Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1905 — CHOICE OF SENATORS [ARTICLE]

CHOICE OF SENATORS

The Philadelphia Record says the Colorado legislature resembles the Cripple Creek strike. If there is any difference it is up to the legislature to point it out. The literati of to-day is perplexed as to whether they should put Andrew Carnegie down in the books as the builder of libraries, or as the hero of the Chadwick affair. In a divorce case in Montgomery, Ala., the wife gave evidence to show that she married ber husband to spite another fellow. Her husband was probably pleased to learn that it was not to spite him. The reason for peouliar defination of words is slowly being brought to light. It has been found out that a woman is called a man’s help-meet because when they wish to marry she will meet him half way. We would warn our young schoolboys abont the use of their commas and periods. A man in San Francisco should have received $135,000 but a comma was misplaced and he got only $1,350. In other words, misplacing a comma deprived him of a period of prosperity.

The Countess of Suffolk, formerly the wealthy Mies Daisy Leiter of Chicago and Washington, was roundly cheered by her humble subjects when she arrived in London. The English will probably keep up this hearty welcoming as there is plenty of capital behind it. Good old Dr. Dowie has had another revelation in which the Lord commanded him to establish a city of Zion in the Republic of Mexico. We have a suspicion that somebody has given him a hint of a gold mine lying around the intended Bpot. Republican State Chairman Jas. P. Goodrich, as member of the firm of Goodrich Bros., hay ar.d grain dealers at Winchester, Indiana, has petitioned congress to pass the Hearst bill for the regulation of Interstate Commerce. Commission power to regulate rates charged by railroads engaged in commerce between the states and prevent discrimination among shippeis, Gradually the Republicans t>re coming to the Democratic view on several important questions. — White County Democrat.

The Rochester Sentinel says: “The Chicago Tribune publisher writes the Sentinel asking it to help fight the “infamous paper trust.” Well, hardly! The Sentinel did its fighting against trusts during the campaign but such papers as the Tribune screamed with frenzy for everybody to “stand pat” and most of them did, and now they ought to take their medicine. This paper expects to meekly “let well enough alone’’ because the people have voted that way, and if the republican Chicago Tribune don’t like; to be squeezed and skinned by the paper trust, it may howl if it wants to. The Sentinel is game, qqjH when it is whipped, and nomMKi the trusts have been givenjjflpfred assurance of friendship republican party by votes, let them have '

State Legislature Votes Separately for the Men Who Will Wear the Togaa. POTENT THIRTEEN IN ACTION Democrats Vote for Kern and Shively —That Evansville Picture Injunction Caae. Indianapolis. Jan. 38. —The nomination of United States senators was the business of Importance In the state legislature yesterday. Previous to the casting 1 of the vote by each branch the members held a Joint session In the senate chamber where the state senators made the nominating speeches and afterward the members of both branches adjourned to the house where the representatives were heard. Separate Vote I* Tnk«ii. When the separate sessions were relumed In each house the vote was taken on the nominations and Beveridge and Heinenway received the unanimous vote of the Republican members, who are in a large majority. The minority cast their votes for John W. Kern, of Indianapolis, and Benjamin F. Shively, of South Bend. Beveridge succeeds himself In the senate, while Heinenway succeeds Vice President-Elect Fairbanks. Maglo Kuinbar In the Roll Call. What might be considered by some a slight handicap, by others on evidence of good fortune for James A. Hemenway at the beginning of bis senatorial career is the fact that the roll call of senators on the vote for his election was the thirteenth roll coll that has been taken In the senate this session. The fact was noted by the roll clerk, Ralph Groman, and hailed by Lieutenant Governor Miller as an evidence of good fortune for Hemenway. ' Sketch of the New Senator. James A. Hemenway, who is representative in congress from the First district, was born in Boonville, Ind., Officer Fitzgerald, whom lie March 8, 1800. During his early years ho received an education In the schools of his home city, and later was engaged in various pursuits until he took up the study of law. Following hia admission to the bar be was elected county attorney, although the county was overwhelmingly Democratic. He was subsequently re-elected, and at the expiration of his term was elected to the Fifty-fourth congress, from a Democratic district. He served continuous* ly as representative from the First district in the Fifty-fifth. Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh and Fifty eighth congresses, and was recently re-elected to the Fifty-ninth. Upon the election of Joseph G. Cannon to the office of speaker of the house of representatives Hemenway was appointed chairman of the committee on appropriations.