Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04

IL asserted that warnings not IN blow
out the "a. will have o. b. printed very
large In all the hotels. A disgusted aud
defeated Democrat from Ohio predicts
that it will b. the famous "O'C0nnor
legislature" over again. a legislature
In witch 80 ~ 90 Democrats were nom.
mated for lun aIl elected bcnnsn the
Republicans staid at home that year
For raw material IL may cqual that lcg
islaturc. but there arr to0 many talent
cd leaders In the Republican majority
Co allow II to rcpcat that curious hisio.
~. Assuming that when all the contests
ARE settled the Democrats will have no
moro than 20 members left, aud that the
Republican majority over all will b.
about l;O. the interesting question
arisos. How many ~ ,hc-o new men will
prove rral statesmen and bocOme pr.
manent figure. In politics' Certainly
not more than dozen II We may Judg"
from tho congresses elected In the grcat
revolutions of 1854. 1855 and 1890
a Ch..i.rhsid.
Hon. william &. owens. who suc
yeed, Defendant BrockinTidgo, cnluys
the raro distinction % being the only
new DcmOcra, about whom there !.
much curiosity. and the K,ntuckians IN
town tell " that hc II a. To- the Ches
terfeld ~ the next house. They dcscribc
him n man ~ most commanding PR.
ence, courtiy manners aud persuasive
addr,ss, mold,-l hy nature for prcsid.
ing ofiiccr aud qualified Tor II by somc
experience. H. fact, he unce preside!
over national convention AMI did u
80 gracefully that he IL still remember.
ed by those then present. lie l. wiihll
somewhat Sporty" a. Kontuckians
say. very fond ~ - good horse and apt
90 stay with the races - long n they
are lively RCpublicans, however, az,
already saying that hi- opponent, George
W. Denny. will get the seat lair
P,nc. speaks In very high terms II Hon
John =. Shahcrth. who defeated him
MissouTiaus are far from commune,
tive In regard 90 their new members,
and. ~ % Illinois. the testimony j. gen.
sral that the now Republicans begin
their records here IL il from Indiana
that we hear queer and conflicting sio.
ries. Hon Charles L. Henry, who wa
defeated by Mr. Bynum IN 1899 and
who thi. year returned the compliment
with high interest. IL about o. year
old, a native ~ the district and rrarc'l
In Hancock county. rather diminutiVeiu
stature. with weak voice aud not very
impressive presence He makes mo- prU.
tensions Co oratory and il what i Gallo
In that state u poOr "stumper, hut l.
q splendid worker. q hustler In cam
paign-in fact, ''plunger and good all
around mixer" He was graduated h.
law az the state university nj Bloom.
ington and las pTacticod In Anderson,
Madison county. where b. lives, hut
since the discovery of natural gas he
has spcculatcd heavily and wol and lost
In such rapid succession that Lis iinfL.
cial condition u matter OF dispr'a he
IL chief stakeholder and operator Of the
street railways I'm Anderson. and his Only
legislative experience was found In oI'
term In the state senate.
Ven of MARI.
Colonel A. " Hardy. who beat Nr
Bretz ia the Socond district, drifto,
into Indiana n rabble rousing spcakel
during % political campaign and =
man Of some talent, though with litil'
eIporienoc In practical politics Hon
Jesse Oyerstreet Of Franklin, who de
feated Mr. Cooper. author Of the bil
for taxing grrenbacks. Is the newes