New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-04
NEW MEN In CONGRESS
Continued from third page.
q ~ Porto Rico IN the House. Mfr. Larrinaga

cause of Porto Rico In the House. Mr.. Idrrlilasa
has come to Washington prepared to fight MS
islands battles warmly in Congress. He was
elected on popular wave by the Union, or anti
administration party, securing $500 votes, as
against SO 600 votes for Mateo Fajardo. ana l4o
votes for Federico Degetau. his predecessor. MI
Larrinaga advocates adequate protection OF
Porto Rican coffee and elective Porto Rican
Senate or executive council. He is ffty-eight
O graduate Of San Juan College, built the first
railroad in the island In 1880 and was o na9e
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior in 1898. He
delegate Of his party to Washington IN
1900 and In 19O2-'Q served as member OF the
Porto Rican House of Delegates.
The new New Mexican delegate. who may
serve until Statehood is achieved, has been con-
spicuous in the public prints the last rev
months on account of the failure of the Key
stone National Bank. in Allegheny He IS the
Bull Andrews who was a cog of the quay
Immigration to the waterless Territory that
caused the late Senator Quay to ngnI SO
stubbornly for the admission of New-Mexico as
a State several years ago.
REAPPEARANCE OF VETERANS
The most striking figure among the veterans
who after more or less protracted retirement
have returned to the House is Joseph warren
Keifer, who comes back to represent the 'th
District Of Ohio after an absence OF twenty
years from public life, except for MS Drlet Eol-
unteer military duty in 1898 Represeh'atis'
Keifer had an honorable war record to his
had gained the rank of brevet major general OF
volunteers He returned to his home in Spring
field and began the practice Of law after the
war. and practised his profession, with the ex-
ception of one term when he served as state
Senator until he was elected to the 4oth Con-
gress, which met for its first session on OCTOBER
Is, 1877. He was three times reelected ana
served as Speaker in the Attn Congress Gen
eral Keifer, In course Of his former service in
the House, was overcome by his objections TO
newspaper correspondents and. after being de-
feated for Speaker at the beginning of the 4Sth
Congress- he was retired to private life Later
however he secured a commission as major
general of volunteers in the Spanish war. He
succeeds Thomas Barton Kyle. who represented
the 9Th District in the last two Congresses.
Another notable figure among the veterans Is
julius Kahn of the 4th California District, pop
ularly known as the actor-statesman, VINO
has been absent from the House only through
one Congress Mr.. Kahn enjoys the distinction
of having appeared with Edwin Booth Joseph
Jefferson Tomaso Salvini, Mr. and Mrs
Florence Clara Morris and other footilghI
celebrities in the ten years that he was an
gress and served also in the 5Tth, but was
defeated for the 5sth by the candidate OF the
Union Labor party, which won sweeping VIC
tories in San Francisco three years ago. MI
Kahn was one of the most widely known MEM
bers on the floor of the House.
Martin Luther Smyser, who comes back 10
Congress from the 18th District of Ohio, after
an absence of fourteen years. has enjoyed
lucrative law practice since he retired from
public life, and has always been an &C
State. His most recent law case was the army
divorce proceedings when he defended Mrs
Taggart from whom Major Taggart won the
cusfoGv IF his children Mr. Smyser is still a
young mana little past flfty-four. He sue
ceeds CapeI L. Weems from strong Repuo-
lican district.
William Harrison Graham. who comes to rep
resent the 18th District of Pennsylvania, has
been out of Congress for only one term He
was first elected to the Doth Congress, ana
served four terms but was defeated in the cleo
lions for the 5Sth Congress by the CltI-
zens' candidate, George Shiras. 3D. The result
was so close that it required the official count
to determine whether Graham or Shiras was
elected and that gave Shiras plurality Of only
eighteen votes.
PARENT OF PANAMA.
Loren Fletcher after an absence Of only one
Congress- comes back TO the House with
record of ten years faithful service in the Min
nesota delegation to his credit having been de-
feated only once. three years ago, when John
Lind the Swedish Ex-Governor of Minnesota,
went out after FletcheTs scalp and got 1t, by
virtue of The large Scandinavian population of
Minneapolis, which stood ready to put their
former nationality before their political convtc-
tons Even Governor Linds majority was less
than 1000 votes and this year Mr. Fletcher
won in a walk while his Minnesota friends as
Sert that he iS only beginning another long anu
continuous term of service in the House. MT;
Fletcher may probably be called the original
Panama Canal man in the House because OF
the fact that he cast one OF the TWO votes
against the Hepburn Nicaragua bill, when that
route was decided on by a large majority OF the
lower chamber
young man. enjoys the distinction Of being the
only Republican IN the North Carolina delega-
ticn. Mr. Blackburn was the first white man TO
ton from the Tar Heel State in 1902, and by his
ability he attracted considerable attention in
the 9th Congress. His Democratic brethren
wLetted their tomahawks and carried the
9Th District for Kluttz for the last Congress.
Mr.. Blackburn, like Brother Remus Rabbit,
keep sayin' nothin.' " but whetted his scalping
knife and last November nailed the hiFsute APP
pendage of Brother Kluttz to the doorpost Of
his wigwam. Spencer Blackburn is certain to
receive a warm welcome from his old friends In
the House.
Charles A Towne, who represents the
18th District of New-York. comes back to Con-
eress after an absence of four years. with a
varied experience to his credit. He represented
the Duluth district of Minnesota. as Repub-
lican in the 54th Congress aud In Decem-
ter, 1900 appointed to fill the vacancy
in the Senate caused by the death Of Senator
Davis. Later on MI Towne experienced a
change Of heart and became a Democrat. He
has fiirted continuously with the powers that
rule the Democracy, and at one time little
more than a year ago, thought he had landed
the Democratic nomination for the Vice-Presi-
dency but was distanced in the race. and now
comes from New-York as the representative Of
a solid IaInnla1y OlSIlCL I'll 1OAh City
Dean of the Delegates is the title which will
fall to Delegate Marcus A Smith. who comes
back to represent Arizona, after two years alb
sence from the House. This will be Mr.. Smiths
eighth term as delegate from Arizona, and he
is quite convinced that he has learned TO play
a incorporating part TO perfection. There Is
probably no man in al Arizona who could have
been elected on Democratic ticket last year
except Marc Smith. The Territory is now
strongly Republican I'm its DFOclivities. and
would have given Roosevelt a tremendous vote
If it had had anything to say about the Presi-
dency. but the personality of Marc Smith