The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-10
NATIONAL CAPITA
Washington Post

members-elect on hand 4
o. Office. Tho new menssr
been chosen during thu WI.
Griffith, democrat. success.
Judge Holman IN the po,'.' =
tlict; James Norton Of ths j y
Carolina district, in place !, ~
Laurln. now senator; !, y
ontcaSo, republican, Win =
II. cook, deceased; Geo,,,a l n
pubiican. who takes III lsss
Ashley b. Wright Of ~ Sa'
sttts district. ana ]. Nj. ,,r.
VINO takes the place Of Eng
republican OF Brooklyn 4 w !
signed some weeks aRo ,s az
master Uf Dominietown I" IA
Mr.. Lawrence was IN ~.
uay under the chaperunars \, a!
1--WE Weymouth OF the bsv XIV. y
decided business air. althasse
by profession. Mr.. IauravuA
from the 10th milestons A y.
means new as a legislator pul
long service in the Mass,lohnnae
ture, reaching his present a'sT'
Ter TWO terms as president 4, ,is
ate on Beacon Hill. A fnr,a
officer of the Massacbuse,,M.N
Barrett, win he Mr.. Lawrsnss Y
There will be at least a..
gubernatorial aspiants amin.
bership of the coming ses,lo,
iicans were addressing W. 4 +.
the party leaders from penu,,s
governor Saturday at the car,,.,
ceived the compliment pracss.r
hothlng to say further than NY
didate. - There was evidence
Doom in some campaign but,o..
ing design, which have bes su
already in Pennsylvania a ~
IN the lapels of his friends 49,.
inns congress Mr.. g. w ~.
Iwenty-seventh Pennsylysr,s
also credited with being ~
we'll as John Dalzell OF ri,t.h.'
as one OF the big four of the MI.
there Is Judge Sayers n NJ;
prominent on The damocrafi. ~
mouse, who wants to rounJ ~
sressional honors with term !,
eeutiVe OF the Lone Star State
For the first time in over =.
Maine will have new Represents
regular session OF congress. M
Edwin G. Burltigh of Aua,,t, :,
ny the seat made vacant BY Ia \
Seth l.. Mlllillon. Mr.. purlfi,A
Washington for about three well,
extra session. He is tail ana u
bulfd, with a well balanced h,aa !
man OF sturdy common sense, N
leigh bears his new honors modext |
by no means a pyrotechnical \
statesman. lie is, however. of \
o; timber characteristic Of ihs ~
have made the State famous IA \
legislation, ard will be an jr5]
worker. Probably no man ever ;
congress with a more thorough ~
OF his district or more in direct NJ
lbs constituents, in this respect MN
IKE his predece sSor. Mr. Burleif)
proprietor of the Kennebec JolI,,
newspaper OF which James G. Bill
once the head. 1t was founded bs,
war By printer, Luther Seyorsra
afterward was Il member OF cous,su
Augusta, and later minister 10 4
The State delegation in congress 4
cludes two eX-governors, Mr.. nlngs
ing occupied the guberna.oglal 4
number OF years ago.
Part of my constituents call me
ocrat," said Representative ". G u
Washington to Dinsmore Of Aria,
the capitol; part Of them call me /
republican, and part OF them cal
lopulist. 1t really makes liltls dill
to me which way they put it
but, Jones. you are democrat
Dinsmore.
fcs, now that the democratic y
in the hands of friends, suppose
count myself a democrat, too,ss d.
jonathan =. Dolllver OF Fort .,odl
the bright particular star Ola cof'
congressman at the Hamlli0a. "a
contour the Iowa legislalU by lew
in the house. 81 am Absolutely y
bias CT prejudice on any pubAe gu
gentlemen" he said, "and eyeryoo
our way is feeling good.
What is the main issue w io'
DolliverN'
"'rhc main issue out there, Co
Mr.. Dolliver, lis making living,
are getting right down 10 buslncs'
DeGraffenreid of Texas mas "
Wit Of an Irishman AMI the 'deh ~
way of turning a neat comphls
had long been an ardent admlle'
Henry Lewis, and receh; a mu'u
introduced them to each other,
Il think I've met you belo's
Gratfenreid. said Lewis.
mo, sir; I've long wanted 70 n'
quoth DeGrnffenreid, hut this
time | ever had the pleasure
Yes" insisted Lewis, 81 net
before. bot it was on the street y
ard we couldn't see eacn Other.
"You certainly are mistaken abo
said the Lone Star man, for y
introduced to you in the DARK
struck a match to see how you
Hon. Winbourne Pearce of Bei'u
a young lawyer OF distinguishes
who was seen at the Wellington
ing, was "A democratic preslaenn
when barely u years OF age. ~
has some very positive views as /"
of changing the existing system
cratic national conventions.
II hold" said he. that 1t Is
unfair ana incduitahle 10 give "
Nanta greater voting strt nsui
tional gatherings of the party "
corded TO Texas. The one is es
publican as the other is rockiiou.
democracy. and yet the kaystone
weighs Texas in the paramount.
determining the party's candiNa'.
highest office in the govern1ns'
ought not 10 he. !,
1t Would be fair and right '
each state representation N ~