The sun., 1899-10-22
IOWA MEN IN POLITICS.
Most Hawkeye Statesmen Natives OF Some
Other State of u Foreign Country.

Most Hawkcye Statesmen Natives OF Some
Other State or of n Foreign Country.
Iowa admitted into the Union as a State in
1S46. and the celebration Of the fiftieth anniver-
sary Of the event occurred after the close Of
the last Presidential election. BY the last Gov
eminent census there was no city in Iowa having
more than 10000 population and the number of
native born residents exceeded the foreign
born residents in the proportion Of Ave to one
Iowa, which has been steadfastly loyal to the
Republican party since the organization OF that
party. never swerving in Presidential election,
has had a conspicuous number Of its citizens in
public life, some OF them attaining high dignties;
but for some reason which no Hawkeye man has
yet attempted TO explain. the greatest preference
appears TO be given by the voters of that State in
political matters at least not to native born resi-
dents, but to those who come from other american
States or from foreign lands. Attention was
drawn TO this recently by the death OF the father
of Iowa Republicanism, e1- United States Senator
and Secretary Of the Interior James Harlan, who
one of the closest friends and political advisers
Of Abraham Lincoln. and whose daughter mar
ried Robert r, Lincoln. Mr.. Harlan, despite his
close identification with Iowa matters. was ma
tive Of Illinois Congressman Henderson, who II
Is generally agreed. will succeed Speaker Read.
is a native Of Scotland. The veteran United
States Senator william b. Allison. who sue
ceedcd James Harlan in Washington and who
has been continuously in Office there as Iowa's
Senator since 1879. is an Ohio man. Sen ator
Gear, his colleague, Is a native Of Ithaca, y. Y.
The representative Of the Clinton district IL a
native OF Chenango county. " V. his colleague
from the Fourth Congressional was born in Tioga
county, Pa. the representative of the Oskaloosa
district was born in West Virginia, the representa-
tive Of the Dcs Moines district. was born in Ohio
and the representatives of the Eighth, Ninth
Tenth and Eleventh dis.rlcts were natives respect
ifely OF Ohio. Chautauqua county. " V, Virginia.
Of Iowa men who are natives Of New York is IaIge,
the great majority Of them having come from
rural districts in the western or central counties
made up in considerable measure from two courses
Of emigration. one from Western New York and
Ohio: on tho North; and the other from Virginia
and Mary land, on the South. Senator Kirkwood
who was for long time colleague of Senator
Allison from Iowa, is native Of Maryland and
James Is. Weaver the oil round PopuliSt and Green
hacker, and the only Iowa man who ever enjoyed
the distinction OF running twice for President Of
the United States ION the Greenback ticket in
1880 and on the Populist ticket in 1892, polling a
mil lion yotes) is native Of Ohio Senator Wilson
of Iowa who was one Of the colleagues Of the veteran
born in Vermont william "I p. Hepburn % Was born %
in Ohio. and the list OF Iowa representatives in
public Office has this remarkable feature. that
native Iowa menIIamong them Even Horace
Boies. tho only Democratic Governor OF Iowa,
and a candidate for Io The presdentis! nomination
native OF Erie county and representative Of il in
the Albany Legislature many years ago. Like
good many other Erie county men, he moved
West 10 grow up with the country. An Iowa
Speaker in the House Of Representative in some
what tardy recognition, perhaps, Of that State in
honored and II has never had President OF the
Senate either Perhaps the fact that Iowa has
in It's allegiance, has been a reason Tor the ap
parent disregard OF It's natlNe-bOrn statesmen,