The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-11
A MEMBERS LIST.
some of the Prominent and InEuen-
tiaI Members of the House.

During the monotonous hours of roll call
Saturday, one of the younger members of
the House who has taken an active part
in its deliberations, said:
"Inasmuch as the Journal has made
list of the younger members whom II has
deemed influential let me give you a list
which will contain others of the useful and
influential members. There is Wilioughby,
one of the members whom one wants on his
side if he has bill Judge Cardwill, of
Der Who has as niuch influence to-day as
any member. He has advanced views, but
he is clean-cut thinker. and speaker.
There goes Terhune, of Madison. He is not
an orator, but a man of affairs whose ludg-
ment is respected. Everybody in the House
II would bunch the Marion countySdele-
House. Not one of them claims to be a
what either of them says Perhaps Won
negut is the silent man of the House but
ligent and conscientious. II Marion could
be insured SO csDable and public-spirited
delegation in the future, its interests will
be we'll cared for.
Merritt, of Lagrange. is. a conservative
man. who keeps the run of the business.
He displayed tact as Speaker pro tenn.
'.Newhouse, of Decatur, is a brainy. per-
sistent who fights not only tenaciously
for what he believes. but usually TO win,
as his championship of the $1,000 mortgage
Mcintosh, of Wayne and Fayette, is one
- aeS tNtiA "
but effective when reused.
Moore, of Montgomery, putnam ana Clay.
has been one of the stayers and lighters of
the session. No man has spent more time
en- committee work.
and really too good man for a Democrat.
Nicholson is d man whom every man in
the House respects as well as likes After
temperance Bill through the shoals and
qucksands. there is no need of saying that
Ca plain Melendy, up there with Petit,
is a man of much force of character. To
him belongs the credit of directing the
military bill through the. House. When
some member of war age, but who was not
in it, was berating his. associates. for not
Melendy cruelty suggested that so patriotic
man should have shown it by having been
staiwart Adams. of stark, the school man
OF the House. is one of the useful and rela-
Captain Harris of Hamilton. is either
on one side or the other of every impor-
tant question and watches business narrow
"Crozier of jefferson. is not orator,
but he faithful man on the ways and
Farrell of Elkhart is a member who
makes his personality felt on measures of
.DinWiddie of Lake, is man 10 whom
the House listens.
There is Hamrick, of Hendricks Who is
a bad man To have against bill you have
an interest in.
..stakebake, of Randolph, is one of the
all important subjects. and is probably the
most independent man in the House of
caucus obligations.
4McBeth of Pulaski and White, is a MEM
Der who may be said to be always in his
seat watching with keen interest what is
going on, and knows how to put i'll
word.
There are no more useful and influential
men In this House than long list of
practically silent men 50 far as addressing
Mr. Speaker is concerned but who. IN
character and in their influence with audi
ences of two three, are most potential
in shaping legislation. cannot name them
all. but there is Captain McCree. of Mont
gomery: C'utDert, of IaPorte and Starke
Blakeley, of Marion and Shelby; Hanna,
of Putnam; Simons, of Marshall, and DIR.
Spaulding. of Terre Haute. These SIM
ply samples of that large and influential
class of legislators who are not takers.
"Of course you will insist that the edi-
tors who are members are the right kind.
and so they are. They are Allison. of
Monroe and Brown; Harrison, of Elkhart
and Kosciusko. aud Willis, of DeKalb. the
latter being one of the toilers on the salary
bill.
This list is not complete. If / had time
! would try 10 make YOU one with COM
ments. 1t in good House. and am proud
to be a member of it,.