The Washington critic., 1885-11-06

foreseen that General Mcclellan
would die some time, and you
have not neglected to save space for
Sherman and Sheridan, who are still
living" 81 have told you all there Is
to tell-therc Is no room on the temple
for General McClcllan's name, and so IL
will not he put there" Several old
Army officers with whom the CORE
spondent talked afterward about this
expressed their indignation in unmcas-
urcd terms. One of them said that the
Republican party had never forgiven
McClcllanf for accepting the Presidential
nomination in 1864. at is not gen
orally known" continued this officer,
chat after the nomination had been
made Lincoln wrote to Mcclellan beg
ging him to decline it. He pointed to
McClellan's war record, and argued
that patriot who was willing to save
his country from disruption by arms
ought TO be willing to make much
smaller sacrifice in order to save her
from disruption by political strife that
opposition to the administration
at that critical moment meant
aid aud comfort TO the enemy, and that
such opposition seemed particularly
fdtuous, in view of the fact that II
could not possibly succeed. McClel-
Ian gave the subject serious thought
and was about half convinced that his
duty lay in the course Lincoln indica
ted, when some of the stronger party
men got hold of him and talked him
over. This is bit of secret history
The result of the struggle is spread on
the public record. One would suppose
that such defeat as Mcclellan stem
electoral votes against him to every
one in his favor-would have wiped
out his oifense in the minds of his en-
cmies. But il didn't"
~
Speaking of the new members of the
Forty-ninth Congress, the correspon.
dent Of the Cincinnati 7tmes-Stdr
makes the mistake of saying that Pu.
liter of the New York WORTH has been
in Congress before. Such is not the
case Mr.. Pulitzer resided in st. Louis
up to the time of his going to New
York, and never got further than JEFF
ferson City in his pursuit of legislative
renown. But Bragg of Wisconsin,
Wheeler of Alabama and Burrows of
Michigan, who are to be at the Capitol
this winter, have all been there and are
wcll-known in Washington. OF other
new members, Austin says: Dougherty
of Florida is young man of thirty
five or forty, with black moustachc
and goatee, and sort Of Spanish like
manner. Ward of Chicago is a blonde
lawyer, thirty-five years old or SO,
with heavy sandy moustachc, and like
most Chicago men, rather modest and
retiring in his manner. Lawlcr, also Il
Chicago man, is short, black-mous-
tached fellow with determined look
and pretty good avoirdupois, looking
something like Congressman Durham
also of that city. Bynum of Indianap-
oils is broad -shouldercd fellow with
ycllowish whiskers and brown hair.
Jacob Romeis, who succeeds Frank
Hurd, is n muscular statesman, rather
good looking and popular He began
life rs a baggage smasher, to which
fact he perhaps owes the excellent
muscular development which may en-
able him to command the respect of his
associates in the House. Kentucky
sends couple of handsome men in
Breckenridge and McCreary. Brock
enridgc is tall and handsome with full
gray beard, keen sparkling gray
eyes and white hair. EN- Cover
nor ,McCreary is not quite 50 tall,
with black hair and moustachc,
pleasant face and the bearing of
courtly gentleman. as he is. Con
gresham Stone of Kentucky, who sue
cccds Oscar Turner is also good look
ing fellow, with broad shoulders and
pleasant address. lie walks on
Crutches, having lost leg in the Con
| federate service. Another man on
crutchcs will be Congressman Brown
of Cincinnati who succeeds Jordan.
lie lost leg, too, in the war, on the
Union side. Minnesota's new mem
Der, Gilfillan, is bright and promis-
rank at the head of his delegation. W.
| w. Ellsberry, who succeeds AlphonZo
Hart from the Eleventh Ohio District,
is rough and ready country doctor,
young, thin in figure and face, with
black goatee and rather suavc man
ncr. Taylor of Tennessee is n rather
| good looking man with very long black
| whiskcrs mixed with gray, and, like
| most Tcnnesseeans, rather modest.
| Brady of Virginia, Senator Malone s
right bower in Virginia politics, is a
little fellow with dark mustachc and
goatee, bright and active. Grosvcnor
of Ohio is tall and well developed, with
full, yellowish gray beard, and will
bring his family with him and occupy
rooms on f street. just opposite the
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