Evening star., 1921-03-04
OF ILLINOIS

House to fill the unexpired term of
the late J. B. Thompson. He takes the
place in the Senate formerly filled by
Senator Gore.
Senator Samuel y. Nicholson of
Colorado is the republican successor
of Senator Charles s. Thomas. demo-
crat Senator Nicholson is in the
middle fifties. He is big mine oper-
ator. including both gold and silver
mines. and is a man of considerable
means His home is in Leadville.
Some years ago he was candidate
for lieutenant governor Of the state,
but was defeated.
Has Served Ms Sheriff.
The new republican senator from
Arizona is Ralph Henry Cameron. He
rs a New Englander by birth, coming
from Maine. where he had a common
school education. He went west
early in his career and became in
terested in mining and stock raising.
He located and built the Bright
Angle trail into the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado river in Arizona, to
which state he moved in 1883. Three
terms he served as sheriff of Coconime
county. and from 1909 to 1911 he
served as delegate in the House from
Arizona, and later he was elected a
representative when Arizona became
a state. He has not been in the
House for number of years. how
ever.
Senator Richard p. Ernst. Ken
tucky's new member in the Senate. is
a republican of long standing. He is
a lawyer. making his home in Cow
ington. KY, but conducting much Of
his business in Cincinnati. By repu-
tation he is in the millionaire class
and an able lawyer.
Weller Friend OF District.
Senator Q. E. Weller of Maryland,
republican. who succeeds Senator
John Walter Smith, democrat. is by
no means a stranger to the District
Of Columbia. Mr.. Weller at one time
was employed in the government de-
partments in the District of Column
bia. He knows the National Capital
and it's needs. and is expected to be a
valued friend of the District in legis-
lative matters. Many of his con-
st1tuentS are employed here.
Senator Weller was highway COM
missioner of Maryland. and splendid
system Of roads has been built up in
the state largely under his super
vision. Mr.. Wellers home is in
Baltimore, but he has taken a keen
interest in the agricultural needs of
the state, and has many friends among
the. farmers. He has advocated CO.
operative buying and selling for the
farmers as means of Improving
Wats0n's Career
VI the three new democratic sena-
tors, Senator Tom Watson of Geor-
gia. is expected to cause not a little
fireworks in the Senate Democrat.
populist and democrat again. Senator
watson comes TO the Senate in the
place Of Senator Hoke Smith. He was
nominated on an out-and-out anti
maries. Senator Watson has been
stirring things up one way and an
other for many years. At one time
he was indicted and tried because of
book called The Roman Catholic
Hierarchy" which he wrote and pub-
lished. He was tried twice, the first
trial resulting in a hung jury and
the second in acquittal.
During the war Mr.. Watson got
himself into trouble with the govern
ment by publishing articles in his
magazine, Watson's Magazine, and the
Jeffersonian Weekly. attacking the
Army draft laws. and the mails were
closed TO these publications. He now
publishes the Sentinel and is presi-
dent of the McDuffle Bank and a law
yer. Senator Watson is native of
Georgia, siXty-four years old. He
served in the Fifty-second Congress,
lo5l-Jo pOpullSts ana was the
populst candidate for Vice Presi-
dent in 1916. While in Congress he
obtained the passage of the first law
appropriating for free rural delivery
of mail in this country.
Senator Thaddeus II. Caraway of
Arkansas. democrat, takes the place
Of Senator Kirby, also democrat.
Senator Caraway was a member OF
the House for the last seven or eight
years and before that was a Judge
of the Arkansas circuit court for a
couple of terms. He is native of
Missouri. and forty-nine years old.
He is u graduate of Dickson College.
Tennessee.
The third new democratic senator
is Edwin S. Broussard of Louisiana,
brother of the late Senator Robert S,
Broussard. He is native of New
Iberia. La, and is forty-six years old.
He is a lawyer, a planter and a bank
er. He threw in his fortunes with the
progressive party in Louisiana a few
years ago, and ran on the progressive
ticket for lieutenant governor.