New-York tribune., 1907-12-02

gress is William Preston Kimban. whose father
enjoved the distinction of being the only man
in his county to cast his vote for Abraham
Lincoln
The furthest Southland sends as successor to
s NJ. Robertson George X. Favrot. who is &
stanch Democrat and who was n member OF the
constitutional convention OF 1S9S- From news
boy to a successful lawyer and Congressman he
fore he is tTenty-eight years old Is the record
of Harry b. Wolf. of the I'd MARYLAND District
Beginning his career selling papers in Halu-
more he studied law at odd hours and while
acting as messenger boy for an attorney. When
elected to Congress he was not yet twenty
seven.
YOUNGEST FROM NEW ENGLAND
The Youngest member Of the New England
delegation is John Francis o'C 'nnell. Of the
10th Massachusetts, District. who is thirty-nye
years old. \ graduate of Harvard. he has since
been engaged in the practice OF law and has
never before held public Office. From Boston
comes Andrew J. Peters. Of the 1lth District.
TO succeed the picturesque and incisive John A
Sullivan. He, too. Is Harvard graduate and
comes to the House with a successful political
career behind him. He was member Of the
Massachusetts, House Of Representatives In
1904 and 1863.
Gerrit J. Diekema. of the 9TH Michigan Dis
having held the Offices Of State Representative,
Speaker Of the House. chairman of the Republi-
can State Central Committee and member of the
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. Mchi-
gans other contribution 10 the Congress IS
James Mclaughlin, of MuskeSon. who has had
no legislative experience. but who defeated Ros-
well P. Bishop. who had served six terms.
w. s. Hammond. from the cd District OF
Minnesota, is a New Englander by birth, who
shortly after his graduation from Dartmouth
College moved to the state which now sends
him to Congress. One OF his collea CUES. Frank
NJ. Nye. is also a New Englander having moved
from Maine to Minnesota when he was a child
Charles A Iindbergh. another new member of
the Minnesota delegation. was born I'm Sweden,
but brought to this country III 1860. He is
a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Missouri sends one of the largest new dclegr-
tions to the Goth Congress. OF her sixteen dis
tricts six will be filled by men. The
member with the widest political experience is
Joshua w. Alexander. of the Sd District. who
has served three terms in the General Assembly
Of Missouri. during part OF which time he
the Speaker. With him comes Charles f.
Booker. Of the 4th District. who is a New
Yorker by birth. He is a Democrat and a
Presidential Elector as early as 1880 when he
voted for Hancock and English. His colleague,
Harry s. Caulfield, of the 11th District was de-
feated for Congress in 1904 but returned to the
attack and was elected Republican ticket.
Madison B. Smith. of the 18th District. is n
former State Senator and is one Of the most
active Democrats in his state. Another Mis-
sourian Of some experience is ]. ]. Russell, of
the 18th District. He has been prosecuting at
torney, Democratic Elector and Speaker Of the
House. Thomas Hackney. OF the 18th Mis-
souri, besides being lawyer, has interested
himself in zinc mining. He is fffty-six years
old and is the former partner of William w
RuclSer, now Representative from the I'd Dis
trict.
NEW YORKER FROM MONTANA.
AS Kepresentative-at-large from Montana
comes Charles N. Pray. who was born at Pots
dam, New York, and was educated in Vermont.
He has served as Prosecuting Attorney for four
terms From the farm TO the study of law ana
then to the House of Representatives is the
route taken ~ j. F. Boyd. of the Sd Nebraska
District. who is also largely interested in stock
raising. Between times he has served as ius-
tice OF the District Court and has taught school
Nevada sends one new member a Representa-
Ve-at-large, George a. Bartlett who is bv birth
Californian He is graduate of the George
town Law School and has served two terms as
District Attorney for Eureka County
Under conditions regarded as exoentiona1
Colonel lie Gage Pratt, of the Sth New Jersey
District, has come to the House. He was elect
ed on d Democratic ticket from a strong Re-
publican district through his frankness in pro
claiming himself Roosevelt Democrat He
COMES Of fighting STOCK his grandfather having
served in the War of the Revolution and bfs
father in the Civil War. He started life as .
newspaper man, but left that field in 1884 for
life insurance, in which pursuit ne has risen tn
the y!ce.presidency OF the Mutual Benefit. He