Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-28
designations.

ReSlSnatlOnS
Hon. Charles Il. O'Ferrall Of the Sew
enth Virginia rcsigned to become governor
and was succeeded by Hon. S. S. Turner;
Hon. John Il. Fellows and Hon. Ashbel p.
Fitch to become district attorney and
comptroller of New York city, whcrcupon
their districts decided to aStonsh the coun-
try and did it to the queens taste, for
that of the former elected Mr.. LCmucl e.
Quigg, II Republican, and the other Mr..
IsidOr StrauS, Il Democrat. Tho election
of Republican by the Fellows district in
New York was to the Democrats of the
country about as startling phenomenon
as the overthrow and destruction of the
Macedonian phalanx wcrc<o tho people of
Greece. However, they have since got moro
used to that sort OF thing. Hon. William
H. Brawlcy of the famous salamander dis
trict of South Carolina resigned to be-
come II federal judge and was succeeded
by Hon. j. +. Izlar, and finally Barnes
Compton of the Fifth Maryland has re-
signed to become collector of the port at
Baltimore. Maryland has decided that by
the time legal notice could he given and
successors chosen to MeS%rS. Brattan and
Compton this session will have expired
at least all good Democrats hope So-and
so their successors will not be elected till
the regular time in November
There vii! br no lack of contestants for
the places, and the Republicans are very
confident Of capturing both districts, Mr..
Compton'S majority was nearly ., 600, it
is true, but Maryland Republicans an
nOunCe that thCir-candidatc for the place
will be the popular State senator Coffin of
Prince Georges county and that he will
easily defeat Dr. George Wells of Annapo-
lis who is on the slate for the Democratic
nomination. Mr. Brattan's majority was
also nearly 1000, and the men most prom
incnt in the contest for the succession arc
Ex-Governor Jackson for the Democrats
and Hon. Charles p. Wcscott for the Ro-
publcans, though every county has Il CAM
ddatc Incidentally much is said of tho
fact that each of the prominent candidates
named has IL barrel and is disposed to
be very liberal with the contents thereof.
Unscatcd Members.
AS if deaths and designations were not
enough the house has unscatcd Mcssrs.
JOY of Missouri and Iilborn OF California
and seated Hon. J. J. O'Ncil and Warren
D. English in their places. The former
signalizcd his return to his old place by
savage onslaught in debate upon II fellow
Democrat who had voted against him, and
the latter, moro fortunate, scored great
triumph in his maiden speech. In the five
minutes debate on the naval appropriation
bill he succeeded in getting an addition of
$50, 900 for II steam tug at the Marc Island
navy yard and this despite the fact that
the secretary of the navy had not recon-
mcnded it and Chairman Cummings op
posed it. Tho last resignation leaving q
vacancy is that of Judge John a. Cald-
well, who has gone to be mayor of Cincin
natl Take it all in all, we have had
changes in the senate and l6 in the house,
and the indications arc that there will be
several moro in the latter hody-that is,
taking the ordinary percentage of chances
on the number of the sick and those who
are striving for better positions
When one considers The number of rep
rcscntativcs and the advanced age at which
mon usually enter the senate, the real sur
prise is that tho deaths arc so few. And
the explanation is that our statesmen are,
Gs rule, not only larger than other men,
but very much stronger and healthier. 1t
is estimated, rs aforesaid, that there have
been just 100 deaths in tho senate since
1889, while the designations have been
$50, nearly all of them to accept cabinet
places or foreign appointments.
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