Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-10

Death has taken heavy toll OF the
Seventy-firSt Congress, which came into
Office on March 4 last year and came
into special session in April and has
been hard at work ever since. Fourteen
members of the House and three Sen
ators have died within the IL months
The sudden death last week of Repre-
sentative James P. Glynn of Connect
cut while journeying back to the Capt.
tai from the funeral of his congressional
colleague, James A. Hughes of West
Virginia, was the fifth member of the
House to pass away since the start OF
the regular session last December. w
w. Griest of Pennsylvania, who died or
December. 5; William K. Kaynor Of
Massachusetts,, killed in an airplane
! catastrophe on December 90 and Elmer
o. Leatherwood of Utah, who died or
December "a, and now so far this month
Hughes and Glynn. AL five, by coinci-
dance, were Republicans, and all save
Kaynor were veterans Of Congress and
three of the five were members of the
same committee, military affairs. Be-
sides the three Senators who have died
Burton Of Ohio, Tyson of Tennessee
and Warren of Wyoming-two have re-
signed-Edge of New Jersey and Sackett
of Kentucky-and one was excommuni-
Gated, Ware Of Pennsylvania.
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The first of the senatorial primaries
which occurs in Illinois on April 8, is
now less than month off. The last of
the primaries is in Massachusetts on
September 16. Forty-two of the as
States now have direct primaries, and IS
senatorial seats are at stake, of which
% are now held by Senators who label
themselves Republican. OF the present
incumbents. 5-Baird of New Jersey
sets, Phipps of Colorado and Sullivan
Of Wyoming-are voluntarily out of the
race for reelection. Some right merry
political battles are in the offlng, but It
Is still too soon TO estimate the casual
ties. It is little wonder that, behind the
scenes, members of Congress are i'm
patient to shut up shop and get back
home to the battle front.
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Some new members of Congress who
have not yet enjoyed the pleasure and
the glory of attending a White House
soiree are disconsolate when they con-
template the possibility that the annual
White House congressional reception
may be omitted this year. This particu-
lar social festivity seems to be hooded.
First the congressional reception was
divided, with one date for the members
Of the Senate and another for the men,
berS Of the House. Then the death of
Secretary of War Good disrupted the
schedule and required the postpone
ment and Encouragement of the dates,
then the presidential Florida fishing ex-
cursion came the very week that the
reception to the House members had
been planned, and when the further
postponed date arrived the White House
again Cancelled the reception on account
Of the illness of Chief Justice Taft. Now
Lent is here. so at least the reception
must now wait until after Easter and
no one can foretell what may happen
after that.
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"All You Do Is Just Follow Me
Around" was the title of popular song
ballad Of the pre-war days which aptly
fits the following anecdote. Trouble
aplenty has been the daily diet OF
Senator Watson of Indiana, Old
Guardsman and accredited leader OF
that mythical organization known as
the Senate Republican majority. Pes
tered by Progressives. flouted by the
young Turks, bedeviled by the Demo-
Gratis, his official pathway has been
str with more thornS than roses. But
one of the news-gathering fraternity
who rode in the Capitol elevator with
the genial Hoosier for the third time
within the space Of an hour one day last
week found that Watson's good nature
and sense of humor were as good as
ever. IT seem TO be following you
around remarked the reporter. The