Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18

The freshman" class OF the United
States Senate in the opening session of
the Sixty-sixth Congress, which assem-
bies tomorrow. is thirteen strong. 1t is
made up of the men who did not serve
In the Senate last Congress. who come
10 the Senate for the first time. or who
return to that body after the lapse of
years. Eleven of the new senators have
never before served. and two. Davis Ell
kins of West Virginia and l.. Heisler
Ball of Delaware, served in the Senate
eight and fourteen years ago. respect
lively
The eleven senators-elect who are ex-
pected to take the oath of office as sem
ators tomorrow for the first time are
Medin Mccormick of Illinois. Truman H.
Newberry of Michigan. Henry w. keyes
of New Hampshire, Arthur Capper of
Kansas A. O. Stanley of Kentucky,
Lawrence c. Phipps of Colorado, Will
liam ]. Harris of Georgia, Walter r.
Edge OF New Jersey. David I. Walsh of
Massachusetts, Pat Harrison of Missis-
sippi and Nathaniel 3. Dial of South
Carolina
Along with the thirteen new" sen
ators who win be sworn in tomorrow
win be nineteen senators who served in
the last Congress and who have been
reelected for new terms.
ssOf the thirteen new senators, four
were governors of states when they
were elected to the Senate-Capper of
Kansas. Stanley of Kentucky. Reyes of
New Hampshire and Edge of New Jer-
sey. One. Walsh of Massachusetts, was
D former state governor.
Two Former House Members.
Two of the new senators were meI,-
beers of the last House of Representa-
tves, Medill Mccormick o. Illinois
and Harrison of Mississippi, and one
is former cabinet officer. Truman III.
New berry. who served as Secretary of
the Navy during the Roosevelt ad-
ministratioE.
Mr.. Newberry was in the Unitea
States naval service during the world
war and Mr.. Elkins in the Army,
serving as major of artillery in
France. Mr.. Newberry was in com
mand of the New York naval district
Both were in the service and d.; away
took place last fall.
Mr.. Newberry was the republican
candidate for the Senate against
Henry Ford, democratic candidate,
and his right to the seat in the Sen
ate will be contested by Mr.. Ford,
who has filed a protest against Mr..
Newberry. charging fraud and eX-
cessive campaign expenditures. Mr..
Newberr will be seated tomorrow.
however. The fight will then be made
by the democrats to uuseat him with-
out success, the republicans believe.
should Mr.. Ford win the contest,
however. and take seat in the SEN
would disappear. and the parties
would be tied with forty-eight seats
each. The democratic Vice President
would swing the control of the Sen
ate to his party.
Personal Sketches.
Mr.. Newberry was born in Detroit,
Mich. November 5. 1864. He Is
Yale grad of the class of 1855
Business and the Navy occupied
his attention until he ran for the Sen
ate last fall. He was one of the or
rfa1izers of the Michigan State Naval
Brigade in 1895. During the Spanish
American war he served in the Unit
- States Navy aboard the U. s. s.
Yosemite.
Davis Elkins is a son of the late
oehator Stephen B. Elkins of West
vifGinia. When his father died, Da-
Wis Elkins wa sappointed, January 9.
1911, as a republican to fill the va
cancy In the Senate caused by his
father's death. He served until jan
SiIed by an election. Mr.. ElKins then
resumed business. He is a graduate
Ct Harvard. During the Spanish
American war he served on the staff
Of Brig. Gen. Schwan in Cuba and
Porto Rico. He is forty-three years
old.
l.. Heisler Ball. who also served in
the Senate several years ago, Is a re-.
publican. He was born near Will.
minkton. Del, in 1861. and is a grad
uate of Delaware College and the.
University of Pennsylvania and a doc
tor OF medicine. He served as state
tfeasurere and as member OF the
House from Delaware. and was elect
ed In 1903 to the Senate. where he
served for two years. When he re-
tired from the Senate he resumed the
practice of his profession.
Medill Mccormick of Illinois Is a
and his rise in the politi-
cai world has been rapid. He was
born, IN 1877, and therefore is forty
two years old. Twice he was elected
TO the Illinois general assembly, and
in 1916 he was chosen as repre-
sentative at large to the Sixty fifth
Last summer he was nomi-
mated by the republicans and later
defeated ]. Hamilton Lewis for the
Senate. Mr.. Mccormick IL Yale
man and in 1903 married Miss Ruth
Hanna, daughter Of the late Senator
Mark A. Hanna.
The House sends to the Senate also
Pat Harrison of Mississippi, demo-
crat. Mr.. Harrison served eight years