sixty-ffth Congress meets
in special session this week to con-
firm the Cabinet and other preslden-
tiaI appointees, there will be Is new
faces in the senate chamber. In the
meantime the sergeant-at-arms VIII
set in place one new desk on the re-
publican side of the chamber and Will
remove another from the democratic
side, thus giving the majority admin
istration party "a senators while the
minority will have AZ. The present
senate has 80 democrats and Al re-
publicans.
The first popular election of Unit
ed States senators, held last Novem-
Der, resulted in displacing 16 members
of the present senate, not all of whom,
however. were candidates for re-elec-
ton. The terms of 80 senators eX-
pire March 8, just half Of whom have
been returned by their constituencies
to serve another siX-year term.
Eight democrats and like number
Of republicans go out, and they will
be replaced by seven democrats and
nine republicans, which will not ma
terially affect democratic control.
In point of service, Senator C.ar-
cnce D. Clark, republican. Of Wyom-
ing ranks highest among the retiring
members. He is TO be succeeded by
John B. kendrick, democrat, present
governor of his state, thirty-Second
degree Mason and reputcd 20 be one
Of the largest ranch owners in the
west.
Philander c. Knox, secretary Of
state in the Taft cabinet, and an 9th
crwise prominent figure in republican
national politics, succeeds George 7.
Oliver. who retires voluntarily as SEN
ator from Pennsylvania. Senator
elect Knox was attorneys general IN the
Mckinley and Roosevelt cabinets, sor-
wing il tie senate from 1901 to 1909.
when he resigned to become secretary
of state. Both the retiring senator
and the incumbent-elect are st2uNch
republicans.
After serving one term. John =.
Works. the senior senator from Cali
fornia. retires of his own accord. and
his seat will be taken by Hiram W.
Johnson. now serving a second term
as governor of his state. Senator
elect johnson, while one of the foun
ders of the progressive party IN 1917
and & candidate for vice-presldent on
the progressive ticket, has never been
in congress before.
Senator Moses E. Clapp, republl-
can, of Minnesota, whose service in
the senate dates from 1901, will be
displaced by Frank B. Kellogg, a re
publican political figure Of his state
and prominent railroad attorney.
The republicans will lose Senator
George Sutherland Of Utah, who fin
ishes his second term in March to
give way to William H. King. his dem
ocratic opponent last fall. Senator
elect King has served in the house
Of representatives.
The derocratic floor leader. Sana-
TOR John ". Kern of 1ndiara. will
leave the senate, and his nlaco will he
taken hv Harry s. New. the chairman
Of the republican national committee
in 1907.
The Phode Islard electorate hes
sent TO the senate for the next term
Peter C. Gerry, who was n1an1be:
Of the house Of representatives in th@
Sixtv-third CONGRESS. Senator-elec'
Gerry is ? democrat ard succeed:
Henry l. Lippitt, republican, Who !:
ore Of the two New England senator
10 leave the senate this year.
Cherles F. Johnson Of Maine IS tn
: ether retiring New Enelandor Whe
her newest senator, Frederick Hale
. takes oath Of office. Maine will hav
two republicans in the senate. Sen9
tor-elect Hale defeated his democrati
rival, Senator Johnson. last fall.
New York is sending 10 the senat
q republican, William NJ. Calder wh
has served in the national house se'
eraI terms and who was building con
missioner Of Brooklyn Q dozen yeaI
ago. The retiring senator Is . den
ocrat. James A. O'Gorman, who di
not run for reelection,
Joseph I. France. republican Wi
succeed Senator Blair Lee. dcmocl {
Of Maryland. The senator-eleet is
physician.
JOSIAH 0. Wolcott. who served De
aware as Attorney-general Tor Il
term uf 1857. successfully oppose
Senator Henry \. Dupont, repu5lica
last November. He Is Z democrat.
New Jersey IS sending repv5lica
% succeed 9 democrat. The senate
e,ec, is Joseph s. Freli2ghuysen,
at one time president Of the state 1e'
a-e and acting governor Of New Je
sew I'D interim. He is an underwrlt
and Gisplaces Senator James I. Ma
tine.
4 member Of the present Hous
Kenneth n. Mcclellan Of the ten
Tennessee district. has been return,
bv his stat. as senator, 10 succe.
Tuke Lea. Both the retiring and 4
new senators are affiliated wi,h Il
democratic party.
Serator-elect 4. A. Jones. VINO W
-anresent New Mexico for the ne
term. has been first assistant secreta
ia the interior. He is a democr
e-d will take the place OF sena1
Thomas B. Catron. republican,