The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-18

Ocr1t, II. is. GOIk. q TeIHthe vi tHe iati
President James X. Polk. Josiah ID. Hicks,
after serving three consecutive terms from
the Twentieth district. failed to secure "a
| Fourth nom nation. Edward Everett Rob
bins, who IS serving his first term IN the
house. failed a denomination. Mr.. Robbins
has the distrctton of being one oil the three
members o. the house who enlisted in the
volunteer service and>weat with his req
mcnt to Porto Rico. He will be succeeded
by : NJ Jack. republican.
North Carolina VIII send moro new races
! in proportion to representation than any
| State in the Union. With the exception OF
| the black man named White and Judge
| Liurey every republican has been defeated
/ for the Tifty-sixth congress. Whether this
was the result of a democratic landslide or
a red shirt crusade deponenth saith not.
The elections committees will decide this
| ~
McMillin OF Tennessee will not be on
the floor in the next congress to bother
! Bailey. There has always been rivalry be-
| tween Bailey and McMSllin, and it has been
a case of nip ard tuck as to which should
occupy tie floor the greater part of the
/ time. The odds were on McMillin because
he could talk more and say less than any
man on the democratic side Mr. McMilln
| As to the Texas contingent who will not
participate to any alarming extent IN the
deliberations of the next congress Senator
Roger Quarles Mills stands out prominent
ly. Once the idol of his State, for whom
there was nothing good enough, ne goes
into retirement and will become developer
of oil Wells as result of too much Cleye-
land and a refusal to respect the wishes of
his people. He will be succeeded by Gov
ernor Culberson, one Of the brightest rlen
in Texas and the most astute politician in
the State. Another Texan who failed to re-
turn is John W. Crawford, bright mind
bIilii2rt speaker, victim Of i'll health.
There ID one man from Texas with genial
face and 1Ioa.y poll. whose absence I-I!e
Fifty sixth congress will be remarked and
regretted more than any other one man VINO
has spent fourteen years of his life in the
congress of the United States. That man
is HONEST, gallant Joe Sayers, who has
Just been elected governor of his State by
the greatest majority ever given to a can
dHdate in its history Of big majorities. For
many years Joe Savers has stood upon
the watch tower of the peoples treasury
in his capacity as member and chairman
Of the committee on appropriations. ard
deifed successfully the assaults of the loot
ers and grabbers who infest the Hobbies of
congress. The people of this country owe
him debt of gratitude and the people OF
his State are doing their best to pay it.
He will be succeeded by Albert Burleson,
brilliant young lawyer of Austin.
~
Judge William Henry King of Utah will
not be in the next congress. He was de-
feated for denomination and will return TO
the practice of law or perhaps enter the
race against Frank Cannon for the senate
Virginia sends solid democratic dele
CATION to the next house How many Will b.
unseated by contest remains to be seen.
Among those who landed in the political
consomme was General James Alexander
Walker, ex~Confederate soldier, ex- DEM
oerat and for whom few tears will be shed.
Mt Thorp, who was seated by the present
republican house over Epcs, had the har-
poon thrown into him by that gentleman
on TINS occasion to the tune of several
thousand. Dr. Wise who was also seated
by the present republican house, has the
pleasure of being defeated by his erstwhile
opponent.
The State of Washington has this time
Kept at home both of her favorite sons.
william Carey Jones and James Hamilton
is5"lf. sr, ,JCnf5 it is only necessary
to say that he is thoroughly in line with
every paragraph of the Chicago platform.
James Hamilton Lewis is another story.
MT. Lewis possesses an unique personality
als tout ensemble is an iridescent dream.
WIN his scrambled hair and omelet WHIST
ers and faultless attire he is a thing OF
, eeau.y ana JOY forever. Mr.. Lewis is a
" VIA
Tuner and sometimes talks like Daniel
WEBSTER He is the only man in the world
VINO can strut sitting down. Mr.. Lewis has
perpetraied many bon mots and hripbt
things ID the last congress, among them .
Was wa. shot at the erstwhile puissant LemusI
hii Quigg. Mr.. Quigg asserted on the floor
a, 'Ie mouse In reply TO question from
WI LOWS. thai he was not voting his own
sentiments, but following the leaf of his (
l'alty. Whereupon MIR. Lewis remarked; ~
quotation from scripture will admirahiy
~ ,he case OF the gentleman from Nety
,ork' IL Is The OK kuoweth his owner ana
the ass his masters crib. 'u
Mr. Lewis has added to tho cayetv n,
next congress III tne
senator Charles James Faulkner NJ we,,
nv may not grace senatorial fautuell
"a the next congress. In the late political
he may go to the bottom Nv tho
SILVER men Senator Faulkner has never hsau
considered orthodox. He was too close a.
Cleveland. ''ose 10
''nalorfJ John L. Mitchell will not return
rom wisconsin, DURING his six wears IN
Ae ssnate he 10 only remarkable for having
nase speech on Father Marquette. in
'nch he said that pioueer priest had left
40 lsetr prints on the sends of time. He
as also conspicuous for the largs a,,,o, &c
u WGd resistance of his whiskers.
'ohn %. Osborne OF Wyoming w,,, .,..
e absent from tie next house oshorns S wso
ne nrst governor of the State OF Wyno,, mas
I aprIa Of the present house ana Wee
n, asr,.sn o, me democratic congressional
y Had Wyoming gone demosrntqa
or the senate sahu'aate
Marcus Aurelius Smith, the democra,ic
eiegate In the house from Arizona ssas ~
Tough Rider. 'Spopiican