Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
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lFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, October A prominent
Democrat, who has just returned from Ohio,
is quoted to-day as saying that he did not
think the prospects looked as bright there
for the Democrats at this time as they did a
month ago. Instead OF electing Is members
of the next House, as they had calculated
upon as result of the gerrymsnder, he
thought that they would elect only L. The
reason for this is, he says, that they have
had some trouble at some of the district con-
ventions which will weaken the candidates.
Besides, he says, the municipal scandal at
Cincinnati may hurt the Democrats some
notwithstanding the prompt and vigorous
action OF Governor Campbell, and if an ex-
ira session of the Legislature is called it
will hurt the party a little. As to the
matter OF Storrs tow nship being left out in
the redistricting, he says that there is no
trouble.
M'KINLEY's FIGHT.
In McKiniey's district the fight will be
hard on both sides, but he thinks that the
Democrats will win, but in Seney's dis
trict Ex-Governor Foster is apt to be elected
From one cause and another there will be
an unusually large number of new faces in
the next Congress. Some of those who will
serve their last term at the coming session
in December retire on account of bad
health. Others, like Ben Butterworth, of
Ohin and paters Of anti
they believe they can do better peculiarly
in private life.
Some retire to take positions on the iu-
dicial bench or to serve in other official ca
pacIties, while in the great majority of
cases the retirements have been altogether
involuntary on the part of the victims.
There are about so cases of the latter class,
one-third of them being Democrats and the
remainder Republicans. These figures do
not, of course, include any cases OF specu-
lative nature, as, for instance, the possibil-
ity of the defeat of a nominee of either
party in close districts, but merely those
whose Congressional days have actually
been numbered.
ONE HUNDRED NEW MEMBERS
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total number of new men in the Fifty-sec- |
ond Congress will nearly approach 100, or |
almost third of the entire House. This
means large amount of unframed material |
to work with, and the Speaker of the next |
House, no matter who he NAV be, will have |
a difficult task in the formation of the COM |
mittees.
In the long list of retiring members are
some who are known all over the country
for one reason or another, favorably or other |
wise. One of the brightest OF the Young
men on the Democratic side, and Speaker |
Reeds dearest enemy, John r. Rogers. of |
Arkansas, declined q proffered renomina- |
ton. George T. Barnes, of Georgia, the
big lat 400 FOUNDER who was always pointed
out as the "weighty member" of the House,
fell before the attacks OF the Alliance.
Frank Lawler, the big-hearted but badly
educated IriShman, whose pet scheme was
a revision of the spelling books, retired to
run for the office of Sheriff OF Cook county
Ill. Then Joseph d. Cheadle, of Indiana.
the man with the red and yellow whiskers,
is also among the stay-at-bomes. He was
defeated for denomination principally be-
cause he on several occasions manifested a
decided tendency during the session lust
closed to kick over the party traces and
place his own opinion in opposition to the
mandates Of Speaker Reed and the other
Republican leaders.
BEATEN BY A MISTAKE
Struble, of Iowa, was never intended TO
be sacrificed, and his failure to be renomi-
mated was all on account of his warm per-
sonal friend, leader of friendly delega-
ton, becoming ratified and making mis-
count. The Adonis of the House. Charles
Il. Gibson, of Maryland, is also retired to
obscurity, and so is the veteran General |
Nathaniel P. Banks, OF Massachusetts.
who was one of the most interesting and
picturesque figures in the House, over
which he once presided as Speaker.
Neldringhaus, the millionaire member
from St Louis, whose autobiography in the
Congressional directory and speeches have
made him the butt of many a sood-natured
joke, will not run again. He saws that his
election two years ago cost him S75. 900. and
be does not think the game worth the can
die. Then another interesting member who
has been kept at home by his admiring CON.
stituents is Mr.. Willram II, Martin of
Texas, who blew out the gas at his hotel and
was accustomed 10 set his watch by the
street car register
Beside these, both parties will lose a num-
Der of their oldest and most valuable MEM
bers for whose familiar faces visitors will
look in vain on the floor of the Fiity-second
Congress, LIGHTNER