Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28
The New Senators.


chosen, or nominated under circumstances
hat are equivalent to their election
Among those who will appear for the first
time ain the Senate, there are but few of
much national reputation.
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana has led
the Republican party in that State since
the death Of Oliver P. Morton. He 10 the
grandson of President Harrison. and the
great-grandson CT Benjamin Harrison of
Virginia, asigner Of the Declaration of In
dependence. Mr.. Harrison is good law
yer, and . vigorous public speaker. At the
Chicago Convention he was Chairman Of
the Indiana delegation, which was the first
that broke from Blaine and went to Gar
field.
Omar D. Congsr, the new Senator from
Michigan, 10 q native of New York. He
has been in the House for the past twelve
years, and in the last TIVE or three Con
gresses has ranked among the Republican
leaders He is . bitter partisan and =
strong debater, with = quaint, rough. Wit
ty style Of expression. He was Chairman
of the Michigan delegation at Chicago, q
warm supporter Of Blaine. and an effective
opponent Of Grant and the sni, rule.
Gen. William ]. Sewell succeeds Gov.
Randolph in New jersey. He deserves
credit for beating Secor Robson and his
money on the eleventh ballot in the nomi-
mating caucus. Sewell says it was harder
fight than any Of the battles he went thro'
in the late war, where he wastwice wound
ed. He is to be congratulated on his vic
tory over Grants corrupt Secretary Of the
Navy. Sewell has been President OF the
State Senate, is Al enterprising business
man, and was Chairman ofthe New Jersey
delegation At Chicago, where he did bis
best against Grant, and for Blaine.
Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, who is chosen
in Connecticut, was . captain in the first
battle of Bull Run, and subsequently, a.
tanned the rank Of Major General OF vol
unteers. In 1857 be became the editor OF
the Hartford Ecening Press, and for many
years past has been editor Of the Hartford
Courant, one of the ablest newspapers of
New England. He has been Governor Of
Connecticut, was President of the Centen-
NAL Exhibition. and has served FIVE years
in the House. lie was regularly nomina-
ted for Senator in Congress by the Repub-
lican caucus in 1872. and would then have
been elected except for q Republican bolt
organized by Marshal Jewell. He is q
thorough going partisan, and will prefer
. Republican thief to an honest Democrat
Eugene Hale Of Maine succeeds Hanni-
bal Hamlin, who has constantly held Off
Cos Of various kinds from period in the
history of the country too remote 10 be
distinctly remembered. Hale 10 the SON
in-law of the late Zach Chandler, and one
of Mr.. Blaias's right-hand men. He was
ten years in the house, is keen, flippaat,
saucy, understands the technica'ities Of
parliamentary law, is always loaded, cock
ed and primed, can talk till he tires out
the clock, and will annoy the senior Sen.
ator from New York like = mosquito in
the summer solstice or George H. Forster
in State Convention.
Mr.. Plat Of this State has been 10 ire
quently described Of late that even brief
account of him would be rather superflu-
Gus. Mr.. William B. Wooden says that
Platt's constituents will be abe to reach
his ear without stepladder. Mr.. Miller
of California, who succeeds Gov. Booth, 10
rich Republican politician; and he es-
pecially represents the Alaska fur-ssal in.
terest. Mr.. Fair, a Democratic millionaire
takes the chair which Sharon, the silver
plated Republican from the rotton borough
of Nevada, has occupied about two mon his
in the past six years. Gen. Malone Of
Virginia is an independent Democrat and
. readjuster or repudiator of State debts
He was elected to the Sennte by a combi-
nation between faction ofthe Democrats
and the Republicans. lie was a clever
officer in the Confederate army.
The most conspicuous Of the seven or
eight old Senators who have been reflect
ed are Baya.d, Thurman, and Dawes.-I
Though Sherman has been in the Senate,
and is xow elected again, he il not reflect
81 from the prssent Senafe Soma atronv