The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-12-15
NUMBER so.
Washington News and Gossip.


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was born IN ONO, Jan Both, 1886. He was edu
Gated at Antioch Col lege and admitted to the bar
=, c.x;.eo,a :; 1870
iA 'P' oAo'N III i''' no eAt0ieu 'Ao ailhs III
1861 as Major in the third Ohio Infantry In 1862
was made Co,one1 ~ ma INN obio. ,ros sa,,oro.
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y wounded IN the wilderness IN 1861 after having
served in the field in West Virginia Kentucky
Tennessee. Alabama and Georgia was breveted
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ueneiai iol galiaht services IN the battles
pinia ana arnnjntad uai a1a Gd,ora "re''I M
gallant and DISTINGUISHED services during the
campaign ending IN the surrender of the Insur
gent army under Gen. Il Lee
At the close of the war he refused position in
the regular army and resumed his law practice in
Springfield He was delegate at large in the
Cincinnati National Convention in 1876; was a
representative from Ohio in the Forty fifth Con
gress, and was re elected to the Forty-six Con
gress by large majority over the Democratic
Greenback and Prohibition candidates In the
last election he at the head Of the Republican
members of the committee on elections
THE frER, or rrr 1nr-sp
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non Eu"aio NICE herSon VINO VIII MI bis OLD
prs!.'on ds cle1h 0i the house, IS well quahhed
aoh ;uo poSluon @ ne - u years olG ana Aas mad
~ 90 "a lr' ~ pupHt affairs ne was amen
Del VI VIZ lnLIIF siAtn ana 1hlFty seventh Ton
9os9 IN 90 ie1 VI ~ iiTuse lioAn DeceuioeE'
ist an d statistician of 1ridu nynarianna - iaod
ing parliamentary authority, and is publisher of
political manual bearing his name He was
President a the National Convention in 1876, and
the leader OF the Blaine wa in the Pennsylvania
delegation
Mr McPherson celebrated ruling al Cincinnati
that every delegate had right 10 vote according
10 MS own cnolce was The foundation of The great
triumph over the "Un Rule IL 1890
Capt Harry Sherwood who to be .oreu to
Ms old position as postmaster OF the House, is
one-eggeu Mlchigan soldier
BIRDS EYE VIEW or yT-E HOUSE
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tbn traat 1oa5ors 10 ,aa9 III - ; ~ ~ w. oi
1, eIa a.h G - s - = :. ~ III oS
places The question of Republican leadership
on the floor is very important one and one as to
"Dlcn Inc rank ana ME ol me party nave many
IllseiFLnes ~ mere are aoe men lelt' many OF
'helh' put teio Is Il i' ueal VI l'dlty anu IL Is
1ot certain that tne rivals VIII consent 70 suFren
uef 'ntH Owl atteulplS al IeaueIShlP 10 the heces
sN! ol party success
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Among the missing New England faces in the
IN .9tia,al ,HIit,ns H. n1ain Iall - II ~
Iaars siTcn M ,rar bad Inr tba IJsa = - f
No. I,c,roOs f., tho Saata ,iaa-, b a..
for Gen Garhelds cabinet, and low on Dec. I5,h
is to retire to private hte-a position which few
believe he will long hold Frye too earnest Wig
orous. sincere, eloquent, and always popular, has
been transferred to the Senate where he has al
ready made his mark. Ii = is succeeded hV Nelson
Dngley, Jr, man, however well known il
Maine, who will, doubtless, be compelled 10 share
the fate of all new corners in the jealous House
and to 20 to the foot of his class The retire
ment of MI Frye leaves to Mr. Reed the undis
puted leadership of the Maine delegation. a posi-
ton which Mr. Reed will ill with ability and dig
nifty. Maine for nearly a quarter OF a century has
been conspicuous for her representation on the
floor Of the lower House of Congress. and it is not
to be expected that her members in the Fartv-
seventh Congress will lower her stan lard Of reprp
sentation Mr. Reed is Young vigorous popular
able, and one of the most promising of the Young
men Of the House
Observation-Disclosures.
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lac Democratic leaders seemed ittie daled at
the fact that they were the leaders Of minority,
however Skilled and powerful -Four years before
those of the South mad announced. with some
flourish Of truInPets that they had come back to
their fathers home and had come tostay and they
ehose, after muca bltkeflng, Northern ultra pro
tectoniSt to represent Democratic free trade
party, Their teuds we're intense and i'll concealed
Their parliamentary movements. some Of them
brilliant all OF them determined, were not accept
able to the country, and the Democratic majority
Of nearly forty IN the Forty fifth Congress is re-
duced ia the Forty seventh Congress to a minority.
The leaders looked about as if unable to uHder
stand where Their mighty following had gone
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