The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-28
Sketches of the Men Who
Represent Us at
Z Washington.
OUR OWN EDDIE, LIMNED.
Position OF Our congressman in
Legislative Estimation and
Social Life Defined.

their colleagues. The hepuollcan MEM
bers are warmly greeted by their party
friends because New Jersey is now sup
posed to be a Democratic State. and small
fayors In the way of Congressman of that
political faith are thankfully received.
Those who are Democrats are very apt to
be popular, for southerners consider
Jerseymeu partial. If not whole, admirers
of the lost cause. and the wild and woody
Westerners think kindly of the lovely
little State bordering on the Atlantic.
The average member from New Jersey
has to have consid, rable claims to per-
sonal appropriately not to be q success on
the floor of the House, for while few of
her residents have become amous there.
the records show q long line OF capable
and honest men, and they appear at the
beginning of every Congress with pref
udices formed in their favor.
Unless a ConRressman Is known person
ally the only way in which the average
member can learn anything about him Is
to scan the pages of the Congressional
directory, an interesting pamphlet issued
annually by the CLERK of Printing
Records. This book contains a mass OF
valuable information about the depart
ment officials, their names, addresses aud
\ dAtiSSt a. Nto
directory of everyone, Senator, Congress-
man, clerk or employee at the Capitol.
On the pages of the directory each men,
Der is given the opportunity to say some
thing about himself. and these brief and
condensed autobioRraphies are very
interesting to all public men.
The men who represented New Jersey
in the last Congress were considered q
popular body in their various personaii-
ties, and this year people are reading
~ --.J ;Az,1,% H. hiotariau IF fhnaA
who remain on the floor and those who
have taken the seats OF Lehlbach, Nc
Adoo and Beckwiih. The Congressional
directory is helping to make the New Jer-
sey members known and in telling a
short story of each ones life aids in keep
ing up the old-tlme popularity anu re-
spect.
WHAT THE DIRECTORY sATs.
Christopher A. Bergen, of Camden,
who represents the First Congressional
District of the State. the counties of
Camden, Cape May, ~CumberlaHd,. Giou-
cester and Salem, writes of nimself:
WAS born at Bridge Point. Somerset
county, New Jersey, August 2. 1871; was
educated at Harrington School, vt Edge
Hill Classical School and at Princeton
COLLEGE. graduating from the academic
licensed by the Supreme Court Of New
Jersey as an attorney at law November
1866. and as a counselor at law November,
1859: is married: was elected to the FIFTY
first Congress and reelected to tine Fifty
second Congress as a Republican, receiv-
ing 10, OS2 votes, against 16, 372 votes for
William M. Newell, Democrat, and 2.0O7
votes for William II. Nicholson. Prohioi-
ZIONIST"
James Buchanan, of Trenton. the re-
preventative of the Second district. en-
lington, Mercer and Ocean. writes that
he &
.Was born at Rlngoes. Hupterdon
county, New Jersey, June II. 1889; was
raised on a farm, and educated at PUBLIC
schools and Clinton Academy; studied
law At the Albany University. and for
four years in the law office OF John
Il. Bird, now Vice Chancellor OF New
Jersey: was admitted to practice
in 1854; was Reading ClerK or the
New Jersey Legislature In 1855; was a
member of the Board Of Education OF
Trenton, New Jersey, in 166S-'69; Was pre-.
siding Judge of Mercer county. 1874, 70,
'76, II, '7S and 70; was a member OF the
Common Council of Trenton in 1883. "a.
'S5: was elected to the Forty-ninth,
Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses. and
was reelected to the Fffty-second Cen.
gress as a Republican, receiving l7.b15
votes, as against $3.50 votes for Wilson
Haven. Democrat, and 1900 votes for
Brown, Prohibitionist."
Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer, OF
Freehold, who looks after the interests OF
the Third Congressional District. the
counties of Middlesex, Monmouth and
Union, tells readers that he
tWas born i'll the city of New York In
1841; was graduated from u Coi
lege, receiving the degree of A. b. and A.
NJ. and afterward studied law at Yale
and at the New York University, receiv-
ing the degree of l.. l.. b.; commenced
the practice Of law in New York City in
1868, which he still continues. giving his
.rAOinlIu RI nnUQUannin r. tG
married; was never in public service; was
elected to the Fifty-frst Congress, ana re-
elected to the Fifty-second Congress, as a
Democrat, receiving 20,266 votes, against
Is, 748 votes for Amos Clark, Jr.. Repub-
licen, and 1923 votes for Snyder. Prohi-
Samuel Fowler, of Newton. Representa-
tive from the Fourth district, the coun-
ties of Hunterdon, Somerset. Sussex and
Warren, gives the following informa-
Twas born at Il Franklin, Sussex County,
New Jersey, March %, 1851; was edu-
Gated at Newton Col egiate Institute.
princeton College and Columbia College
Law School was admitted to the bar OF
New York in 1873 and of New Jersey IN
1876 mas since practiced law in Newark,
N, j.. was elected to the Fffty-f1rst Con-
uress and reelected to the Fifty-second
Congress as a Democrat, receiving lS,409
votes, against {, 775 votes for richard =.
Goodman, Republican, ana i.ooo VoIes ior
Schenck, Prohibitionist.
Cornelius A. Cadmus of Paterson, who
serves the people Of the Fifth district,
the counties of Bergen, Norris and Pas
sale, tells about himself thusly:---
"Was born in Bergen county. New Jer-
sew. October I, 1874; attended the public
schools of his native county; was elected
a Der of the House General Assem-
bly from Passaic county in 1883; was
elected Sheriff of Passaic county In 1887
for three years; was elected to the Fifty
second Congress as a Democrat. receiy-
ing 1885 votes. against Is, 459 votes for
Charles d. Beckwith, Republican. and
1859 votes for Bradbrook, Prohibitions,
Dr. Thomas Dunn English of Newark,
who represents Essex county, the Sixth
Congressional district, according to mis-
story. ..oo