Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-04
/ 29 NEW MEMBERS
! IN NEXT CONGRESS
Enter Now IN run
" Control Of All Functions OF
/ the Government.

t,v Associated Pres. TO Every Evening
Washington. March 4!--One hundred
nd twpnty-nina members OF the House
nd senate retired today 10 private life.
tost of Them went out in the back wash
Srom the tidal wave which swept the
marty into full CONTROL of all
functions of the Government, but
Nome few. Republicans as well AS Demo-
rats. elected not 70 run again for their
,ats.
one or two of the Republicans may
,eroune officials IN tho Harding admin
Hstration. but the great majority will
II now public life no moro for two years.
y least and many for n longer period
"a ever.
Among tho outgoing Representatives
and Senators were some of the most
picturesque characters In Congress
These included Champ Clark. of Mis-
,ourf. former Speaker and Democratic
Ileader. who was defeated in November
and Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman.
kkepshlican. Illinois. who did not offer
for reelection. Clark went out with
men who had fought for or against him
/ for many years
Champ Clark, one OF those who would
have retired today. was claimed by
death two days before the session end
II a picturesque character among the
outgoing men were Senators Lawrence
y sherman. Republican, Illinois. who
did not seek election.
The actual number Of House mem-
hers quitting was lis. but three Of
these-NcKinley. OF Illinois; Harreld.
al oklahoma. Republicans and Carna-
way. of Arkansas. Democrat, go 10 the
other end OF the Capitol as Senators.
AIcKinley's House record was fourteen
Years.
The political landslide OF November
gave the Republicans much larger
working majority in tho House-too big
- tho opinion OF some leaders. The
W extra session expected TO be called
soon will start with 301 Republicans.
l5e Democrats and one Socialist. The lone
I'rohibitiouists IN the closing Congress
under which the country went dry was
beaten There is one man shy-from
rCnnsylV ania-at-large. Tho Rcpubu-
can vacancy caused by the death of
the mcrnbcr-elect will not be filed until
faI
Tho new senate which convened to
daN III special session 10 act on nonina-
tons tv President Harding. contains
- Republicans and 81 Democrats. giv-
lng the Republicans a majority Of %
as against only two majority during
most az the last Congress. when the
unc-up EcI orally was - Republicans
.,.d - Democrats. The seating Of two
Republicans n January in place of
Democrats gave the former a slightly
itrger working margin during the last
weeks.
For the second time IN history the
House VIII have q woman member, Miss
Alice NJ Robertson. OF the Second Okla
Loma District who succeeds William W
Hastings
For the first time in the history OF
the House the territory East OF the
Mississippi ard north Of the Ohio riv-
ers Will dominate legislation, republi-
Nans from that area being IN full con
troll and strong enough 10 overcome
u couh nations Of Republicans and
Democrats from the South and West.
Many Places formerly held by veter-
ans were captured by men young IN
ears ard politics. but some veteran
politicians come n. among them Theo-
odore Burton. cf Ohio. q former Sena-
tor. and BoUrke Cochran. Of New York.
The late Champ Clark Is succeeded
by man new in Congress. Although
his seTNice was not continuous, Mr.
Clark's total time was 26 years. run
ring third in that respect 10 Cannon
and Speaker Gllett. Two Tennessee
Democrats-Sims and Moon-turned
over their desks 70 younger men after
coming here together Il years ago.
TWO leading Democrats on the Ways
and Means Committee which must
frame a tariff Law. Henry 7. Rainey.
Of Illinois and Huu OF Tennessee
marched out Rainey after eighteen
years and Hull fourteen. Sherwood, Of
! lhio. who went into the Union army
Ias a private and came out a brigadier
general retired with sixteen years
marked on his legislative gun, the same
mark SCI by GoIdfogle. OF New York.
whose place was taken by Meyer Lon
don. the only Socialist winner in No
vember other Democrats retiring were