The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-30
.CULBERSON Will
Retire AND END
FAMILY CAREER
w oOdrow Wilson Forestalled
Defeat in 1916 When He
Appealed to Texans for
Reelection.

q The defeat of Senator Charles A.
Culbertson OF Texas for denomination
K will probably mean his retirement from
active politics.
On account Of the senator's advanced
< years and physical condition. il is not
likely that he will consider making the
race at The next senatorial election.
There arc instances of defeated states
K men accepting offices OF less responsi.
NIFTY. John Quincy Adams served thir-
vecn years as a representative after
having been president. and was making
speech CT the floor of the house when
seized by stroke which resulted in his
death.
Senator culberson has not so far,
however. indicated his aspiration TO any
office other than the senatorial seat
which he will have filled at the ex-
piration of his present term, for a per.
iod of twenty four years
Mr.. Cuioertson's defeat, it seems. was
not the result Of hotly contested pol.
itical Issue. The people of Texas have
known that the senator's health has
been impaired for some years
Wilson Helped Him.
Many voters We're Of the opinion that
he did not possess the vigor OF body
necessary to the duties Of "A senator
This was also the feeling in 1916. The
senator's defeat might have come at
that time but for President Wilson's ap-
peal TO The people Of Texas 10 return
him in preference to former governor
Colquitt. whom he defeated in the run.
off.
Under The democratic organization of
the senate during President Wilson's ad
ninistration, Senator Culberson was
chairman OF the judiciary committee,
which is second in Importance only to
The committee on foreign relations But
he committee was presided over in
most Of its sessions by Senator over
man
Persons who have talked with the
senator recently say that his mental
yigor is unabated. but that he is grow
ing nervous and infirm.
New Generation Now.
During his long residence in Wash.
ington there has grown up a new gen.
GRAFTON pf voters To most of these he
Is known cIly indirectly. The old guard
men who knew the senator during his
political career within the state, are
. now a minority. To these ne would
have Deen the same after fifty years
absence.
Retirement is inevitable for the pub
lie servant who is not able to main.
tain a personal tounch with his constit
uents. The Texas senator had so
largely turned the duties OF his office
over to assistants that 1t is not i'm
probable the people of Texas, and es-
pecially the younger voters felt that
they would be better served by new
man.
Remarkable Careers
The careers Of two generations Of
the Culberson family are doubtless the
most remarkable in Texas politics. and
possibly in the history of the south
west.
Dave" Culberson, father Of the pres
ent senator was congressman from
Texas for twenty two years. His son
was attorney general and governor Of
the state before being elected TO the
senate. He was educated at Virginia
military institute AT Lexington and the
university of Virginia at Charlottes-
Vile.
We believe that an autobiography OF
The present senator would be u monu-
ment TO the family and valua BILE con