The age-herald., 1901-03-04

| WcAo lntiIeCLuai, except m mat they served to disclose the Representative character. Only the other day, in order to abuse Mark Hanna, he made severC | and unJustif1ed criticisms of an Ohioan l who at that time lay dead in his coffin
 Lentz had one or two admirers on the Democratic side of the House, but ever | they will not mourn him long. He will
 never come back, because the Republicans of Ohio, should they carry the next Leg islature, will make his district surely Re publican by adding one county. a Demo cratic one to the Grosvenor district
 Alabama loses three Congressmen in Stallings and Brewer, Democrats, and Aldrich, Republican. Stallings served four Congresses and has a pretty good record Brewer served but two terms, has the reputa ton of great learning, but took little part in the House. MT. Aldrich had one distinction, the fact that he was three times candidate for Congress, claimed to be elected each time, though l his opponent was given the certificate and three times persuaded a Republican l House that he had been unfairly kept out of his seat Contests have taken so much of his time that he has had little time to attend to congressional work, but so much as he has done has been l well done. Alabama's new delegation Is solidly Democratic.
 Arkansas loses one Congressman in Judge Terry. who has served five terms with more than average ability. The Arkansas delegation remains solidly l Democratic.
 California loses two, both Republicans, l Barham, who served three terms, was chairman of the committee on mileage | and on interstate and foreign commerce, and Waters, who served one term. Cali fornia has a solid Republican delegation l in the new Congress-
 Georgia reelected her delegation with out exception, so did Florida. Both are solidly Democratic. Connecticut re-elect- ed its entire delegation and it Is solidly Republican. Idaho sends a Populist to replace Silver Republican. Illinois re- tires six of her twenty-two Congress- men. The best men going out are Marsh of the Fifteenth district, who came here twenty-four years ago and served three terms, was returned again eight years ago to serve four terms; he is Repub- lican, chairman of the Militia Committee and an important and useful member of the Military Committee. William Lori mer, Republican boss of Chicago, who has served three terms and been a useful and prominent member and William A. Ro- denberg of the Twenty-first district The other retiring men from Illinois are Thomas Cusack of the Fourth, Edward T. Noonan of the Fifth and William E. Williams of the Sixteenth.
 Indiana reelected her entire delega- tion except George W. Paris. Republican, who served three terms and was chair man of the Elections Committee No. g.. He had a good record. Iowa reelected all her Congressman but J. R. Lane, who served but one term. The delegation is solidly Republican. Edwin R. Ridgely of Kansas, Third district, Is the only Sun flower man not to be reelected. He serv- ed two terms as a Populist A Democrat succeeds him. The six other Kansans are Republicans.
 l Kentucky retires five of her eleven, the delegation on the returns standing two Republicans to nine Democrats, but con- tests will probably reduce the number of Democrats. The best man retired Is AL bert s. Berry, Democrat, who goes out after four terms because he would not worship Goebelism. His work on the rivers and harbors committee was especi- ally good. He served credtably on the foreign affairs committee. Oscar Turner of the Louisville district, was not a can didate for reelection, one term satisfy ing him. He was not long enough here to have much of chance. A Republican succeeds him. June W. Gayle of the Seventh district came to fill an unex- pired term. Samuel J. Pugh, Republican, served three terms creditably, but was
  Thomas J. Fitzpatrick did not seek re- election, two terms satisfying him.
 Louisiana Solldly Democratic. Louisiana reelected all her delegation, which Is solidly Democratic.
 | Maine reelected her four, all Republi- cans, but Captain Boutele resigned and Governor Powers, Republican, will suc- ceed him. Maryland made three changes l In her delegation, none of those going out making any impression. The delegation in the new Congress will be solidly Re- publican. Massachusetts made three changes, George W. Weymouth, Republi- can, Fourth, after two terms John J. Fitzgerald, Democrat, Ninth, after three terms, and Charles T. Sprague, Republi- l can, after two terms. No one of these | was a candidate or wished reelection. Fitzgerald had very good record and so did Weymouth Sprague cut little l figure except socially
 Michigan returned all her Congressmen except W. S. Besick of the Eleventh. the delegation remaining solidly Republican.
 Mississippi returns all it's delegation dt continues solidly Democratic) save Thom- as C. Catchings and John Allen. General l Catchings served sixteen years. In Crisp's speakershlp he was chairman of the rivers and harbors committee. He has a splendid record and retired because 1 he was a gold Democrat. He will be miss ed as much as any man who goes out this time. John Allen came here at the same time that Catchings did. His chief reputation is that of humorist He re- | tired voluntarily
 Missouri returned all its delegation ex- | cept Major Charles E. Pearce, Republi- | can, who served two terms creditably. Nebraska reelected its present delega- tion with the exception of R. D. Suther- | land Populist New Hampshire lost one Representative through death, changed one Representative because of death. 1 Twelve of New Yorks thirty-four Repre- | sentatives retire. They are Townsend | Scudder, Democrat, First district who | served one term very creditably E. H | Driggs, who served an unexpired term | and one term with credit; B. T. Clayton. who had good record for one term, and Mitchell May, who served one term. All of these voted for the gold bill but, with the exception of Scudder, who was | not candidate for reelection, and May who was not renominated, were defeated by Republicans New York City retired Riordan and Bradley, who did little and | Jefferson M. Levy, who had ambitions and worked hard and William Astor | Chandler, who gave promise of consider | able usefulness. John J. Underhill of the Sixteenth was another victim of the elec- | tions. Every one of these retiring mem- bers was Democrat. The two Repub- | licans retiring are A. " S. Cochrane of | the Nineteenth, who had served two terms. and James E. O'Grady. who was not renominatGd after one term, because of factional difficulties Hartin H. Glynn of the Albany district, Democrat, was defeated for re-election