The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-30
PROLIFIC IN STATESMEN,
Ohio Has Not Lost Her Proud Precedence
in the NatiOn-The Wonderful Quota OF
Ohio. Born Men in the senate and

Ohio Has Not Lost Her Proud Precedence
in the NatiOn--The Wonderful Quota of
Ohio. Born Men in tho senate and
liOuss.
Harry Hall. in Pittsburg Times.
In the republics later years Ohio has
gone far toward wrestling from Vir-
ginia, the distinguished appellation of
the Mother of Presidents" Seven
presidents were born on the sacred soil
of the Old Dominion. four of whom.
Washington, Jefferson, Madison and
Monroe, We're elected from their native
state. William Henry Harrison was
elected from Ohio. and Zachary Tay-
lor from Louisiana and John Tyler
succeeded to the presidency from the
vice presidency.
1t was not until 1910 that Ohio gave
the nation a president. William Henry
Harrison. and he was not born within
her borders. In 1868 Ulysses $. Grant.
born at Point Pleasant. o., in 1922. but
u citizen of Illinois. was elected and
served two terms. He was succeeded
by Rutherford b. Hayes, of Ohio. and
four years later another Ohioan. James
A. Garfield. became chief magistrate.
In 1888 Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana.
but born at North Bend. o.. succeeded
Grover Cleveland I'm the white house.
Thus Ohio had, i'm the period of As
years, four native-born citizens and one
by adoption In the presidential office.
and ranks next to Virginia as the state
of presidents. Two of her sons, Will
liam Mckinley and William B, Allison
are now named for that high Office. and
the present prospect is that 1t will go
to one of them.
The "Ohio man" Is also very much in
evidence in the present congress. In
the senate Ohio has John Sherman and
Calvin s. Brice. her own two repre-
sentatives. and such distinguished
senators from other states as william
b. Allison. of Iowa. born at Perry.
Wayne county. o.; stephen Il. Elkins.
of West Virginia born in Perry coun-
ty: Thomas II. Carter. of Montana,
born In Scioto county. and Lucien Bak-
er, of Kansas. these all Republicans;
Daniel w. Voorhees,. of Indiana, Dem
ocrat, born i'm Butler county, and those
two shining lights of Western Populism.
William V. Allison. of Nebraska, born
in Madison county. and James ii. Kyle.
of South Dakota. born near Nenia.
Thus Ohio has more sons In the senate
than any other state. those ranking
next being New York. with Senator's
Hin and Murphy. Democrats; Gear. of
Iowa: Teller. of Colorado. and Clark. of
Wyoming. Republicans. and Stewart.
of Nevada. Populist and general blath-
erskite; Kentucky with Blackburn:
CAN. of Florida: Vest. of Missouri:
Mills, Of Texas: Palmer, of Illinois.
Democrats, and Cullom. of Illinois. Re-
publican; and Pennsylvania. with
Senators Quay and Cameron: Burrows.
of Michigan; ShOup, of Idaho; Mitchell.
of Oregon. Republicans. and PETER. of
Kansas. Populist.
In the house, too, Ohio comes In for
no inconsiderable share Of the mem
bers. OF her own delegation of twen-
ty-One members. all are Ohians by
birth except SOrg, born in Wheeling.
w, Va; Dewitt. in Indiana: Grosvenor.
in Connecticut. and Northway. in New
York Then she has, besides, r. X. Hit.
Illinois. chairman of the important for
eign affairs committee, born at t'rbana:
George w. Smith. Illinois. a native Of
Putnam county; j. A. Il. Hull, Iowa. of
Clinton county: w. p. Hepburn, Iowa.
of Wellsville, Columbiana county; w.
R. Calderwood, Kansas. of Perry coun-
ty; ]. X. Cowen, Maryland. of Millers-
burg, Holmes county: J. A. Tracy. Mis-
souri,, of Wayne county; c. G. Burton.
Missouri, of Cleveland: ]. f. Reyburn.
Pennsylvania. of Clark county, and
Warren Miller. West Virginia. Of Meigs
county. These give Ohio total MEM
bership in the house and senate of thir-
ty-tive, not including her four repre-
sentatives who were born in other
states, or Q out of the 81 senators and
&c out of 357 representatives.