Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26
MANY NEW MEN ARE SURE
TO SIT IN NEXT CONGRESS
November to See
aLonger Listof
Missing Among
the Old Guard.

was a candidate for the nomination
for governor and came out third in
the race. Representative Ellsworth.
republican. lost in contest for the
republican nomination for governor
of Minnesota Representative Alvin
I. Fuller, republican. of Massachu-
sets, whose chastisement by the
House because in circular he had
called his colleagues "barnacles on
the ship of state" was a humiliating
scene, has been nominated for lieuten-
ant governor of the Bay state.
Many New Members Sure.
Theodore P. Burton of Ohio Is COM
ing back to Congress. where he pre-
viously served in both the House and
Senate, as successor to Representative
Emerson, republican. Burton was
formerly chairman of the rivers and
harbors committee. He declined to
seek reelection to the Senate and
Harding succeeded him. If Burton
had continued in the Senate, Harding
would probably never have come to
Congress and would not likely have
been a candidate for President
Another nationally known former
member, who will come back" is
Rourke Cochran, succeeding Repre-
sentative Thomas Smith. secretary of
Tammany. who is a member Of of the
foreign affairs committee Cochran
signalized his return to national poli-
tics by championing the -wets" in
debate with Bryan at the demo-
cratic national convention.
Former Representative Cooper of
Wisconsin, who failed Of election to
the present Congress because of his
fight against armed neutrality, has
tive Randall
Six Pennsylvania members are re.
tirfng-Crago. Costello, Shreve and
Hulings, republicans, and De Walt and
Steele, democrats.
In Virginia Edward E. Holland.
democrat, has announced that he is
not q candidate for reelection.
Others who are retiring are: Booher.
democrat, Missouri: Brumbaugh, dem
ocrat, Ohio; Doremus. democrat, Mich
iean, former chairman of the congress
sional campaign-committee: Eagle, dem
ocrat, Texas: Gard. democrat. Ohio;
|Gooda1l. republican. Maine: Hamilton.
republican. Michigan: Hoey. democrat.
North Carolina; fgoe, Democrat Mis-.
sourf: Kettner. democrat, California;
Mays, democrat, Utah; Nichols, dem
ocrat. South Carolina; Plaft, repub-
ncan. New York, former chairman OF
the banking and currency commit
tee, who has been appointed q member
OF the Federal Reserve Board; Robin
son, democrat, North Carolina; San
ford, republican, New York; Scully.
democrat, New Jersey; Smith, repub-
1ican, Michigan, chairman of the labor
committee; Whaley, democrat. South
Carolina, and Young, democrat, Texas
Lost IN the Primaries.
Among others who were defeated in
the primaries are: Baer. republican.
North Dakota, who boosted Of being
the first representative elected to
Congress receiving the Endorsement
OF the National Non-Partisan League:
Sd1IlGs ASpopi1Ndh' -hiNhi6
son. republican. Ohio; Evans. demo-
crat, Montana. serving his eighth
year, who was defeated by the Nom
Partisan League; Gallagher. democrat.
Illinois; Goodwin, democrat North
Carolina, defeated in the second pri-
mary, three candidates being tied IN
the first contest; Goodwin, democrat.
Arkansas: JUL. republican. Illinois.
defeated through the influence OF
Mayor Thompson of Chicago; Mann,
democrat, South Carolina; Monahan.
republican, Wisconsin,; Randall, repub-
lican, Wisconsin; Venable. democrat.
Mississippi, and watkins, democrat,
TIE congressional campaign is being
made picturesque by the contests in
which women are engaged, with the
prospect of one or more being elected
to the Sixty-seventh Congress. Con-
spicuous among them is Miss Agnes
Wilson, daughter of the present Sec
rotary of Labor, who aspires to the
seat.held for many years
by her father.