Telegram-herald., 1889-11-17

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TIE 800 CaroiLAAs pa<ssss bzt sns
1neEaber n conzress shose service spanz
ths ce0tsnnl4I ana Efs pres~at year Sen
ator EznsSza, q Nsrth CaroHnz. / tbs
veteran Ok Georgi4's great delegation
II -. b1t q single survivor Congress
man BlouBsi rem2l1s. Alexander II
S1ephz1s and 8sn laalin II. hi are dsad
Gen. John b. Gordon l. = private citizen.
Senator Nor@ood Of Is bec4sas Con
grsssnlan Norwood Of ss, and . nov cut
of public hes.
florida las no survivor Her bess
known SENATOR q the centennial year
ChArbes ~. Jones. "a nov poor outeAst.
half dsnsnted Ohly Wlham Henry
Fornsy. of the Alabama eslsgzton tc
the present congress, was IL the con
gress Of the centennial wear. George T.
Spencer, nov CLERK In one Of the gov
eEnDent departments n Washington.
was senator from Alabama IN 70
Mississippi hss bur one survivor. THE
gallans Cen Hooker. Lacius z c. La
uar, q congressman In "a. Is now on the
supreme bench: Bl4nchs z. Bruce, : sen
atoE. s a la@ysr Ia Washington, aud
John K. Lynch. who was born q slave
and became kawmaker In the centen-
nial year. Is now al orficial Of the United
[ates treasury. Senator Gibson, Of
louisiana. was in the house from that
st2ts thirteen years ago. but none Of his
/ early colleagues remain IN the Capitol
with him
In 1915 Texas was represented IN the
senate BY ono Republican and one Dem
Z 0crat-laniltOn and Iaxey. Both have
disappeared. John II Reagan was then
a representative. He il now senator.
Roger .. Mills, chairman OF the WAYS
and means committee Of the house. has
been IN congress since 1872, and David
b. Culberson. the best constitutional
lawyer II the south. since 1874. Arkan-
sas senators and representatives Of '76.
among whom were Powell Clayton and
Stephen ". Dorsey. are known no more
IN the halls Of legislation.
Senator Cockrell and Congressman
Bland. the father OF the silver dollar,
are Missouri's only survivors. Congress
man Whitthorne is alone among the rep
resentauve5 OF Tennessee who was there
thirteen years ago. as Joseph c. Black
burn, then congressman, now senator, is
the only survivor in kentucky.
Times record in Ohio is like ro-
nance. But two OF the members OF the
delegation Of the centennial year are
still in public life-John Sherman, then,
a.
then 4 member Of the house and now in
The senate. Allen G.. Thurman, then Mr..
Sherman's colleague, has lived to be
come the patriarch Of his party. Will
lam Lawrence won national fame as the
watchdog OF the treasury. Frank Hurd
oecsme noted orator. and was then
pressed back and beaten in the race for
place. Charles Foster, afterward COVER
nor, has twice or thrice had the sena-
torial cup dashed from his lips. James
A. Garfield, congressman thirteen
yeafs ago, then senator, president,
martyr. What changes in a time so
shortl
Veteran Banks looks in vain for the
face Of Senator Oliver p. Morton. 1t
seems a long time since o. P. Morton
was Republican leader. and yet here is
Joseph Mcdonald, "Old Saddlebags,"
an older man than Morton, and Morton's
Democratic colleague in 1876, looking
forward to the possibility of a presiden-
tial nomination in 1892, after spending
decade in private life. Queer tricks time
plays in this merry -go-round Of politics!
Indianas only survivor of the centennial
congressional delegation is William s.
Holman, the objector. In 1876 an Indi-
anian. now pretty well known through
out the country, Benjamin Harrison,
had held no important public Office.
Michiga1's present senator's and con-
gressmen nave all come 10 the front in
the last ten years. The leader of Illinois
centennial delegation was John A. Logan.
then in his prime. With him in the sen
ate was Richard Oglesby, then an old
man. Only the latter still lives. but in
retirement. Cannon, Henderson and
Springer are the three congressman from
Illinois who have remained steadily at
their posts. Scott viii now make his
rcappearance after several years Of re
tiremeut. Morrison, Stevenson and
Sparks were famous members Of Illinois
delegation In 1916 Only Morrison il in
the government service. How time
m0ws them down.
Wisconsin, $ congressnen are all of re-
cent growth. The only member of her
centennial representation who has sur
vivel the sling and arrows of remorse-
less tirae is jeremiah r. Rusk, then the
member from Buffalo.
In 1915 William Window was in the
senate from Minnesota. After leaving
congress he served as secretary Of the
treasury. and then retired To private
Afe. as he supposed. forever lie is
again secretary of the treasury. made
such without an e.fors on his part. while
half dozen men were running their
legs or for She honor. Tine brings luck
- well as adverstv
Only Senator Allison remains of Iowa's
centennial statesmen. only Ingalls, of
Kansas deputstion. and only Teller of
Coi'rado's FIRST representation. Jones of
Nesaoa and Mitchell Of Oregon arc the
only survivors of tac Pacific coast.
$50 you zoe. Mckinley" said Dir.
Banks. on counting Up the result Of his
careful examination II the centennial
chart. 'mY guess was n1t far wrong.
Less than f1rty of the 5.J senators and
rsrr sentatives who's names appear on
chart are ir congress toda7. In 4
DOZEN Years death AMI t'.e fereness 4