Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-09
JUDGE BELFoRD's SUCCESSOR

JUDGE BELFOEtD'S SUCCESSOh'
The Man " 40 win be There" to Stamp
OutBold Democratic Schemes ofWick-
cdness.
WASHINGTON. June 3. -COlorado's sac
cessor to Judge Beford IN Congress IS a
characterwho promises to attract as much
attention as did the fiery red-headed nam
ine-whiykercd Judge. The new member. 9
name is G.. G.. Svmmes. He, too, IS red
headed. His beard is long ana even more
flaming in color than hat Of Judge lei
ford's. lis said That Colorado would not
send to Congress- any one DUta red-headed
man. As colorado is the Spanish Word
for red. this custom has about /: certain
fitness. Symme5 IS very small man
below medium height. His weight Is
ABOUT that Of Mahone's. While ne IS very
slim and small, he has deep roaring
bass voice. which can be heard AT il great
distance. He is a rich man. he is worth
about 100000. He IS pracuclns law
Yer. lie has n rood MANY friends among
the early miners OF Colorado, ana through
his connection with various mining en-
terprscs he has made fortune. II II
said Of him that he is one of the most ie-
n0rant of men, and that even FLANAGAN, OF
Texas, could not begin TO manele the
English language as does this new Con
gresham from Colorado. lie mas lle
most exaggerated idea Of his own lmpof-
lance. He promises to be the great Duu
of the coming House. He VIII make =
good unning-mate in appearance win
the insignificant looking Senator SpooneT,
OF Wisconsin. 1t is related OF oymmes
that alter the last election numoeI ol
Republican friends OF his gathered III ms
Office TO weep and lament over the result
One patriot said: "NOw that the Demo
Gratis have won 1 suppose slavery VIII ne
restored" Another one called attention.
TO the probability That the country Woum
he required TO assume the Confederate
war debt. One prediction after announcer
of this Kind was rapidly made. Symmes
took no part i'm the conversation Tor some
time. Then be arose with an air of heavy
gravity, and taking an oratOrical position,
slowly Initiating his chest, he said: Zen
tlemen, You are wrong. J have no douDI
these Democratic scOundrels Will attempt
all the things you have named, but they
will fail, gentlemen, for ! viii be there
Symmes. Ike SpoOner, il a product OF
Wisconsin. He went to Kentucky alter
the war. He was Il candidate Tor Con-
gress from Kentucky. lie received sew
enty or hundred Republican votes,
against eighteen or twenty thousand Dem
ever. The House authorities permitted
him 90 90 through all the motions OF THIS
contest When he returned to Kentucky
he said: II had no idea, OF course, Of sue
ccedng. / simply went TO washington
for the purpose of seeing if my voice could
dli the House Of Representatives" An
irrcycrent friend suggested That there was
no doubt that his voice could empty the
House of Representatives. This sugges-
lion made Symmcs very angry. 1t had
been the one ambition Of ms life to reach
a place in the House Of Representatives.
lie WAS in the army all during the war.
Ever since then he has used his war eN-
periences 10 color every one Otthe phrases
of his political speeches. lie is always
carrying the flag aloft. His battle and
smokcd-begrlmed metaphors OF war are
said to be beyond description in the way
OF exaggerated pomposity. During the
last election one of his fayorite phrases
was, Nv hen the '.dees' OF November re-
turn, then Will our enemy bite the dust"