Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1895, Page 21

. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1895-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. 21 FOR THE FIRST TIME Another Group of Portraits of New House Members, SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR CARESRS Persona! Details About Some Na- tional Legisiators. COMMITTEE MATERIAL pk Speaker Reed fs still studying the new members of the House to determine what sort of committee places they will fit in. He is making fair progress considering the circumstances, but his greatest difficulty :s in the vast amount of new material of very g00d quality he has to select from. Mean- while the new members are making each other’s acquaintance, and this is a slower matter than the making of the committees. ‘The Star today publishes another group of rertraits of members, with brief biogra- Vhies. Henry R Gibson, Tennessee. Mr. Henry R. Gibson, who represents the second Tennessee district, is a native of Maryland and received a portion of his education in Bladensturg, near this city, completing it at Hobart College, Geneve, N. ¥. He served in the commissary de- partment of the federal army from March, 1563, to July, 1865, and in 1866 removed to Knoxville to practice law. In 1868 he was appointed commissioner of claims by Gov. William G. Brownlow; in 1869 elected a delegate to the constitutional convention, which framed the present constitution of the state, but re- fused to sign or vote for it, because of some obnoxious pro- visions, especially the one making the pre- payment of a poll tax a qualification for voting; in 1870 was elected 4 mem- ber of the state sen- ate; in 1872 was a republican candidate for presidential elec- tor; in 1874 elected a member of the Ten- nessee house of representatives. In 1579 he founded the Knoxville Republican and_be- came its editor; in 1880 was the republican nominee for cistrict presidential elector; in 1S81 was appointed post office inspector and as stch investigated the postal service on the Mississippi river and its tributaries, and the star route service west of the Rocky mountains. In 1882 he became editor of the Knoxville Daily Chronicle; in 1883 Was appointed United States pension agent at Knoxville, for the southern district, composed of twelve states; in 1886 was elected a chancellor of the second chancery division of Tennessee for a term of eight years. B. L. Fairchild, New York. From messenger boy in the bureau of en- graving and printing to Congressman with- im a few years is the story of the subject of this sketch. Representative Ben. L. Fair- child of the sixteenth New York district is a Washington boy and one of the younger men of the House. He was born in New York, but when he was two years old his father came to this city, and the lad was educated in the pub- lic schools here. When he was thirteen years old he entered the draftsman’s di- vision of the Interior Department, and two years later went into the bureau of en- graying and printing. He was an energetic, studious youth and took a course at the Columbian Law School, from which he graduated with the degree of I1.M. In 1885. He resigned his position in the bureau of engraving and printing, and after passing the bar exam- ination and being admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia returned to New York city, and after taking the prescribed course of one year he passed the examina- tions and was admitted to the bar of that city. He has practiced his profession in New York with signal success, and is as- sociated at present with Gen, Thomas Ew- ing of Ohio and Milton J. Southard. His participation in politics ts naturally of re- cent date, but has been attended with a gratifying degree of success. He comes to Congress as a republican. . J. P. Tracey, Missourt. Jobn P. Tracey of the seventh Missour! district has a voice like a fog horn, which he uses freely when occasion arises, and it is said that when he first speaks in the House he will fill the hall with sound, which will roll from wall to wall with great rumbling. He is said to be a man of ability. He was United States mar- shal, and knows nearly every man in his district. He was born in Ohio in 1836; was raised on a farm and educated at pub- lic school. At the - age of eighteen he began the study of law, and a year later taught school. He has a good military rec- ord, and has been engaged in journalism. Harry Skinner, North Carolina. The first North Carolina district Is rep- resented by Mr. Harry Skinner of Green- ville, who comes in the place of Mr. Branch, the democrat. Mr. Skinner ts a populist now, althougi it is a change of political faith with him, as he was once a demccrat. He is a North Carolinian by birth, and has prac- ticed’) law in the state since 1876. In 1878 was chosen by unanimous vote as town councilman; in 1890 was elected to the lower house of the North Carolina legislature, and served as chairman of the committee on internal improve- ments, on the judi- elary committee and chairman of the house branch of the committee on redis- tricting the state; has served as chairman of the der ocratic execytive committee of hisftounty, chairman of the democratic ex- ecutive com mittee of the first congression- al dist t and on the state central com- mittee; is at present chairman of the pop- ulist executive committee of his county and on the state central committee. Vespasinn Warner, Mlinols. The Representative from the thirteenth Tilinois district, Mr. Vespasian Warner of Clinton, has a war record. He was study- ing law when hostilities broke out and en- Usted in June, 1861, as a private soldier in company E, twentieth Illinois volunteer in- fantry. He remained an enlisted fman and ze carried a musket in that company until February, 1862, when he was commissioned a second Heutenant. He served in the Army of the Tennes- see and received a gunshot wound at Shiloh He did not leave his regiment, however, until the evacuation of At- lanta, when he was ordered north on a count of being di abled. Early in 1st he was ordered to r » plains, where a ¢ Fort for duty o: align was bei gainst he ndlans, Mr. sot come out of the army until July 13, 1886, and when he di he was a captain and bore the brevet ran! of major. Upon leaving the tered the law department of E rd Unt versity, from which he graduated in 1SUS and returr.ed to Clinton, where he has prac. ticed his profession until elected to Congress as a republican. Geo. N. Southwick, New York. Mr. George N. Southwick of the twen- tleth New York district is one of the most youthful looking members of the House, but while he is yourg in years, he is old in experjence. He is a native of Albany, and received his education in that city. After leaving college Mr. Southwick at- tended the Albany Law School for a short time, but did not take kindly to Black~ stone, and soon took up the pen as editor- ial writer on the Albany Morning Express. Mr. Southwick remained with that news- paper for four years, during which time the paper changed hands. The greater part of the editorial labor, however, stfll rested upon Mr. Southwick’s shoulders, and during the Blaine-Cleveland campaign his tariff editorials were much quoted by republican contemporaries. In December, , 1888, the Express was ~ purchased by William Barnes, jr., and he recognizing Mr. Southwick's splendid qualifica- tions, at once pro- moted him to the managing editorship of the paper. Mr. Southwick forged rapidly to the front, and in April, 1889, was made man- aging editor of the Journal, a paper that had also pass- ed into the hands of Mr. Barnes. The young editor then held a position that had been occupied by such famous journalistic lights as George Daw- son, Charles Emory Smith and Harold Frederick. Mr, Southwick took a great in- terest in republican politics, and by dill- gent work and on account of the universal recognition of his abilities, he was soon recognized as a local leader. He is a ready and earnest speaker, and his work on the stump has been in great demand in the campaigns of recent years. Last fall the republicans nominated him for Congress against Charles Tracey, a candi- date for re-election, and Mr. Southwick was victorious by a majority of 16. Mr. Southwick is unmarried and thirty-two years of age. Geo. M. Curtis, lowa. Mr. George M.*Curtis of the second Iowa district is generally spoken of as a good fellow, with plenty of money and plenty of brains. He is expected to be pop- ular and successful in the House. He is a@ very rich lumber manufacturer, who comes to Congress as a republican from the * one district in Iowa which it was thought could never be car- ried by any but a democrat. He is one of those men who look savage and isn’t. In appearance he is a pirate of romunce. His friends sneak of Lim as “the pirate” because of his tall and athletic figure, his fierce black mustache, swarthy complexion and very full, black eyes. He Is a native of New York, where he was born in 1844. He was raised on a farm in filinois and educated at a common school. From 1863 to 1865 he was clerk in a store in Rochelle, Illinois. Since 1867 he has been engaged’ in manufacturing doors, sashes, blinds, lumber, etc. He has served in the Towa legislaturé, and was a delegate Lo the republican national convention in 1892. Fred. C. Leonard, Pennsylvania. Mr. Fred. C. Leonard of the sixteenth Pennsylvania district is a scholar, lawyer, Politician and business man. In addition to this, he is an exceedingly active repub- lican, having served his party as chaur- man of the county committee and as a member of the state committee. He was born in Potter coun- ty, Pa., in the town of Elmer, and re- ceived his education at the public schools of the neighborhood, the State Normal School, Williston Seminary at East Hampton, Mass., winding up at Yale College, where he graduated in the class of ‘82. Mr. Leonard then came back to Weilsboro’, Pa., where he studied law with ex-Repre- sentative M. F. Elliott and F. E, Watrous. He was admitted to the bar in 1885, and two years later was admitted to the New York bar. Mr, Leonard afterward settled at Coudersport, Pa., pursuing the practice of law, and at the same time engaging in the lumber business and republican poli- tics. Mr. Leonard is a man of considerable energy, of a genial disposition, and made friends so rapidly in his section of Penn- sylvania that he was able to roll up a magnificent majority for himself when the congressional election came off. Joseph J. Hart, Pennsylvania. Mr. Joseph J. Hart of the eighth Penn- sylvania district is a long-headed business man, who claims New York as his native state. He was born at Nyack, in Rock- land county, and attended the schools of his native village until he was big enough to go to the city, where he graduated from the Charl'er Institute in 1876. His first ex- . perience in business Ife was obtained as a bookkeeper in a grain warehouse in Brooklyn. When he became of age he re- turned to Nyack and purchased the lead- ing democratic news- paper of the section, which he success- fully conducted. In 1883 he removed to Pike county, Pa., where he has since resided. Mr. Hart engaged in the in- surance and real es- tate business at Milford, and also took an interest in the politics of that portion of the state. He ran for Congress as a dem-. ocrat against ex-Attorney General Kirk- patrick, republican, and was successful. Democrats are very scarce in the Pennsyl- vania delegation, and Mr. Hart is an ob- ject of curiosity to his republican col- leagues, who haven't yet been able to un- derstand how he got there. He is an act- ive and energetic man, and as this is his first appearance in public life, will go in to make a record for himself. He is fond of politics and has-a great admiration for statesmanship. Walter Reeves, Niinols. Mr. Walter Reeves of the eleventh Illi- nois is a bimetallist and a recognized leader in his section. He has served as member of the republican state central com - mittee, and has al- ways taken an active part in politics. He is a lawyer of more than average ability. He was born near Brownsville, in Penn- sylvania, in 1848, and went to Illinois in 1856. He was a farmer, and after- wards taught school. He then studied law and has won a repu- tation in that profes- sion. He is a man of «bility and energy, and one who thinks on public questions. Ernest F. Acheson, Pennsylvania. Mr. Ernest F. Acheson of the twenty- fcurth Pernsylvania district finished his education at Wash- ington and Jefferson College in 1875. He then read law and was admitted to the bar in 1 He was a newspaper corre- spondent for several years, and since 187) hus owned the W: ington Observ which he daily paper. He was elected president of the Pennsylvania Ed- itorial Association in January, 1893, and was also recording - of the National Editorial Associa- has been secretary and chairman shington county republican com- He was for ten ‘3 a member of the republican state com- ee, and succeeds Mr. William A. Sipe, Es made a of the Ww mittee for several terms. democrat, in the congressional district,which includes Homestead. Thomas McEwan, jr., New Jersey. The seventh New Jersey district has long been known as the rock-ribbed stronghold of democracy until the advent of Mr. Thomas McEwan, jr., of Jersey City, who broke out several of the ribs in the last congressional election. Mr. McEwan is a lawyer by profession, but has been in poli- tics since 1886, when he was made one of the city assessors. He was sent as a dele- gate to the republi- can national conven- tion in 1892. He has been one of the gov- ernors of the Union League Club of Hud- son county from the time of its founda- tion. Mr. McEwan takes great pride in his reccrd as a party worker, aud has been a delegate to and secretary of every republican conven- tion of Jersey City and Hudson county for the last fifteen ‘years, and also a delegate to ail of the state conventions during that period. He made his first inroads into the democracy of the district by being elected a member of the assembly in a democratic commun- ity. In the legislative session of 1894 he was made the republican leader of the house, although it was his first term in the state legislature, an honor not usually con- ferred on new members. E. J. Hill, Connecticut. Mr. E. J. Hill of Connecticut is a lumber merchant of considerable wealth. He Is a good-looking, affable man of about forty; a good campaign speaker and has a manner which quickly makes him popular. He was bern in Connecticut, and was educated at Yale. Though not a graduate, he received the honorary degree of master of arts. For twenty-six years he has been active in business. He is pres- ident of the Norwalk Street Railway Com- pany, the Norwalk Gas ‘Light Company and vice president of the National Bank of Norwalk. During four years he repre- sented the Odd Fel- lows of Connecticut in the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the order; has been vice president of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and dele- gate to the national congress of that society for three years, and in 1892 was chosen by the laymen of the New York east conference to represent that body in the general confer- ence of Methodism. In 1854 he was a dele- gate to the republican national convention, and has been in the state senate ani a mem- ber of the state republican central commit- tee. James A. Walker, Virginia. Gen. James A. Walker, who represents the ninth Virginia district as a republican, Was a distinguished officer of the confed- erate army. He went into service as a cap- tain and came out a brigadier general. He vas born in Augusta county, Va., in 1832, and was educated at the Virginia Mili- tary Institute, going to the University of Virginia to finish his law education. In 1856 Gen. Walker be- gan the practice of Jaw in Pulaski coun- ty, and has followed it ever since,with the exception of the time devoted to the cause of the confed- eracy. He entered the service as soon as hostilities broke out as captain of the Pulaski Guards. This organizat‘on was af- terward company C, fourth Virginia in- fantry, in the famous Sto: si brigade. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and in May, 1863, was promoted to brigadier general and assigned to the command of the Stonewall brigade. He was severely wounded at Spottsylvania Court Housa May 12, 1864, and was In command of Early’s old division at the surrender at Appomattox. Gen. Walker was in the Vir- ginia legislature in 1871-72, and was elected Meutenant governcr of the state in 1877. He is a stanch republican and a man who is highly esteemed in the old dominion. Henry C.’Miner, New York. Eyerbody: in New York knows Henry Clay Miner—they call him Harry Miner there—who represents the ninth district. He comes to Congress with a more exten- sive knowledge of theaters than of states- manship, but he promises to learn his role early in the play. He is a native of New York city, and was educated at the gram- mar. schools and the American Institute School. Mr. Miner’s biography in the Con- gressional Directory says that he “studied the drug business and has been more or less engaged in that business; in 1864 he went out in advance of Signor Blitz, the magician and bird trainer; his next en- gagement was with Thayer & Noyes’ cir- cus,and eventually he became the head of a metropolitan theater, and then rose to the proprietorship of five popular Thespian re- sorts—the Fifth Ave nue, the People's, Miner's Bowery, Bighth Avenue and Miner’s Newark The- besides his the- a 1 interests, he takes a hand in di- recting the destinies of several great en- terprises, in which a portion of his capital is invested; is presi- dent of the Springer Lithographing Company, owns extensive phosphate interests in the south, holds large blocks of railway and mining stock in western corporations, directs a New York newspaper syndicate, and is the own- er of a large drug store and photographic material house in New York city; is aiso the compiler and publisher of an American Dramatic Directory, a standard work for managers, agents and companies in the amusement world; it was he who orga ized, equipped and sent to Florida the corps of trained nurses, made up from the leading hospitals of New York city, ut the time of the yellow fever scourge in the south; was made president of that famous institution known as the Actors’ Fund As- sociation when it was deeply in debt, and when he withdrew from office at the epd of lis several terms it was no longer in’debt and there was a surplus of $10,000 in the treasury; and he instigated and pushed to a successful termination the late great fair in aid of the actors’ fund, which netted the organization between $100,000 and $200,000 for the support of old and decrepit actors and their familie: Sammel G. Hilborn, Californin. Samuel Greeley Hilborn, who represents the third, the Oakland, district of Callfor- ria, was elected to the Fifty-second Con- gress to fill the vacancy caused by the ap- pointment of Representative McKenna to the circuit bench. He was also elected to the full term of the Fifty-third Congre: but was unseated in favor of the democra’ contestant of his title. He was then renom- inated and elected to the Fifty-fourth Con- gress by a majority which left no possi- bility of his seat_be- ing contested. Dur- ing his short time in Congress he became universally popular. His retirement was generally regretted, and his return to Congress was grati- fying to his friends and former col- leagues. He is a man of ability, great sin- cerity and has a cor- dial, amiable address. state. After graduating from college, he taught school at Oakgrove Academy, Fal- mouth, Me. Later he read law at the office ef Fessenden and Butler, in Portland, and was admitted to the bar in 1861, then being ven years old. He immediately ifornia, locating in Valligo, So- vhere he began the practice of 5 to 79 he served in the state senate, was a member of the constitutional convertion of and in ‘83 was appointed United States district attorney for Cal a. He then removed to San Francisco. Since '87 he has resided in Oakland, and {$ the senior member of the law firm of Hil- born & Hall, practicing in San Francisco. Frank S. Black, New York. Frank S. Black of the nineteenth Maine is his native lano county, law. From Mr. New York district js a Maine man by birth, | of the Fittleth Congress, always attentive and was reared on a farm in York county. He was educated;:! the district schoois and at the academy in West Lebanon, Me. fyeademy in 1871, and in 1875. He graduated at he from Dartmouth College Black took up he pursult of journalism at this time, and ‘editor of the Jo town (N. Y.) Journal for a short time, and— then removed __to Troy,where he wofk- , as a newspaper \ reporter and stu ed, \ t- GN Mr. law. He was adi ted to the bar in 1879, and since that time has followed 'f@ his profession in. Troy, "He never be-4 fore held public office until he came to Congress as a republican, with a majority over his democratic opponent of about 3,000 votes. Mr. Black has~taken an in- creasing interest in politics in recent years, and his success has added to the charm which political preferment holds out to mcst men. He is energetic and ambitious, and brings to his aid a thorough knowledge of the law in his congressional life. Jas. R. Holing, West Virginia. Mr. James R. Huling of the third West Virginia district may be looked upon as a good friend of the District of Columbia. He has spent the winter season for the past eighteen or twenty years in Washington, and takes as much pride in the city as the oldest inhabitant himself. He thinks Washington has a great future, and Is de- serving of the con- sideration of every member of Congress, and that it should be regarded as the na- tion's city. Mr. Hul- ing is a Pennsylva- nian by birth and was raised on a farm near Williamsport. In 1874 he went to West Virginia to en- gage in the lumber and real estate busi- ness, locating at Charleston, the city he now represents in the House. In 1884 he made his advent in the politics of the state by being elected republican mayor of Sharleston He was the first republican to fill that office, and would have been re- nominated if he had accepted the tender. He received a big majority over his demo- cratic opponent for Congress, Mr. Alder- son. Jantes R. Howe, New York. Although Mr. James R. Howe of the sixth New York district was born in the city of New York, he comes of New England stock, and his ancestors were among the early settlers in this country. Mr. Howe received his educa- tion in the common schools of New York, and from his youth up has been engaged in the dry goods business. He 1s of a philanthropic turn, and is trustee in a number of pub- lic institutions of Brooklyn. Mr. Howe has a decided taste for music, and is vice president of the Amphion Musical So-" ciety of Brooklyn and a member of the famous Union Leagite Club. Mr. Howe en- yoys the distinction~ of having his great- ness thrust upon him, for his nomination to Congress came te him unsought. After receiving it, however, he entered into the campaign with vigor, and worked for the whole ticket with all his strength. It was a strong democratit district when he went into the fight, but when he came out of it he had turned it republican by 2,000 ma- jority. a Theobold Otjen, Wisconsin, From the position of foreman:in a rolling mill to that ‘of a Representative in Con- gress, through the intermediary of a suc- cessful law practice, comes Mr. Theobold OtJen of the fourth Wisconsin district. He was born in Michigan in 1851, was edu- cated at a private''school in Detroit, and, after two years’ ser- vice in a Milwaukee fron mill, began the study of law in the Ann Arbor Univer- sity, and, upon grad- uating, was admit- ted to the bar. In 1883 he removed to Milwaukee, where he immediately began “to take part in poli- tics, first represent, ing his ward in the common council. He was re-elected for tree successive terms. He was r publican candidate for Congress in 19 but was defeated; was again a candidate in 1893 for the seat in the House made va- cant by the election of Mr. Mitchell to the seat in the Senate, but was again defeated. He persevered, however, and in 184 was. successful, coming to Congress with a ma- Joriyy of over 5,000 in a district heretofore democratic. Addison S. McClure, Ohio. Mr. Addison S. McClure of the seven- teenth Ohio district brings two records to Congress of which any man might be proud. One is his record as a soldier, and the other his reputation as a lawyer. He was born in Wooster, Ohio, in 1 He was educated at Jef- ferson College, Can- netsburg, Pa. Mr. McClure made the law bis profession, and at the, same time took an’ active part in politics. He went into the army in April, 1861, and was sergeant major of the fourth Ohio infantry and captain of company H in the sixteenth Ohio in- fantry. Mr. McClure remained in the ar- my until August, 1864, seeing hard service at the front. He was a delegate to the national republican conventions at Chicago in 1868 and at Cin- cinnatl in 1876. He was a member of the Forty-seventh Congress, and was elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress as a republi- can. Israel F. Fischer, New York. A self-made man is Mr. Israel F. Fischer of the fourth New York district. He was born fn the city of New York, but has resided in Brooklyn since 1887, When he was thirteen years old he left the public schools an@ be- gan life as an office boy with Henry S. Ben- nett, a well-known M? attorney. He began the study of law and ina short time through the teac ings of his employer,, qualified himself, for, admission to the bar. He became a partuer in the firm where he was an office boy. Mr. Fischer's first notable appearance in 'poli- tics was as a mem- ber of the executive committee of the re- publican state com- mittee in 1888: and! 1890. Subsequently he became chairman of the executive committee of the county and was also chairman of the campaign com- mittee of 1888. Mr. Fischer is 4 conscien- tious party worker and reaped the reward of his years of labor in behalf of the party by receiving the congressional nomination in his district and votes enough to defeat Mr. Coombs, the democratic member. W. G. Hunter, Kentucky. Mr. W. Godfrey Hunter of the third Kentucky district is not entirely a new man in Congress, having served during the Fiftieth Congress. He is an active pol- itician and an earn- est republican, Jn 1880 he was a dele- gate to the republi- can national conven- tion at Chicago, and was one of the 306 who stood out for Grant to the last. In 1892 he was a dele- gate to the Minneap- olis convention, where Harrison was nominated the sec- ond time. He'was a good, strong member to business. By profession he is a physi- cian, and was a surgeon in the Union army during the late war. He has served three terms in the Kentucky legislature. He succeeds Mr. Goodnight, who defeated him for re-election to Congress since the Fiftieth and until the last congressional election. Joshun W. Miles, Maryland. Mr. Joshua Weldon Miles is a democrat, representing the first Maryland district. His father was a farmer, and he was born and reared on a farm on the Great Annamessex river, and. is now about thirty-seven years old. In his youth he attended private school, and was a student at the Marion Academy. In %878 he graduated at the Western Maryland College, and began the study of law with Chas. B. Roberts. He compieted his law studies at the Mary- land University Law School and in the of- fice of Dennis & Brattan at Princess Anne, and was ad- mitted to practice !n 188), In 1883 he was elected state's attor- ney for Somerset county by a majority of four votes, and was defeated for re- election by his former opponent. In_1SS8 h2 formed a partnership with Henry Page, a member of the Fifty-second Congress, which continued until the latter went on the bench. He was elected to the present Corgress to succeed Mr. Henry “by a ma- jority of something over a thousand. E. S. Henry, Connecticut. Mr. E. Stevens Henry of the first Con- necticut. district is a native of Massa- chusetts. His parents were Scotch-Irish. Since he was a small boy he has ved at Rockville, Conn, Educated there in the common schools, he grew up with the town, which is an active manufacturing place. His prominence has been chiefly in business life. He has been connected with many fin- ancial institutions. He is also a farmer and a bre sroughbred stock and is now president of the Con- necticut Jersey Breeders’ - Associa- tion. During his poli- tical career he has been mayor of Rock- ville, member of the state house of repre- sentatives and of the senate,delegate to the republican national convention of 1888, and treasurer of the state of Connecticut from 1889 to 1893. He had two fights with Lewis Sperry, demo- erat, for Congress. The nrst time was for a seat in the Fifty- third Congress, when Sperry was successful by a majority of a little more than 500. The campaign for the present was his second, and he defeated Sperry by 5,207 majority, the largest majority ever given a candidate in that district. Edward D. Cooke, Mlinots. Mr. Edward Dean Cooke of the sixth Illi- nois district is a graduate of the Columbian University Law School, in this city, and isa member of the Wash- ington bar, as_ well as of the bar of Du- buque, lowa, and ot Chicago. He was born in'Towa in 1849. Since 1873 he has practiced law in Chi- cago, and since 1876 bas been in partner- ship with Major H. D. Beam. As a mem- ¥| ber of the Illinois ,* !! legislature, elected ir 1882, he ‘served on! the judiciary and banks and banking committees, and was ~ chairman of the committee on elections. He represents what is known as the “North Side district" of Chicago, succeeding Mr. Geldzier (democrat) by a plurality of over William R. McKenney, Virginia. Mr. William R. McKenney of the fourth Virginia district went through the Uni- versity of Virginia, graduating in a num- ber of the schools of that institution. Af- ter he received his degree of B. L. from the university he commenced the prac- tice of law in Peters- burg, and has been engaged in it since He began his political career as a member of the city council of Peters- burg, and was presi- dent of that body for six years. Was pres- idential elector on the democratic ticket in 1888, and in_ 1892 was a delegate {@ the democi national convention in Chicago, in which body he was a Virginia represen- tative on the committee on credentials. He has also served the democratic party as a member of the state executive committee, and is thoroughly versed in the politics of Virginia. Milford W. Howard, Alabama, The main claim for distinction, set up in behalf of Milford W. Howard, the populist who defeated Denson in the seventh dis- trict of Alabama, is that he wrote “If Christ Came to Congress.) He first ap- peared in Washirgton as ah otlice seeker, and failing in that, with ready adapta- tion to circumstances and not hampered by too strong a sense of delicacy, he collected and strung together all the scandals of Washington history, a few true and many imaginary, and pub- lished them as a novel of Washington life. It is said that i doing this he made some money. He is a native of Georgia, where he was born in 1862. While working on a farm he studied law. He went to Alabama in 1880,and at the last congressional election was chosen to represent the populists in Congress. Willinm C. Arnold, Pennsylvania. Mr. William C. Arnold of the twenty- eighth Pennsylvania district comes to Con- gress with an enviable record in law prac- tice. He was born in the state he repre- sents, and has never 3 lived’ out of it, ex- cept during the time when he was com- pleting his education in a Massachusetts college. In 1875 he was admitted to the bar in the keystone state, and has prac- ticeed) law _contin- uously and with pro- nounced success, Mr. Arnold has never held any public of- fice prior to this time, although he has been interested in politics for several years. He is a man of rather quiet, unassuming demeanor, but soon impresses one with the fact that he possesses abilities which will make his presence felt in Congress: Miles Crowley, Texas. Mr. Miles Crowley of the tenth Texas istrict is a Massachusetts man by birth, who went south and worked his way rap- idly to the front. He Is a lawyer by pro- fession at this time, but his first appear- ance in public life in Texas was as chief engineer of the Galvesion fire de- partment, to which position he was elect- ed for two terms. Then he went to the leg-slature, serving in the lower house during the twenty- second legislature, and as a senator during the twenty- third and’ twenty- fourth. The demo- erats of the tenth congressional district concluded to promote him, anu him to Congress. Mr. Crowley respects a self-made man, and has worked his way to the front by push and energy and through the grace of the sterjing quai- itis within him. John E. McCall, Tennessee. Mr. John E. McCall of the eighth Ten- hey sent is in many reesee district represents @ community which has been strongly democratic here- tofore and was represented in the House by Mr. Ernloe for many years. Mr. Mc- Call was born in Clarkesburg, Tenn., was reared on a farm, attending the Village school a few months each year until he fitted himself to enter the University of Tennessee, from which he graduated in 1881. After his admission to the bar he located in Lexington, Tenn., where he has been continuously in the practice of law. He began to take an interest in _ politics early in the 80's, es- pousing the republi- can cause with great ardor, which was not diminished by defeat for his first office, the district attorney- ship, He persevered and the next year entered the legisla- ture and was re- elected for a second term. He was a delefate to the Chicago convention of 188%, which nominated Gen- eral Harrison for President, and was sec- retary of the committee on rules and order of business. He was appointed assistant United States attorney for west Tennessee when President Harrison was elected, and resigned in 1891. He was a candidate for governor before the republican state con- vention in 1892, but was defeated by H. Clay Evans. The democrats gave Mr. McCall a hard fight in the congressional election, but he pulled through by a safe majority. Lucien J. Fenton, Ohio. Farmer's lad, soldier, teacher, banker and politician are the words that describe, in brief, the pursuits of Lucien J. Fenton of the tenth Ohio district up to the time of his entering Congress. He was born near Win- chester, in the buckeye state, and by a curious coincidence came near ending his life at another Winchester, this time in Vir- ginia, where he was dangerously wounded in battle. In his youth he received education in the schools of his neigh- borhood, and at the university at Athens, assisting in the work on his father’s farm in the meantime. , When the war broke ' out he enlisted in the ninety-first Ohio regi- ment,and served con- tinuously in the field until he was disabled before Winchesterg in 1864. After the war he was a teacher and superintendent of public schools, in Ohio, for a number of years, and received a life certificate of nigh qualification to teach in any public school in the state. In 1854 he organized the Winchester Bank, and was a delegate to the national republican conven- tion in 1892. Mr. Fenton is a republican, and comes to Congress with a majority of over 10,000 against his democratic oppo- nent. Edward Sauerhering, Wisconsin. Mr. Edward Severherirg of the second Wisconsin district is cne of the young men of the House, his entry into the affairs of this wcrld dating June 24, 1864. He was born at Mayville, Wis., and was educated at the rublic schools gf the town. He de- cided to be a druggist, and went to Chi- cago 10 fit himself for the occupation, graduating from the College of Pharm: in that city in 1s He was a pharmacist at the time of receiv- ing the nomination for Congress in the district represented by Charles Barwig, which was considered at that time hope- lessly democratic, but Mr.. Sauerhering demonstrated to the contrary He wiped out the big demo- cratic majority, and was elected by a ma- jority over his democratic opponent of 268 Votes, with 1,800 votes scattering. Mr. Sauerhering is a man of tnassuming de- meanor, but his friends say he will not be ~a silent factor in the deiiberations of the present Congress by any means, as he possesses native ability which will make his preser.ce felt. Frank J. Cannon, Utah, Mr. Frank J. Cannon, the delegate from Utah, is, by his own confession, “a printer, newspaper writer and republican.” He ‘is one of the young men of the House, am- bitious, bright and aggressive. He was born at Salt Leke City, and has been iden- tified with the in- terests of the terri- tory all his life. He has been in politics for a number of years, and made the race for Congress in 1892, but was de- feated by Mr. Raw- lins, democrat. He evened the score with Mr. Rawiins next time, however, com- ing to the Fifty- fourth Congress over his opponent by about 1,800 votes. He is a graduate of the University of Utah, and is a successful business man. Mr. Cannon’s father was a delegate from the territory years ago, and the whole family has been cl y connected with the growth of the territory and of Salt Lake City. J. W. Stokes, South Carolina, Mr. J. William Stokes of the seventh South Carolina district waz born in the state which he represents,and was brought up to farm life, attending the ordinary schools of his county and town and grad- uating later from Wash’n: and Lee University, Virginia. The latter event oc- curred in 1876, and for twelve years he taught school, grad- uating meantime in medicine from Van- derbilt University in Tennessee. In 188) he returned to the farm and assisted ir organizing the Farm- ers’ Alliance, being president of the state association for two terms. He was in the state senate in 1890, and was a deiegate to the national democratic con- vention in 1892. He was nominated with- out opposition in the congressional dis- trict which he represents, and was elected as a democrat. Nathan 0. Murphy, Arizona, Mr. Nathan O. Murphy, the delegate from Arizona, is a Maine man who went west to grow up with the country. He was born in Lincoln county, and received a liberal high hool education, carly in life fitting himself for the part he was destined to play in a rich, though, at the time he arrived in Arizona, an undeveloped country. Before he was twenty-one years of age he taught school in Wisconsin, but that wasn’t far west enough for him, so within a_ short time after attaining his majority he moved to Arizona and settled in Prescott. Mr. Murphy conclud- ed that a land so rich ir minerals and s fertile when properly irrigated must even- tually come to tke front, and he invested successfully in m.nes and real estate. When he concluded to take part in the politics of the territory he « appointed secretary of Arizona. Two y later, in 1891, the governorship was tende: to him and he accepted it. He was unan mously Chosen delegate to the national re publican convention, gnd sveceeded amon; other things in gettifig the arid land inte ests of the west recognized in the platform of his party He was the unanimous nomi- nee of his party for delegate to the Fifty fourth Congress, and was elected by a la plurality, notwithstanding that Arizona we uumed to be democratic. Barney, Wisconsin. Barney of the fifth Wis sin district is a lawyer and educator. He« was born in Washington courty, in the tow: of Hartford, in Wisconsin, and was edu- cated in the public schools and at Lombard University, Gales- burg, Il. He went back to his native town and for four years taught the high school there. Then he began the study of law at West Bend with Judge L. F. Frisby, lately the at- torney general of the state. He was admit- ted to practice in 1873 and has pursued his profession at West Bend since that year. He was superinten- dent of schools of Washington county for four years, and was the republican candidate for Congress in 1884 in the old fifth district, against Gen. Bragg. Mr. Barney's legal attainments are highly regarded in Wisconsin, and he is not orly popular in the congressional district which he represents, but is well known throughout tke state. Benjamin B. Odell, New York. Mr. Benjamin B. Odell, jr., of the seven- teenth New York district is a business man end politician. He is engaged in the ice business at Newburg, is interested in the electric light plant which furnishes the city with illumination and carries on a few profitable interests on the side. He was born in Newburg and received his early ed- ucation in the college at Bethany, W. Va., finishing at Columbia College, New York. He has taken an active interest in pol- ities eince he came into man’s estate, and for ten years has been @ prominent member of the republican state committee. During the last camp.ign he was chairman of the executive committee. His congressional dis- trict includes the counties of Orange, Rock- land and Sullivan. Geo. L. Wellington, Maryland. Mr. George L. Wellington of Cumber- lan@, Md., represents the sixth Maryland district, and promises to be in the future an intoresting figure in rational affairs. Mr. Wellington is a comparatively young man, he has already risen absolutely from the ranks, he has ambition, and today he stands on the top crest of the republican wave that has swept Maryland. His friends, therefore, have excellent reason for predicting a bright future for the young “eagle” of Cumberland. Mr. Wel- lington is especially interesting to resi- dents of this city, as his district bordering on the District of Columbia makes him al- most the Representative for Washington. It ts thought more than likely, too, that Mr. Wellington will a member of the istrict committee, and it is certain that local interests will not suffer in his hands. Mr. Welling- ton is of German parentage, having been born in Cum- berland in 1852. At the age of twelve he wert into the world to_earn a living. In 1870 he became con- nected with the Sec- p. ond-National Bank, and afterwards became its teller. From early days Mr. Wellington has né2n connected with political affairs. He was for many years treasurer of Alle- gany county. He was delegate to the na- tional convention of 1884 and 1888. In 1889 he reccived a very flattering vote in Maryland as a candidate for controller, and afterwards was appoitited subtreasurer at Baltimore by President Harrison. In 1892 he was a candidate for Congress, but was defeated. In 1804, however, he was elected to the House by over 3,000 plurality. Mr. Wellington was a main factor in the nomi- nation of Mr. Lowndes for governor of Maryland, and as chairman of the state committee it was to a very large extent his management and skill that secured re- publican success for the state ticket. The present Maryland legislature elects a suc- cessor to Senator Gibson, and the leading candidate for the place is Mr. George L. Wellington. From all accounts it is more than likely that Mr. Wellington, after serv- ing one term in the House, will step into the Senate. Mahlon Pitney, New Jersey. Mr. Mahlon Pitney of the fourth New Jersey district is a lawyer. He is a man of fame in his own state, and stands high in his profession. He is now in the prime of life, being under forty years of age, and brings to his duties In the legislative branch of the government a well-trained and cultured mind. He is a graduate of Princeton, and has practiced the profes- sion of law at Mor- ristown, N. J., since 1S82. “Along " about the year 189 he con- cluded to vary the monotony of a legal life by taking part in the poli of “his state, and his first dash for office was at the place held there- tofore in Congress by Mr. Cornish. "It was a ‘successful dash, and Mr. Pitney firds himself in Congress today as a republican. He is a man of en- gaging presence, modest and’ retiring in demeanor, and will make his mark in Con- gress by the merit of his own abilities rather than by efforts to push himself to the front. This is the second time in its history that the district has been repre-, sented by a republican. Chas, F. Back, Louisiana. Mr. Charles F. Buck of the second Louisi- ana district, who succ22ds R. C. Davey, is one of the scholars of the present House. He is a Germen by birth and one of the most prominent lawyers of his state. He is a man of fine social qualities, courtly and elegant in manprer and of literary attain- ments, He is a great Shakesp2arean stu- dent, ready to do battle with any Baconian who may give him the challenge. He was barn at Durr- heim, grind duchy of Baden, in 1841, where his father was bur- gomaster af the vil- lage. He came to this country in. 1852 with his parents, who located in New Or- leans. His parents and members of the fam- fly fell victims to the yellow fever epidemic of 1853, and the boy was taken in by the keeper of a saloon and boarding house, where he assisted In the work pertaining to the business. He began his schooling in 1857, and graduated from the city High School, and then entered fhe Louisiana State Military Academy. He studied law in New Orleans, and at the time of his election to Congress was attorney of a num- ber of the largest local corporations. In 1880 he was elected city attorney and was re-elected for a second term He was elected to the pesent Congress, receiving 14,864 votes against 7,211 votes for the re- publican candidate. Walter Evans, Kentucky. Mr. Walter Evans of the fifth Kentucky district. is a pioneer of republicanism in Kentucky. Practically since the war he has been fighting the republican battles in that state. He is well known and greatly lked in Washington. His picture hangs among the portraits of commissioners of internal revenue in the Treasury Depart- ment. It is In connection with that office that he is best remembered by Washing- ton people. He is a tall, spare man, with gray hatr and whiskers trimmed rather close to his face. He was born in Ken- tucky in 18: and is mostly seif-edu- cated. His education was got under di culties, as Mr. Evans had to alternate be- tween school and farm work, but he has done for himself what colleges cannot always do, and is a man of recognized ability. He began his business life as a deputy clerk in Hop- kinsville in Decem reading law at night with no tu- s own eal; entered the federal