The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-09
Some Men Who Will Not be Seen
in the Next Con-
gress.
Mckinley Might Win by q Miracle,
But There Are None
Such Now.
Many Have Declined Renom in alton ON
Account of the Expense OF Liv-
Ing In Washington.

cOuSIosS HAS dttrACGou WuCu HCC6nIlOn, OUT
the political mortality has scarcely been no.
ticed. Yet rarely if ever has there been
greater per cent. of the members of any
congress who failed to secure denomination
or declined one. Early in the nominating
season the republicans were the heaviest
sufferers, but lately, owing to the activity
of the Farmers alliance in the south the
democrats have lost some of their best
men. The changes in the republican ranks
next session will be most notable in the
Ohio delegation through the workings of
the gerrymander bill passed by the demo-
cratic legislature last winter. Maj. Mckin-
ley, leader of the house, is put into district
where the majority is so largely against
him that a miracle will be required to elect
him, and the day of miracles is passed.
Butterworth, Boothman. Morey. Pugsley,
Smyser and Kennedy have all declined re-
nominations. Thompson and Grosvenor
defeated each other on Monday last in the
nomination of Enochs, Of GAINESVILLE. Nor
row and Vandever, two of the old members
from California, have declined renomina-
tions. OF the Indiana republican delegation.
Of three, but one, Owen, of the Tenth dis.
trict. was renominated. Brown, after Il
continuous service of fourteen years, de-
clined denomination on account OF ill
health, and Cheadle was defeated.
So far the Illinois delegation as whel le,
according to information here, has fare d
better than that of any other state of any-
where equal prominence, none of the men,
bers having failed of a denomination.
Jehu Butler, who defeated Horizontal
Bill'' Morrison in 1886, and who was him
self defeated by Forman in.18S8, made an ef-
fort to seizure denomination, but he failed.
Even Cannon, whose alleged hnmor
promptly clears the gallery of ladies, has
been endorsed by his party in having
secured denomination. Kerr and Struble,
the two best known representatives from
Iowa, will not be in the next house, Kerr
having declined denomination and the
latter having been knocked out by his fail
ure to get his Sioux City public building
bill through the house, for which he paid
his respects to Speaker Reed in honeyed
terms. Kansas loses four representatives,
Morrill, and Peters. declined, and Anderson
and Turner, defeated.
Carter, of Montana, Law of Nebraska.
Mute, of New Hampshire, and Stewart, Of
Vermont, have all declined a renomina-
tion, though the first named is believed to
be still 'open to conviction" Stone, of
Missouri, a valuable, hard-working MEM
UoT, uAS uGClill6u VI IGbUTus NOG luUC0
change is expected in the New York delega-
tion. Motlit has declined and Barber has
been defeated. Flood, OF Elmira, who
threatened to bolt tho organization of the
home unless some local appointment was
made to suit him, has received his reward.
sylvania will lose the services Of Darling
ton, Osborne, Mccormick and Bayne, who
have declined, and Ray. Townsend and
Culbertson. defeated. Clifford. Of South
Dakota, and Casweil, Of Wisconsin, the lat
ter of whom is the dean Of his state delega-
much for the republicans.
The democrats will also lose some of
their best men. Among them is Rogers. of
Arkansas, u fine lawyer, but rather hot
headed, who frittered away opportunities
for good service to his constituents, by en-
Speaker Reed. He has declined renomi-
nation, as has also Ex-Governor BigRs, of
California, one of the most picturesque fig
ures on the floor. Georgia suffers most.
The Alliance people there have knocked
out Grimes, Stewart, Clements, Chandler
Mississippi, for whom the republican ma jor-
ity sacrificed Gen. Chalmers recently, and
who assisted Mason i'll the evolution of u
new system of iilibustering on the COM
pound lard bill, was refused a renomina-
nation by his constituents. Allen, the
eaten hair. also of Mississippi, has been ad-
vised to withdraw his early notice of re-
| tirement, and was again nominated.
| In New York Amos j. Cummings, it is
said, will not be candidate from Sunset
Cox's district. but wants his old district to
drop Iceman Turner and take him up again.
But the ice dealer will have q word or two
to say about that. He has tasted of the
pleasures of congressional life and likes
them. Yoder and Seney of Ohio do not
want to return. Pennsylvania will not send
back Attorney General Charles Buckalew
and may not return Richard Vaux, who
came to fill out Randall's unexpired term.
Vaux is remarkable for two things-iH his
youth he danced with Queen Victoria. and
he wears head of hair closely resemblipga
corn-shuck doormat.
james Phelan, editor of the Memphis Ap-
peal who has not been able to take his seat
this congress-, will not stand for reelection,
and last, but not least, w. n. Martin, of
Texas will not be in Washington with the
next congress to gain renown by again
blowing out the gas.
Several members on both sides declined
denomination because they cannot afford to
live in Washington on their salaries. This
is particularly true of Stewart, of Vermont,
Peters, of Kansas, and Morrow. of Califor-
mia, three of the best men on the republican
side. They are all old members, having
Gerved several consecutive terms, have in
fuence aad are popular and could come
back without the slightest effort, but they
all claim it costs them more than their sal
aries to live here in the same comfort that
they have at home and that they cannot af-
ford to do SO.