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Show TIRED OF CONGRESS. The Three Taylors of Ohio May Withdraw With-draw at the Close of Their Present Term. Washington, Feb. 26. The announcement announce-ment of the intention of Judge F2zra B. Taylor, Tay-lor, the successor of Garlield in the house, to retire to private life at the close of this congress is generally regretted, as he is conceded con-ceded to be one of the ablest men on the republican re-publican side of the house. He will be 70 years old when his present term expires,and he has concluded to retire from political life and spend the remainder of his time at home in Warren and iu his law office, in which he lias associated with him his son and son-in law. Judge Taylor is a well preserved man of his years, and since his entrance in the Forty-sixth congress has been an active and useful member. He was elected to All out the unexpired term of President Garlield, and has successfully served his district ever since, never having opposition in his own party for nomination, and always being an easy" winner over his political opponent. When Judge Taylor entered congress he was assigned to the judiciary committee, and has continuously been a member of It, having hav-ing been chairman in the Fifty-first congress. con-gress. There is a singular bit of history connected con-nected with the Nineteenth district that has no parallel since the formation of the government. gov-ernment. Five men only have represented it during the past seventy-five years. The llrst was Klisha Whittlesey, who represented the district for twenty years; following him came Mr. Giddlngt, who also served twenty years; next came John Hutchins, who served four years; then came Jamos A. Garfield, who served eighteen years, was elected United States senator, but before the time came for him to step from the house to the senate he stepped into the White house. Judge Taylor was elected to till out the remainder of his term, and when the Fifty-second congress expires w ill have served thirteen years, making a total for the five men of seventy. live years. It looks as if the next Ohio delegation may not contain a Taylor, unless a new man of that name should be nominated. It is said that Col. J. L). Taylor of Cambridge will shortly announce that he. will not accept a renomlnation. He Is serving his sixth term, and having reached the age of 68 years Intends In-tends to devote the remainder of his life to private malters. Vincent A. Taylor of Cleveland also has had about all the honors he wants as a congressman. con-gressman. He is a warm friend of ex-Governor Foraker, and if the Shermanites who control the legislature will cease their warfare war-fare and leave Mr. Taylor in a friendly district dis-trict he will probably decline the renomlnation. renomlna-tion. On the other hand, if they endeavor to cut him off by constructing a republican district opposed to him he will make a lively contest for the nomination. . , |