The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-11
CHANGES IN CONGRESS
MANY NEWFACES IN HOUSE
AND SENATE
One Hundred TWenty-Six Go
Out In Back Wash From
Tidal Wave
IAssociated Press Dispatch. ]

washington, March 4.-One nuna-
red and twenty nine members of the
house and senate retired today to
private life. Most of them went on
in the back wash from the tidal wave
which swept the republican party into
full control of all the functions OF
the Government, but some few, re-
publicans as well as democrats.
elected not to run again for their
seats.
One or two Of the republicans may
become officials in the Harding ad-
ministration, but the great majority
will know public life no more for
two years, at least, and many for
longer period If ever. Champ Clark.
one of those who would have retired
today, was claimed by death two
days before the session ended. A pic
turesque character among the out.
going members as senator Lawrence
Y. Sherman republican, Illinois. who
did not offer for re- election.
118 House Members Quit.
The actual number Of house mem
bers quitting was 11S, but three. OF
these-McKinley, of Illinois; Harreld
of Oklahoma, republicans and Car
away of Arkansas, democrat, go To
the other great end of the capitol as
senators. McKinley's house record
was fourteen years.
The political landslide Of Novem-
Der 2 gave the republicans a much
larger working majority in the house
too big in the opinion Of some
leaders. The extra session expected
to be called soon with start with 301
republicans, 1872 democrats and one
socialist. The long prohibitionist in
the closing congress under which the
country went dry was beaten. There
is one man shy-from Pennsylvania,
at-large. The republican vacancy
caused by the death of the member
elect will not be filled until fall.
The new senate, which convened
today in special session to act on
nominations by President Harding,
contains fifty nine republicans and
thirty seven democrats. giving tho
republicans majority of twenty two
as against only two majority during
most of the last congress, when the
lineup generally was forty nine re-
The seating of two republicans in
January in place of democrats gave
the former a slightly large working
margin during the last few weeks
Woman Member In House.
For the second time in history the
house will have a woman member,
Miss Alice M. Robertson, of the Sec
ond Oklahoma District who succeeds
William w. Hastings. For the first
time in the history OF the house the
territory east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio rivers will donin
ate legislation, republicans from that
area being in full control and strong
enough TO overcome all combinations
Of Republicans and Democrats from
the south and west.
Many places formerly held by vet
Grams were captured by men young
in years and politics, but some veter
Theodore Burton, of Ohio, a former
Senator and Bourke Cochran, of New
York Champ Clark is to be succeed
ed by man new in congress. AL
though his service was not continu-
Gus, Mr.. Clark's total time was TWEEN
ty-six years running third in that
respect to Cannon and Speaker Gil
lett. Two Tennessee democrats
Sims and MoonHturned o.. ,, their
here together twenty four years ago.
Two Leading Democrats March Out
Two leading democrats on the
Ways and Means Committee which
must frame tariff law, Henry L.
Rainey, of Illinois, and Hull of Tenn
marched out, Rainey after
eighteen years and Hull fourteen.
Sherwood, Of Ohio, who went into
came out a brigadier general. retired
with sixteen years marked on his
legislative gun, the same mark ser
by Goldfogle, of New York. whose
place was taken by Meyer London,
the only Socialist winner in Novem-
Der. Other prominent democrats re-
firing were Scott Ferris, Okla, and
Bee, Texas, brother in law OF the re-
firing Postmaster General Burleson.
The delegation from fourteen states
many of them with small represen-
tation, remained unchanged. Gallivan
and Tague, both of Boston, stood up
the sole and solid Democratic repre-
Ohio, the state of Presidential nom
inees. went a solid republican dele.
CATION
dications of determined fight to
GUST Speaker Gillett, or the Republi-
can leader, Mondell. Kitchen. long III
and absent, is slated for Democratic
leader. the job he held while Clark
was speaked.
Other Retiring NotabIes.
Prominent among the twelve dem
ocratic and two republican senator's
retiring today besides Senator Sher
man were Senators Chamberlain,
Oregon, former democratic Chairman
of the military committees; Gronna,
North Dakota former republican,
chairman of the agriculture commit
tee; Hoke Smith, democrat, Georgia,
who was succeeded by Thomas +.
Watson; Thomas, democrat, Colorado.
and Gore, democrat. Oklahoma.
Others retiring members were
-Beckham, Kentucky; Gay, Louisiana;
johnson, South Dakota; Kirby, Ark.
ansas; Henderson, Nevada; Smith,
Arizona; Smith, Maryland and Phelan
California, all Democrats. Another
retiring notable was Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall who will go on
Chautauqua circuits next week. He
will sail for Europe in May to re-
main until fall.
OF the fourteen new senators who
took their seats today eleven were
republicans and three democrats. The
republicans were Ralph Ii. Cameron.
Ariz; Samuel M. Shortridge, Cali
fornia; Samuel d. Nicholson, Colo.
RADIO; William B. Mckinley, illinois;
Richard p. Ernest. Kentucky; Owing.
ton e. Weller. Maryland: former Gov.
Tasker L. Oddie, Nevada; b. F. Ladd,
North Dakota; Former Rep. j. w.