Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-04
PICTURESQUE CHARACTERS
LEAVE PLACES In SENATE
Several Familiar Faces of Veterans to Be
Missing When Rolls Are Called.
Many House Changes Noted.

Judge Felix HeDeTb, RepupllCan, mas
succeeded Mr.. Gerry While his State
went for "Al'' Smith for the presidency
Hebert received LAS more votes than
Smith. He is of French Canadian stock
and, like many of his people, took up
his abode in one of the manufacturing
district of Rhode Island, in what is
said to be. the most densely populated
part OF the United States. Only 81
years of age he is energetic, alert.
wholesome partisan, an excellent orator
and a good family man. with family
of five children. They have organized
family orchestra. He was judge OF
| district court in Warwick for 20.
years and is an authority on insurance.
His ancestors were among the original
settlers of Montreal. His friends ex-
achievement made by the late Nelson
A. Al6rich. The smallest State in the
Union has furnished one of the most
promising new members of Congress.
Earle B. Mayfield of Texas has re-
linquished his Senate seat to Topper"
Tom Connally, who has just completed
IL years, service in the House. He Is
called Topper Tom because of the
way he wears high silk hat tilted
over his curly black hair. OF unusual
height and gracious old-school courtesy.
he has been conspicuous figure at
White House, receptions and other social
gatherings: Mr. Mayfield has had a
stormy life in national politics. Ills
Senate activities have been chiefly con-
fined to his work on the committees on
agriculture and forestry, banking and
currency, claims, interoceanic canals, in
terstate commerce and public buildings
and grounds.
ConnalIy Squelches Opponents.
"Tom" ConnalIy has been an out
standing figure in the House. With
ready and sarcastic tongue, he has
squelched many an adversary with
whom he sought no quarrel. He was
credited with having one of the keenest
intellects In the House. He was one
of the real counselors in the foreign
affairs committee, although of the mi
nority party. He saw service IN two
wars. He was an enlisted man with
the I'd Texas Infantry in the Span
ish-American War and was captain and
adjutant, 22nd Infantry Brigade, 18th
Division, United States Army, in 1918.
His friends confidently expect that he
will soon be a prominent figure in the
Senate. as he was in the House.
M. M. Nicely of West Virginia is an
other Democrat who is succeeded by
Republican He served in the West
Virginia Volunteer Infantry through the
Spanish-American War. He was mayor
of his home town and clerk OF the
House of Delegates before coming to
Congress 16 years ago to fill an unex-
pired term. After 10 years in the
House he went to the Senate six years
ago. He was most conspicuous IN the
Senate during the coal shortage and
the Senate investigation in urging the
advantages of the bituminous coal prod
uct of his State He rendered faithful
service on the District of Columbia. jul
dietary, pensions, privileges and cleo
lions, and rules committees.
A decidedly picturesque character
succeeds Mr.. Neely-Dr. Henry D. Hat
field. who comes of a family that for
many years carried on feud with the
Mccoy family, famous in history.
These feudistS have written many
lurid page in the annals OF West Vir-
ginia. Dr. Hatfield has been State
Senator and was president OF the state
Senate, and former governor with an
enyiable record. He is physician and
recognized as one of the outstanding
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own hospital in Huntington.
Bronson M. Cutting, New Mexico
publisher, is back in the Senate again.
He succeeds Octaviano A. Larrazolo,
who served 10 years ago as governor
and who was elected November last to
fill the unexpired term OF the late
Andrieus A. Jones.
Finis Garrett to Be Absent.
The most conspicuous absence in the
new House is that of former Minority
Leader Finis j. Garrett OF Tennessee.
who had served continuously for "a
years. He was nominated by President
Coolidge and promptly confirmed by
the Senate in the closing days of the
last Congress to be justice OF the
Court of Customs Appeals.
He was one of the most brainy men
in the House and a speech he made on
the Bible a year or two ago has won
world wide praise. He has made not
able addresses on the Constitution ana
Government. In the last two Con-
crosses, he was the unanimous choice
of his party for Speaker. Throughout
the Sixty-seventh Congress ne was
acting minority leader during the NJ
ness of the late Claude Kitchin. AT
the age of 10, he was editor OF coun-
printers trade and worked at it while
completing his college course. He Is
succeeded in the new Congress by
L. Jere Cooper.
There are eight woman members OF
the new HouSe--three OF whom are
Ruths, each with q hard-fought cam
paign to her credit and eacn WIN
political inheritance and practical ex-
perience. Representative Ruth Hanna
Mccormick, member-at-large from IL
linois. with the largest vote cast lor
any member of the House, Is the
| daughter of the noted political boss,
| Mark Hanna, and widow OF FORMER
Senator Medill Mccormick. Mrs. Ruth
BRYAN owen is the daughter OF VIII
| liam Jennings Bryan, The Great Com
moner." who won the biggest district
| in Florida from William Joe" Sears,
| who has served IA years in the House
| She has inherited much OF the talent
! Of her famous father, who was known
| as the "silver-tongued orator" the
| third Ruth is Ruth Baker Pratt, widow
of a Standard Oil official, who mas mao
extensive training in the world OF
! finance and who has served on tne
New York Board of Aldermen.
The other five woman members VINO
have returned to the Seventy-nrst
Conoress are: Mrs. Rogers, Massa-
chusetts: Mrs. Kahn, California; Mrs.
Norton. New Jersey: Mrs. Langley,
kentucky, and Mrs. Oldheld, Arkansas.
All of these, except Mrs. Norton. sue
ceeded their husbands, who had been
veterans IN service.
VoIstead's Conqueror Stays.
The defeat of William L. Carss OF
the Duluth district of Minnesota by
William A. Pittinger. Republican, leaves
only one Farmer-Laborite as the only
third-party man in the House. This
is 0. j. Kvale, an ordained minister,
who in 1922 defeated Andrew j. Vol
stead of prohibition law fame.
Victor Berger, world-famous Socialist,
is again out Of Congress. He was one
80 +I,o ,,iopaar oroa ni1orS ~ the Socialist