New-York tribune., 1907-12-02

career in his state. He succeeds Thaddeus N
uahon. who had a record Of seven Congresses
4 veteran Of the Civil War is Captain Charles
+ Rarclav of the 21st District, who enlisted
in the I'D Pennsylvania Bobtails' and fought
throughout the war. He is one of the Oldest Of
the new members. having been born in 1S44
The new Representative from the 26th District Is
r Davis Brodhead a son OF Richard Brodhead
who represented the same Congress district in
three Congresses and was later United States
Senator. Mr. Brodhead is from the anthracite
region. Major Joseph Grant Beale. from the
e7th Pennsylvania District. bears an honorabls
Civil War record. He succeeds William Orlando
Smith.
Philo Hall and William II. Parker, both Rep
resentatfves-at-Iarge. are South Dakota's new
contributions to the House Mr. Hall has been
States Attorney, State Senator and Attorney
General. while MI Parker has also had previous
political experience.
CordeII Hull of the 4th Tennessee District Is
barely past thirty-hve years. but he has served
as a member OF the Legislature and as circuit
Judge. The lone civil engineer among the nov
ices in Congress is George W. Gordon, OF Ten
nessee, who represents the 10th District and
succeeds Malcolm Rice Patterson. the present
Governor Near the end of the Civil War, in
which he served with the Confederate army. hs
was made a brigadier general. and he is active
in the Confederate veterans organization.
VACANCY IN VIRGINIA
vircfnfa's new representative is c. C. Carin.
Of the Sth District. who succeeds the late John
Franklin Rixey. There is a vacancy in the Viz
sinia delegation. caused by he death OF Camp
bell SIefnp. for which a special election will be
held on December Il. when Mr. SlemDs son
will be chosen 10 ill the place rs Repuohcan-
Mr.. CarIin has been active in the politics OF MS
district
West Virgiua's TWO new members are W =.
Hubbard. of the LIST District, and George T.
Sturgiss OF the ID District. The former Snc-
ceeds b. Z. Dovener. and has been promlnshI
in Republican politics for many years Ny
Sturgiss has devoted much OF his time 10 edu-
cational matters connected with the University
of U-es. VifEinia. and was elected 10 Congress
because OF his activity in forwarding puono
improvements.
-Four new representatives come from Wlseoh-
sin. Interest naturally settles on James W.
Murphy, who defeated Joseph Weeks BaocoCA-
The new Congressman was once a RepuoheaI
and presented Mr.. BaDcOcks name 10 the eOl-
vention that gave him his first nomination l0E
Congress. Now he is a Democrat. having loile'
with the La Toilette forces In defeating MI
Babcock He was for two years Mayor of rats
Vile His colleague. William J. Cary o0talheu
the seat which Theobold often had held s'nce
1894. MIR. Cary the labor candidate anu
a member of the Commercial TeleSrapne''
Union. He has been in politics for some Yeas
Gustave Kuesternan. OF the 9Th Distrlet' p
successor Of Edward 8 Minor. was porn -
Germany. but emigrated u the United Sta'I' 's+
in his early youth. Elmer =. Morse OF ti7 i0'A
District. came to Congress on the nafro" N
jority OF - votes in the primary, but reSei's-
more than 10000 majority at the polls he .
lawyer by profession, and resigned the pOS-''0
of City Attorney.
Thomas Gale. the Delegate from Alaska, IS ms
man singled out 10 leave the mines and repre-
sent his people in Congress. He comes Is -.
miners candidate. and IS a Republican SA~
home is in Fairbanks