The times., 1899-12-22

days ago remarked 1T is noticeable that
while many Of the leaders on the Republi-
can side OF the House were defeated for
reelection in 1890. their presence here now
indicates that their retirement eight wears
ago did them no lasting harm. j remember
it was predicted, when they were defeated
that they would never get back into public
life again, and yet most Of them are in the
House once more. or in the Senate"
Many Of these Republicans who were
defeated for election 10 the Fifty-sacoaa
Congress have risen to positions much
higher than that 10 which they then as
pired. One has become President. Several
have entered the Senate A remarkable
feature Of The election OF 1890 was the gen
Cral obscurity az the men who defeated the
prominent Republicans
This situation was largely due to the fact
that many of these Democratic nominations
were made iu the summer before the real
proportions of revolt against The Mckinley
Jarh were realized, and in many Northern
districts the Democrats nominated anyone
Who would accept the position. TIE list
ot the leaders who were defeated at that
time VIII serve TO emphasize the point
William Mckinley, ir.. Chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee. was defeated
by j. G. Warwick Mr. McKinley's his
tory since that time is well known Mr.
Warwick did not even receive a renCmina-
lion in 1892 and has had no political prom
inence since.
Joseph C. Cannon, then and now one Of
the strong men OF the House, and at pres
ent Chairman Of the Committee on Appro-
priaJOus. fell before s. 7. Bussey. who has
since been beaten by Mr.. Cannon, and has
gone out Of politics.
John Il. Gear Of Iowa. q member of The
Ways and Means Committee. was beaten By
J. J. Scerlcy. Two years later he defeated
Seerley and Is now in the Senate. Seerley
holds small municipal ofice in Iowa.
W. T. Mason Of Illinois, who is also in
the Senate, was defeated by a. c. Dur
borrow, who has not figured much in pol
itics since his retirement from Congress in
1884. Another Senator, Louis Z. McComas
Of Maryland, was defeated for reelection
10 the House in 1880 by ". N. McKaig.
Senator Carter Of Montana was likewise
defeated by ". ". Dixon. After Bishop
". Perkins Of Kansas had been defeated
By D. II. Glover. he was appointed Senator
TO succeed Preston B. Plumb. ]. r. Lacey
Of Iowa. who acquired national prominence
as the first man who had ever defeated
James p. Weaver for Congress, was de-
feated for reelection by Fred z. White.
Mr. Lacey is now Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Puplic Lands, while the only fame
Mr.. White has obtained has come from
two defeats for Congress al the hands OF
Mr.. Lacey and two defeats for Governor
by Leslie Il Shaw
At that time fate seemed very cruel to
Joseph r. Reed Of Iowa. VINO had resigned
from the Iowa Supreme Court to enter Con-
gTsss and was then defeated for reelection
BY Thomas Bowman, q ward politician OF
Council Bluffs. Bowman was not reelected.
but managed 10 become postmaster Of his
city during the Cleveland Administration
Ar- Reed, however, was appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison Chief Justice OF the United
States Court Of Private Land Claims and
was recently reappointed. Frederick 7.
Greeuhalge. OF Massachusetts, was defeated
BY Moses 7. Stevens. Mr.. GreenhaIge was
sfterWerd three times elected Governor Of
Massachusetts,
H. A. Cooper, Of Wisconsin. was defeated
b. Clinton Babbitt Mr.. Cooper is now
chairman OF what many regard as the
most important committee Of the present
House. Insular Affairs. James s. Sherman
OF New York, Chairman of the Committee
On Indian Affairs Of the present Congress
and 8 candidate for Speaker. was beaten in
1880 by H. A. Bentley, but nothing has been
heard Of Mr.. Bentley since. Charles Foster
Of Ohio was defeated by d. D. Hare. Mr..
Foster was afterward appointed Secretary
of the Treasury.
4. Clay Evans Of Tennessee was defeated
by II. c. Snodgrass. Mr.. Evans is uow
Commissioner OF Pensions. Mr.. Sn0dgrass
has dropped out Of political life T z Bur
ton Of Ohio. now Chairman OF the Com
mlttee on Rivers and Harbors, was defeated
by Tom I. johnson. Mr.. Burton did not
run in 1882, and Mr.. johnson was re-
4'prreH Il 1roL-e7 4La- r1,,-t--
VAS out for good but the tables were turned !
IN 1884. and Mr. johnson seems 10 be out
Of politics.
c. F. Joy Of St Louis. one Of the best
known sound-money Republicans of the /
West. was defeated in 1890 by J. J. O'Neiu. |
but has been regularly returned since that |
time. One OF the brightest men in The |
FIFTY Congress was Robert ". La 1
toilette OF Wisconsin, q member Of The 4
Nays and Means Committee. He was de- /
ieated for reelection by Allen r. Bushnell !
Neither has since been elected TO Congress.
but Mr.. Lafollette is sim an active power /
among the reform element In his party in /
Wisconsin.
A far as notoTiety Is concerned. the rule /
IS reversed ia the case OF John W Gambler /
q Massachusetts. who was defeated by /
George Fred Williams. For some reason,
9. T. Grosyenor OF Ohio was not a candi- 4
date for reelection in 1880. As J. L. |
saCkett the Republican candidate In that
district. was defeated, Grosvenor was IN /
buck in staying out Of the contest The
present Speaker was elected over c. II
Crouch In 1890 by only 1g8 votes. J. C.
Burrows Of Michigan was another man
almost beaten in that year. Both g. W
z. Dorsey OF Nebraska, Chairman OF the |
Committee Of Banking and Currency in
the Flfty-ArsJ Congress. and O. NJ KEN
who defeated him, have dropped out Of
public life.
Great as a this overturn, IL was ex-
ceeded in numbers and percentage in 1894
but the Democrats were on that occasion
the victims and not the vlctors. The
House elected in 1883 contained. after some
unseatings, l76 Republicans and l56 Dem
ocrats. That elected in 1880 had Sc Re
publcans, 236 Democrats, and Farmers
Alliance men. There was q Republican
gain IN 1892, when the House stood lZ7
Republicans, 2lS Democrats, and S POpu-
lists
The food came, however, two years later
when the Republicans elected pa men the
Democrats 104 and the Populists T. The
Democratic defeat Of that year did not re
suit in the retirement OF many leaders be-
cau-e they had been and still are located
in the South, where the party did not suf-
fer greatly. r. p Bland's defeat was
then the chief loss 10 The Democrats Since
1884, the Republicans ia Congress have lost
in numbers, bur few OF their leaders have
been defeated
Struck With n stone.
Robert Franklin. q colored Iaborer. is
charged with an assault upon William H.
Williams also colored In Gaorgasoy-p. ,,-s