The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
NEW FACES In CONGRESS.
ORIGINAL CHARAC TERS WILL AP.
PEAR ~ TIE NEXT HOUSE.
Little Macs Boy VIII be Among the Fore
Most-Youngsters VIII be Prsminent
by Being Plentiful.


10 whom experience i'm Congress will
entirely new and somewhat novel. OF tn
go incmbers-elect to the House. L. hay
never ltfore served in Congress. Eleve
others have served prior 10 the Fifty
third Congress. The number of entirel
rev men is large enough to give tn
asst mblage the character of legisiativ
kindergarten. ONLY 81 of these men, er
tireIy without experience, are Democrat
The Repui lican majority. will, therefore
he composed Of 135 raw recruits and onl
lO6 veterans. Should the recruits take
into II cir heads 10 n:utiny and run thing
in their own way. they would have a ma
jority Of . in the Republican caucus
and would do exactly as they pleased
They could elect a Speaker. divide III
committee chairmanshps TO their owl
liking and outline legislation. If tn
veteran Republicans absented themselves
from the House the new men OF tina
party would cutnumbrr all the Democrat
ir the House by majority of 81.
All the old members, Democrats an,
| Republicans put together, would have a
| ajority of only forty-eight over IN,
now Republican members. 1t is decided
~ new House. Not only is it new, but
1t is unknown. 4 very large proportion
Of the recruits are entirely unknown out
| side OF their own LeighborhCCds. Even
| the representdtiy from their own States
generally know nothing about them. and
occasionally 1t is found that the old men,
| Der defeated knows little more Of his vic
tCrions rival than that he got the nomi-
nation because no one else wanted IT,,
and somehow was elected.
SOME QUEER CHARACTERS.
If report be true. there are some orgi-
nal characters among them, and they
VIII be unruly, as well as inexperienced
Some i'm districts the Republicans had
not the least idea Of carrying were nomi-
mated as a joke. or because Of some trait
that gave them a local reputation for
popularity, or because OF the character
OF their business they could make the
canvass incidentally without cost on
this latter principle of economy and con-
venience an itircrant doctor and .vender
OF patent medicines was nominated in one
district, and in ar other "A music teacher
and piano tuner was nominated. Both
took the nomination as a sort Of adVer-
tiscment, ana both were elected. Both
may make excellent representatives.
Among the new members are many
young men. and not a few are men who
have made morey in trade or speculation.
ana took the nomination because II would
give them some distinction. and they
hope Of election. II does not appear that
many who were thus elected by surprise
spent much money or effort in their own
behalf.
THE NEW FACES.
young Colonel Gecree" George p.
Mcclellan, Of New York. will be one of
the youngsters of the next House. He
is one of the few Democrats elected
from he L'fp1rn ira .flt 10 10 I.pfc
handsome boyish-looking fellow. with a
smooth face. a good talker and ambitious.
He is the son OF General Mcclellan, Lit
tie Mac"
Tazewell Elicit, of Virginia, is a. man
VINO never held Office before. He is undo !
forty years old, a dashing sorhnGIctlr
low. who has been active in nd IN fell
he bears striking Responsibilities and
Kinley, of Ohio. cbee,rco IN Mo
1t is said that one ogs
looking men in the y the most striking
w. r. McKenney, 8 next House will be
: FAR as Known, the of Virginia. He is
r Se'e. Sc. thu .yalears old, but he looks
Ike some old Colonel portrait. His face
is kept clean-shaven. and coupled with
a dienined bearing. it is decidedly
face He is lawyer OF
large practice, and is fine stump speak
er
The Michigan people expect John b.
Corliss. of Detroit, 10 attract some at
tentlon. He is a Nermonter but mas
been in Michigan since he was young
man. He is very boyish-lookng. with
light hair and small mustachc. though he
is forty-two years old. Twenty-one years
ago he graduated at law from the Column
bia Law School in this city and went at
once to Detroit 20 practice. He was an
active. hustling yong fellow ard soon be
came locally prominent. He was elected
city Attorney after he had been there
for six years. and drew up the new char
ter under which the city Of Detroit now
exists. lie las been a successful trial
lawyer. employed largely by corporations.
and has made about $4,000 in building
street railroads. He looks to be less than
thirty years Old. and mis- youthful appear
ance is often the cause of amusing mis-
takes.
SOME OF THE YOUNG MEN.
William Alden Smith, of Grand Rapids.
Mich. is but thirty-five years old. has
served in the State legislature and is.
OF recently was, attorney for the Chi
Cago ana West Michigan RailrC ad. -Four
years years ago he was appointed Game
Warden for 'the State ana made
thcr1t gh revision Of the game laws for
the more effective preservation of the
game He is rather short. dark complex
ioneG young man, with little streaks IF
black whiskers down his checks and
!, ointment features.
Charles \. TCNne. Of Duluth, who sue
ceeds baldwin, of Minnesota, is under
thirty-years CID. and twelve years ago
was a page In the Michigan Legislature.
lie went TO Duluth about ten years ag).
oscar W. Underwood. Of Alabama,
is another Of the yoJnE men who will
figure IN the next House. He is but
thirty-iive years oh, of good bearing
and bright fellow. He is d Kentucky
man and has lived in Alabama but
few years.
soCRLEss SIMPSONS sUccEssoB.
Jerry Simpson, .furriamed the s7cklesS,
is succeeded by d very dressy young man
of about thirty-two, who is attentive 10
his personal appearance as 10 c4rriaf o,
speech and manner, as well as TO dress.
lie Is young lawyer of Medicine Lodge.
who has dabbled good deal in politics.
He was served in the State senate. and
two years agO he was defeated by Simp-