The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-06
WHO'LL FILL THE PLACE?
SEVEN CANDIDATES FOR THE
NEXT sPEAKERsHIP.

| O!O lime w HSn inc 4ETeS0lIlR neg ms
He 4 ells Who the Candidates Are
and Gives the characteristics OF Each
He Goes into Great Detail es tc
Their Religious Inclinations, in
Which He Compares Them to Each
| Other
WAsHINeroN, Jan. 5.-Republican con
gressional soil this year is unusuaily product
i've. The manure applied at the late cleo
ton appears to have had a stimulating
effect. The crop of candidates for the
speakership of the next House is more than
bountiful. The grain is be utifully headed,
and the kernels are full and fiinty. There
will be high Old time, however, when
everything is garnered and the threshing
begins The fails are heavy and old fash
Toned, and cannot be held together without
thongs of buckskin. Already there is a
great demand for eel-skin. The music OF
the fails may be heard In April, but 1t looks
as though the rattle of this tanning mill
would be postponed until December. Then
the caucus will be held and the chat will
fly. The air may be 81 filed with dust as to
set the whole republican party to cough
ing.
If newspapers are to be believed, there
are now seven candidates ia the field.
fhey are OF all sorts, sizes, ages and condi-
diti ms. Ali nail from uortn of Ma-on aud
| Dixoa's Hne. BY vIrture Of his term of
service, one at least of the southern repub-
lican cong! essnnen ought to be Il candidate
| Yet he keeps away from tue water, and Will
probably not spread his sails.
The south, however, is apparently con-
tent TO hold the balance Of power among
! tae northern contestants, or these, the
| Dirigo candidate is t4e most formidable in
| appearance. He is tine Hon. Thomas Is.
Reed of Portland. Reed served three years
In the Main legislature, three as attorney
general, four as city solicitor, and has been
twelve years a member Of congress. He
has spe.it 70 Of the 40 years Of his life in tho
public service In the lat er part of the war
he was an acting assistant paymaster III the
| navy. He is tAe recopgnizsd republican
| leader on the floor of the House. HIS
phalanX is held well in hand. When he
I shouts all up" every man is in line ready
to be counted. Repeatedly has he discon-
certed the democratic majority by tie
rapidly OF his concentrations, when votes
on important measures were being taken
Twice IN one day he scored victory becau e
Of a lack OF leadership among his appon-
is. Crowded galleries echoed with
laughter, and many democrat crimsoned
under the tauHts or the republicans Mr..
| Reed weighs as much as Grover Cleveland.
lie has 4 broad, smooth face, aud his fore
dead eXten 5 to the bump of philoprogeni-
tiveless, AT times his eyes twinkle with
merrlment. W hen aroused in deba.e, they
lgnt5n an imIOobie cOuntelance. Reed
mas a genuine down eastn pronunciation.
Il enunciatiog words like door and
"hoo9," be accents both the 'oo's.n He
So ges around tue House, retailing jok
| he. Q and dropping a Garc1Sm there, but
! l,gs 8 sl.s =.
| When a b eeze arises, lie commonly stations
himself in a republican aisle facing the
| speaker. Gripping desk with each ha ID O.,
| h ) awaits his opportunity. He has q tongue
that bites like Yltriol. lie is controlled by
what might be termed studied i'm ulsive-
ness. Acting on the spu' Of the moment,
40 speaks so drawingly and deliberately
that be has time to study tue turn OF a SEN
,ence before it is uttered. lie says more
sharp thi IS dian good things. To sum up,
Reed is the bu ale bee Of the House.
= breezy, busting, big wasted fellow,
whose mum alarms the new members, Gnd
VIII Sc sting infuIiates the old ones.
When not listening 10 debate, Mr.. Reed
usually sits at his desk pouri & over choice
work from the cong esslonal library. He
| has a broad eXpanea of shirt front, and his
clothes fit him loosely. There is nothing O.
the fob about him. He never buttons his
| coat before making a speech. RO never
| poses for effect, and is never caught squint-
log an eve at the ladies' gallery. He neither
drinks chews nor smokes. He is as plain
| as an old SHOE and blunt as a Vermont
farmer. He always arises at prayer, and
he is fully as moral as any Of the seven can
didates.
TIE Wolverine candidate is tho Hon.
Julius Caesar Burrows, of Kalamaz 20. He
IS 81 years old, and has srved tel years in
| congress. Burrows wears the tri-colored
JuJton Of the Loyal Legion. Unlike Reed
| ne is a common school graduate. He is
| .Eell-knit, and has a close I'll nmed heard,
mu ,tache and hair. He has clear blue eyes
and a gracious bearing. In attire he is neat
and modest the ii STANDARDIZATION of hi,
name appears to have created al impression
that Burrows is loud in talk and offensive
IN manner, 1t Is a false impression. A mo Q
retiring and unaffected statesman cannot
easily ba found. A man of sterling merit
is influential in legislation. lie Is one of
The five represe ltative republicans on the
ways and means committee. Indeed he
shone like star Of the first magnitude in
tue tariff DEBATE. In discussion Mr.. Bur-
rows is courteous d agree BILE. He would
prefer to say good thug rather than a
sharp one, He spends mucn time at his
dus6 answering letters, but his ear is ever
open to the work Of the legislative mill
his knowledge Of the rulers is 50 thorough
| That Ia moments OF apparent at.enti n
lie keeps closer track OF business IN tie
House than new members directly interest
ed. As even in tempermeat as a morn in
May, Burrows enjoys the good VIII and cs-
! teem of the whole House. He il every inch
Lhe man he Looks, and no would make as
able and as graceful a speaker as ever
adorned the cnar. He always arises at
| prayer, ard he is undoubtedly as devout as
| any Of the seven candidates.
The Buckeye candidate Is the Hon. Will
IAN Mckinley, Jr., Of Canton. He is nearly
IS years old, aad be has serve eleven yea =
in congress. OAe term was cut shoot by the
| admahlDn Of a CONTESTANT. Nj. Mckinley
en,e ed he volunteer service as a private
| aal came cut Of Il bfevei-rnsjo'. He
! stands high N the estimation Of both par
ties In the House. He s. extremely reserved
and taciturn. do has tue face head Of n
Ns9 leon, but the eyes are as deep-set AID
as luminous as the eyes OF Webster.
| Rarely doeS he take the floor. When he
does take It, he commands unailoyed attsn-
ticn His speeches are mArrawed with
| thought. TIE arguments are taorougly
ligestrd before their presentation. His
sentences are compact "A a incaHdeSce 10.
No political stripping ever essays reply
| That work is reserved for ono OF the
! a. axes Of the democracy. Mckinley Is the
ry soul OF honor. His devotion 10 his
friend al the Chicago convention LIST fail
| stood in ma ked contrast TO the perhdy OF
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