Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-03-16

high character, has been district Judge,
and is famous locally for the relentless
war he made on gambling in San An
tonic.
FROM MISSOURI.
When the returns from the state of
Missouri were received last Novem-
ber, the last note of despair was the
report of tile defeat of Silver '"Dick"
Bland and Orator Champ Clark. Then
the Chairman of the state committee
threw up his hands in the air and ex-
claimed:
"To thinlfof it! Dick Bland beat by
a horse doctor and Champ Clark by
piano tuner"
William NJ. Treloar, who defeated
Champ Clark, is popularity understood
to be a piano tuner and travelling
music teacher, who was given the re-
publican nomination because no one
else wanted it, and because it would
fall in withEhis line of business to make
the canyass, without an outlay of
money. sses'
Mr.. Clark says that this does an in
justice to his successor Mr. Clark
says: "The man who succeeds me is
Prof. William NJ. 1'reloar, of Mexico
While he has had little to do with pol
itics, he is man of fair capacity and
good manners. The newspapers have
done him great injustice by represent
ing him as banjo player or piano
tuner He is nothing of the sort. He
is, and for many years has been, pro-
fessor Of music in Hardin college, one
of the, foremost educational institu-
tions of the west. He is also COM
poser of music of some reputation. The
republican nomination, so | am in
formed, went begging for some time,
and Prof. Treloar was the fifth man to
whom it was offered. In 1899 l re-
ceived 2,59s plurality. In 1894 Treloar
beat me 132 votes, because $500 demo-
Gratis, thinking everything was safe,
stayed at home. Prof Treloar is a
bright and enthusiastic mason. His
wife-formerly Miss Annie Silver
comes from good old Maryland demo-
cratic stock!"
Dr. Joel ID. Hubbard, who beat
Bland, is represented as an itinerant
doctor, a "horsc doctor" and Il peddler
of patent medicine. lie was born in
1860 and graduated in medicine in
1853. He gave up medicine TO go to
railroading, and, as his biographer
says, returned after a time to the
practice of medicine, and succeeded
admirably" Among the Missouri dele
cation he is known as having served
through two or three terms as county
clerk and as having been the president
of the Morgan county bank. and at
present being the editor of the States
man"
His election to congress was no less
a surprise to him than to anyone else.
lie took the nomination to fill out the
ticket, all other prominent repu blcans
having declined to make the "hope.
less" race against Bland.
THE YOUNGEST MEMBER
Norman A. Mosely, who defeated
Representative Arnold, of Missouri
will probably be the youngest man in
the house, among a great number Ol
young men. He was born in 1896. anf
worked on the farm where he was borI
until he was 81 years old. He has beer
In Missouri since 1887 teaching school
and practicing law. p.
There are two new members from
Iowa-S. NJ. Clark, from keokuk, ant
G. M. Curtis, from Clinton. Clark is q
man who will rival Wheeler, of Ala
| bama, in nervousness and diminutive
ness of stature He is scholar of fine
attainments, perfect bundle of nerve,
quick, bright, with keen perception
and ready undertaking. During Prcsi
dent llarrison's term he was sent t6
Europe to make an inspection OF
school systems. He will at once drol
into bookish society in Washing
ton. He is about so years ole
and widowcr. Curtis is spoker
OF as zone of the boys" or good fcl
low, six feet tall, with plenty of brain
and cash. Heis expected to be popu
lar and successful in the house. He il
a very rich lumber manufacturer, VIII,
comes to congress as republican iron
the one district in Iowa which it wa
thought could never be carried by an,
but democrat. lie is one of those mel
who looks savage and isn't. In appear
ance he is pirate of romance. Hi
friends speak of him as 'the pirate,
because of his tall and athletic figure
his fierce black mustache, swarth,
complexion, and very full black eyes
| A GOLD BUG FROM KANSAS.
There is one man elected to the mex
house who has tried to demonstrat
that even Kansas man can get alonI
without being demagoguc. W. A
Calderhead, who defeated Davis, tlf
populist, for congress, is a re
publican who was nominate
on free-conagc platform, an
who, Immediately on accepting
the nomination, declared that h
would not accept the platform. II
said that he believed in single gol
standard, and that he favored trust
and combinations because they serve
to cheaper production. His friend
were very much alarmed lest thes
frank utterances would cause his dt
feat, and they tried to make him SUI
press them, but he refused to do st
He said they were his sentiments, an
that he would rather be defeated 0
the platform of his own making tina
to be elected on any demagogical cha
ter about free silver and abuse {
trusts. To the great astonishment {
his opponents he was elected. He is
tai, spare man, with iron gray bear
and hair, with firm expression {
countenance, strong partisan, an
pridds himself on never trying to d.
ceiveanybody as to his opinious
Jerry Simpson, surnamed the Socl
less, is succeeded by very dress
young man Of about 80, who is a
tentive to his personal appearances
as to carriage, speech and manner, {
well us to dress. He is a young lawyt
of Medicine Lodge, who has dabbled
good deal in politics. He has served
the state senate, and two years ago h
was defeated by Simpson. Before /
became . lawyer he was a teacher (
elocution, and there is n great de,
Of studied eloquence and set forms I
delivery in his speeches, which |
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