Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-29
SENATOR HISCoCK.

syntax. Ris legal studies were prosecuted
at Harvard Law School and i'll the law Of
flee of Daniel Lord, in New York City. In
1888 he was Assistant District Attorney
IN New York City. Many Of the most I'M
portant decisions made ~ the courts Of
New York and by the Supreme Court of
the United States have been the result Of
Mr. Evarts' briefs. His style of oratory is
rather ministerial, but at the same time is
fascinating. Mr.. Evarts has large and
interesting family. Three sons are law
yers; one, Prescott, is an Episcopal clergy
man.
Frank Hiscock is the most ianguid and
stupidity handsome man in the Senate. His
ability is considerable and decided in GER
tain directions, but much that has been SAID
about it has been Influenced by admiration
for his fine figure and good looks. He was
born in Pompey, the birthplace OF HoratIo
SEYMOUR in 1884 and is therefore fifty
four years old. As Warner Miller got into
the Senate y the Conkling Platt deadlock
in 1881, SO Hiscocl1 gotin through the Miller
Morton deadlock in 1887. He had been
elected to the House the sixth time when he
was chosen to the Senate. Mr. Hiscock has
practiced law for over thirty years. He has
a fine home In Syracuse, and has a great
deal more wealth than has more intellectual
colleague, who, with his 100000 a year,
spends lavishly.
Perry Belmont, the son of August Bel
mont, is numerically the first man in the
Empire delegation in the House. The son
of such distinguished sire would naturally
attract attention, if not for his own merits.
Mr.. Belmont, ST., was for twelve years
chairman of the National Democratic Com
mittee, ard since 1887 he has been the rep
resentative of the RothSchllds IN this
country Perry Belmont is a bachelor of
thirty-seCen, a graduate of Harvard, and
this is his fourth Congress. de was on the
Foreign Affairs Committee in his first term
and won some distinction by boarding James
g. Blaine, then Secretary of State, when
the guano syndicate was supposed to have
improperly enlisted Mr.. Blaine's interfer-
snce between Chill ana Peru. Mr.. Belmont
became chairman of tho committee III 1885,
and he has several times been suggested
Tor Assistant Secretary of State.
Felix Campbell is an iron pipe manufact-
nrer in Brooklyn. Governor Tilden made
him one of the Centennial Commissioners
In 1876 He is something of a political boss
al home, and this is his third term.
"Deacon" White IS no deacon at all, good
as every body knows he Is. He was called
80 because he hired a pew in Henry Ward
Beecher's church and Is treasurer OF the
society. He was bern N Chatham County,
n C His father went TO Illinois IL 1881
ard was a pioneer farmer. and though as
well OF as his neighbors, that was not say
ing much. Young $. Y earned his first
money by blowing q big held; he did it
barefoo;ed, and was paid fifty cents for the
job, he went through Knox College at
Gslesburg, H., studied law in St. Louis
with John A. kasson, earned his board by
keeping books and began waiting for eli
ents. he also did reporting and some edi-
torial writing for a st. Louis paper. He
then went to ll=s MoiRes, la, and got down
to work enjoying good practice until 1865.
when he went Ia New York as railroad
attorney. he became a member of the
Stock Exchange Gnd has been one OF the
busiest men in V ali street ever since.
Peter Mshoney. with his flowing black
side-whiskers, is an Irish dry goods mer-
chant born in New York and forty years
old. he never held any Office until he was
elected To the Forty-ninth Congress
AS big and broad as prize fighter is
Archie Bliss, who shares with Deacon
White and Mr. Mshoney the homer Of repre-
senting Brooklyn in Congress. He was the
Republican candidate for mayor Of Brook
!yn in 1857; was delegate TO the National
Republican conventions ct Baltimore in
1864, at Chicago in 1865, to the Liberal con-
vention at Cincinnati in 1872, the St Louls
Democratic convention in 1876, that at Gin
clnnati IN 1850 and al Chicago IN 1854
Amos Jay Cummings began his eventful
abe picking up pi and setting type in
printing Office at twalya He has sat tyne in