Wichita eagle., 1888-07-22

State of PENNSYLVANIA, and General Osborn
received AS, 156 votes: his vote and that Of
has Democratic opponent together amount
Ing TO over hree-ouarters OF million.
THE best dressed man in the House, sir"
is the way the guides in the Capitol speak
Of General Harry Bingham, OF PhIladei-
phia- when visitors ask 70 have hin pointed
out This is fact to which every body on
the floor and OF of it viii readily testify
General Bingham is as regular as the clock
under the gilt eagle 70 appear N the House,
take MS seat and wrestle with his large cor
respordence His attire is always fault
lessIy correct in color, fit aud texture, yet
it is perfectly in harmony with polished,
self-poised man Of the world VINO Is able to
converse chArningiy of the last turn IN
stocks, the next development Of party pol
itics. the newest fashionable shade ID
gloves. the chiaro-oscuro of the last best
picture in the Academy or the necessary
points in good riding horse. General Blng-
ham made good soldier, and was three
times badly wounded Andy Johnson ap-
pointed him postmaster of Philadelphia, and
be resigned in 1872 to be elected clerk Of the
courts of oyer and terminer and quarter
sessions Of the peace, at Philadelphia, and
he was in 1855 reelected 70 thi. manifold
honor.
Philadelphia is famous for retaining in the
House men who have once proved them
selves worthy Of election, and her FIVE Rep
resentatives can almost stand together and
point to the longest continuous service rem
dersd BIZ any set of Representatives. Hon.
Charles O'Neill, of the Philadelphia delega-
ton, except for his absence from the Forty
second Congress, has served continuously
ever since 1868, when he entered with the
Thirty-eignth. making twenty-three years OF
service altogether. He was born IN the
Friendly City IL 1921, graduated az DIckin-
son College II 1910, and is lawyer BY pro-
fessiou He was member of the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature for five years before COM
ing TO Congress. Mr.. O'Neill is bachelor,
and is very popular among society ladies' IN
Washington.
There is reciprocal honor for the city Of
Philadelphia and Samuel J. Randall N the
fact that he has sat IN the House for a fuu
quarter Of century, during that time haV-
ing welded greater power than any one
man in the House since the death OF Tnad
Stevens NE. Randall is one Of the heroic
figures Of Congress, and one that more
Americans visiting the Capitol ask TO have
shown them
Els pale earnest face, sin gularly symuet-
rical and severely classic IN It's features,
with the fiery, penetrating black eyes and
that iron Jaw OF whish we have heard so
mach. easily draw the admiration Of al, re-
gardless OF party ideals or preludlces. Mr.
Randall was born in that city that sends
hin 70 Congress, got his schooling In her
public schools, and began life az grocer.
When the war broke out he enlisted as a
cavalryman, and nowadays probably not
one in forty of his constituents know that
he saw three months service IN the saddle
before he was elected TO Congress. Like q
jupiter Tonaus for the last decade, he has
sat in the connittee-room, holding the
thunder bolts of legislation, frlghtenin g
ana driving his party like sheep whittier he
would, until his own cohorts rebeled
against him and broke his power by amend
ing the rules. Not dollar Of appropriation
was possible in any direction without Mr..
Randalps sweet approving will Three
times be was elected Speaker, and IN Phil
adelphia one only hears him spoken Of as
1.-the Speaker"
Easily first in honors, both on account
of his ability and integrity, as well as his
age and long period Of service, IS Judge
William D. Kelley, father Of the House. Els