New-York tribune., 1906-12-04

in 1901 was elected Judge OF the 4th District.
Up TO the time he was elected to the bench
Judge Saunders was a member Of the Virginia
Military Institute Board. In addition TO MS
legislative and judicial duties Judge Saunders
has found time to prepare and deliver number
Of lectures before various educational lnstltu-
tons.
From ''the land of the goober and the rattle
snake watermelon comes J. w. Overstreet, OF
sylvania, Ga, as successor to the late Colonel
Lester VINO Tor eighteen years represented inc
1st District in Congress. Mr. Overstreet is i
young man. Just turned forty. and in a hot cam
patgn for the nomination he carried seven out OF
the twelve counties in his district, his three op-
ponents carrying only five between them. Mr..
Overstreet is elected for the short term only.
MI OverStreet. of Georgia." as he will %
known, because Of the fact that Representative
OVerstreet, Of Indiana, is his senior of the
name has already enjoyed some legislative ex-
pGilthce having served two terms as member
OF the Georgia House Of Representatives. He
has practised law for fourteen years. has been
interested in educational affairs in his county
ana brings his wife and two children TO Wash
inStOn with him
Clarence c. GiIhams. Indianas new Repre-
sentative from the 18th District, was chosen TO
ill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Newton W. Gilbert, who appointed to the
supreme Court of the Philippines He is a law
yer IlFlnS al La Grange. After two previous Un-
successful efforts to be elected member of the
House Mr.. GnInans succeeded in w.lning the
place in the November elections by the narrow
margin OF $50 votes against a Democratic can
didate He has held no public Office before but
served Tor eight years as auditor of his county.
q
ago, when he had the Republican nomination he
was dereated by a Democrat by 2S5 votes and
TWO years ago was beaten for the nomination by
Ilipert' VINO came in easily on the Roosevelt
Daniel J. Riordan the new member from the
Sth New York District succeeds Timothy D.
sullivan, who resigned. Mr. Riordan sat in the
Doth Congress, being succeeded then by Mr. Sui
lVan. Since 1902 has has been q member of the
New York state Senate. He was member last
year OF the special insurance Investigating COM
!llItIee, MT RioFdan IS a member in good stand
ing OF IanTany Hall. where he has been known
as one OF lhe SulllVans' most trusted lieuten-
ants He was born in Hester street. New York
IN ISL and was graduated from Manhattan
college IN 1890. He is interested IN the real es-
tate business with his father.
ALAsKA's FIRST DELEGATE
Among the new figures at the Capitol who at
tract great attention is the first Delegate from
Alaska Frank 4. Waskey. who enjoys the dis
tinction Of bearing this title, is an energetic,
harcworking citizen Of Nome who was elected
by the miners Of the territory 10 come to Wash
| ington to press their interests NominaIly a
Democrat, ne has announced that he will follow
the leader OF that party Just so far as the MI
nortty proceeds in the direction Of Alaska's IN
terests and no further Waskey wants to securs
for Alaska larger share Of local self-govern-
ment than is now enjoyed The land laws and
mining regulations are pretty bad in Alaska Just
at present, according to Waskey. and he has q
bunch Of bills for lettering conditions which he
hopes to have passed. If he cannot secure their
passage he will do his best 10 talk about them at
any rate, and his successor Thomas Cole, who
was elected to take up the work next session,
will undoubtedly make his mark In The Con-
gressional Record along the same lines Mr.
Waskey has been in Washington for several
weeks and has familarlzed himself with the
workings Of the departments He is accompanied
| by his wife and little child. and the appearance
or the latter on the street. dressed in furs Esqui
rnau fashion, Is one OF the novel sights of the
capital. Mr.. Waskey has had several inter
views with President Roosevelt sinca his ar
| rival and has received assurances from the head
| Of the administration that the claims Of the
| great northwestern territory Will receive due
! considera ton.