Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-03
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Members Of the House who Are known
Al Elective Stump speakers.

A good stump speaker il not necessarily an elo-
quent man il the halls Of Congress. Some Of the
| men who keep 30 quiet aud do SO little in the
House that observers wonder what induced
their people to send them there, are most effec-
| tive speakers ON the stump, and are apt In all
the arts Of politics. 1t is to this that they owe
their places, But Mr.. Milliken stands we'll
both as q legislator aud q campaigner. He Is
| not great talker ON the floor, but speaks oeca.
sionally. He was one Of Rlatnes confidential
lieutenants during the late Presidential cam
paign, and will, perhaps, be in the field for him
again in 'ss. He has been making political
speeches since he was seventeen years Old.
Maine has two other republican stump speak
| ers-iseed and Boutelle-but their audiences
should be altogether Of thel. own party; Either
diferent political convictions rom himself
Neither is ever sent out on pilgrimage after
| speaker whom the campaign committee had to
keep under cover when drumming up recruits.
any one OF these men can abuse the democratic
party in way to offend every man who ever
belonged &pi
The democrats have o speaker of the same
sort In the person OF Gen. Bragg. He is gifted
with abusive eloQuence, such as will fire the
hearts OF an assem- lage of his own partisans,
0S Mr. !ep " the e q, has the
reputation OF being the finest and most effective
| stump speaker the democrats have, besides
M I,ns one OF the most finished orators In the
Bntterworth and Burrows are probably the
is n he the ms
the most effective of all, engaging in his deliv.
cry, overpowering in his assaults, and SO quick
at rstort that few men dare measure tongues
Culberson, Of Texas, who maintains q repu-
tatlon IN the House for ability, without having
| anything to say more than once or twice in u
session, Is power when talking to the Texas
boys from the stump.
when Ms aps r ase to
constituents even the sheep men con-
Serted. 1t is said that . delegation of WOOL
growers once waited on him 70 give warning
that he could never go back to Congress by talk
I'M, nyi iree H wool When they went away they re-
Mckinley talks effectively the other way
| from the stumps OF Ohio, convincing his hearers
pound.
Mr. Geddes is an old time campaigner. He
talks old time democratic doctrines with a
little protection-for-wOol thrown I'M, and tells
MS audience how unsafe the affairs of the
nation are when in the hands of republicans.
h Gen. Grosvenor is always held up as an OBJ.
! 1ect OF lear in debate to Mr.. Warner, who is
Also a great talker to his constituents These
Two men always abuse each other during a
Campaign: Grosvenor has very sharp tongue.
! Gen. ID. b. Henderson on one leg s,umps the
equally loud for pensions and for soldiers
votes.
Collins, of Massachusetts, has lots OF native
Irish wit, and Is very brilliant and amusing
campaign talkef. The campaign committees
always have him on their list. McAdou, OF
New Jersey, is another, and Grain, OF Texas, IS
| good.
The republicans always count Browne OF In
aiana, among their speakers during u hard
fought campaign.
Daniel is generally relied upon to awaken
inc Ola spirit OF chivalry and hatred of Malone
among Virginia democrats.
Hepburn, HlscOGk and Lnnham are always
on the list OF republican campaigucrs.
". y. Hill votes TO consider the Morrison
! iUI N n nj IN
bc called on in "a hard-iought campaign.
hx-hepresentative Hurd is eloquent on the
Hatch, OF Missouri, carries the farmers away
| irom their plows long enough TO convince them
,hat the democratic party is the friend of the
Liners OF the soil. He Is a good stump orator.
Among the southern members Oates is one of
the ablest takers to the people. Norwood, OF
Georgia, Is u master OF irony, and is ono Of the
most humorous of speakers. Payson is an
effective stump orator. SO is Murphy.
Carlisle, Randall, William Waiter Phelps and
springer are well known. SO is Rtudolph
IucAe:, who is up to more pranks than any
other man in Congress. a campaign in Viz
ginia Woald be nothing without him.
Amoug the new men Taulbee and Symes, it
Is SAID, Will he rivals. They can out-tak any
other Two men in the House against seat
noise, Tauibee for the democrats, Symes IJf the
republicans.
! lillinan is a hardy old stumper of South Caro-
lima. He Is OF the old school, blunt and out
| spoken, carrying an argument by his personal
! force.
Wilson, of West Virginia, is modest man,
! "iio Is lateu niS IL ny IHe camp committee
W THORN is u strong stump speaker. j. Is.
Weaver, Northinston, Richardson, Rogers
towel and Sayers are all relied upon to lead
tue people.
There are other good campaigners in the
House, but these uIe about the most cOnspicu-
Gus tor that peculiar ability to address popular
assemblies: They are the men who, during The
| "off years., Wien their own district are in good
shape, go over to help some Of their less fOrtu-
| nate co,ieasues. During Il presidential cam
| paign they are always Ia the held, wherever
the committee sends them. the Congressional
campaign coiHliiitteeS OF both parties are now
at work al the headquarters here, and they We
got EN- Oh the list