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Veterans in Congress Signal Major Party Shakeup
A Jackson-era style portrait of long-serving Senators and Representatives shows many lawmakers with 10 to 30 years in Washington. The piece notes shifts in party majorities, predicts upheaval, and highlights figures like Sherman Morrill Allison Voorhees Frye Hale Harris Colquitt Turpie Hawley Hoar Blackburn Wilson Gorman and others as remnants of a fading old guard faced with a growing turnover across both chambers.
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Washincron
Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Congress
Senator Morrill
Ohio
Vermont
Sherman
Morrill
Allison
Iowa
Voorhees
Frye
Maine
Hannibal Hamlin
Blaine
Garfield
Theaman
Harris
Ce Hee
Colquitt
Gee
Turpie
Indiana
Non Is
Connecticut
Crllom
Tlinois
Cockrell
M Souri
West
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Mr. Hear
Joe Blackburn
Mr. Wilson
Senator Gorman
Nevada
Jones
Stewart
Fair
McPherson
New Jersey
Ransom
North Carolina
Vance
Don Cameron
Butler
South Carolina
Air. Coke
Texas
Mr. Mills
Mr. O'Neill
Philadelphia
Holman
O'Neill
Treasury
Bland
Mr. Bingham
Julius Cesar Burrows
Michigan
Joe Cannon
Ilinois
Burrows
A. Bontelle
Dingley
Millikan
David B. Culberson
Hooker
Mississippi
Culberson
Hatch
Oneill
Hena
Derson
Illinois
Bertos
SeMittin
Tennessee
General Oates
Alabar
Mr. Springer
Thomas B. Reed
John Allen
Blanchard
Louisiana
Clifton Breckinridge
Arkansas
Willie Breckinridge
Kentucky
W. D. Bynum
Catchings
Crisp
Compton
Maryland
Covert
New York
Craira
Dockery
Missouri
LE Funston
Kansas
Grout
Aframont
Heard
Wortral Trenderson
M . ‘Genwann
Oregon
Hitt
Hopkins
General McCreary
Kent
McRae
Arkane
Alississippi