ckham's brigade); served through the entire war with distinguished gallantry; repeatedly wounded, once very severely, and laid down his arms at Appomattox aptain of his company; after the war returned to his native county and took up business of farming; was soon elected sheriff of his county, and subsequently ed his people as treasurer, surveyor, and chairman of the county Democratic mittee; is an ardent and enthusiastic advocate of the free coinage of silver, was ted to the Fifty-fifth Congress, and reelected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiv7,058 votes, to 1,914 for O. H. Russell, Republican, and 1,138 for D. B. Weisiger, pendent Republican. Elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

FOURTH DISTRICT.

TIES.—Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greenesville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, and Sussex, and the city of Petersburg. RANCIS RIVES LASSITER, Democrat, of Petersburg, son of Dr. Daniel W. Anna Rives (Heath) Lassiter, was born at Petersburg, Va., February 18, 1866; educated at the public schools and the University School of W. Gordon McCabe; uated in several academic schools, University of Virginia, 1883–84, and received degree of LL. B. from the University of Virginia, 1886; was admitted to the Sufbar, Boston, Mass., 1887, and to the Virginia bar in 1888, and has continued to tice law since; has been a member of the Virginia Democratic State Central mittee since 1889; was elected city attorney of Petersburg in 1888 and reelected 890 and in 1892; was a presidential elector in 1892; was appointed United States ney for the Eastern district of Virginia in 1893 and resigned in 1896; was defeated The Democratic nomination for attorney-general of Virginia in 1897; was appointed rvisor of the Twelfth Census for the Fourth district of Virginia in 1899; was ted at a special election held April 19, 1900, to fill the vacancy in the Fifty-sixth gress caused by the death of Hon. Sydney P. Epes, receiving 3,217 votes to 31 ames Seldon Cowdon, Independent. Elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

FIFTH DISTRICT.

TIES.-Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania, and the cities of Danville and North Danville.

AUDE A. SWANSON, Democrat, of Chatham, was born at Swansonville, Pittania County, Va., March 31, 1862; attended the public schools until he attained age of 16, at which time he taught public school for one year, then attended for session the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College; not having means to plete his college course, he clerked for two years in a grocery store in Danville, made arrangements to enter college after that time, matriculated at Randolphon College, Ashland, Va., and remained there three sessions, graduating with degree of A. B. in 1885; studied law at the University of Virginia, graduating the degree of B. L. in 1886; has practiced law since at Chatham, Va.; had r been a candidate nor held any public office before his nomination and election ongress; was a delegate at large to the Democratic national convention in Chiin 1896; was elected to the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses, reelected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 13,403 votes, to 9,751 for Edmond , Republican, 225 for R. A. Bennett, Prohibitionist, and 49 for R. Martin, Indelent Republican. Elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

SIXTH DISTRICT.

TIES.—Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Montgomery, and Roanoke, and the cities of Lynchburg, Radford, and Roanoke.

TER JOHNSTON OTEY, Democrat, of Lynchburg, was born in that city ember 22, 1840; was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and graduated July 50; while a cadet he participated in the defense of Virginia in the John Brown on graduating he entered the profession of engineering on the Virginia and tucky Railroad, under the distinguished Claudius Crozet; in April, 1861, he joined Confederate army and participated in the Western campaign culminating at elson and Shiloh; returned with his command and was with the Army of 56-2D-IST ED -9

Northern Virginia and remained in the infantry until the close of the war; was badly wounded at the battle of New Market, in the Valley of Virginia; after four months he returned; commanded a brigade under Early; his career has been that of a thorough business man in railroad, banking, and insurance since 1869, from which time he has been active in the politics of his State, though never asking for office till 1894, when he was elected to the Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Congresses, and reelected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 10,759 votes, to 2,310 for C. A. Heermans, Republican; 2,535 for Danièl Butler, colored Republican. Elected to the Fiftyseventh Congress.

SEVENTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES.-Albemarle, Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the cities of Charlottesville and Winchester.

JAMES HAY, Democrat, of Madison, was elected to the Fifty-fifth Congress, and reelected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 9,851 votes, to 2,931 for D. C. O'Flaherty, Gold Democrat. Elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

EIGHTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES.-Alexandria, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Orange, Prince William, and Stafford, and the city of Alexandria.

JOHN FRANKLIN RIXEY, Democrat, of Brandy, Culpeper County, was born in Culpeper County, Va., August 1, 1854; was educated in the common schools, Bethel Academy, and the University of Virginia; is a lawyer and farmer; was Commonwealth's attorney for Culpeper County twelve years, the only office he ever held till elected to the Fifty-fifth Congress; was reelected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 6,469 votes, to 616 for A. Hughes, Independent, 136 for J. P. E. Johnson, Prohibitionist, and 67 for John Underwood, Republican. Elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

NINTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES.-Bland, Buchanan, Craig, Dickenson, Giles, Lee, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe, and the city of Bristol.

WILLIAM FRANCIS RHEA, Democrat, of Bristol, is 39 years of age, and was born in Washington County, Va.; worked on a farm and attended Oldfield school until 16 years of age; attended college about three years, then studied law and was admitted to the bar; soon afterwards was elected judge of the county court of Washington County; served four years and then was elected to the State senate; served four years and was elected judge of the city court of Bristol; in 1895 resigned the city judgeship and resumed the practice of law; was unanimously nominated by the Democratic party, and elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 17,344 votes, to 16,595 for James A. Walker, Republican, and 52 for Thaddeus E. Harris, Independent. Elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

TENTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES.-Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Highland, Nelson, and Rockbridge, and the cities of Buena Vista and Staunton. JULIAN MINOR QUARLES, Democrat, of Staunton, was born September, 1848, in the county of Caroline, Va.; was educated at Pine Hill and Aspen Hill academies, Louisa County, Va., and at the University of Virginia; is a lawyer and commenced the practice of his profession in 1874 at Staunton; was judge of the county court of Augusta County, Va., for several years, and resigned; was elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 10,784 votes, to 8,150 for R. T. Hubard, Republican, and 62 for Frank Smith, Single Taxer.

WASHINGTON.

SENATORS.

GEORGE TURNER, Fusionist, of Spokane, was born in Edina, Mo., February 25, o; was educated in the common schools; is a lawyer; was United States marshal the southern and middle districts of Alabama from 1876 till 1880; was associate juse of the supreme court for the Territory of Washington from July 4, 1884, till Febry 15, 1886; was a member of the constitutional convention which framed the stitution for the State of Washington; prior to the campaign of 1896 was a Repuban in politics, but in that campaign left the Republican party and supported Mr. yan for President; assisted, as a Silver Republican, in that year, to organize a ion of Silver Republicans, Democrats, and Populists to oppose the Republican ty; these elements, thus united, having carried the State of Washington for Mr. an and elected a majority of the legislature, was by them elected to the United tes Senate, and took his seat March 4, 1897. His term of service will expire rch 3, 1903.

ADDISON G. FOSTER, Republican, of Tacoma, was born at Belchertown, Mass., uary 28, 1837, being a descendant of Reginald Foster, who landed at Ipswich in 8; his parents were among the pioneers of Wisconsin, residing at Sheboygan ls; later they removed to Oswego, Kendall County, Ill., where he received a good nmon-school education, and started out in life by teaching school, finally settling at basha, Minn., and engaging in the grain and real estate business; there his friends vailed upon him to accept his first and last public offices until elected United tes Senator from Washington, serving as county auditor and county surveyor one m in each position; in 1873 removed to St. Paul, Minn., and engaged extensively lumbering, contracting, and the fuel-supply trade with Col. C. W. Griggs, of t city, and now of Tacoma, who has ever since been his close business and peral associate; in Minnesota participated actively in several Congressional and Senrial contests; has always been a Republican and active in maintaining party anization; in Washington has extensive lumber, coal, coke, packing-house, and pping interests; he and his business associates send the chief products of Washton throughout the United States by rail and by sail and steam vessels throughthe world; was elected to the United States Senate to succeed John L. Wilson, publican. His term of service will expire March 3, 1905.

REPRESENTATIVES.

AT LARGE.

VESLEY L. JONES, Republican, of North Yakima, was born near Bethany, Ill., ober 9, 1863; his parents were poor, and his father died October 6, 1863, from unds received at Fort Donelson and from disease contracted in the civil war; was cated at Southern Illinois College, Enfield, Ill., and graduated in 1885; read law Chicago, and was admitted to the bar in the spring of 1886; located at North xima in 1889, and began the practice of law in 1890; is and always has been a publican; was elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 39,809 votes, to 36,385 James Hamilton Lewis, Fusionist, and 33,903 for W. C. Jones, Fusionist. Elected he Fifty-seventh Congress.

RANCIS W. CUSHMAN, Republican, of Tacoma, was born May 8, 1867, at ghton, Washington County, Iowa; was educated chiefly at the high school in ghton, and at the Pleasant Plain Academy, of Jefferson County, Iowa; he ased himself in securing an education by working as a “water boy" on the raild in the summer time, and attending school in the winter time; after the comtion of his school course he worked for a time as a common laborer or "section d" on the railroad; at the age of 16 he moved to the then Territory of Wyom ng, ere he remained for five years working as a cowboy on a ranch, in a lumber camp, ching school, and studying law; then moved to Nebraska and began the practice law, being admitted to both district and supreme court bars of that State; in 1 he moved to the State of Washington, and has ever since that time resided in

Tacoma and engaged in the practice of law; prior to his election he never held, or was a candidate for, any office, either elective or appointive; on September 21, 1898, was unanimously nominated by the Republicans of Washington for the Fifty-sixth Congress upon a gold-standard platform, and elected, receiving 38,967 votes, to 36,385 for James Hamilton Lewis, Fusionist. Elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

WEST VIRGINIA.

SENATORS.

STEPHEN BENTON ELKINS, Republican, of Elkins, was born in Perry County, Ohio, September 26, 1841; received his early education in the public schools of Missouri, and graduated from the University of that State, at Columbia, in the class of 1860; was admitted to the bar in 1864, and in the same year emigrated to New Mexico, where he acquired a knowledge of the Spanish language and began the practice of law; was a member of the Territorial legislative assembly of New Mexico in 1864 and 1865; held the offices of Territorial district attorney, attorney-general, and United States district attorney; was elected to the Forty-third Congress, and while abroad was renominated and elected to the Forty-fourth Congress; during his first term in Congress was made a member of the Republican national committee, on which he served for three Presidential campaigns; after leaving Congress he removed to West Virginia and devoted himself to business affairs; was appointed Secretary of War December 17, 1891, and served until the close of President Harrison's Administration; in February, 1894, was elected to the United States Senate to succeed Hon. Johnson N. Camden. His term of service will expire March 3, 1901.

NATHAN BAY SCOTT, Republican, of Wheeling, was born December 18, 1842, in Guernsey County, Ohio; received a common-school education; enlisted in the army in 1862 and was mustered out in 1865; after the war engaged in the manufacture of glass at Wheeling, W. Va., where he has resided ever since; is president of the Central Glass Works and president of the Dollar Savings Bank of that city; was elected to the city council in 1880, and served two years as president of the second branch; was elected, in 1882, to serve four years in the State senate, and reelected in 1886; was selected as a member of the Republican national committee in 1888, and has served continuously since; has been a member of the executive committee a greater portion of the time; was appointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue by President McKinley, and entered that office the 1st of January, 1898; was elected to the United States Senate on January 25, 1899. His term of service will expire March 3, 1905.

REPRESENTATIVES.

FIRST DISTRICT.

COUNTIES.-Braxton, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock, Harrison, Lewis, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, and Wetzel (II counties).

BLACKBURN BARRETT DOVENER, Republican, of Wheeling, was born in Cabell County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 20, 1842; raised a company of loyal Virginians and served in the United States volunteer infantry during the war; studied law in the office of Hon. George O. Davenport, of Wheeling; was admitted to the bar in 1873, and has practiced law in Wheeling ever since; was elected as a representative of Ohio County in the legislature of 1883; was the Republican candidate for the Fifty-third Congress; was elected to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, and reelected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 20,891 votes, to 18,971 for John V. Blair, Democrat. Elected to the Fifty-seventh Congress.

SECOND DISTRICT.

UNTIES.—Barbour, Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Marion, Mineral, Monongalia, Morgan, Pendleton, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, and Tucker (15 counties).

ALSTON GORDON DAYTON, Republican, of Philippi, was born in Philippi, Va. ow West Virginia), October 18, 1857; graduated from the University of West Viria in June, 1878; studied law, and was admitted to the bar October 18, 1878, and has voted himself to the practice of his profession since; in 1879 was appointed to fill I an unexpired term as prosecuting attorney of Upshur County, W. Va.; was elected d served as prosecuting attorney of Barbour County for a four-year term beging January 1, 1884; was elected to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, and lected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 23,358 votes, to 22,734 for John T. Graw, Democrat, and 320 for George Morrow, Prohibitionist. Elected to the ty-seventh Congress.

THIRD DISTRICT.

UNTIES.-Boone, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Upshur, Webster, and Wyoming (17 counties).

DAVID E. JOHNSTON, Democrat, of Bluefield, was born April 10, 1845, near arisburg, Giles County, Va.; received a common-school education; in April, 1861, listed in Confederate army, serving four years in Seventh Virginia Regiment of fantry, Kemper's brigade of Pickett's division; was twice wounded—at Williamsrg, Va., May 5, 1862, and in the charge of Pickett's division at Gettysburg, July 3, 53; was admitted to the bar in Giles County, Va., in 1867; removed to Mercer County, Va., in 1870; was elected prosecuting attorney for last-named county and served r years; in 1878 was elected to the State senate, served one term, resigned, and in Bo was elected judge of the Ninth judicial circuit and served eight years; was mocratic Presidential elector in 1896 for the Third district of West Virginia; s elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 22,802 votes, to 22,037 for William ymour Edwards, Republican, and 204 for James W. Davis, Populist.

FOURTH DISTRICT.

UNTIES.-Cabell, Calhoun, Jackson, Lincoln, Mason, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Wayne, Wirt, and Wood (12 counties).

ROMEO HOYT FREER, Republican, of Harrisville, Ritchie County, was born Trumbull County, Ohio, November 9, 1846; was reared on a farm, and educated the common schools of Ashtabula County, Ohio, where his parents had removed en he was 3 years old; served in the Union Army during the war as a private; cated at Charleston, W. Va., in March, 1866; taught school and studied law, and as admitted to the bar in 1868; was assistant prosecuting attorney of Kanawha unty from 1868 to 1871, and prosecuting attorney of the same county from 1871 to 73; was a Grant elector in 1872, and consul to Nicaragua until 1877; removed to tchie County in 1882; was a Blaine elector in 1884; member of the legislature in 91; prosecuting attorney of Ritchie County from 1892 to 1897; was elected judge the Fourth judicial circuit in 1896; was elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, ceiving 21,727 votes, to 20,854 for George I. Neal, Democrat, and 158 for Ŏliver Orrell, Populist.

WISCONSIN.

SENATORS.

JOHN C. SPOONER, Republican, of Madison, was born at Lawrenceburg, Dearorn County, Ind., January 6, 1843; removed with his father's family to Wisconsin d settled at Madison June 1, 1859; graduated at the State University in 1864; was ivate in Company D, Fortieth Regiment, and captain of Company A, Fiftieth