Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-24
bHOUSE MEMBERS
PLAN RETIREMENT.
Six Seek Senate Seats,
While Others Give Va
riety of Reasons.

Voluntary retirement from Congress
& planned by IS Representatives anc
one Delegate at the end of the next
session, but six members of Congress
aspire to the Senate.
Reasons such as business demands
''long public service" "age" and per
sonal matters" have been given by some
OF the retiring Representatives. A few
however concede privately that con-
gressional service is not what Its
cracked up to be-"
~ AS far as the women of the House
are concerned over retiring from that
branch and aspiring for the Senate
they draw tie.
Representative Ruth Hanna McCor-
mick Republican, Illinois, is her party
nominee for the Senate. Representative
Pearl Peden Olelfield.. Democrat, AT
kansas has announced she Will reIln-
ulish her seat March next TO make
way for some young man who desires
political career"
The last Civil War veteran to serve in
Congress Charles Manly Sted-
man of North Cardinals to END
fifth of a century as Democratic Repre- :
sentative from the fifth district at ihe
age OF 90 years next March
Carries Three Wounds.
I'm tired and I'm going home to
rest" said the gray-bearded and bowed
Confederate soldier. who carries on his
body the scars of three hostile bullets.
A veteran of the Spanish american
and World Wars-Jonathan Mayhem
Wainwright OF Rye, N. Y, Republican
Representative of the twenty fourth
districts planning to return to private
life after serving III four Congresses. He
wears the Distinguished Service Cross
for bravery in action in France and
served under President Harding as As
sistant Secretary of War.
Representative Moore of Virginia, a
recognized constitutional lawyer, is To
seek the secliiSion OF private lie after
IL years in Congress.
By entering the New Jersey sena-
toriai primaries against Dwight w.
Morrow, Representative Fort. Repub-
lican. eliminated the possibility of his
return to the House next year. Until
a few months ago Fort was secretary to
the Republican National Committee.
He directed the pre-convention cam
paign of Mr.. Hoover for the presidency
and from his close association with
the Chief Executive was regarded in
the House as speaking with admins
tration authority, particularly upon
agricultural matters. He took an &C
tive part in drafting the farm relief
act.
Two Pennsylvanians, Esterly and
Waters. Republicans, are to return to
private life, because of business mat
ters Stobbs of Massachusetts,, another
Republican, will return to the practice
of law after three terms.
Retiring for Health.
Hudspeth, a wealthy cattle and sheep
raiser of Southwest Texas, will retire
because of his health. Another Demo-
GRAFT Fisher of Tennessee, will re-
lino,lish his seat for personal reasons
after IA years of service.
Brigham, Republican, of Vermont,
will accept position with an insurance
company.
Hoffman, a New Jersey Republican,
has accepted an appointment as auto
mobile commissioner in his State.
Frank M Ramey of Illinois and Shat
fer of Virginia, Democrat and Reloub-
lican, respectively. are to leave because
of Business demands.
OConnell, Democrat, of Rhode Is
land, already has resigned to become
member of the State Supreme Court.
Aldrich, also of Rhode Island, pre-
viously made plans to retire, but was
prevailed upon by colleagues. including
Speaker Longworth, and friends in his
district, to run again.
Delegate Sutherland of Alaska is
serving his fifth and last term, having,
he said, received all the honor my
sour dough territory can pay me-"
Besides Mrs. Mccormick, members
of the House seeking senatorial seats
are White of Maine, Dickinson of Iowa,
Sproul of Kansas and Pritchard of
North Carolina, Republicans, and Cor
dell Hull Of Tennessee, Democrat.