Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-15

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than that of an active member of the
Hssse; Mr. Van Yoorhis, whose unfortu
Bate experience with the Head Money bill
did not assist him in the canvass, and
Messrs Jacobs, Walter Wood, Camp, Van
Aernam. Richardson and West, will vacate
their seats. Almost two-thirds of the pres
ent delegation from New York will retire,
One of the prominent members of the
new Honse will be Frank II. Hprd. oi
Ohio, an uncomprOmising free trader.
Speaker Ksifer will be on hand, but not in
the Speakers chair, and with him will
come Mr.. Mckinley, a sturdy champion OF
protected industries; Mr.. Taylor, quiet
gentleman from Garfelds district; Mr..
Converse, who made good impression last
winter and has been spoken OF as com
promise candidate for Speaker; Ben LIE
Fevre, who employs several clerks to serve
his constituents, and William d. Hill, a
rampant Bourbon, who was in the House OF
the Ferty-sixth Congress. Messrs. Butter.
worth and Young, the two Representatives
of Cincinnati, will
Turn Their Attention to Other BGsi.
with Mr.. Neal, Chairman of the District
Committee, who was handicapped by some
unfortunate letters in defense of the Star
Route men written in 1891. Mr.. Kelley,
tie father of the House, will undoubtedly
be a member Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, although not its head as he is at
present. Mr.. Randall will be the most
prominent Pennsylvania in the House.
Several we'll known Republicans from that
State were either beaten or not renominated,
among them Messrs. Ward, Fisher, Errett,
Scranton and Shallenberger. Mr.. Bayne,
the outspoken critic of the Administration,
will come back with a warm Endorsement,
and Mr.. Miller strong partisan and active
member of the Elections Committee, will
have a second term. From South Carolina
will come Mr.. Dibble, who was unseated by
the present House, and also Mr.. Mackey,
to whom Mr.. Dibble's seat was given.
Messrs. Pettibone and Houk, the Tennessee
Republicans, whose politics have an old
war flavor, will return, but Mr.. Moore, the
Memphis banker, who
Did Not Care for denomination.
will be succeeded by Casey Young, Demo-
crat who is not a stranger in the House.
Two prominent Democrats-Mr. Atkins,
Chairman of the Appropriations Comm it.
tee under Speaker Randall, and Mr.. Whit
thornc who have given Mr.. Robson so
much trouble-were not renominated.
From Texas all wilt be Democrats except
the famous reconstructed Ochiltree. Mr..
Regan, ex-Postmaster General of the Con-
federacy, and the advocate of familiar
interstate commerce bill; Messrs. Mills,
Wellborn, and Culberson are now members.
Mr.. Jones, the GreenbaCker, long, thin
man, whose speeches were amusing, will
disappear, but the State will gain the inim-
liable Ochiltree. who ran on a River and
Harbor bill platform and whose imagina-
ton will have no equal on the floor OF the
House.
The return of Judge Poland will be the
most striking change of the Vermont dele.
CATION. Mr.. Tucker will be the leader OF
the Virginia del egation, but the new Con-
gresham at. Large, John S. Wise, is a man
who will make his mark.
West Virginia
contributes an ex.Secretary of the Navy,
Mr.. Goff and will return Mr.. Kenna, now
one of the strong men on the Democratic
side. The Wisconsin delegation will be
remarkably transformed. With six Re-
publican members in the present House,
the State furnished to Mr.. Keifer the
Chairmen of three important committees
Mr.. Williams Foreign Affairs; Mr.. Hazel
ton. Pacific Railroads, and Mr.. Pond, Pub.
lie Funds. Mr.. Caswell was member OF
the Appropriations Committee, and Mr..
Humphrey had good positions on other
committees. All of these men, active and
well-known members of the present
House, have been swept away, and with
hem goes Gen. Bragg.