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Gossip of tho Ring.

e. p, Hoboken-Ho whipped him in tho second
round
II. + enchy. Hoboken-They met At tho Lemon A.
c. on Nov. ~, 1893.
q. Stevens. White Plains-Tho last time they met
Dixon got the decision.
]. D.. New York-Hs was born in Halifax. Nova
Scotia, on July ~, 1870.
J. c.. Jersey city,. Yes; by Terry Modovern.
q He never met Frank Erne,
W. l.. Delayan The bet 10 on and the stakes are
returned as they were put mp,
Kid" Mcfarland was In town yesterday. He
wants to box George McFAtden.
n r., Now York-He was born In Galway, Ireland,
on March ~. 1919. He IL feet I'm inches tall
Andy walsh and Bill Hanrahan OF this city have
been matched 10 box twenty rounds at tho Green
wood A, g, next Saturday night.
Bobby Dobhs's nett opponent will be Joe walcott,
Tho pair are to meet in . twenty-five round contest
At the Broadway within two weeks time
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Bowling Games Tonight.

American SationAl-Lotus, Empire and Morning
aide. at tho Germ AniA Assembly Rooms alleys
SAtionN LeAgue-GOlden hod. Ph9nix and
knicksrb ecker. At STAIRS alleys
Harlem Lchgue-Premier, Knickcrbockor and
Oriental at Thum Rhhl.dorf's Alleys.
Columbia League MVerdae, Corinthians and
Mercury at Schlussing's Alleys.
Arlington IeGgut-Alco, Welcome and Glendale.
at the Arlington Hall ALLEYS.
North Side Lsague-t Columbia Ariston and Swiss.
American, a. Pumps alleys.
Fire Insurance Lsaxue-union Fire Insurance
German American Fire Insurance Company, at
Reid alleys.
Bank CLERKS League.-seAbosrd National Bank.
Broadway bank Of Brooklyn. and J. p. Morgan 4
Co. At Reds ALLEYS.
Arcade Hoadpin-Gothsm No. I. Gotham No. 2.
Anchor No. !. and Anchor No. . at tho Arcade
alleys
brooklyn Royal A-canum League-hlert Council.
Washington Irving Council and Price Council, at
Trainor's ALLEYS.
B-AmJ hiGn Wheelm-n, Red Hook Wheelmen and
south Brooklyn whe~lmep, At the Elephant Club
alleys.
PGtn.m-A. II. c.. Arlington ard Putnam. At Put
Arlington National Echo. Imperial and A. n. c.,
at BertrAm l. Volts alleys.
Twenty sixth wArd-Eccertrics ys. Van Sclsn, at
stenheusers alleys
HUDSON County LrAgue-Bretzel. Sylvia and
Olympia at HsefNin's alleys
Montgomery Class A berkeley No. vs.. Temple
At Mont:cmcry's alleys.
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Bask etball.

Tho st. Thomas basketball team. after lapse Of
two year, open-d the season with tho Amiy team of
broklvn. which resulted in victory forst Thomas
by 4tto2.
Basketball teams averaging i?5 pounds and wish.
ing to arrange games with the New Rochelle Y. NJ e..
norman iOl Union avenue. New Rochelle. y, Y,
A new lightweight team that is intended to tako
the place OF the well.knoyn Rubber Five which
has boon organized hy tho members Of the Green.
pSt &C. r OF *. The n1y'r. 3
these with the new material on hand should make a
nrstclass team.
on Friday night defeated the Franklns Of Astoria,
~ ascoTs Of 40 to and Oh saturday night went 70
Hna Gfc and sen @
a score Of 10 4. The Lightweights would like TO
arrange few out Of town games for saturday nights
guam HdS To aEsnn
Tho, Mud.ons OF tho West ritty seventh street
tho biz Gymnss um ~ Grace Chapel last night
III Q First team were IN rare form and there was
gerous The frst hair ended ~ 10 in favor OF tho
First team, The visitors were shut out in last half
and Rubpneck oC the draco ave. The nnal score
was; Grace en-, liudsons =.
Following the eIamplc Of Yale, Cornell will he
candidates for which 10 the number OF thirty have
been at practice 'nr some weeks. Games with MANY
ranged aud tho cornell boys will also Ne seen In this
civ during the "a,on The biggest game OF the
which viii be pnyrd on the lAters return from the
West during the holiday season.
Thu girls basketball teams " the Staten Island
what i known az the "somin,ry" building; Isw
ilainlng and plsyeda superior team game, winning
ty Appoints TO The scoring for the Academy wa.
from the field and BY Miss AliRs coston, who scored
nS. , b. MI: ors me Psn nr Eras
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Good scores were made at the monthly trap shoot.
ing tournament Of the Emerald Gun Club. which
was decided yesterday at Dexter Park Summaries;
club Shoot. Ten Live Birds-Dr. Hudson, 20 yards.
loi Dr. oConnel, ~ ards, Ia: Killers, ~ yards,
10; Sands ~ yards. v; Clarke, 20 yards. IL Short
2S yards ~ DR.. Ruyl, 20 yards 81 REAGAN, % yards
81 Weiss, 2s Yards, .; Amend. 2s yards .; Joergor,
20 yards \; Billings, 20 Yards ~ Moore yards 4:
Liucoln. 20 ysrds q pllion. ~ Yards Il Woeltul,
~ yards D: DR., ODonoghue, ~ yards, II; David, ~
yards. o; GAliin ~ Yards, DAncourt. % yards I;
brown. 20 yards H. RathGen, ~ yards, 81 Dr..
Dreamer, ~ yards. 8: DR.. Kenble, ~ yards. .;
steutzls ?S Yards; ii MohTmapn, 2s yards. u,
j. A. II, Elliott distinguished himself yesterday at
live bird shooting at Ridgewood, - j, He won first
money in two OF the three main events al ten birds
with clean scores. and tied with two others for hrst
money IN the third event All thre made clean
scores aud agreed 20 a division of the money. In
fact Elliott did not mics bird during tho day having
also taken part in several previous sweepstakes,
Thomas ", Morley also showed up form. miss.
ing only two birds IN eight events.
During the day u match was arranged between j,
Il, Elliott and Aaron poty OF Paterson. The con
duonsAre 100 live biria per man, 80 yards rise,
90 yards boundary, Nottingham rules. for 500 q
side II will take place on SATURDAY. Dec. .: At Nor.
fey's grounds at Lyndhurst, N j. This will be the
hrst big match 0f the season.
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GOLF.
women in Final Rounds on Essex and
Morris County Links.

The FIRST competition for the Long Course
cup was played yesterday at the Morris County
Country Club and IL brought out very close
finish. The winner was Mrs. William Shipper.
who on Monday won also tho final com
petition for the Short Course cup, played
under the same point system during
the season. Before the start the points
OF the three leaders were Mrs. Shipper
10. Miss Howels z. and Miss Bryce
2. while Miss Kip. Miss Hurlburt and Mrs. A.
o. Dean we're tied at 8 points. As the winner
received 3, the second scorer 2 and the third
point. II was evident that II Mrs. Shipper
gained point. she would win out. while. failing
this and In the success OF Miss Bryce and Miss
nowells she would stu be tied with the win
ner. The scores OF the Ave who finished we're
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PHILADELPHIA. Nov o. Dogs Of all descrip-
lions owned horticultural Hall this morning
the occasion being'the flrst annual bench show
Of the Philadelphia Dog Show Association
fornia met Eastern dogs in the arena. and the
consensus oil opinion was that II was one Of
ever seen outside the Westminster Kennel
Clubs show i'm New York.
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Dixon 10 Meet whistler on Dec. :.

George Dixon has decided to box twenty
rounds with Billy whistler at Baltimore on
jan. g. Dixon told n Sun reporter yesterday
that his bout with McGoVern would positively
DO his last. win or lose
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Of the champion onberts by the fultons in the
second game. The scores
rIRsr oAME.
Fulton conncii-Loyeil lSs; Mepon nSs is ss
Comm wealth Council Muhihausen. Ie1; Folk
1ss '0'rof' 't7' h'h'0"' '''' Fisher '''' TOTAL
Eleventh frame Fulton Council. hs; Common.
wealth Council 40.
SECOND oANE.
Fulton Council--Lovoil. 1893; McDonough, 10:
II. A silveria, i6i: Herbert 1872; fernoach' l1v
gilbert oouncil-Thonaa Anderson. Jr.. 1885,; Full
Ter, 1885, Hager. 1875 Berds, 100: Van TaSsell, iso
Gilbert ncii-Thomas Anderson, Jr., $50; Full.
LEI, 49, Haser. i2v' Bords' l4s; Van Tasssli 221
Commonwealth Council Muhlbsusen, 1ts; Folk,
1877 Cocrott. l55; MeKeon. III; Fisher ia. Total
East New York Council passed the eight hundred
aud Breyoort Councils. Tho scores:
yiRsr GAME.
East New York Council Rockefeller. 10; Hamote.
1ll; Douglass. 1892; Biehusen. 1<i; senior. 1876.
Fort Greene Couneil-Perry. i?7; Horton, iAo;
Han. i5a; Lilly. 1888; Spencer, i<G. Total. T2p.
SECOND GtMH.
Fort Greene counci-Horton. 2os; Han: lss: boo.
tor. 1876: Lilly. i4r; spencer. 1872. Total, 7e2.
Brevoort Councii-Sponccr 1919; williams 1877;
Lsronor. W; sehonsld, 100; Nimmo. iAb. Total.
7ev.
Brsvoort ouncil-Spencer, l6l: Williams, lOl;
Earle, 10: sohonold 1856 Ninmo. i2s. Total, o8s.
East New York Council Rockefeller. 10: Hamofe,
200; Douglas. III. Behusen. ito! Senior. lzo.
Total. si3.
Several interesting Gsmes were played BY the com.
petinv ArchdiOcesAn Union League teams at Starr Q
alleys last night. The scores;
FIRST oAMK.
spalding Literary Union Team No. al Pover,
I2s; Deylin. l41: Brooks, l4T; shannon, 1&e.
MArk,y. lta Total. ll6.
Ias; Crseden. iss: Msh,r. iiS; DAILY lis. Total.
COS.
SECOND GkME.
spaldng Literary Union Team No al, Powers.
1873. De,ln, lti Shannon. 49,: Moran, l6li Mar
Holy C-oss Lyeenm Team No. I--Hsnnsssy. l4o.
BOOTH l4l. Morrissey, 1877 poran. i+s. Calvin.
THAp oANE.
81. MonIc. Team 30; 2-oconnoT: i..: Brown
Holy Cross Lyceum Team No. l.-Hsnnsssy, III;
Booth, lia: horrtssey, 1927; Dofan, l2o' DAWN.
FOURTH GAME.
Holy Gross Lyceum Team No. ,-Gettings, III.
Dillon, ~. Callahan $50. Burke. 40: Holsgroro.
Columbus Team No. l-Ferr.l. I26. Boyle. 1856;
Fox. 1876, Hayes. l26. GarVev, l!s. Total $50.
riTTu 0AHI.
Columbu. Team No. i-Ferrii. l24 Boyle. III:
For. 40. Hayes. l25: Gar,ey. lss. Total. 63T
st. MAry's-HUidpn, 2ul; Norbaum. los: Getsler.
1888. SPAIN, 1876, stunpf l4T. Total. 722.
SIXTH CANT.
Holy Cross Lyceum Team No. 2-Gsttngs. 1875.
Dillon l2i: Callahan. lSs; Burke. 1871; Holsgrove
s.. MARS, Holden. 100; Murghy, ~; eeisier
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Goddard and Mccormack to Fight.

Joe Goddards manager yesterday matched
him against Jack Mccormack. The battle will
he for twenty rounds and will be decided next
Saturday night IN Toronto before the Crescent
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Tho, golf team representing, tho Hotchkiss
the Garden OIty links yesterday The score:

Invitations have been sent out by the Lake
wood Coll Club to many OF the college golfers
with the view OF arranging q team match with
pick cd team OF NJ @. A players. tho match TO
be played during the open tournament at
lakewood next week. The college boys had
asked the Z. 8. A. To arrange such a match. but
the Executive Committee could not see its wav
clear to do 80 this season. 40 that the Lake.
wood Club has taken the matter up.
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II You Are Pressed for limo

Want" advertiseme nts for The SUN may be
left az any American District or Postal Tele-
graph Messenger ONCE Charges the same as
~ THE Sun offlco.-Adu.
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Rubin Ia BOX stockings" Conroy.

match between Gus huhlin and stock
ings" Conroy 81 Troy was cin,he yesterday.
1t will he Tor TWENTY-FIVE rounds, and will take
place at the Broadway 4 { on Dec. ~. Billy
Madden got the original offer for the match
from 81, Louis club. but George Considine
mentioned better purse.
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Jordan and Lenny Matched.

Rem Jordan was yesterday matched TO meet
Eddie Ienny OF Philadelphia. The battle is to
take place ut the Broadway 4. G. on Dec. 20 II
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Football Notes.

John A. CArr-Yes.
Stakeholder-The bet ia on.
q. T. yoorhees-Thc bet is of.
John Hawley-He Ia the same player.
STAMFORD, Nov. 22.-Dotta closed the seas on to
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This gave the fTrt place to Mrs William
shippsn, IL points, Mise Howells taking second
place. with 10 and Miss Bryce third place with
pSet and Tss Sy sa1s, 6 kh
Green Committee. have kept up the gofing In
forest Of the associate members In marked
degree throughout the season. They will be
renewed next season for new cups
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Horses, Harness and Carriages.
No better market Is open to yout prov iding
your goods arc reliable. than the readers Of
The SUN-Adp.
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ORANoE, Nov. 22.-Tha hnnls were played
this afternoon over the Eaaex County Country
Club course for the handsome silver cup Of.
team. for the associate members OF the club.
The plny which was begun on Monday has
competed Tor tbs own.rship OF the trophy hsye
played good golf. Miss Mabel Burke won the
cur, defeating Mrs. Edward s. Sanford. By 3 up
and 2 to play. She had the advantage OF four
strokes given her by Mrs. Sanford. On Mon
day play will begin over the Hutton Park
course for the annual woman's championship
OF the club.
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Mrs. Edward o. Morgan. Jr.. has presented a
cup as tho prize In a woman's eighteen hole
medal play handicap on Saturday at the Youn-
tekah Country Club. On Thanksgiving Day
there will be thirty-six- hole handicap sweep
stakes for the active members
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Two Jersey teams. tho Germaniss Of Elizabeth and
the Columbias OF Paterson defeated the orentals
OF this city IN the American National tournament
series at the 0crmania Assembly Rooms alleys last
night The scores
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To-day the club contests for the season
will begin At the Jacksonville. Fla. links with
q competition for the Grsenleaf and Crosby
gold medal. The season al open tournaments
however. will not begin until March.
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The first appearance OF Albert Champion.
the French middle distance crack. viii bn in
twenty Ave mile paced RAG" against Harry
Fixes They were matched Yesterday TO rlds
ut Madison Square Garden on Dec. > Cham
pion record A. tho hour is 2JO yards better
than that Of Fixes.
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Tho ST. Thomas basketball team, after q lapse Of
two year' opened the season with tho Amity cam Of
brnOklvn which roSulted In victory for H. Thomas
by a. to ..
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The promoters OF the sN-day bicycle race
are not disturbed 10y the Introduction OF the
prohihitory ordinance by Alderman Oa'man.
I. T. Towers OF the A. &. i. A. said yesterday
that he considered the action piece Of inlus-
tlce and persecution, but that he was confident
that the ordinance woul NOT be passed be-
cause II conflicts with the State law.
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officer. Congressman Hopkins, of Au-
rora, is leading member of the com
mittee on ways and means. He has
often presided over the house when in
committee of the whole, and in that
position has manifested great parlia-
mentary skill. Congressman Cannon,
of Danville. has long been national
character. He has three times been
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations. il was he who introduced
the famous bill appropriating $50,0O0,-
900 to be used at the discretion of the
president for national defense" lie
is personally popular and known to be
ruggedly honest. He is IA very impetu-
Gus man, and might better retain his
chairmanship than TO secure the speak
ership.
Longest in service, and exceptionally
popular with public men, is Col. David
Il. Henderson, of Dubuque, la. If the
west should unite in supporting him.
his selection would be acceptable to all
the leading representatives of the west
ern states. IL has been IA member of
the committee uU rules for a number OF
years, and is perfectly familiar with
the practices an1 p.ecendents of the
house of representatives. He has been
chairman of the committee on judiciary
for four years. He was acting chairman
of the committee on appropriations for
some time. He is an able debater and an
eloquent orator.
Either one of these gentlemen pos
sesses sufficient ability and experience
TO fill the important position. Either
one of them would prove to be accepta.
ble TO his party, and would reflect credit
upon his supporters. Neither one OF
them would make record for assuming
autocratic power, for neither one OF
them has advocated the exercise of such
power L;y Speaker Reed. Neither one OF
them possesses the autocratic DISPOSE
tion which has actuated the strong and
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IDOL This Is NOE a place 10

"Maledettol This is not a place to
come at that hour"
ut is safe, and would be safer still IL
you stayed here till then. The spies
of the master general-curse him--are
everywhere, and NJ. de Gomeron will
guarantee your protection here"
II am deeply grateful" The count
bowed slightly, a faint tone of irony in
his voice. Then you agree?"
YES"
The voices dropped again after this,
and they began to pore over the papers
and a map that the free lance had
spread before him, making an occasion
al remark, which did not follow. But
had heard enough to be convinced
that the plot of Anet was still in full life.
1t was all important for me now to com
municate what | knew at once to the
master general. With little ordinary
care the conspirators could be trapped
to man, and If by one stroke could
effect this, as well as free madame
anything was possible. without fur
ther hesitation l therefore crept slowly
back and descended to my chamber as
softly as cat. Leaving the ladder
swinging where it was, for could not
undo the knot, / drew on my boots and
went to the turret to reconnoiter before
venturing ont into the street. Imagine
my chagrin and disappointment to see
that three men were at the gate of the
Toison dor, evidently on the watch, and
in one of them made out Ravaillac.
might have passed the others without
discovery, but IL would be impossible
to escape the lynx eyes of this villain
who, though young in years, had all the
craft of age, and who later on was tc
raise himself to an eminence so bad that
| know not whom TO place beside him
except, perhaps, those who were hi:
aiders and abettors. | did not fear Il
run the gauntlet-that was an easy mat
ter; Int Intrsly doing so would make
by bres take 10 wing, and found my
self Comruiru once more to hold pa
tisnc9 hy the tai putil the coast wa.
clear.
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A CREOLE'S CHALLENGE.
Ii Was His Reply to Young Law
yer's Letter Demanding Pay
mept of His Fee.

A good story is told Of young law
yer in this city. One of his first cases
was a claim against creole gentleman,
who agreed to pay certain amount
each month. The FIRST of the first month
after the agreement came ana went, the
creole gentleman forgetting TO remit.
The young lawyer waited several days,
and then wrote letter. 1t had one vir-
tue. 1t was emphatic. 1t was not so
polite as II was emphatic, however, and
within an hour of its delivery to the
creole gentleman two of his friends
called upon the young lawyer with Il
message which, freely translated,
meant you have the privilege OF nam
ing the weapons"
For a momentthe young lawyer was
genuinely alarmed. He had heard that
the creole gentleman was a dead shot,
and equally fatal with the sword. He
wanted TO avoid trouble, but did not
feel that the circumstances justified
him in pleading professional privilege
when he had virtually called a man a
beat. Then there came TO his mind that
ne nae hOllltN mere Ltdu lAsll BtHt4
man could not grant duel TO any one
who owed him money, and he haughtily
said so to his callers.
They instantly withdrew. An hour
passed. II was an hour of anguish to
the young lawyer. Then there came
again the cards of the two friends Of the
offended creole gentleman. A minute
later they were in the lawyers Office,
and he had written out a receipt forthe
full amount of the claim against the
creole gentleman.
"And now, sir" said the chief second
of the creole gentleman to the young
lawyer, what is your answer to our
principals demand?'
my answer, gentlemen, is this: ]
formed the hasty conclusion that your
principal did not intend to pay what
considered a just debt, and so ex-
pressed myself He has paid the debt.
l recognize the seriousness of my mis-
judgment of him as a gentleman, and
beg TO assure him, through you, that
will willingly offer him any apology
which a gentleman may see fit to re-
quire of a gentleman."-N. o. Times
Democrat.
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CHAPTER XIX.
PLAIN HENRI DE BOURBON.

In little l began to cool and sought
my room, determined TO occasionally
take turn 90 the tuIret and see IL the
guard was gone, but not 90 harass my
self by watching them continually.
In about an hour or so l wearied
of sitting and looked out of my
window again in the direction of mad
ame's room, as ! called it to myself. At
the moment of my doing so the shut
ter that was open toward my side sud
denly closed. i could just make out a
flash of white fingers on the dark wood
work, and then the face l longed 90 see
looked out from the half of Che window
still open, and drew back again almost
On the instant Feeling sure that she
would look out once more, leaned for
ward. Madame did as l expected, and |
could see the astonishment on her lace,
and hear her cry of joy. She tried %
converse with me by signals on her
fingers and for the first time | had oc-
casion to bless what / had up to now
considered a foolish accomplishment
that picked up as boy when l was
with Mgr de Joyeuse. Enough that
maGame gave me to understand that she
was well treated, and | let my dear
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masterful man who now voluntarily re-
hnquishes the power of exalted station.
In all fairness and candor it should
be stated that no little injustice has
been done Speaker Reed by the news
papers which have disseminated fhe
idea that he was the authSi OF a code
of imperial rules. As a matter OF fact,
Tom Reed administered the rules which
were made by the house of representa-
tives; and administered them autocrat-
!cally. But he only introduced two rules
which may be termed distinctively
Reed rules. In the first place, he count
ed quorum when members sat in their
seats declining 10 vote, and claiming to
be absent Everybody now comedies
that Reed was right in taking that
stand. In the second place, he intro
duced the policy OF declining TO enter
tain what he automatically decided to
be dilatory motions. He took this stand
in order that business might proceed.
His course in this respect is now in
dorsed BY all good parliamentarians.
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nomination with majority Of ten. II
she can carry her own vote solid and Sc
cure five votes from either the southern
contingent or from Ohio she can be
successful.
1t will be seen that if mere personal
considerations do not outweigh the gen
eral geographical political considera-
tions the speaker of the Fifty-siXth
congress is very likely TO come from
west of the Allegheny mountains. At
the organization of the Fifty-fourth
and Fifty-fifth congresses the east had
a ma jority of the votes, and they were
able not only to nominate Mr.. Reed,
from the extreme northeastern coun-
try, but they were able to locate the
two great offices of clerk of the house
and doorkeeper of the house, involving
three-fourths of the patronage, all east
of the Alleghenies. The western men
say that the star of republican political
power is moving their way, and it is a
good deal to ask of them that they shall
yield the speakership to a man who is
outranked in years of service in the
house by not fewer than seven or eight
distinguished representatives from the
vast territory west of the Alleghenies.
But, after all, the majority party will
be wise If it selects the man who is pos
sessed of greatest ability, regardless Of
his geographical location. Tom Reed
is big man whether he is in Maine,
New York, Washington, London, Ber-
lin or anywhere else on the face of the
earth. 1t is to be hoped that the house
may have a good, strong presiding Off
Ger, no matter where he may reside.
SMITH ID. FRY