The Washington herald., 1911-04-01
INCOMING MEMBERS
THRONG CAPITAL
Busy Scenes in Hotels and
House Office Building.
SOME OF NEW ARRIVALS
Seven ConEressmen Who Formerly
Served in the House Meet Old
Are Located-Massachus Rep
rescntntive Is Baby Member.

Yesterday was gathering day for the
Congressional clans. In anticipation OF
the Democratic caucus this morning vir-
of the House was in evidence about the
various hotels and the office building OF
the Representatives. The Republican
members are n trifie slower in gathering.
for the reason that their caucus does
not take place until Monday night
Nevertheless, several score of them have
reached Washington and are getting up
steam for the extra session. The hotel
lobbieS were filled last night with happy,
chatting throngs. Introductions were
the order of the evening. as one new
member after another was recognized.
Now and then a joyous series OF ex-
clamations rang out as Representatives
who had been able to come back
after missing a Congressional term or
two were espied by knots of their old
colleagues. Burton l. French of Idaho,
Joseph ]. Russell of Missouri. Frank T.
Wilson and Jefferson NJ. Levy of New
York, James NJ. Gudger of North Caro-
lima, James l.. Davenport of Oklahoma,
George w. Kipp of Pennsylvania-all but
one of them DemocratS-are the former
House members who were returned to
service as the result of last falls cam
raign- These new members look with
more than usual delight on the prospect
of being back in the thick of the fray at
such an interesting period. Most of them
were busy yesterday looking up old
cronies.
Henry George, Jr., Arrives.
Many of the interesting personalities
OF the coming Congress arc being pointed
out as they modestly make their way
about. getting acquainted with their new
surroundings. Henry George, jr., the son
of the famous exponent of the single
tax. who succeeded William s. Bennett.
OF New York. arrived last night with his
wife and four children, and took quarters
at Congress Hall. He is short in stature,
rather bald. and wears q red mustache,
He is said to be an able handler of the
economic ideas planted by his father.
Through the route Of city politics. the
travelling men of the country have elected
one of their number to Congress He
is here in the person of c. o. Lobeck,
of Omaha, who succeeds Gilbert NJ Hitch
cock in the House. the latter having re-
ceived promotion to the Senate. Mr..
Lobeck was one of the Silver Republican
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Teller, and like him became Democrat
West VirEinians Located.
A quartet of happy West Virginians. all
Democrats, who succeeded Republicans.
got located in the House Office Building
and in the hotels yesterday. They were
John W. Davis. of Clarksburg. who sue
ceeds William P. Hubbard; William c.
Brown, of Kingvood, who succeeds
George c. Sturgis; Adam B. Littlepage,
of Grantsville, the successor TO Joseph
Fl. Gaines. and John NJ. Hamilton, OF
Grantsvflle, who takes the place of Harry
c. woodward All of the four are law
yers of ability and destined to shine In
debate. Messrs Davis and Brown are
the wealthy members of the delegation
Really the Baby Member.
In the Massachusetts, delegation of this
Congress is William F. Murray, of Bos-
ton. who will be one of the baby mem
bers of the House, as he is but twenty
nine years old. At Congress Hall yes
terday he told of his first appearance in
Washington several years ago as a pri-
vate in the United States Signal Corps
He defeated John A. keliher for nomina-
ton in the Ninth district.
I. s. Pepper, Democrat, from Musca-
tine, Iowa, was in Washington during the
Fifty eighth Congress as clerk to Mar
tin J. Wade, who was subsequently de-
feated by Albert F. Dawson. In the
strange succession of circumstances Mr.
Pepper now comes back as the repre-
sentative of the district to which he used
to write letters for a Congressman.
Judge Prouty Begins Work.
Judge S. F. Prouty. of Iowa. who made
ii almost his sole business in recent
years to attempt to win over the district
controlled for so long by John A T.
Hull, has arrived in town with his VIC
torious banner waving. Ensconced in a
room high up in the House
Office Building yesterday, he commenced
his Congressional business by sending
several letters To his continents re
gretting'' that his seed supply had not
yet started. Judge Prouty had several
narrow shaves in regard to coming to
Congress. and is glad to be here now.
Among the scores of new Representa-
tiyes who arrived yesterday and called
upon the Sergeant-at-arns for Office
rooms were Charles y Stedman. the
Democratic successor to former Repre-
sentative Morehead, OF North Carolina:
Robert Z. Lee, of Pottsville. Pa, who
the district Of A. B. Garner;
]. ScuIly, who defeated b. F.
Howell, in New Jersey: William e. Tut
tie, jr., of Westfeld, n. j., who made it
impossible for Charles N. Fowler to
come back; w. S. Goodwin, OF the Sew
enth Arkansas district, who came back
in place of Robert NJ. Wallace: Walter
l.. Hensley. who relieved Polite Elvins,
Of the Thirteenth Missouri district. and
Thomas l. Rubey, who captured Arthur
Z. Murphy's Missouri district.
Ohio Democrats Here.
Practically all of the nine new Ohio
Democrats have arrived. r. ]. Buckley.
the young Cleveland lawyer who cap
tured the old district Of Theodore Burton.
was about Congress Hall yesterday after
noon looking for his colleagues. Judge
Horatio c. Claypool, of Chillicothe, Ohio.
IS IN Washington as the result of his VIC
tory over Albert Douglas. Judge Clay
pool was once a coal miner, and is proud
to own IL. E R. Bathrick, Of Akron;
John ]. whitacre, of Canton, the old
Mckinley district, and W. B. Francis, of
Martins Ferry, have taken apartments
handy to the Capitol.