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Show m oo H "LAME DUCK" EXPLANATIONS: B Many and various arc the explana- Hfa tions being offered by Republican H "lame ducks" in the house of reprc- H scutatives for their defeat at the H last election. The explanations, like H the tariff, arc local issues, every mem- H her haUng a more nr less different H opinion detailed answer for the rca- H sou of his' overthrow. There Is a B consensus of opinion only on tho gen- H oral proposition that "we had it com- H to H -- "It is all in the fortunes, of war," H" said Representative William S. Ben- H nctt of New York city who has been Hj n prominent member of the house for H tho last two sessions. H "I am sorry you lost. Joe. We did H not need your district to hold the H house," said Representative Swager HL Sherley, Democrat, of Iuisville, Ky to Representative Joseph H Gaines of H rcst Virginia, one of the most ardent H Cannon standpatters in the house All H of which goes to show that men of V opposite political belief who differ H, luatcriallv on principle can esteem S ' aI)i respe'et each other as friends and K uc sorry when the parting of the ways H Is reached. H When William W McCredio t of 'Washington state was asked how ho happened to lose at the primaries ho changed tho subject by saying: "My baseball team iu the Pacific Northwest league shut out Its oppon-cnts oppon-cnts for eighty-eight consecutive innings in-nings this summer and I claim this la a world's record." Mr McCredio smiled broadly and thin consolation kept him smiling through tho most funereal aspects or the opening of congress. Representative- Miller of Minnesota, who won out handily Is known as one of tho "kids" of the house. He is old- ' cr than ho looks, being 3S years of j age I ".My opponent on the stump called I me a kid politician and an amatpur 1 statesman. lie always wound up his speeches by declaring that I was getting get-ting money from tho government un-rlor un-rlor false pretenses and that my salary sal-ary ough to be paid a real congress-inan. congress-inan. My peoplp apparently preferred u fnlso pretense to a self-anointed "real congressman'" said Mr Miller. Chicago Xowe. |