New-York tribune., 1898-10-10
NE EW-YORK'S CONGRESSMEN.
EXCELLENT REPUBLICAN SELECTIONS
MADE SO FAR.

MADE SO FAR
TWELVE OF THE PRESENT REPRESENTATIVES,
RENoMINATED-ALI. ABLE AND FAITH
Full MEMBERS
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIRrxr1
Washington, Oct. 9.-"The New-York RepubIi.
cans are very slow In making their Congress NOM
! nations remarked ar attache Of the Republican
! Congress Committee 70 Tribune correspond
ent recently The list he exhibited showed that
such nominations had been made in only fifteen OF
the ,hirty-four districts. Mr.. Beford was renorn-
mated IN the Ist District yesterday. and his name
appeared on the list Then there was a blank until
the X%th District reached. where the name of
Mr.. Southwlck found Nominations have been
reported from all the other districts except the
XXXIst. In all the districts reported except three
the sitting members have been regularly nominat-
ed They ale Messrs. Belford. Southwlck Littauer
Chckering. Sherman, Ray. Payne, Get. Wads-
worth, Mahany Alexander and Hooker. All of
these men are able. faithful and efficient members.
and collectively they WELD immense influence
In the House Of Representatives. Mr. Payne is the
dean Of the New-York delegation by virtue OF his
long consecutive service. being now In the middle
OF his seventh term, and right worthily does he
wear the title. There few men In Congress so
Industrious or with greater capacity for work
than Mr.. Payne. Since the beginning Of the LIVth
Congress he has been chairman Of the important
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and
he is also member Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. the work Of which has been unusually diff
fcult and burdensome. two general revenue bills
one Of them revision Of the tariff. having been
framed and enacted into law within the short
space of eighteen months.
Mr. WadsWorth is serving his sixth term. but
his service has not been continuous. He is prob
ably the most efficient chairman the Committee on
Agriculture has had at least In recent years. and
he has served with credit on the Naval Affairs and
other important committees.
The ablest and most careful. conscientious and
painstaking chairman the Committee Indian
Affairs has had in many years is James s. Sher-
man. OF the Utica District. who is serving his NTH
term. He is also an influential member of the i'm
portant Committee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce. Mr.. Sherman has often been called to
preside over the Committee Of the Whole. In which
place he has exhibited wonderful capacity TO
expedite legislative business by his readiness and
prompt decision of questions of order which so
frequently arise. The fairness Of his rulings has
been questioned by the minority.
George W. Ray, OF the XVIII District, is also
serving his fifth term. He s OF the hard
working members In the commtte room, and fire.
quenty takes part In the debates. IN this Con-
gress he is chairman of one Of the most important
and laborous committees-that on Invalid Pensions
in which he spends hours daily during the ses-
sions of Congress. He Is also leading and in
iuental member of the Committee on the Ju-
bankruptcy legislation, and it was he who pre-
pared the admirable report on that measure.
Warren b. Hooker. of the XXXIVth District is
serving his fourth consecutive term as member
of the House Of Representatives and his second as
chairman of the Committee Rivers and Har
bors which is regarded as one of the impor-
tant and envable chairmanships In the gift Of the
Speaker. Mr.. Hooker has acquired nigh reputa-
tion one of the most capable, useful and indus
trious members of the House.
Charles A. Chickering, Of the XXIvth District. is
dustry has ssen 10 the chaifmanship OF the de:
sirabe Committee on Railways and Canals and
Printing Mr Chickerng is a growing and pro-
gressive member and commands the respect and
Another member who is serving his third consecu-
tive term is Charles W. Giet, of the MIMI Dis
adjutant of the S6th New-York Volunteers until
n IL e ISr 1 be on On ESpendIes
in the Department of Agriculture and member OF
the important Committee on Public Buildings and
Two Of the younger members of the House. each
B. Mahany, of the XXXlId District. and George y.
Southwick. OF the XXth District Both OF them are
frequently heard in debate. and both. have been
assigned TO important committees Mr. Mahany
being a member Of the committees on Military AZ
ns Iars and aa1 currerey and Educat,on fi
II is seldom indeed that member Of the House
term receives an assignment to so important a
menf was 1 Conferred is on D. s Alexander. Of the
XXXIIId District, by Speaker Reed; whose Judg-
ability and industry exhibited by Mr.. Alexander |
both in The committee and the House. He f. also |
a member Of the Committee on Reform in the |
Civil Service Of which policy he is stanch advo
cate
Lucus ~ Ihttauer Of the XXlId District Is also |
serving his first term. and his constituents are so
well satisfied with him that he has been renom- |
mated by accamation Mr.. Ltauer is a member |
1f the Committee Coinage and also Of the Com
ni.tee on Manufactures
Another member who Ia serving his first term is |
Joseph Mccrum Belf0rd Of the st DisriS list sso, Mr.
,on plirnonted him by an appointment 10 an ex-
,eedingly important committee Elections No. 2 |
He is also a member OF the Committee on Revision
IF the Laws.
II appears that Mr. Drscoll. who has been
,omina led in the XXVIIth District is to have
an opponent a veteran Republican. James j. Bel
len who Is a member Of the present House. where
10 is serving his fifth term and is member Of the
he other Republican candidates who have never
,erved in Congress John K Stewart. OF the
XXIe District and Louis w. Emerson OF the
SXIIId.