The Washington times., 1905-12-01
Some Notable ''BQbieS"
Coming TO Congress
Burton of Delaware One-Burton of Kansas
Not ExpeCted-Senator Hoar's Son in
House-Payner Creates interest

The entire number OF Representative
in the House OF the new Congress.
which is to assemble next Monday. Is
sSs. OF whom only 1877 are Democrats,
giving the Republicans bulky ma
iortty OF H.
Only elghty-oae of the total member
ship are flrst-ter1ners. or babies as
they are affectionately called BY the
veterans of one or more Congresses.
Among these eighty-one babies are
not a few men or national reputation
Special interest attaches 10 some.
Delaware sends a man in its Repre-
sentative-at-large, Hiram r. Burton.
selected At tho time when he made his
run as 4 compromise between the Ad-
dicks and Dupcat forces.
Chicago sends aa interesting man In
the person OF Anthony Mfchaiek. Re-
publican. who ran against Carter Har-
rsson's brother in what was believed 10
be a hopelessly Democratic district. and
who would not consent TO accept the
nomination except on the stipulation
mat al the campaign literature refer
TO him as grocer and give his busi-
ness address. 50 that be might at least
ger some advertising cut OF his futile
political sacrifice.
Another Hear.
Albert f. Dawson is one Of the new
members from Iowa, again putting
that State. soIidly into the Republican
column He was formerly the secro
tary of Senator Allison. He beat ex-
Governor Wade. the only Democrat IN
the last Iowa delegation.
Massachusetts revives the glory .oi
an old name by sending Rockwooo
eF F7f rf~.r-
From Michigan comes Edwin Den
BY. son OF the former minister to China
and brother OF the recently appointed
Chief Clerk OF the State Department
J Loren Fletcher comes back from Min
: nesota after Ex-Governor Lind, o
+ that State. had retired him for on
term
Missouri sends Cassius N. Shartell
+ Of NeOsho. who never saw an elevator
i Till he visited ST. Louis recently. ant
VINO would not trust his brittle lone;
70 the new-fangied contraption. ever
then.
Charlie" Towne, Poet.
Among New Yorks new members ar,
two active politicians-T5erbert Parsons
Odell's candidate for county chairman
and J. Van Veehten Olcott, PIatt's mai
for the same place. Another Of the nev
arrivals from the Empire State i
N-l2AAt< A. 1ON4ltr Of1cG-AOf Two
a member of the United States Senat
/ from Minnesota, now returning % hi
old place in the House, but with tn
Tammany brand on him. An interesfini
figure on the Republican side from
New York is J. Sloat Fassett, who wa
once privileged 70 let David 3. Hin bea
him for governor of the State.
z. Spencer Blackburn has confounde'
his enemies. and after an absence OF
( term. comes back from North Carolini
as the only Republican Of that delega
tion.
Ohio sends new membgr in III
person OF Warren J. I<eifer. successor I
Tom Kyle. the sweet singer of In
Miami. the same Keifer who preside
over the deliberations OF the House 4
the FOrty-seveEtb Congress as il
Speaker. Another old-tin1er retuYne
. from Ohio is Martin /. Smyser, WI
served one term in the FIfty-frst Cor
lgreSS. and who has gained addiIions
: fame since then as counsel for Mr7
! / Taggart in the unsayory divorce scar
! dal. the trial OF which was conducte
! in Judge SmySers home town.
West Virgfnia's Congressional baby