The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-22

rress commences the first Monday Of next
month. and bids fair to be the most important
and exciting Of any which has yet assembled al
the National Capital Thetwo parties are nearly
.oually divided The Democratic membe will
use stnpendous efforts 10 gain tholr ends, as at
the next assembling Of Congress they will be too
small minority to exert much influence. We
therefore think that a sketch Of The lives OF the
leadDg members, whose names before long will
be familiar TO the ears OF every one, may not
prove nnintcresting.
Hon. SchuS Ter CnIf,N,
Speaker Of the House, was born in the city OF
New York on the 23d Of March, 1923. In early
life be attended the public schools of that city,
and from them acquired the Fundamental Gle
ments OF good English education. Like the
great Benjamin Franklin, and scores of other
men of more than national reputation, he wa
bred o practical printer. In 1886 he removed
from the metropolis, and went TO try his fortune
in the then far-distant West lie settled in In.
diana and as soon as he attained his majority,
commenced editing and publishing the South
Bend Register which position he still holds
In 1850 he was elected member Of the Indiana
Constitutional Convention. In lSls, he was
chosen delegate to the National Wing Convcn-
ton, by which body lo was honored with the
position Of It's Secretary In 1882 he was again
u
pos. of National Secretary. In 1854, he was
chosen representative to the National Legislature
from the Ninth Congressional District. He was
reelected in 1856 TO the Thirty fifth, and in 1853 to
the Thrty-sxt Congresses, during both of
which he filed the important post Of Chairman
Of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
In 1850 he was again chosen. After gallant
fight in 1862, he was reelected TO the Tnirty-
eighth Congress over Hon. David Turpie, ex-
Democratic United States Senator, by about 23j
mai rity. Was nominated for Speaker by the
Republican caucus, and through personal popu-
larty secured the support of all the Border States
Union men, and was chosen by a handsome vote.
In last October he was reelected to the Thirty
ninth Congress by nearly two thousand majority
Mr.. Colfax is now in his forty-second year, and,
from the direction of the political wind will pro-
baby be reelected Speaker next session.
HOa. George Washington Julian,
Of Indiana was born in Cenrevile, Wayne
county, Indiana, May ), 1917. He received, like
large majority of our public men, only a com
mon school education. After concluding which
ht accepted the post of schoo.-teacher, and con-
tinued In that position for over three years. H'
studied law and was admitted to the Indiana ba
in 1870, at the age of %.
He was nominated and elected to the Stat
Bufa.o Convention of lSlS, and was the sam
year elected to the National Congress, whic
position he held from lS49 to 1851. In 1872 h
was nominated by the Pittsburg Gree Soil Con
vention for the post of Vce-Presdent of tn
United States on the same ticket as Hon. John
Hale, United States Senator from New Ham
shire This was a regular Abolition tcke
and received in the United States 1860
votes. We wonder IT, on such a plalor
to-day, Hale and Julian would not have
slight increase of supporters. The first Repu
BcAn Convention, meeting at Pittsburg, elect
him its ce-President
In 1860 be was elected Representative to C)l
gress from the Fifth District Of Indiana, seryil
during that term as member OF the Committe
on Public Lands and Public Expenditures. l
was in 1862 elected TO the Thirty. eighth Congress
and in October last by an immense majority W
chosen TO the Thirty-ninth He is over fort
seven years of age.
General Robert c. Scbenck,
Of Ohio, was born in Franklin, Warren count
Ohio, on the 4th of October. 1909. He studied
Miami College, from which he graduated in IS.
After having received his diploma he accept
the occupation of tutor in his alma Mater viii
he held for nearly two years. At the age
twenty he commenced the study of the law, al
in 1881 was admitted 10 practise at the Ohio Bl
and opened his law Office at Dayton, Ohio. Il
district elected him to be It's representative in d
State Legislature in 1910, and his populr
secured his reelection to that position in lS
Ia 1913 he commenced his career in Congres
and was continually reelected by his constituen
for eight years until 1851.
During his continuance in the House he serve
on all the more important committees an
during the Thirtieh Congress was appoint,
Chairman of the Committee on Roads an
Canals. On his retirement from Congress
was rendered and accepted the post of UnitC
States Minister Extraordinary TO Brazil. Viii
holding this important position he proved hia
self as powerful with the pen as he has sin
shown himself 70 be- with the sword, and q
quiTed no mean fame Il dipllmatisI. Most
the South American treaties contracted 10y ID
Government we're negotiated by him. In fac
President Fillmore had no cause to relret his al
pointment.
In 1853 he ret turned to his native land, an
from that time until the breaking out OF the pr
sent Rebellion has been largely engaged in Il
railroad business, in which he has proved hinse
an active man OF business, and possessed Of lnu
energy.
When the Rebels rose in arms against the &c
srnmeni, Mr.. Schenck, remindful Of the trJ
which in former years that Government had
posed in him, proifyred his services in such
pacity as WIS desirable. His offer was acceptC
and a brigadier's commission was delivered hi
In 1862 he was promoted 70 major-general, u
his military career in the Middle Department a
elsewhere well known to our readers bel
still fresh in their minds In 1862, at the Octol
election he defeated Clement l.. Vallandigh
in the Third Ohio District as Representative
Congress. He has served with honesty a
fidelity as member and also as chairman of
most important committee of the house, that
Military Affairs. He has been, by largely
creased majority, reelected 70 the Thirty mi
Congress. He is now in his ffty-sixth year.
Hon. Thaddeus stevens,
the leader Of the House of Representatives, '
horn in Caledonia county, Vermont, on the
ofApril, 1898. He graduated at Dartmouth G
legs in 1914, and removed the same year to PEI
sylyania, and there commenced his legal q
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