Show freshman senators make mark ive never seen anything like it my friend was muttering never in my 12 years on capitol hill my friend explained 1 I mean the freshmen senators in this class the class of 47 ive never seen such activity among any group of baby senators before the way these boys have pitched in to build major legislation the way they handle themselves on the floor presenting their points so effectively and so on it used to be the custom that I 1 fr freshman eshman senators were sen seen and rot not heard they were supposed to sit around tor for a year or maybe even two ye years r s absorbing procedure and proto protocol col speaking when th they ey were spoken to but not the class of 4 47 7 my friend explained this unusual activity among the newcomers as I 1 due to two reasons I 1 one there are so chany many newcomers 16 on the republican side alone this means republicans had to put newcomers on tees subcommittees are small three men usually and traditionally the chairman of the subcommittee handles the legislation in question on the floor thus this years freshmen have had opportunities denied their predecessors I 1 j two he points out that this years crop of newcomers are unusually capable men under Roosevel ts large majorities he said accidents were apt to be swept into the senate men who were put up by the party with no real confidence that they would oe be elected but they rode in on the tall of Roosevel ts popularity according to my informant there are very few accidents in this senate one or two at the most and even those he says arent too bad he feels optimistic about the trend thinks its a good thing for or the country most 0 of the new boys are young several of them in their early or middle forties come straight from the people and maybe they are closer to the people new house of representatives members he says can tie be trained to party teamwork under the type of trong strong leadership provided by speaker joe martin but the senate freshmen m n of 47 will never be led or influenced fluen ced out of their independence of action watch them my friend predicts this class Is going to be a notable one in the history of the r senate enate |