The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-01

nine or ten IN the house makes us TnurvoI
! ct the wisdom Of those New York cdito--
, who so frequently assured Us few weeks
: ago that the Populist party was "crusbe,i
/ out OF existence"
| Ia New EnSland there are ten changes
/ OF persons and eight in politics. Not a
{ Democrat Of the present delegation sur.
; wives. But Hon. John +. Fitzgerald OF
! Boston comes in fresh, and he Is a good
/ one. AS an orator and statesman Wash
! ington has him yet to estimate. but we
already know that he will never lose
] anything by not asking for IT. He buzzed
Cleveland as soon as he got here and 90:
more out Of him than any old member has
| been able TO do for many a weary month
More New Members.
New York is the great unknown uuan-
tity. The holdoyer Republicans and the
two new ones who were in former con-
crosses we know, and We have heard Of
Colonel G. 3. Mcclellan and Harry Miner.
All the other 19 must begin de novo. II
New York is K In the political algebra,
Missouri is Y, Illinois 4 and Indiana q
compound differential radical Old mem
bers tell some pretty tough stories on their
coming SUCCESSORS from these states, but
q few Of them are tolerably we'll known.
The ~ new Republicans from Indiana
had a meeting late in December at General
to get acquainted" they said, but critics
say 1t was to organize for a Harrison
boom In the coming congress Hon. Hen
~ y. johnson, the only Republican hold
over OF that state, was invited, but did not
find 1t convenient to attend. Incidentally
It was agreed that General Steele would
be leader of the delegation in the next
house, but the friends of Mr.. johnson en-
terrain a different opinion, and Judge
IDlVV cuaryg1 ,.k 1r,I- g. E
Watson, who defeated him. By all ac-
counts he Is what the boys call a daisy
being young and very ambitious, popu-
lar speaker, ready talker and n thorough
going hustler in politics.
a special interest attaches to some of
the newly elected Hon. L. +. Burton Of
Cleveland has contested the honor with
Hon. Tom Johnson three times and sue
ceeded at last He is very successful
lawyer, formerly Is tutor in Oberlin col
lege, and Ohio E.en assure "a, he Is remark
ably able and has grc;.: ,'cIucHtS uf poPu-
larity. So far ~ eau LD.. bc determined
the youngest meInbCF a. the next house
Is Hon. Charles @. 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 tho nom
ination of Tom Reed in 1896. Many ques-
bAOhS dAO GShNN 4BOlAS lllt SNCCG5SOE Vi
Amos Cummings, whom the Now York
ers call Billy Sulzer, and predictions
are made that no will rank high as an or
ator. The man who beat Billy Wilson
is the title given to Hon. Aston G. Day
ton of Phillippi, W. Va, and he has al
ready made many friends here. he will
be among the most radical Republicans ~
the next house.
lager For tI:o Fray.
e I, ~ 81
the newly electcJ arc, a. one may say,
savagely eager Tor csti@ations 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.
It is also an interesting fact that the new |
men dissent forcibly from tho statement
given out by tho holdovers that contest
ants for seats will not be specially favored. |
The new men come here with all the en- |
thusiasm of the young Republicans of |
1856 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 |
to demand the yeas and nays and will /
give the cOlored people one representative |
a.
The Chesterfield Of the next house will
be Hon. w. c. Owens, who defeated De-
PENDANT Breckenridge, but as he is DEM
ocrat his influence will be nil. Hon. Seth |
w. Cobb of Missouri is a 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
we'll IL 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-
luence, and the enormous falling of 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,
in the southwest. Hon. Il. NJ.
Paschal of the Twelfth Texas, who was
defeated by Republican, thinks the wool
growers organized stay at home party
md made it brilliant success. His sue
lessor, Judge NOonan, Is a native of New
Jersey and as lawyer and judge has a very
high character in Texas.
The Louisiana Delegation.
The only change in the Louisiana dele
cation was due to the refusal of Hon. Rob |
'rt G. Davey to stand for reelection, and
10 is kind enough to say that his success
or, Hon. Charles +. Buck of New Or
cans, is a better man for the place than
himself. Mr.. Buck was born in Germany
n 1859 and brought to New Orleans in |
infancy. He became noted quite young |
Is sort Of prodigy in scholarship and is
considered by far the best Shakespearean !
n that state If not in the south. His
My weakness" says Mr.. Davey, ais his
Owe for private theatricals, in which he
3 always ready to take part, but he is a
cry fine lawyer. He Is also great hand
or orders Of every kind, has been grand ,
master OF the Masons for the state and Is
N official in other orders. He IS an old
ashioned Democrat
There are a few others of the newly |
lected who have a reputation beyond
heir districts, and but very few, and this