The morning call., 1890-05-25

he has no rival Greenhalge is member of
the Committee on Elections. There were
seventeen election cases III the House.
Thus a splendid field was presented for the
display of his talents. When he rises 10
speak everybody listens There will be a
great time if he ever encounters General
Spiuola. Such a combat would probably
provoke more interest than any that has
been witnessed in the House of Represen-
tatives. for years. Greenhalge uses the
rapieE and Spinola the butcher knife. Mr..
GTeenhhlge IS man OF middle stature, with
light complexion, small blue eyes aud a
forehead that ends at his bump of philo-
prOgenitiveness. He is frequently mistaken
by his comrades for that shTewd lawyer
and bright speaker, Hon. Jacob GesSen-
hainer, of New Jersey.
An Oratorical meteor has recently ap-
peaIed in the Iowa delegation. He is Hon.
Jonathan 7. Deliver of Fort Dodge. Doll
yer was born IN Virginia thirty-two years
ago. He is a graduate of West Virginia
University. He took front rank among the
orators in the Fifty-frst Congress In the
debate upon the Pension Appropriation
Bill More eloquent words have not been
heard in the House for years. he has a
ringing voice and utters rhythmic sentences
with marvellous tluency. He speaks with
the utmost ease and at times uses graceful
gestures. Dolliver is well knit His eyes
are large and his checks ruddy. BE has his
double in appearance on the Democratic
side in the person of Hon. John D. Alder
son Of West Virginia. He ndyertisss him
self in the Congressional Directory as un-
married. He is lawyer, aud his associates
aver that his parents ara wealthy.
The Granite State has also sent a new
orator to the national councils. He is
Hon. Orren G. Moore of Nashua. Moore
is tall and thin. but carries his fifty years
as though he were but forty. He
wears spectacles and beard and has
curly, iron-gray hair. He is a printer
and an editor. He flashed upon the House
about 10 o'clock at night in the debate over
the new rules. The galleries were
filled with delighted listeners. The
interesting. Yawns gave place to ex-
carnations of delight, and it was with
difficulty that the spectators retrained from
applaudlng the orator. His ideas were con-
Veyed in sentences short and pithy. The
metaphors were distinct and original and
well-seasOned. Ever since that time Mr.
Moore has commanded the attention of the
House when he rises TO speak, New Hamp-
shire lost an oid-time orator at the last
Congressional election. He was Rev. Lu-
Their +. Mckinney, a tariff-reform Demo-
crat. 1t would be well worth days wages
to hear Mckinney and Moore in contro-
versy.
Another orator among the Republicans is
Hon. John Raines of Canandaigua, \. Y.
He is a brother of George Rainrs, we'll
State. George presided al the State Demo-
cratic Convention two years ago. John has
not yet appeared at his best in Congress.
lie took dash at the Worlds Fair bust
ness, and had a little skrmiSh with Gene
raj Splnola in pension debate. When
thoroughly aroused he is a dangerous an
tagonist. he seems 10 be feeling his way
in the House, and in time to come will I'M
d0ubtedly take front rank as an orator.
He is tall and thin, is quite as handsome as
lie lsv-re No. -
and intellectually. Raines is 30 years old.
There is neither wrinkle in his face nor
a gray hair in his head.
81. Louis has turned out fair orator in
Hon. Nathan Frank. He has thin features
aud a modest bearing. His voice is good
upheld the banDer of his city in the debate
over the Worlds Fair Bill. His speeches are
short and to the point Like a true orator
lie never opens his head unless he has
something to say.
Other new Congressman who have distin-
guished themselves in debate ON the Repub-
iican side OF the House are Hon. Fred Lam
sing oil WATERFOWL, n. Y; Hon. John f.
Lacey OF Oskaloosa. Iowa. another Virgin
ian, and Hon. Charles Augustus Hi of
Joilet, Ill. Hill IS man OF independent
thought and action. lie voted against the
unseating OF Cate. an Arkansas Demoera.
who was sent TO the House by over 1900
majority. Fearing his eloquence, the Re-
pnblleans called the previous question and
shut him out from debate. Lacey is a men,
Der Of the Committee on Elections, aud has
made the opening speeches in two election
cases. Lansing has aired his eloquence In
the Stale Senate Ia New York. He was
gallant soldier in the army, and is as hand
some as he WAS brave. A good talker
among the Republicans is hon. William 4.
Simonds of Connecticut, the successor OF
ii on. Robert J. Vance. SImonds very
appropriately landed on the Committee
on Patents. he is patent-lawyer.
When be made his first speech everybody
in the House was startled. He has a
deep barytone voice SO heavy that it Jared
the heart OF every listener. Vance tells
good story on Simonds. He says that ST.
monds once had a case before Judge Park
at Hartford. On the day set for its con-
sideration SimofGs was in MerideB. He
telegraphed to Park asking for postpone
ment uron the ground that he was unable
to reach the courtroom in Hartford in
time. Park returned this answer: go on
with your argument. lean hear you where
you are just as well as il you were here"
The qnaintest of the Republican orators
is the Hon. Frederick G. Niedringhaus OF