Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-11-19
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WASHINGTON

Now that the final election returns
are in and it is definitely certain that
the Democrats have ven a larger ma
iority in both Houses OF Congress thai
before, Washington is no longer con-
corning itself with possible opposition
to whatever program the President
NAV adopt. Whatever he wants he CAL
get, and until he declares himself,
speculation is rather futile as to what
the program of the second Roosevelt
Administration will be.
Washington, as always, is concerned
with personalities as much as with is
sues. One OF the most colorful person
alities who has been seen on Capitol
Hill in the past generation is coming
back, to the delight of the newspaper
paragraphers and his associates in the
Senate. He is Senator James Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois, usually referred to as
Jim Ham,.
Mr.. Lewis has many claims to dis
tinction. He is, for example, the only
man who ever served in the United
States Congress from two different
states. AS a young man, with a hery
red beard, he went from his native
Virginia to the then pioneer state OF
Washington in the 1905, leaped into
politics and was twice elected Con-
gressman-at-Large from that state. He
served in the Spanish War, both in
Cuba and the Philippines. Then he
moved to Chicago, where he combined
politics and the practice of law, and by
1912 he had made himself such an i'm
portant figure in the political affairs
of Illinois that he was elected United
States Senator.
Best and Worst Dressers
For ten years Jim Ham" was miss
ing from Washington, but in 1886 he
was again elected Senator from Him
ois and this month he was reelected
Senator Lewis is not only the only
owner Of a beard in the Senate, but is
easily the best dressed member Of
either House of Congress.
There is rejoicing in Washington
also, over the return to Congress o
the Only other full set Of whiskers
those belonging to Rep. George H
Tinkham of the Tenth Massachusetts
District. Mr.. Tinkham is a picturesque
figure, although an entirely differen
type from Senator Lewis. He pays 81
little attention to his personal appear
ance that he is frequently referred Il
as the worst-dressed man in Con
gress.
Unlike Senator Lewis, who loses n
opportunity TO impress his ~personaht.
upon the electorate, Representative
Tinkham is reputed to have neve
made a campaign for election.
A new figure in the next Congress
whose advent is looked forward t
with considerable interest and curio.
sity is Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Of Massachusetts,. MIR. Lodge has tw'
definite claims to distinction. He
the grandson and namesake of Theo
dore Roosevelt's closest friend ant
supporter, who was Senator from Mas
sachusetts for 80 years. Also, he de
feated Gov. Curlev Of Massachusetts
in the Senatorial election.
Senator Lodge is just barely OIL
enough to be eligible for the Senate, il
which no one under 80 nav sit, by tn
terms of the Constitution. Young Nh
Lodge was 81 in July last. He has tn
further distinction Of being n of tn
few members of Congress whose prin
cipal career has been that Of a work
ing newspaper man.
Young Lodge started on the Bosto'
Transcript IN 1923 and in 1924 jolne'
the staff Of the New York Herald Trib
une with which he has been connect
ed almost down to the present time.
Cabinet Changes limited
Turning from Capitol Hill to tn
other end Of Pennsylvania Avenue
where the executive departments {
the government center, gossip abou
p|orsonalit focuses largely on pos
sible Cabinet changes. 1t seems to b
in the cards that the movement to es
tablish a new Cabinet Department
that of Public Welfare, will take forr