St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-03
THE new CONGRESS
Some Of the Ven Who i'll
Make Their Debut To-
morrow.
T.IANY OF THEMYOUNGSTERS
School Teachers, Poets, Jour-
naIistS and Artists Among
the Number.
ONE THEATRICAL MANAGER.
Short Biographical Sketches
of Men Scheduled to Make
History.

will make their OfTlclal CeDut pc
fore the nation Monday in Wash
ington They are the men who for
the next two years will play an i'm
portant part in guiding the great
numbering ship of state in to the
quiet waters of peace, happiness and
prosperity, or of wrecking it upon
the shoals of disquiet, the rocks of
turmoil or the lee shore of failure.
With few exceptions, nearly all
of these legislators are newcomers
before the public eye. They were
swept into office by the great Re
publican tidal wave Of last Novem-
Der. Many of them, when they &C
cepted the nomination, had little
hope of success. An unusually large
number are young men, and witt
young blood, young vigor and young
understanding the Fifty-fourth con-
greSS may make q reputation foF
itself which will astound the old
timers who have grown to regard
themselves as Indispensable to the
nation.
There are upwards of fifty por-
traits in the group, and they are
the representative men of the new
congress. The short biographies
were obtained directly from their
subjects, and they can best tell the
story of who and what the new
men are. Here they are:
Frank NJ. Eddy, Republican, of
the Seventh district, of Minnesota,
~,
sted county, Mimi, 1856, and is the
first natiye-b born Minnesotian to rep
resent that state in congress. He
attended school at Pleasant Grove,
Mimi, several years, and taught
one term of school, He worked
for a time as land examiner for the
Northern Pacific Railroad COM
p2ny.
Israel F. Fischer Republican,, Of
the Fourth New York district, was
born in the city of New York on the
18th day OF August, 1858. He en-
tered the public schools at six, and
graduated from Grammar School No.
%, New York city, 1874. He entered
the employ of Henry S. Bennett
September, 1871, with whom he stud
led law; was admitted to practice
December, 1889, and subsequently en-
tered into partnership with his for
mer employer. Is now practicing
individually, having dissolved part
nership May, 1898.
Frank S. Black Republican), of
the Nineteenth district, New York,
was born March 8, 1858, in the town
of Limington, York county, Maine
From his early youth Mr.. Black has
been thrown upon his own resources,
beginning with the hard manual la
Dor on a farm, and afterwards
taught school. After leaving col
lege he moved to New York, when
he was reporter on 0 Troy paper,
and later studied law. Has never fig
ured politically.
w. S. Knox, of the Fifth Massa-
chusetts district, is bank president
in Arlington, Mass, and a Repub-
Hcan. He was born in Killingly,
Conn, Sept. 10. 1S43, and went to
Lawrence, Mass, when nine years
of age, where he has since resided.
He graduated from Amherst college
in 1865, and was admitted to the Es-
sex county bar in November, 1866;
was city solicitor of Lawrence in
1875 and '76, and in 1883, 'S9 80 and
81; was member of the Massachu-
sets house of representative in 1874
and rs.
A POETIC CONGRESSMAN.
Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany
Republican, of the Thirty-second New
York district, was born in Buffalo, N
Y, on the 2Sth of September 1864
From his earliest years his life has
been struggle with fortune. He was
graduated in 1881 from the Central OF
high school with highest honors. TAX.
ing the Jesse Ketchum gold medal OF
that year. He entered Harvard col
lege in 1884, and was one of the ''Detur'
prize men of his freshman year I'm.
mediately after graduation he was
chosen poet by the Ninth Veteran regi-
ment of New York volunteers, at the
dedication of their monument at Get.
tysburg, July /, 1888, the occasion of the
celebration of the quarter-centenary
OF the battle In February 1892
President Harrison appointed him min.
lister to Ecuador, a position he filled
acceptably.
Frederick Halterman, Republican, OF
the Third district, Pennsylvania, was
born on the 22d of October, 1881. il
Vegesack, on the Weser, a town be.
longing to the old free Hanse city
Bremen, Germany Received his edu.
cation at the high school OF the place
OF his birth. Emigrated to America il
n nd univ
September, where he has resided eve,
since. Engaged in the grocery bust.
ness in 1855, from which ne retired ir
1891.
James Fleming Stewart, Republican
of Fifth district. New Jersey, born il
Paterson, n. J., June 10. 1851 Al
tended public schools at Paterson. anf
afterward private school in New Yorl
City and New York university. Gradu
ated at the law school of the uniyersit,
of the city of New York, taking tn,
$3.50 prize for best examination. Prac
ticed law in New York City unit
1873, when he returned to his nativ,
city. Was appointed recorder of Pater
son for three terms, which position h,
filled at the time Of his election +,
congress.
Edward Dean Cooke, Republican
Sixth district Illinois, was born at Cas-
cade' Dubuque county, Iowa, Oct. II
1S4S. He obtained his early education
at the Cascade academy and the hig]
school OF Dubuque, and subsequent,
took law course at the Columbia uni
Verslty, Washington, D. c. Coming. f
chicago, he and Maj. Beam, forn1erl,
OF Washington, d. c., formed a law co
IA y h in hot
under the firm name of Beam & Cooke
In 1882 he was elected to the lower hons
of the legislature.
Col. George p. Mcclellan, Democrat
Twelfth New York district, son O
Gen. George y. Mcclellan, was bori
Nov. %, 1865. in Dresden, Saxony, wher
his parents were on visit; graduate,
from Princeton college in 1856; worket