New-York tribune., 1907-12-02

rrobablv the wealthiest. having been 4 pu9''''70
man all his life. He succeeded IN car lH1
-. o,,i,st GREAT odds and has the dlsilhc-
tio, Of being the first Republican eieo'e" ~,
80 Ito, William E Tou TeIlc pronounced
,r,,.,,a1D of the 4th District. also had q mar u
tigbt brt WAS finally elected by n big iqaJoritS'
1Ia has had little political experience. 4lii0'''
Ansberry had been three times e!ected rlosI-
cutting Attorney OF Defiance County peloie Ms
election to Congress The last was MS secoilu
,,or,ipatton. he having been defeated by W. w
Campbell. a Republican MattAe" hoi'''.''-' =
newer is a graduate Of Georgetown University
I,new the national capital well in his youth anu
oo,,es to Congress from the 9th Ohio District
49,, no 1,tt,e poIitical experience. lie was
delegate 10 the Democratic National ConVen-
tio1 in 1896 and is at present member OF 'le
state central committee. He is engaged IN
farming manufacturing and banking and IN
onrearance is q double of Senator La Toilette
ONE of the few authors Of the new delegation
:. Iav z, I,anfng. OF the 14th District, who has
written a great number of legal works ana IS
the head OF a publishing house He has twice
bean q member of the Ohio State Senate. Will
lam y Ashbrook. of the 18th District. IS a news
paper man, having published a paper IN johns
town for the last twenty-five years. He has the
distinction of having visited every state n the
Union. Paul Howland. the new member from
the 2Oth District. is a graduate OF Harvard
University and a Spanish war veteran, having
served in the Ohio volunteers. He has had no
previous political career.
OKLAHOMAs ROUNDUP.
The new state of Oklahoma sends to Washlng-
ton five of its most prominent citizens. some OF
whom have been in the public eye before From
the LIST District comes Bird s. MCGUIRE. who
was in the 5Sth and 59th Congresses as Dele
gate from the territory. He is rewarded Tor eI-
fective work in obtaining statehood for Okla
homa. and is the only Republican in the delega-
ton. The I'd District contributes T. J.. Fulton,
who Is the brother OK Senator c. W. Fulton. Of
Oregon. lie is a personal friend of W J. Bryan
and assisted him in his several campaigns
lanes Sanford Davenport. of the Sd District,
has been active in politics. and has several
times held places in the Cherokee Legislature,
including that of Speaker, Charles D. Carter.
of the 4th Oklahoma District. is seven-stX-
teenths Cherokee and Chickasaw Indian and
Scotch Irish He is descen-
dant of Nathaniel Carter, who was captured
when a small boy BY the Shawnee Indians at
the massacre Of Lackawanna Valley. All the
other members Of the family except a sister
were killed Nathaniel Carter afterward mar
ried q full blooded Cherokee. Representative
Carter was born near Boggy Depot. an old fort
In the Choctaw Nation. He has occupied sew
erai public offices. He is much interested in
Indian legislation. Scott Ferris. of the 9TH Dis
trict. is the youngest member OF the delegation.
having just reached his fortieth year. He too.
has been active In obtaining statehood and has
held many political offices. He is elected from
the largest district in Oklahoma and received
the greatest Democratic ma jority
a no Cd ", tba
new delegation by Willis c. HawIey. OF Oregon.
who comes from the 1st District He is OF
pioneer parentage and has devoted much OF his
life to teaching. lie was at one time president
of willamette College. and resigned the vice
presidency of that institution To come TO Con-
gress lie is IA Republican
THE UNLUCKY THIRTEENTH.
An nlucky thirteen hail from PENNSYLVANIA.
the largest OF the new delegations. and inclusive
of many men who will fill historic chairs. In
place of John Edgar Reyburn. the present Mayor
of Philadelphia comes joel Cook. who began life
as a newspaper man and who was army CORE
spondent and Washington correspondent. Tor
years. Since 1883 he has been financial ed
itor, resigning TO become member of the House
of Representative. He is also vice-p president of
a bank and has served in many official positions
in Philadelphia. The successor TO General Ed
ward De V. MorrelI. is W. w Foulkrod who rep
the largest manufacturing district in this
country the 9Th Pennsylvania. He was acting
president of the Philadelphia National Export
Exposition in 1899. and is president of several
insurance companies. besides being on the board
of trustees of the Philadelphia Commercial AIu-
seums and the T. w. Evans Museum and Insti-
tute Society.
Thomas David Nichols. of the 10th District.
began life as a breaker boy in the coal mines
and at twelve was considered one Of the finest
slate pickers in that section. His work in the
mines caused him to join the labor movement,
and he elected president of the Mine
Workers Union in his district. He is Demo-
crat and defeated Thomas H. Dale The new
member from the 1lth Pennsylvania District Ia
John T. Lenahan. who has for many years been
the Democratic leader in Luzerne County He
was chairman of the last Democratic State Con-
vention and has wide reputation as a
criminal lawyer John III. Rothermel from the
18th District. is also Democrat and succeeded
in overturning a Republican majority George
Washington Kipp. of the 1%th District. is a
banker and business man OF Towanda and presi-
dent of the First National Bank. the water
works, railroad and several other concerns.
He served three years as County Commissioner.
In place of Elias Deemer, from the 18th Dis
trict, comes William b. Wilson. who was born
in Scotland and came to America to work in the
coal mines He has filled many offices in the
Miners Union. John c. McHenry. OF the 18th
District, is farmer and Democrat. while his
colleague, Benjamin x Eocht. of the 18th Dis
trict. is the of the famous Fighting Parson"
OF the Civil War. He has had q wide political