The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-12-09

lawyer and an orator, and is consid-
cred the most popular man in Los
Angeles. He will remind one of the
late Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, be-
ing about the same stature, of similar
manners, and wearing the same win
ming smile.
James B. Fraser, Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, resigned the governorship Of
that state, where he was serving in
his second term, to take the seat Of
that war-worn and rugged old veteran,
General Bate, who went to his last
muster in March and died from the ef-
fects of exposure on Inauguration day.
Judge Lawrence Weldon, of the Court
of Claims, one. Of the last of Lincolns
boyhood friends was also a victim Of
that day, and Senor Aspiroz, the Mexi-
can ambassador, was another. We shall
always lose valuable lives as long as
our change of government takes place
Fraser is lawyer, like all of the new
Connecticut, and George S. Nixon, a
banker, from Nevada.
James Alexander Hemenway, of
Boonville, Ind, who still lives where
he was born, is so modest and unas-
suming that the late Speaker Reed
said that he "had to be kicked up the
ladder" but he has gone to the top
all the same. Modest worth is not al
ways recognized. 1t usually stands a
poor show in political conventions, but
Senator Hemenway has been very sue
cessful in public life. He was re-
elected to the House Of Representa-
tives six times, and then chosen SEN
atorto succeed Vice President Fair
banks. He will be working member.
George S. Nixon, the new senator
! from Nevada, who succeeds the ven-
cradle and voluminous Stewart, comes
from the new gold fields and is bank
er by profession. He was born in CAL
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and worked on his fathers farm until
he was 10 years old, when he became
a telegraph operator and went to Ne
vada. Five years later he entered the
banking business, and in his autobi-
ography says he is interested in min
ing and stock raising also, which
sounds prosperous.
Clarence D. Van Duser, the repre-
sentative from Nevada, is also resi-.
dent of Tonopah in the new gold min.
ing district, but he has spent a goot
deal Of time in Washington, where hi
was educated at Georgetown Univers
ity and served as private secretary t.
Senator Newlands.
Samuel Henry Piles, of Seattle, is a
years old. but he had never held an of
flee except city attorney and assistan
prosecuting attorney until he was elect
ed to the United States Senate las
winter. He stands high at the bar o
his state and for years has Represented
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be expected to take an active part il
the railway legislation of the session
Isadore Raynor, of Baltimore, is per
haps better known than any other O
the new senators, except Thomas Henr,
Carter, Of Montana, and James Alex
ander Hemenway. Mr.. Raynor is
nf o1,o ;,,,r
full speaker and a social favorite. H
likes to stir things up politically, AM
has made his greatest reputation as
reformer. There are lots Of thing
which need reforming, and he can fin,
plenty to do. Mr. La Toilette, Of Wis
consin, has been in the same busines
as Mr.. Raynor, and has been equal.
successful, but the great sorrow of hi
life is that he cannot be governor an,
senator, too. There is so much goo,
to accomplish in Wisconsin that h
hates to leave that field, and there i
so much good to accomplish in Wash
ington that he would like to serve ii
the senate. He is torn between tn
two in his mind.
William Warner, the Missouri acci
dent, is the only one Of the new sen
ators who served in the Civil War; H
does not give his age in his biography
but was practicing law out in Kansa
City before Brandegee, Burkett, o
even President Roosevelt, was borr
Hence we could assume that he ha
reached years of discretion, even If hi
record did not demonstrate the fact
The old soldier is vanishing from pub
lie life. In looking through the con
gressional biographies nowadays yo
find very little reference to the Civi
) War. The soldier senators and repre-
sentatives from the South hold out tn
longest, because they went into tn
battle at an earlier age. There ar
now only seven senators who served Il
the Union aimy-Alger, Nelson, Proc
tor, Scott, Spooner, Warner and War
rem. Eleven served in the Confederat
army-Bacon. Berry, Blackburn, Dan
iel, McCreary, McEnery, McLaurir
Money, Morgan, Pettus and Pillman.
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