The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11

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- Not Nominated - The Judge and a
a. General.
WASHINGTON. April 10 - Especial =
Looking ahead 20 the congressional ele
lions of the coming autumn great man
: personal ambitions are now piumin
|, themselves with the Joys of hope On th
q assumption that the next house will be II.
publican, large number OF gentlemen an
saying to themselves that they woul
make good speaker. There Is n genera
belief here that Mr.. Reed will retire fron
j. public life IL he be not nominated for pres
ident. No one has been authorized to sa
So but some OF the speakers closest friend
are known 10 believe that the big mar
from Maine does not care TO remain longe
in the house. In this connection the In
: teresting circumstance has been recalled
that Mr.. Reed threatened TO retire from
the house during his first term as speaker
little revolt had been organized among
the Republican members, and they threat
ened to defeat Mr. Reed for reelection as
speaker In case the next house wore Re-
publican. Reed heard Of this and said to
one of the conspirators "You need not
think you are splitting me, for l am not
coming back TO congress anyway. Z"
Through the influence Of a western friend
Of Reed the difficulty was patched up and
the speaker stood for reelection. The SUI
ceeding house was Democratic, however.
and there was no opportunity for the Re.
publicans who did not like tho methods of
the Maine man to organize an opposition
Go him.
Losing In Popularity.
L IN Mr H..
can Of course be chosen speaker again,
practically without opposition. 1t is no
secret that Reed has gained nothing in
| popularity this winter, but he has gained
| In the respect and admiration of his fol.
lowers, for he constantly proves himself to
De Dig man In every way. With Reed
out there Will be large crop of speaker.
ship candidates. Cannon of Illinois Gros-
vepor OF Ohio, Henderson OF Iowa. Hon.
kins or illinois, are among those who are
already under discussion. N Mckinley
should happen TO become president, prob
ably Grosvenor would stand the best
chance, for no one doubts the strength of
the administration would be thrown Go
the patriarchal congressman from the
Buckeye State. There might be feeling
that the presidency and the speakership
were too much for one state to have at the
same time, and in that case Joe Cannon
or Dave Henderson or Hopkins will come
to the front.
Strange to say, great many Democrats 1
think their party will have control of the /
next house. The same men who predict |
Democratic preponderance in the house /
ADMIT the presidency is likely to 60 to the /
Republicans. How they reconcile tho dis
parity between these predictions Is more
/ a..
which TO me does not seem to have much /
to stand upon-that the country will not
elect two Republican congresses in success.
sion. On the assumption that the Demo-
Gratis are really going to have the next |
house, there are already three candidates
Tor speaker on the minority side of tho !
hall One Is Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee |
and another Mr. McMillin of tho same state. |
The rivalry between these two IL almost |
comicai, considering that the contest is n l
year and half of and that the chances |
OF the Democrats to elect majority of the |
house are not considered -hattering by thu |
best judges. In fact, the Populists say
they are going to have as many men in |
the next house rs the Democrats, and |
Know Democrats who think this IL true. |
The third candidate is Mr.. Bailey of Texas.
the handsome young man who was the |
paDy OF tho house a few years ago, and
VINO attires himself In manner some. ,
what odd and thon very sensibly says 1t is
his own business what sort of clothes he |
wears so he dresses decently. Bailey is |
popular, and oil the social influences would |
be on his side. IL
"Henry Clay" suizer. IL
came near forgetting that there Is a
ourth candidate among the Democrats
: Henry Clay" Sulzer of New York city.
lhere has been some sneering at Mr.. Sui
'er on account OF his resemblance to the
,reat Kentuckian, but have watched Mr.. | T
'ulzer carefully and he has borne himself
Ike man of sense and ability. Speaking of
he man who looks like Henry Clay reminds
ne that we see about the corridors of the
apitol every once in awhile the counter
cit presentiment OF some of the great men |
II the past. A few days ago saw stand n
ng at one OF the doors Of the hall Of the | d
ouse, waiting TO see q member, a man
Vho was almost living image Of Horace
'reeley. He had Mr.. Greeley face figure.
Vhiskers and expression. / looked about |
or Amos Cummings, who used to work | e,
nth MIR. Greeley, in order to see tho look q
hat would come upon his face when ne
eheld the ghost Of his old friend Amos
'as found after time and he was greatly
impressed by the old gentlemap's resem
lance. He engaged Mr.. Greeley's double | in
conversation and found him to be n | o.,
'rmer from Massachusetts and a distant
'htive OF the great editor OF the New "
ork Tribune. During the last month
ave seen about the capitol men who re-
'mbied the late Salmon =. Chase, Allen At
. Thurman and Edwin Stanton.
Bibuious Statesmen.
On the floor OF the house there are two
on who afford "A great deal OF amusement
their friends and to those occupants of al
e galleries who arc aware of the game r,
AT Is going on all the time between =
EN-. They are both southern members -
I'd one Is known as the Judge" while ]
@ other Is called the general" Their
eat delight Is to 60 down stairs about |
ur times an hour for drink Of whisky n
I'd to see which can keep IL up the long
{. They start In when the house meets
noon and continue their excursions with X
eat regularity all the afternoon. About Fl
Or O'Clock they cease to take much in. ca
rest In the proceedings, and IL sometimes =
"Opens that when the session Is adjourned
or the employees Of tho cloakrooms
We to waken the bibulous statesmen and
nd them home In carriage. But next
y the competition Is resumed ut the old I
md "'
This reminds me that while Speaker
'ed has suppressed smoking I'm the house, n,
cept In the doors Of the oloakrooms, the
10 OF whisky goes on In the restaurant :
wn stairs just as II there was no law
ainst IL IL Ia abort titna for In spa.I.~