Middletown transcript., 1895-12-07
Washington
......Letter

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to their full capacity. he might have
been excused for feeling proud of the
honors which the Republicans have de-
lighted in heaping upon him. No
greater honor coud possibly be given
any man than for the majority to un-
animously nominate him for Speaker,
not the perfunctory ''unanimous''
nomination which usually follows
when one candidate receives majority
OF votes in caucus, over his compe-
titor or competitors, but really unani-
nous nomination in which there was
no competitor, and in which no ether
candidate was either thought of or
named. In the very nature of things
such an honor can cone to but few
men, but that it was fully deserved in
this case is we'll known by every Re-
publican in the United States. There
are other able Republicans in the
House, scores of them, but it was vir-
tually settled by the Republican voters
more than year ago that this honor
should be paid to Mr.. Reed. One of
the most important immediatere suits of
Speaker Reeds being honored in so ex-
traordinary manner is that he as
sumes his high office untrammeled by
deals or promises, probably the only
man to do so since Congress was estab-
lished.
1t is not yet ertain when Speaker
Reed will announce the committees of
the House, but it is expected that be
will dosso before the close of the week.
1t is an encouraging sign that there is
no scrambling for committee places.
There seems to be general DISPOSE
tion among the Republican members
to leave it entirely to Mr.. Reed to say
where they shall serve, knowing that
so far as the old members are concerned
he isan excellent judge of the places
in which they can do the best work to-
wards making this business Congress.
and that the few personal disappoint-
ments, which must necessarily follow
the placing of members, will be largely
overbalanced by the general good that
will thereby be accomplished.
The other officers elected by the
House were: Clerk, A. Mcdowell, of
Ia; Sergeant-at-arms. B. Russell, of
Mo-; Doorkeeper. W. J. Glenn, of N.
Y; Postmaster, J. C. McElroy, of O.;
Chaplain, Rev. H. N. Couden, of
Mich.
The most interesting feature of the
first days session of the Senate was
the debut of the new senator's. There
were Thirty of them, but fourteen of
them served in the last Senate and
were merely sworn in for new terms,
while three of them. Sewell, of N. j.;
Walthall, of Miss, and Chiffon, of
Tex, have been in the Senate before,
Thirteen donned the senatorial tigo for
the first time, but some of them have
long been prominent in public life.
For instance, Senator Nelson, of Minn..
has been a member of the House and
Governor of his State; Senator Thurs
ton, of Nebr., has taken part in the
last two or three National Campaigns;
Senator Carter, of Mont, in addition
to serving two terms as a delegate in
tie House, is chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee; Senator
Elkins, of West Va, was a delegate
in the House from New Mex. and
Secretary Of War in President Harri- |
sons Cabinet; Senator Grear, of Iowa,
has been twice Governor of his state,
served three terms in the House, and
was Assistant Secretary of the Treas
lry under the Harrison administration;
Senator Burrows, of Mich. was one of |
,he leading Republicans of the House
Tor long period. Those who are
lew to national politics are, Clark, of
Wyo.; Mantle, of Mont; Baker of
Kansas; Prichard, of N. c., and Wet
more, of r. l., Republicans, and
Baker, of Ga; M srtin, of Va, and
rillman, of S. c., Democrats, and
Butler, of N. c., populist.
Representative Walter Evans, of
kentucky thinks, the Democrats started
he story that he had withdrawn as a
for Senator, in order to
reate the impression that he didn't
hink the Republicans had any chance
o elect Senator Blackburn's successor.
DR.. Evans has not Withdrawn, and he
} confident that either himself or some
ther Republican will be elected to the
enate by the Kentucky legislature.
A pretty woman, with nothing but
er fairness TO offer, invariably at
ractS men. But she seldom holds