The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-01

tity. 1uo UOIQOvet hepuUilcdES anu t1S
two new opes who were IN former con-
crosses We know, and we have heard Of
Colonel G. B. Mcclellan and Harry Miner.
All the other 10 must begin de novo. If
New York is X in the political algebra,
Missouri is Y, Illinois and Indiana q
compound differentiai raeical. Old men,
bers tell some pretty tough stories on their
coming successors from these states, but
few Of them are tolerably we'll known.
The IL new Republicans from Indiana
had meeting late in December at General
George W. Steele's home in Marion, lust
to get acquainted" they said, but critics
say 1t was to organize for Harrison
boom in the coming congress Hon. Hen
~ u. Johnson, the only Republican hold
over of that state. was invited, but did not
find it convenient TO attend. Incidentally
it was agreed that General Steele would
be leader of the delegation in the next
house, but tie friends of Mr.. johnson en-
terrain a different opinion, and Judge
Holman says we must look out for Mr..
Watson, who defeated him. By all &C
counts he is what the boys call daisy,
being young and very ambitious, popu-
lar speaker, ready talker and thorough
going hustler in politics.
A special interest attaches to some OF
the newly elected Hon. T. Z. Burton of
Cleveland has contested the honor with
Hon. Tom johnson three times and sue
oeeded at last. He is a very successful
lawyer, formerly tutor In Oberlin col
lege, and Ohio men assure US he is remark
ably able and has great elements of popu-
larity. So far as can now be determined,
the youngest member of the next house
is Hon. Charles q. Bennett of Brooklyn,
a lawyer, just 80 years old. He made the
race two years ago, was defeated by Mr..
Graham and returned the compliment last
fall. He is an ardent advocate of the nom
ination Of Tom Reed in 1896 Many ques-
tons are asked about the successor OF
Amos Cummings, whom the New York
ers call BILLY SuIzer, and predictions
are made that he will rank high as an Or
ator. The man who beat Billy Wilson"
is the title given to Hon. Aston q. Day
ton Of Phillippi, ". Va, and he has al
ready made many friends here. He will
be among the most radical Republicans in
the next house
Eager For the Fray.
It Is well worth noting that many OF
the newly elected are, as one may say,
savagely eager for Investigations of va
rious kinds. Nearly all of them want to
investigate the pension Office, and there
are voices in favor of investigating this or
that alleged abuse in many other places.
1t is also an interesting fact that the new
men dissent forcibly from the statement
given out by the holdovers that contest
ants for seats will not be specially favored.
The new men come here with all the en-
of bn Of
1866 and 1860 and their general feeling
seems to be that everything Democratic
is so desperately bad that only investiga-
ton is needed to prove its irredeemable
badness. If they have their way, it is
likely every contestee will be unseated,
which will not leave Democrats enough
give the colored people one representative
Mr. Murray OF South Carolina.
The Chesterfield of the next house viii
be Hon. w. G. Owens, who defeated De-
PENDANT Breckenridge. but as he is Dem
ocrat his influence will be nil. Hon. Seth
w. Cobb OF Missouri is monumental
figure, being the only Democrat elected
by an increased majority, and yet he in
sists that all the Missouri delegation, or
nearly all of them, might have done as
well if they had not been so confident.
The new men are visiting Washington
in steadily increasing numbers, and each
has queer stories to tell of the late cam
paign. Some of them say there were en-
tire counties in their districts in which
no Democratic meetings were held and
few Republican meetings OF any conse-
quence, and the enormous falling off In
the vote would seem to confirm their view
that the people had taken on a huge dis
gust. The old members tell similar stories,
especially in the southwest. Hon. 7. Nj.
Paschal of the Twelfth Texas. who was
defeated by Republican, thinks the wool
growers organized stay at home party
and made it brilliant success. His sue
cessor, Judge Noonan, is native of New
Jersey and as lawyer and judge has very
high character in Texas.
The Louisiana Delegation.
The only change in the Louisiana dele
cation was due to the refusal of Hon. Rob
ert G. Davey To stand for reelection, and
be is kind enough TO say that his succes-
scr, Hon. Charles T. Buck of New Or
leans, is a better man for the place than
himself. MIR. Buck was born in Germany
in 1852 and brought TO New Orleans in
infancy. He became noted quite young
as sort Of prodigy in scholarship and is
considered by far the best Shakespearean
in that state If not in the south. His
only weakness, " says Mr.. Dsvey, lis his
love for private theatricals, in which he
is always ready to take part, but lie is q
very fine lawyer. He is also a great hand
for orders OF every kind, has been grand
master Of the Masons for the state and is
an official in other orders He is an old
fashioned Democrat"
There are a few others of the newly
elected who have a reputation beyond
their districts, aud but very few, and this
leaves nearly half of the 2i5 Republicans
60 be counted as very new men indeed.
As 10 the action Of the coming congress,
we may feel tolerabiy sure that IL viii not
repeal the income tax or even meddle Sc
riously with the tariff unless the conditions
are such that the president can be gently
but successfully bulldozed. and as to what
its final action Will be on the finances one
mans guess is as good as another's, but
the silver senators swear by all tho tabled
gods and several other powers that they
will have free coinage IL they have to sit
in continuous session till March 4, 1897
OF course we anticipate some fun in TIE
house during the weeks OF organization
and getting the new members trained;
but, say the Democrats, Tom Reed VIII
soon have them so well drilled that they
will rise and sit down at a wave Of his
hsnd E" j. Is. PAE6E
ne right of person to whistle. TO the
paralysis OF other persons nerves, Is be
coming almost az burning question as
the right Of persons 10 smoke 20 the nen-
tai ard Bodily detrimen, of others We