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Young, but Influential

Young, bUt Influential
senator Kenna, one of the youngest of
the most diguifed legislative bodies in the
universe. ma, enjoyed themost rapid polit-
cal promotion of any man of his years now
I'm publicscryicc. When scarcely more than
~of age" he wa. elected Prosecuting Attor-
nev of INF. native county, in West Virginia,
but before the end of his first term he had
won the esteem and confidence of such men
a, the then Speaker Randall. He was re-
elected successfully To- the Forty-sixth, For
tv-.cvou.h and Forty-cighth Congress, but
with hi, commission 90 the last named was
elected Co the Senate, entering there as the
Youngest member of that body, and one of
the Youngest who had I'm the history of the
country been SD houorcd. He is Secretary
of the Democratic Senatorial Caucu, and
Chairman and Manager of the Democratic
Congressional Committee. The latter posi-
ton is one of great responsibility. was im-
posed upon him by the unanimous voice OF
his party. because of the signal ability and
tbewi>epolticd discretion he displayed as
Manager of the last Congressional canvas,
and the successful termination of his labor~.
.Iti, scarcely necessary tostate that there Is
uo opposition worth speaking of i'm West
Virginia to senator Kcmas reelection.
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One SINGULAR tbing about Mr.. Blaiue's
Madison square speech Friday was the want
of Iaborinr men to hear it. though it was
addressed wholly to laboring men, No la
Dor organization turned out to listen to the
orator. and the invitation sent out by the
hundreds brought few individual laborers.
The crowd wa. an ordinary chance crowd.
in which labor was conspicuous by its alb
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Judge W. 2. Edison. distinguished In
diana Republican. has come out for Cleye-
l....7 ami .-l.,r.,,,r .,,l tbs indiana Domo-
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cratic STATE 'cAeD lie uec'"IeS 'A"l 'ne
nomination by the Republicans of General
Hovev for Governor has changed the Re
p"o''0''" cam t''5" ''.'' ',' ''s'''o ~
defensive one anu '''''' Tue 'o'''.-' ''o .,
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The C.arksburg Nn-. saws q thousand
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w '''' 10 ~ ,.''' Oh" '''' P'"'' o' ''""l e
III says ms appearance Wal, sree'eo WIN
S"'u SHOUTS '' applause as VIII De remem-
oeIo1 os mum Us Que 'l 'ue s'"uues1 o'"-
duceI bv Cruoer w smith Fso ina f,lic.
i.ou. and anpronriate manner
The Blaine procession proceeded without
him-b1t he got there all the same. The