Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-30

wounds he received have not given him
a moments freedom from pain, and he
is the recipient Of the highest pension
paid by the government. He was Com
missioner OF Pensions during the first
term OF President Cleveland, and save
for the active opposition OF Morrison
would probably have been nominated
for Vice President at Chicago last year
He ranks high as lawyer and political
orator, and is sure TO play weighty
part in the councils Of his party In the
! House. This will be Congressman Can
mons ninth term 10 the House. He Is
Tarheel by birth and was States Attor-
new In Illinois for seven years
before his election to Congress. He I'M
successfully opposed Reed for Speaker
OF the Ffty-drst Congress, and as
salve for his disappointment was made
chairman OF the Committee on Appro-
priations. He went down with many
another before the Democratic cyclone
Of 1890, hut last years election found
him again in the saddle. Cannon is
ffty-seven years old and born fighter
In debate he is direct and straightfor-
ward, and gives and receives blows with
good natured indifference. He is a
banker and coal operator and will rank
among the richest members OF the new
House.
The six new members from Iowa are
all Republicans, and four Of the six have
had previous service in Congress. At
least two, John II. Gear and William Z.
Hepburn, will be a distinct and valua-
BILE addition to the Republican minority.
The first named entered public life
twenty years ago as Speaker OF the
Iowa House Of representatives.. In
1877 he was elected Governor OF Iowa
aud held the Office for two terms, In
| 1882 he contested the Senatorship with
James +. Wilson, but was outgen-
eraled and defeated. He was
elected to Congress in 1884, and
twice reelected; but the Republican
Waterloo Of 1890 for the time being
retired him to private life. He is fond
OF Office, and il he does not die in one it
will not be his fault. William ?. Hep
burn is in many respects one OF the
ablest men in Iowa. His experience in
politics has been varied one. He be-
gan as a Republican, but in 1872 went
off with the Greeley movement. How
ever, he did not stay out of the party
long, and 10 1852 he was nominated
and elected to Congress. He was re-
eleceed In 1884, but In 1886 was de-
feated by an independent Republican
movement. Since then he has devoted
his energies to an unsuccessful SEN
atorial contest and to successful efforts
10 get even with the men who had
brought about his overthrow. Hep
burn is a wond sriul speaker and in the
next House will be second only to Reed
in Republican contests with the Demo
cratic majority. There are three dew
members from Kansas, two P0pulists
and one Republican. The latter is
/ Charles E. Curtis, Of Topeka, hand
some man Of thirty-fve. who will be
one of the most striking and pictu-
rescue figures Of the Fifty-third Cen
gress. His mother was an Indian half
breed and he the first child born 10 the
town OF Topeka. He used to be a news
paper reporter, and later became law
yer. He has been States Attorney for
Shawnee county, and for a dozen years
past prominent and influential in the
Republican councils Of Kansas. He is
a fine speaker, and his success has been
based on a solid foundation Of good
horse sense. He is one Of the new mem
bers whose future will be well worth
watching.
There is only one change in the Loui-
siana delegation, which remains solidly
Democratic, while on the other hand
but one OF the seven members from
| II hn
One OF the new Minnesota members is a
Democrot, another POpHlist, and the
rest are Republicans. fernando ID.
Money and John S. Williams are the
new members from Mississippi. Both
are lawyers and Money has served In
Congress before. Beauchamp Clark is
the most interesting OF the six new
members from Missouri. He has
been a school teacher and is now law
yer. has fought several duels, and is
famous In Missouri as a campaign ora
tor of the red fireworks and spreadeagle
sort. Clark is sure TO do great deal OF
talking during the next two years.
Charles S. Hartman, the new Republi-
can member from Montana, is leading
LAWYER Of Bozeman. Francis &. New
| lands, who will sit for Nevada, Is one OF
the wealthiest men in that State, and
I will be the richest member OF the new
House. The Nebraska delegation, head
ed by the brilliant aud eloquent Bryan,
contains no new man Of note, and the
same is true Of the New Jersey, Texas
and Wisconsin delegations.
Conspicuous among the new members
/ of the Senate are Stephen NJ. White Of
/ California. John Martin Of Kansas, Will
! liam Lindsay OF Kentucky, Donelson
IeCafery Of Lonisiana, Henry Cabot Lodge
~ Massachusetts,, Edward Murphy OF