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Show AMATEUH STATES idS.i. A new generation of statesmen ia coming into prominence. At the congressional election last fall, a large majority of the successful candidates were men of whom very little was known beyond their respective districts. dis-tricts. The next congress will contain many new faces. Tuc senatorial elections elec-tions aiao of the past two weeks, have brought to the surface an unusually large numbf.-r of niin:s without imlKjcal reputation. In the Arkansas contiat which is net yt over, tho old-timers old-timers appear to b;we been dropped from the li-Ua, and three new men are struggling for tiiu position Johnson, John-son, litll and BjiUir. The California Califor-nia election of last year resulted in the choice of James T. Farley, a man entirely unknown outside of the state, Colorado has elected Prof. N. P. Hill who is so little known that the newspapers news-papers netdom print bis initials correctly. Nobody beyond the borders of Connecticut ever heard of O. H. l'latt, who hasjuit been elected to tue United States senate from that state. Wilkinson Call, tho newly cboacn senator from Florida, is unknown as a statesman. Few outside of Missouri ever heard ;the namo of George G. Vest, tho new senator. Governor Vanco, of North Carolina, has a national reputation, aud so haa Matt. Carpenter, Mr. Conkling, Joriu A. Logan, and Dan Voorhoee; but it will be seen, that the rage has been for new and comparatively! obacure men. The indication ia good, but whet the result will be cannot can-not bo foretold. We can only say whether an improvement baa been made after tbo amateurs have had an opportunity to show what ie in them. |