The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-09
KANSAS N POSITION
10 Get Some of the Fat PIumS
of Congress
BY RESULTS OF ELECTION
Why Not Have the National
Prestige of Iowa?
CspeeiaI correspondenee OF the EagIel

Especial Correspondence Of the EagIe.)
Topeka. Kan. Nov SIN the Fifty
eighth congress, the one elected last Tues
day. Kansas is the only state in the
Union which has a good sized delegation
in the house Of representatives, that will
be solidiy Republican.
This being true, why should not Kan
sas succeed to the place held by Iowa,
Michigan and Minnesota in congressional
Importance
Kansas viii have eight Republican rep
resentatives in the house. Iowa, AIichi-
gan and Wisconsin each has lost place
as returning solid Republican delegations
California, New York, and Pennsylvania,
each sends reduced Republican delega-
tions. Ohio remains the same in the next
as in the present congress- large dele
cation but number of Democrats upon
it. Maine has a solid delegation, but only
numbering four. Connecticut is in the
same class, but only has FIVE. Kansas
has eight.
The gerat strength Of Iowa in the lower
house of congress has been a thing to
conjure with in the past In the con-
gress preceding the Fifty-sixth. when
Henderson became speaker, It had many
good places. When Henderson was made
speaker in 1885 at the beginning Of the
Fifty sixth congress, he - to it that his
state kept the good things, and handed
out a few in addition Besides the spea-
ker, it had Hepbarn as chairman Of in
terstate and foreign comerce; Lacey Of
public lands; Deliver Of Pacific railroads:
Hull of military affairs and Bob Cousins
OF minor committee Dolliver went to
the senate and in the F'ifty-seventh a new
small committee craftsmanship was given
the state IN addition to those held.
Michigan had good places in the house.
Corliss is chairman of the committee of
election Of president and weep president;
William Alden Smith of Pacific railroads;
Sheldon has small craftsmanship. and
Samuel W Smith is high up on invalid
Pensions. Besides. the delegation has ex-
cellent house patronage.
Wisconsin had a place on ways and
means; and the Craftsmanship Of District
of Columbia: a ranking membership on
the judiciary, and a place on appropria-
tions. There were also minor chairman
ships
The fall of these states. and the fact
that Kansas. on an of year, has elected
q solid Republican delegation; elected its
state ticket by approximately 10000 ma
Jcrity; and elected u legislature nearly en-
tirely Republican, which will choose a
Republican senator in January, thus Civ
ing the state Republican representation
entire in both branches of congress,
should entitle it to considerable prestige
in tn next congress.
Convincing March 4. 1903, when the
Fifty-eighth congress viii be fact, Kan
sas, for the first time since 1880, viii be
represented entirely by Republicans in
both branches of congress. This is the
position the state held in the days of
Plumb. ingalls,. Ryan. Morrill,, Peters and
Perkins. These are the days that Re
publicans are proud Of. and a resump-
tion of which they have looked forward
10 wistfuIly in dreaming moments for
the past twelve years Anticipation is
now realization, and what will be Kan
sas' reward?
Speaking OF changes in other states,
reminds me Of the condition the com |
mittee on ways and means viii be in |
when the Fifty-eighth congress shall con
vene Its Republican membership in the /
present congress comprises:
Payne. Of New York. chairman; Dali |
Eell of Pennsylvania; Hopkins. of Illinois; |