Evening journal., 1894-01-31
A DELAWARE BOY HONORRD.
LEMUEL E. oUlee ELECTED TO CON-
GRESS FROM NEW YORK CITY,

Only 80 Years Old and a self-Made Man.
A welI-Known Writer on the New
York Tribune-His Father Pastor
Here.
Lemuel E Quigg. Republican, who was
elected yesterday to Congress from the
Fourteenth district. New York city, was
Delaware boy. He was elected over
William l.. Brown Democrat. Quigg
received 13, 500 votes. Brown II, 2,5s2,
giving Quigg a plurality OF 9S4.
He succeeds John r. Fellows, who
was elected district attorney of New
York. resigning bis seat in Congress to
assume his new Office. Mr. Fellows was
elected in 1892 by a majority Of S,S25
over his Republican competitor, and by
a plurality Of 7,045 over all candidates,
there being FIVE in the field.
Lemuel E Quieg is from the Eeastern
Shore Of Maryland but be was reared
and educated in this city. His father,
Rev j. B Quigg. is a typical Delaware
Peninsula Methodist minister For
years be has been connected with the
Wilmington Conference. He has been
presiding elder and is now pastor Of
Wesley NJ f. Church, corner Of Linden
and Jackson streets.
While he was presiding elder young
Qaigg entered the High School While
there he was foremost in his class. He
stood at the head Of nearly all the exsmi.
nations and at the end of the three years
course, when be graduated in 1879, he
WAS the salutatorian of the class. His
address delivered at the Wilmington
Opera House attracted general attention
and at once stamped him as possessed Of
olatory. A number of his friends en-
deavored TO induce him to 70 low the
legal profession.
He had often told his friends that he
would enter the ministry. He entered
the Wilmington Conference Academy at
Dover, took up fopr years course and
graduated with honors in one year.
After his graduation his father wanted
him to take up further studies but
young Quigg wanted to 60 out in the
world and make his own way. He left
this city with about $50 in his pocket
with noU a prospect of a situation
Reaching Philadelphia, he secured a
position in a book store and did
some canvassing. His tastes were
higher than this aud he went to New
York and secured a position with The
American Publishing Company. Th'
irm failed aud he was given employment
as repOI ter on the New York Times
He did good work and was invited.to TAX
editorial charge of the Flushing Times.
His work attracted the attention o
Whitelaw Reid, who made him a yer.
fattering offer to go on the Tribune
staff, which he accepted At this tim
he was only 20 years old and for nearl,
eleven years be has filled the position
with credit.
Last year he hsd charge Of the literar.
bureau of the National Republican Com
mittee He was hard worker aud hi
work gave universal satisfaction. h
was a regular contributor 10 tn
North American and several othe
magazines He has also written a bool
called "TinpYhes in the Streets Of New
York In 1883 he was sent out by th
Tribune to visit the new states tina
were admitted into the union H
visited avery town and city in them
His work appeared IN a series Of letter
in the Tribune. Il was afterward
published in book form. He wa
afterwards sent TO the West Indies an
Newfoundland. Young Quigg also r'
ported the Lizzie Borden murder trial fo
the Tribune.
His election TO Congress is due en-
tirely to his hard work For tie pas
two months he has made on the aversg
Of four speeches a night He is a self
made man aud the prospects for a brigh
/ career are prqat