The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-13

these days. He Is an avowed candidate
and Is preparing to strip for the battle.
Jack" is a game fighter. and when he
enters the ring nothing short Of a finish
bout will satisfy him. He has had his
eye on Cameron's seat In the senate for
several years. and Is conceited enough to
believe that he will win. He has already
begun laying his plans and IL he Is not
successful 1t will not be because he didn't
start early enough or work hard enough.
Mr.. Robinson is yet young man. He will
not be 80 years old until next May. He
was born in Allegheny City and Is grad
uate of the United States Naval academy,
having served altogether eleven years in
the navy. He served four years In the
lower house of the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture and one term in the senate. and Is
now serving his third term in congress.
The "b0ne' hunters are Still running
rampant about the house of representa-
tives-that is the only branch of Uncle
Sans domain where there are any
bones" for Republicans-and the success
full candidates for the offices under the
jurisdiction of the lower branch of con-
gress are run nigh unto death. As all the
subordinate places under the clerk. door
keeper. sergeant-at-arms, and postmas-
ter were parceled out by the combine
long before congress met the fellows who
didn't start in the hunt until after that
time will find mighty slim picking. Every
member who voted for the combine slate,
and there were ia Of them. will have n
bone or two to throw at his hungry
constituents. The other seventy odd Re-
publican members who fell outside the
breastworks are in about the same fix
"Old Mother Hubbard found herself in
when she went bone hunting in that tabled
cupboard.
There are 23S lawyers In congress, Al
farmers, 27 editors. 2S manufacturers. 1
railroad manager. 2 steamboat-owners, IA
teachers and college professors. 25 bank
ers, 20 merchants, householder, 3 cler-
gymen, who say they are engaged in
business" doctors, l architect, / music
teacher, 1 owner of oil wells, s miners, 2
insurance agents, ! theater manager,
manufacturer of ice. civil engineers. .
lumbermen. 2 owners of stone Cuaries, 9
real estate agents, l pharmacist and /
steamship captain.
President Cleveland, who has been gun
nirg for duck in the vicinity Of Cape Hat
teras for the past few days, was caught
In squall Monday night. When he re-
turns on Saturday he will ind other
squalls awaiting him. There are. indeed.
troublous times In store for Grover. II Is
said a special meeting OF the cabinet will
he held Monday to consider Lord Sails
bury's reply in the Venezuelan matter and
Secretary Carllsle's delayed report to con-
gress.
Both branches Of congress will likely ad-
journ for the holiday recess on Saturday,
Dec. H-This will give members living in
nearby states an opportunity to eat their
Christmas dinners at home with their
families or somebody else's family. After
the holiday recess both houses will get
down to business In earnest. Speaker
Reed is expected to announce his commit
tees early next week-in fact, 1t is said
ne may name one or two Of the most i'm
portant ones this week.
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Clerk of the House Mcdowell, although
very busy man these days. always finds
time to tell few stories to his friends.
He reeled Off one today in which he fig
ured.
"A few years ago." he began. IT attend
ed county convention down In West Vir-
ginia. The Judge of the county courts pre-
sided. During the proceedings Of the con-
vention a number Of resolutions were
handed to the Judge. noticed that 1t
was with much difficulty that the judge
read the evidently poorly-written manu-
sripts. I remarked to a delegate who was
sitting alongside of me that the Judge
didn't seem to be able to read writing very
well.
"'Read writin'.' replied the apparently
disguised delegate. why, that old fool
can't read readin'.'"
II II \
Squire Bob Lindsey Of Pittsburg. who
was here with the Smoky City convention
boomers. is the only one Of them left. The
squire wants Job under the national
committee. He would like to be sergeant
alarms Of the convention, and says he
has lead-pipe cinch on the Job. Commit
teeman Dave Martin is managing the
'squire's campaign.
II Il II
Among the Scrantonians in town are ].
NJ. Rhodes and p. Mulherin. w. r. 3.