Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-12

| V TALIbh Il. ana Alfred l.. COlQulCC,
| w father and son, represented Georgia
] in the United States senate; Simon
and Don Cameron, father and son, were SEN
ators from Pennsylvania; and Eugene and
Frederick Hale, father and son, represented
N,ine in the senate.
This double senatorial representation has
given Zach of these families a remarkable
distinction, but notable as the honor is, its
! brightness lessons in the glow OF the luster
| of the famous Bayard family.
! When Thomas F. Bayard took the oath of
| office few days ago as senator, he was the
! fifth of his illustrious line to have become
a member of the United States senate from
Delaware. He is a great grandson in sena-
torial succession His recent defeat OF
Senator Dupont Republican, shows that the
popularity and democracy of the Bayard
family/a still paramount in Delaware.
The great-grandfather, grandfather, great
uncle and father served In the senate for
nearly half century. No me can foretell
what will be the length OF service OF the
present, or fifth, Bayard.
Colquitt's Marvellous Voice
Before presenting some of the brightest
features in the lives of the Bayards, wish
to pause for a moment to say that senator
Walter T. Colquitt was one OF Georg1as most
gifted sons, shining with luste@ in the constel-
lation that sparkled with the genius or
|Toombs, Stephens, Lumpkin, Howell Cobb,
and Herschel V. Johnson. On the hustings
lie had no superior, and before jury he was
unequalIed. His voice possessed remarkable
musical powers. An admirer said it moved
at will from "the soft murmurs Of Aeolian
melody to the loudest peals of organ thun-
der" Senator Alfred H. Colquitt was the
chivalrous and eloquent son of an illustrious
sire, and each wore the senatorial toga with
exalted honor and dignity
Besides the five Bayards who have been
TT0it tod family
sented to the world other political leaders,
statesmen, and jurists.
In the words of noted critic: "This unique
record of distinguished public position is the
more notable that it has been on the highest
plane of public character as we'll as capacity
conspicuous for dignity, probity and scrupu-
Ious sense of those official proprieties which
shun the appearance of evil, and therefore bar
out its reality"
The Bayard Senators
The Bayard senator's, other than the one
who was sworn in at the recent special SEES
sion of congress- were as follows:
James Asheton (1st) Bayard; Richard Hen
ry Bayard James Asheton (2nd) Bayard;
Thomas Francis Bayard.
Richard H. and James A, the second, were
sons of James A, the first, Thomas Francis
was son of James A, the second. Here is
the remarkable senatorial cluster OF father,
two sons and grandson, representing Della
ware in the senate for almost fifty years be-
tween 1906 and 1885.
The father was -lected as Federalist, one
son, Richard H. chosen as a Wing, the otAer
son, James A., the -econd, as a. Democrat, and
also as Democrat.
1t is interesting to note that the most
eminent of this race CT statesmen was the last
named, Thomas Francis Bayard, the renoWn-
ed Democrat, but It should also be noted That
his grandfather, who was the first Bayard
senator was almost equally distinguished in
his career as a Fedefalist leader in the his
toric times of those immortal Democrats,
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
First of the Line
7 am quite sure that briec sketch Of the
public lives of the four Bayards will be IN
teresting to many readers OF me journal;
James Asheton Bayard, the first, was elected
to the senate in 1904 and occupied the posi-
ton until 1918. He voted against the war OF
1912 with England. Prior to his entering
the senate, he had been leader of the federal-
lists in the house CT representatives, ana the
one whose vote gave the presidency to the
peerless Democrat Thomas Jefferson, instead
of Aaron Burr, when the system of preslden-
tial elections at that time had tied the candl-
dates, Jefferson and Burr, and threw the cleo
ton into the house. The Federalist Bayard
voted for the Democrat Jefferson "as the less
obnoxious of the two" He declined the ap-
pointment by President Adams az minister to
France also, later declined the ministry TO
Russia He was m de peace commissioners by
President Madison in 1914, being one OF those
who concluded the Treaty of Client, Decem-
Der, 1914. Born July %, 1857, died August
6, 1915, age 48 years.
Richard Henry Baysrd, son of the former,
was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
RESIGNATION of Arnold Naudin, and served from
June 18th, 1885, to September 18th, 1889,
when he resigned to tecome chief Justlce
of the supreme court of Delaware; resigned
this position January 18th, 1871. He was
again elected United States senator ana
served until March 3, 1845. He was charge
daffairs at Belgium from December loth'
to September 18th, 1858.
Against IrOn-Clad Oath
James Ashton Bayard, the second
brother of the above, was elected senator IN
1851, reelected in 1851 and again in 1868,
and served from March 4th, 1851, until jan
nary 29th, 1854, when he resigned. In
1888 chosen as a Democrat, and on TINS oc-
casion the "iron-clad' oath of allegiance
being required of public officers, Mr.. Bayaro
entered protest against it as violation OF
state rights, and resigned his seat at once
on taking it. He was succeeded by george
Read Riddle, who died about four years lat-
er. March 10Th, 1867, and Bayard was ap-
pointed to fill out his own unexplred term'
IA March 3, 1859 Being a lawyer of COM
handing ability, he served during most OF
this last term as chairman of the Judiciary
committee. and gained honorable celeb
rity for his punctilious sense of public hon
or in the matter of the Credit Mobilier. III
is exceedingly interesting to note that MS
SON Thomas F., was chosen to succeed MN by
tha came legislature which had elected hlm-
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