Evening star., 1923-06-03
Death Strikes D0,un Leaders.
Leauing OLD Parties Drifting
Both Hare Suffered IrretrieuabIe Losses
During Tvo Years--Course Uncer-
tain With Pilots Missing.

! He did not hesitate to use his greater
learning, his greater mastery of parli-
amentary rules his marvellous memory
of precedent to cut less learned COL
league to the quick. Literally Jim Mann
was the hornet Of the House of Repre-
sentatives
A great stalwart republican was cut
down but q few weeks ago in the death
of Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota.
Here again is seen the chaos that often
ensues in a party where a leader of
many years is suddenly taken away. A
great scramble is on in Minnesota-it
began almost before plans were made
for the burial of the distinguished SEN
ator. What the scramble, and it's con-
sequences. will mean to the grand old
party in Minnesota. no one at this time
can say This much, however, is Ger
tain, the death of Senator Nelson VIII
be keenely felt for many a long year,
in his home state and here III Wash
ington.
Many Others Lost
1t is not the purpose of the writer to
set down all the recent deaths OF po-
litical notables. hut coming Immediately
to mind. in addition TO the aboNe' di e
such as these.
Former Representative Charles D.
Landis of Indiana.
Representative NJ. p. kinkaid OF
Nebraska.
Prince Cupid" kalanianaole. dele
gate from Hawaii and figure in
Washington life for quarter or a
= century.
| Richard A. Ballinger of Washing
/ ton. Secretary of the Interior In the
! orahle foe of Clifford Pinchot, now
| dominant in Pennsylvania.
| Martin Dies of Texas.
Clarence B. Miller. secretary of the
republican national committee
REPRESENTATIVE Padgett OF Tennes-
! see for many years chairman OF the
| committee on naval affairs.
! Former Senator John F. Shafroth
! Glenn Plumb. author of the famous
, Plumb plan and a rising ngure III
! national politics.
! In the ranks of American diplomacy
the Grim Reaper also was active. and
! among those who had held high posts
| abroad the following have but recent
| ly PASSED away:
Thomas Nelson Page. one time am
| bassador to Italy.
Fred G Penficld, former ambassa-
| dor to Austria.
William G. Sharp, former ambassa-
| dor to France.
Rellamy Storer. he Of the famous
| Dear Maria incident of the Roose-
! welt administration.
RetireRents Hurt.
I When in addition to all these
| deaths. one takes into account the
number of distinguished men who
! either voluntarily or. invoIuntarily
retired from political life on the
! 4th of last March it seems almost
| as If black plague had struck the
| politically important of the nation.
! The House lost. by retirement. three
| of it's oldest members-Uncle Joe
! Cannon. the oldest of them all. who
| had served twenty three = terms;
| Frank Monuell, the floor leader, who
! lad served thirteen terms from
| wyoming, and Uncle Joe Fordney of
! Michigan, who had served twelve
! consecutive terms. This was pow
| erful triumvirate. The two Uncle
| Joes just naturally decided to quit
| politics. Mr.. Mondell decided TO run
| for the Senate and made bad guess
! in q bad republican year.
From the Senate many familiar
faces have disappeared, among them
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi,
| who retired voluntarily, and. Senator
Kellogg of Minnesota and Pomerene
of Ohio. who were defeated at the
polls. Mr.. Pomerene. up to the time