The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-09

was made brevet brgadier general by President
Lincoln February 49, for long and faithful service
ana conspienoiis gallantry at the battles Of Re
SAGA. Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville member
sof Loyal Legion and q. A. r." .ft.if.
So only seven Civil war veterans q re members Of
the 'Sixtysixth congress-54 years after the close
of'tbe memorable Struggle between the North and
South. Soldier representation In congress was
at It's peak between 1880 and 1890.
The fact that the period between 1880 and 1890
marked the larger soldier representation in con-
gress indicates that most of the soldiers who
in their twenties at the close of the war In
1865 did not begin TO aspire to congressional
service until had reached thrty-fve or forty
years of age. Many of them were between forty
and fifty when they took their seats
There has been much conjecture as to how
soon the veterans of the War of 1917, as the
recent world war has been officially designated
by the war department, will occupy a majority
Of seats in congress. AS a majority OF those who
actually saw foreign service, which will be the
larger political factor as the years go by. were
between twenty and twenty-five years Of age II
may be safely calculated that It will be at least
Is years before there will be another soldier
!. congress That will be in 1894. 1t may be sooner
n the newer custom Of eecting young men Is
continued, The average age Of congressman has
decreased in recent years. Several OF the pres.
5ent members are In their early thrtles. The West
shows the greater tendency to elect young men,
Two veterans OF the War of 1917 are already
in the house-in fact. were in 1t when they put
on the uniform They are +. H. La Guarda of
New York, who was major in the air service
and Royal c. Johnson, of South Dakota who
fought In the trenches and was wounded King
Swope returned soldier, has been elected a
representative from Kentucky to I'll a vacancy
and has just taken his seat. His election has
set the politicians wondering. inasmuch as he
was elected on the Republican ticket In Demo.
cratic district and his platform opposition TO
the League Of Nations.
Representative Lucian Walton Parrish of the
Thirteenth Texas district not only had the dis.
tinction of winning $50 gold prize as the best
debater in his last year at the University OF
Texas, but won his election by the use of a "1iy.
ver." He says .. prior to entering the
race for congress he had sought or held
public Office or emOlunent; he had. however
been active In public affairs, president of the
school board, as president of the chamber of
commerce of Henrietta, and had held other like
positions of trust. C. +. Spencer of Montague
county and e. +. Haney of Wichita county were
his opponents In the race for congress- and both
of them seasoned politicians Mr. Hanev
having represented five of the ~ counties I'm the
congressional district In the legislature OF Texas
and Mr.. Spencer having been county. attorney of
Montague county, and at the time he entered,
the race was district judge of Denton, Montague
and Cooke counties, and besides was reared I'm
Wise county. giving him an extensive nc.
Quaintance in these four counties of the dis
trict while Mr.. Parrish was practically unknown
in any part Of the eastern district. With Mr..
Spencer In the east and Mr.. Haney In the west,
all the political prophets quite sure Mr..
Parrish had no chance to win However with
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