The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-24
ON THE PILGRIMAGE.
Many Distinguished Travellers
i'm Seattle.
SENATOR HIscock OF NETWORK.
Ex-Congressman McComas. of Maryland,
With Large Party-PoliticaI situa-
tion-RepubIican Victory Certain.

Senator Frank Hiscock, OF Syracuse, n. Y. was
in the city for while yesterday with his wife, his
sons, Mr.. A. K Hiscock, of Tacoma, and Mr.. F.
A. Hiscock, of Syracuse, and Mrs A. K Hiscock.
They came up in the morning from Tacoma,
where the senator has been visiting his son;
UoS luncheon 81 the Rainier hotel and returned
again in the afternoon. Senator Hiseock has
been spending some time in the upper Sound
country and the region around Grays harbor,
where he has various interests. Before return
Ing TO his home he will come back TO Seattle TO
remain for several days.
He is known rs the handsomest man in the
United States Senate, and certainly his appear
ance is striking for he is more than six feet tall
and heavily built. He has huge frame, and
his massive head is covered with thick iron
gray hair, allowed TO grow rather long A gray
beard, shaved from the upper lip, serves to set
on the strong lines about firm mouth, deep-set
eyes and prominent nose
lie was born in Pompey, \. Y, September 6,
1884, obtained good academic education,
studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1886.
Beginning practice in fully, Onondaga county,
he rapidly rose into prominence rs keen law
yer and good speaker, and was made district at
torney OF the county. In this capacity he served
from 1850 10 1868 In local and state politics he
soon became a prominent figure and among
other distinctions was a member OF the state
constitutional convention of 1867. His irstel
sASH " SOHSIess was III 1873, anu the RepuDll-
cans OF his district have reelected him to the
Forty-sixth, Forty seventh, Forty-eighth Forty
ninth and Fiftieth congresses. He served on sew
eral important committees in the lower house,
was the chairman of the committee on APP
populations, and member of the committee on
ways and means. From the first Mr.. Hiseock
was most popular with his fellow members, and
his ability soon made him party leader. He
was one of the most prominent candidates for
speaker of the Forty seventh congress. On
March 4, lSS7, he took his seat in the United
states Senate a successor to Warner Miller.
His term will expire March 5, 1898 During the
last congress he was chairman of the committee
on organization. conduct and expenditures of
the executive departments, and a member of
the committees on coast defenses, finance, in
terstate commerce and patents
In the course Of short talk yesterday after
noon he said: "In my own state the political
outlook is most encouraging. The Republican
party has not been in such good condition for
years, and there is every prospect of victory in
the FALL There is no State made up among the
leaders, but il can be set down as certain that
the Republican convention will nominate for
governor good man who will have the united
and enthusiastic support OF the party.
GAS to the elections throughout the country
can say but little They all for state officers
and suppose that in every one of them state is
sues complicate the result