Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-03


breeT' are become almost as hazy and
In need OF definition to the new gener-
alton as "locofoco" and "know-noth-
ing"
Members Of the House
OF the members OF the house in the
Forty-seventh congress Joe Cannon
has had promotion. Hepburn is a pow
erful person; Bingham of Pennsyl-
vania is the father of the house." with
the longest continuous service, having
been first elected to the Forty-sixth
congress and reelected fourteen times
consecutively. Gen. Ketcham Of New
York was first elected to the Forty
third congress, and has served longer
than any other, though broken by an
intermission. J. f. c. Talbot OF Mary
land is the only Democrat OF the tor-
ty-seventh congress who is q member
OF the present house.
Joe Blackburn, II. d. Money and j.
c. Burrows are now senator's. John @.
Carlisle Refers successor as speaker
and subsequently Cleveland's secretary
of the treasury. is practiclng law N
New York. Roger O. Mills, who coulo
not be speaker, rests in political opscur-
ity a retired plutocrat and propaply
glad OF It, Horizontal BIZ Morrlson
Is living in Waterloo, Ill. How soon
some great names and issues collect
cobwebsl Emory Speer of Georgia is
a United states judge. John A. kasson
is a busy diplomatist. Perry Belmont is
a prosperous citizen of New YORK
Hilary Herbert, secretary of the navy
under Cleveland, lives in washington.
Joe Wheeler needs no introduction. ~
is interesting to recall the names OF
men who figured prominently In the
forty-seVenth congress who have passed
over the river. Among these are VIII
liam Mckinley, Nelson Dingley, Hol-
man of Indiana, the great objector;'
John Randolph Tucker of virginia
Dave Culberson, father Of Senator Cul-
berson of Texas and who could nave
been senator himself but was too lazy
to run: w. M. Springer of Illinois. j. II.
Reagan of Texas, who was Jefferson
Davis postmaster general; Pig Iron
Kelly and Samuel J. Randall, both OF
Pennsylvania; Abram Hewitt of New
York and "Silver Dick" Bland Of Mis-
souri,.
brightest particular stars of 1.-THE Light
of other Days" still shines in resplen-
dent triumph. His selection as speaker
of the house in advance of his election
was a unique and unprecedented event
in the history of congress. After the
of Speaker Henderson SEN
timent began at once to crystalline In
date was seriously considered and the
was merely a ratification of
his candidacy. Perhaps Mr.. Cannon
would have then been chosen had not
Illinois declared for Hopkins.
Among the prominent members of the
house who realized the disappointment
of their ambition for the speakership
are Serene Payne and Sherman of New
York. Champ Clark of Missouri, Rich |
ardson of Tennessee, Bailey of Texas,
of Maine and many others. |
Holman of Indiana, Kelly, Cox John
Reed, Mercer and Dick Bland, each with
a quarter of a century service in the
house to his credit, all failed to reach
the Speakership. Sunset" Cox fur
nished an example of disappointed am
bition. He was several times the pop
ular candidate for speaker, but being
known as "the member of infinite jest
he was defeated by Samuel ]. Randall. |
whose work against the Force bill and
whose rugged honesty of conviction
enabled him to gain sufficient follow
ing to defeat Morrison's famous tariff
bill. Gen. Grosvenor, Babcock, Tawney
and Dalzell may also be mentioned as
those who have been desirous
of obtaining the speakership, but as yet
have not succeeded in reaching the
goal. Blaine and Reed, the most
famous of Republican speakers, did not
long survive the disappointment of their
aspirations.
Just two. weeks before Blaines death
Col. John Goode of Virginia, a close
personal friend who served in congress
with the great speaker. passed him in
front of his home on Sixteenth street,
the site of the historic house in which
Seward lived when he was assaulted by
Payne Zone of Booths confederates).
Goode making some complimentary ref
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prin tS on the sands of time" Mr.. Blaine
replied in serious pathetic tones: "Ah,
the shifting sands the shifting sands!"
And with his peculiarly dramatic man
ner, he bowed himself into his home.
No words could Indicate more clearly |
how deeply he realized the disappoint- |
ment of his political ambition.
WILLIAM PRESTON CARELLD