The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-08
BUCKEYE STATE
Is PROMINENT
Her Congressman Are Leaders
in Congressional Circles.
OTHER STATES RELY ON HER
For Timber to Make Statesmen, LegisIa-
tors and Orators Prominent Mem
bers Coming From Ohio
Gossipy Gossip.
(speclal correspondence.)
washington, Dec. s. 1899.

Washington, Dec. 5, 1899.
Ohio came to the front quite hand
somely in the preliminary proceedings
of the 56th congress. E. l.. Lampson,
of Ashtabula, who has been speaker and
lieutenant governor of Ohio, called the
long roll of members. The venerable
governor had the honor of presenting
the name of Daniel Brenner Henderson
as the Republican candidate for spea-
ker. r. w. Tayler Of Lisbon, was the
great figure of the day as he objected
to the swearing in of Brigham Roberts
| congressman-elect from Utah. Tayler
was chief orator in the most remarka-
| BILE spectacle ever witnessed in the
| organization of the national congress-
When Tayler's clear voice was heard the
silence in the historic hall was painful.
| There was an intensity in the pro-
| ceedings and in the suppressed excite
ment which was more dramatic than
any theatrical presentations. The gal
| leries were packed mostly with women,
| there was no applause at the arraign
ment of Roberts by Tayler No express
sion against Roberts when he bowed
to the inevitable and retired among his
| colleagues. Tayler made a short but
very striking speech. His face was pale
the face of student who has work
| ed long and hard on the case in which
he had been given leadership. Taylers
| tone was clear, natural and penetrating,
| yet not harsh. There was touch of
| the melodramatic in his drift from legal
objections to objections from a moral
| standpoint--the standpoint of the
American home. This peculiar page of
American history was written in
| few moments. Many more pages will
be written ere this congress concludes
its work and Tayler, the ambitious
| young lawyer from McKinleys old dis
| trict, will have the opportunity of a
| life time. Tayler started well today
and made a splendid impression. His
prominence in this affair will certainly
do him good in his district and he need
have no further fear about a fourth
term.
Another Ohio man was very much in
evidence in the house organization. I
refer to the Hon. Isaac r. Hill, of
Newark, and the United States Isaac
is a handy man on such a day and
particularly valuable to new members
who need considerable guidance. Col.
Dick received a good deal of attention
from Republican leaders of other states
because Of his splendid chairmanship
in the Ohio campaign.
In the senate, Ohio was not forgot |
ten. Senator Foraker escorted Senator |
Hanna to the front and Hanna was
sworn in for a full senatorial term of |
six years. Hanna looked fairly well |
but he limped in his gait and is not as
ruddy as during the last session. After |
the adjournment he had lunch with |
Senator'S Frye and Beveridge, of Indi- |
ana, the latter Ohio born. Frye and |
Hanna made speeches in Hanna's state |
together during October and they
traded recollection of the trip with con-
siderable pleasure.
Congressman Van Voorhis was on
hand at roll call and did not look vor-
ried by the thought that he might not
be here two years hence. The further
gossip has reached Washington that
Judge j. j. Adams, of GAINESVILLE, may
be a candidate if John Hoge declines
to run. Down in Morgan county, Elias
| Stanbery has long wished to be con-
gresham but regrets that he is to old
| to take up the work and achieve a
reputation. Stanbery is the most
| powerful Republican in Morgan county
and was one of the most valuable mem
| bers of the Ohio legislature ever sent
| to Columbus.
Congressman Gill, Of Steubenville,
| who succeeded Danford was a very
happy man at the opening. Gill likes
politics and enjoys the excitement in
| cident to such a gathering as that of
yesterday. Withal he is a quiet, mod
est man; he has keen enjoyment in
being national law maker and he was
not long in getting acquainted with
| all the leaders and particularly with his
fellow members from Ohio.
| When congress rose for prayer 1t was
noticeable that gray heads We're in the
minority. 1t is young congress. Never
have so many youthful looking men
been gathered in the hall. Only here
and there could be seen men white
haired and bald, and they were mostly
members who have grown gray in con-
gressional life. Far over on the Re-
| publican side sat Galusha Grow, of
Pennsylvania. the election of speaker
had peculiar interest for him as thirty
eight years ago he was elected speaker
of the war congress which assembled
as the clouds of secession were gather
ing. Grow was then young man and
Is now but seventy-five. He was out
of congress many years and then came
back as member at large with the
| 6iSdtSSt HidJoTlty ever BlVen ~ cdHul-
| date for any office.
Two young brothers sat together yes
terday-the brothers Clayton-both in
| the early thirties. One is congress-
man from Alabama, the other from
Brooklyn, and both are Democrats. 1t
is an unusual thing for brothers to be
in congress at the same time and they
celebrated the occasion by keeping
close together.
Several members from other states
pricked up their ears when Ohio was
called. They were born in the state
and retain faithful feeling for the.
new mother of presidents. Hit, of
Illinois, a long time Republican leader
was born in Urbana, Champaign county.
Miller, of West Virginia, was born in
old Meigs, on the Ohio river. Dow,
of West Virginia, Is Ohio born and from
| the dark hills of old Monroe.